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Tonight at Citi Field, the Mets (34-35, 9.5GB) begin a three-game series against the Angels (33-37, 3GB). This is also the first of three-straight series against AL West opponents.
The Angels and Mets are similar teams in terms of record and run differential, but they've arrived their in opposite ways. The Mets have leaned on their slightly above average hitting to compensate for below average pitching. The Angels have relied on one of the better pitching staffs in the league to overcome as much as possible their below average run scoring.
The Mets starters for this series have been better of late than their Angel's counterparts, so I'll say the Mets should take two out of three before welcoming the Athletics to town.
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Graphic Guide: League average is scaled to 100. Scores higher than 100 indicate performance better than league average, less than 100 indicates performance worse than league average regardless of the statistic. For example, if a team has a FIP of 110% on the graph their actual FIP is 10% better than league average.
Offense
RS/G: Runs Scored per Game
wOBA: Weighted On-base Average
OBP: On-base Percentage
SLG: Slugging
BABIP: Batting Average on Balls in Play
HR/FB: Home run to Fly Ball Ratio
Defense
RA/G: Runs Against per Game
FIP: Fielding Independent Pitching
tERA: True Runs Allowed
LOB%: Left On-base Percentage
BABIP: Batting Average on Balls in Play
K/BB: Strikeouts to Walk Ratio
HR/FB: Home run to Fly Ball Ratio
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