New York Mets at Colorado Rockies: series preview

Rafael Montero (1-7, 5.56 ERA) vs. German Marquez (9-4, 4.08 ERA)

Rafael Montero is another starter for the Mets that has struggled all year. He has appeared in 21 games but only seven have been starts. In his past three appearances (all starts), he is 1-2 with a 5.09 ERA. In that span, his opponent’s are hitting .262 with a .333 on-base percentage.

In his last start on July 28 vs. the Seattle Mariners, he only went 4 2/3 innings while allowing three hits, five runs (all earned), five walks, and five strikeouts.

For the Rockies, German Marquez will be toeing the slab and he has been the Rockies most consistent starter since July. In July, he did not allow more than three runs in a start and he went into the seventh inning in four of his five starts.

In the month, he went 4-0 with a 3.51 ERA. Batters only hit .228 against him with a .275 on-base percentage. He also only averaged 1.89 walks compared to 10.53 strikeouts per nine innings.

NOTE: The game on Wednesday starts at 1:10 PM MST (3:10 EST). The game broadcast on TV by the Mets’ TV outlet, SNY, as AT&T Sports Rocky Mountain is not broadcasting the game.

Keys to the Game for the Rockies

The Rockies need to be patient at the plate against Montero based on his last start in which he walked five. However, in his previous two starts, he only walked a total of two. However, batters hit .286 against him including six doubles in those two starts.

Predictions for the Series

The Rockies will sweep the Mets rather handedly because their offense has been red-hot. The Mets starting pitching in this series, to be frank, is terrible. Montero is the best starter of the three for the Mets and he shouldn’t be much of a threat.