Rockies Preview

The Mets head to Coors Field for a three game set against the Rockies. Earlier in the year we examined how the Mets hit on Coors in 2011, you can read that here. Let's take a quick look at how the Rockies are doing this year and see what we are up against.

Pitching tonight is Drew Pomeranz, which should work out well for us. In 2 starts he has pitched 9.1 innings and holds a 6.75 ERA with a FIP/xFIP of just under 4. He has the some K ability, having struck out 9 batters in his 9 innings but also gives up a lot of walks (bb/9: 4.82). He has only started six games so far in his career and has never been particularly impressive, the Mets should be able to handle him.

The offensive star of the team so far has been Michael Cuddyer (.303/.333/.545) followed by silver sluggin' Troy Tulowitzki. Some people think Tulo has been off to a slow start because he isn't playing like Matt Kemp but his numbers have been fine. His OBP is a comfortable .347 and he is responsible for 10 runs (using wRC) second most on the team after Cuddyer. Cargo has been starting a bit slow. His slash sits at .246/.303/.443 with a 21.2 K%.

As a squad the Rocks have gone 9-9, they have scored 79 runs and allowed 88. My prediction: Mets sweep.