Red Sox Aim for Sweep Against Mets at Fenway Today

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00:00A sweep at stake today in Fenway for the Boston Red Sox against the New York Mets.

00:07It has been the Sox in each of the first two, planking New York yesterday to zip.

00:12After Walker Bueller was ejected, six total pitchers, including Bueller,

00:16only allowing four base knocks in total to the New York Mets,

00:19who came up with a goose egg last night in Boston.

00:23Tonight, Garrett Crochet on the bump for the Red Sox against Tyler McGill

00:27on the other side for the Amazons.

00:29His total is eight.

00:30Boston is favored to pull off this three-game series sweep.

00:34Will the Red Sox do just that?

00:35Taking all three from New York tonight in Fenway.

00:38I'll tell you what's interesting.

00:39You take a look at Tyler McGill's last 24 innings over the past month.

00:42He's got a high ERA, close to six, but his exit number very manageable at 3.54.

00:47Garrett Crochet, on the other hand, 31 innings pitched over the past month, Ben.

00:50A 290 ERA and a 277 exit number.

00:53He's been great and particularly great as a left-handed pitcher

00:56against right-handed batters, which is key,

00:58because that's the majority of the lineup that you're going to get.

01:00Today, the left-handed batters in the lineup probably for the New York Mets,

01:03Juan Soto and Brandon Nimmo.

01:05Both of them do have high weighted on base percentage in isos against lefties,

01:08so we'll see how that plays out.

01:09But as I said, on the season, Crochet's been phenomenal as well.

01:13The one thing that the Mets have done well, particularly over the past month, though,

01:16is as a team, hit left-handed pitching really well.

01:19Outside of Tyrone Taylor, everybody is really elevated, weighted on base percentages,

01:23and low K rates.

01:25Here is the issue.

01:26Like, yes, you take a look at these two pitchers, they should be able to deal.

01:29It's a small ballpark.

01:30See the final score yesterday?

01:31Well, today, again, 50-degree temperatures, which you never like,

01:34and a double-digit wind blowing in from right field.

01:36It's just not a great hitting environment.

01:38So, for me, instead of taking a look at both of these teams,

01:40which I do like at the plate, but it's just a severe downgrade with the pitchers on the mound

01:44and the ballpark with those weather conditions,

01:46probably going to stay under the total today for me.

01:49Yeah, it's not great weather here along the East Coast.

01:52Really, the remainder of this week gets a little bit better during Memorial Day weekend,

01:57the holiday weekend upcoming.

01:59Just not exactly the most springtime vibes at this moment.

02:03The Mets now trail the Phillies by a game and a half in the National League East.

02:06The Phillies have won five straight.

02:08They swept the Pirates.

02:09And, of course, they have started off winning both of the two games so far this week at Coors Field.

02:15You've got to beat the bad teams and take advantage.

02:17The Phillies have done that against the Buccos and the Colorado Rockies.

02:21The New York Yankees yesterday opening up their midweek set in the Bronx

02:25against the Texas Rangers.

02:265-2 win for the Pinscripes.

02:29My apologies, Will Warren.

02:30I kind of laughed at the idea the Yanks were nearly a $2 favorite with Warren on the bump.

02:35Five innings of shutout work against Texas yesterday.

02:38K-10, Aaron Judge, his 16th home run this season.

02:43That's the most in the AL, but the shortest of his career.

02:48326 feet, barely over the short porch in right.

02:52Clown show.

02:53Any comment down on your right side?

02:55Yep, absolute clown show ballpark up there.

02:58We could go out there today in the Bronx and knock stuff into the upper deck there

03:01in that short right field porch.

03:03Just the way it is.

03:04Shortness.

03:04I'm not so sure I could.

03:05I don't have the greatest bat.

03:06I'm pretty good on the bump, though, as is Jacob DeGrom, who was sensational in his

03:11last start.

03:12Makes his return to the Big Apple.

03:14Of course, not in Queens, but this time up in the Bronx.

03:17However, the Rangers, an ever so slight road underdog today inside Yankee Stadium.

03:22Total seven and a half.

03:24What do you like in the Bronx battle?

03:26Jacob DeGrom has been filthy over the past month.

03:2829 and a third innings pitch here.

03:301-5-3 ERA and an exit of 2.43.

03:33Now, here's the interesting part that we're going to get into, not the pitching of Jacob

03:36DeGrom, which I think will do a very good job against those Yankee bats.

03:39But once again, Northeast, 52-degree temperatures, double-digit wind blowing in from right field,

03:43rain in the forecast.

03:44It's just not great.

03:45But how about Yarbrough?

03:46This is the ultimate, right?

03:47Only 13 and two-thirds innings pitched over the past month.

03:49So not a huge, you know, game plan that we can sort of devise against him.

03:53His ERA band, 1-9-8.

03:54Oh, that's awesome.

03:55What if I told you his exit was 5.18, just looking to get beat up there out on the mound?

04:01But if we are looking at the lineup today, left-handed pitchers over the past month have

04:05really done well against the Texas Rangers.

04:08Langford and Jung have high numbers out there.

04:11Iso and weighted on base percentage.

04:13Everybody else, absolutely horrendous.

04:16So I look at the 7.5 tonight with DeGrom on the mound, I think he's going to keep it down.

04:19Same thing here with Yarbrough and that bullpen for the Yankees.

04:22Under 7.5 in the Bronx.

04:23You never want to do that, but tonight the weather conditions and the pitching matchup

04:27makes me do it.

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