Mets at Phillies
The New York Mets will activate Jacob deGrom from the disabled list when they complete a series at the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday that was abbreviated due to a rainout Saturday. There was a thought that the Mets would bump Saturday's scheduled starter, Noah Syndergaard, to Sunday, but instead they've opted to keep deGrom - out since May 2 due to a hyperextended elbow - in line and push Syndergaard to Tuesday against Toronto.
The rainout interrupted New York's continued dominance of the Phillies, against whom they're 3-0 this year and 41-19 since the start of the 2015 campaign. The Mets dropped eight of nine entering the series and were blanked through the first eight innings in Friday's opener before Michael Conforto slugged a two-run homer and Devin Mesoraco added a solo shot in a dramatic 3-1 victory. "I think we needed that feeling," manager Mickey Callaway - whose team was playing its first game since an embarrassing mistake that led to his lineup batting out of order in a loss to Cincinnati on Wednesday - told reporters. The Phillies have not announced a starter for Sunday but Aaron Nola was originally scheduled to appear.
TV: 1:35 p.m. ET, SNY (New York), NBCS Philadelphia
PITCHING MATCHUP: Mets RH Jacob deGrom (3-0, 1.87 ERA) vs. Phillies RH Aaron Nola (5-1, 2.05)
DeGrom threw four scoreless innings in his last start before departing with the elbow injury, extending his scoreless streak to 18 1/3 frames over three outings. Two of those appearances came on the road and the deGrom owns a 1.71 ERA in four starts away from home on the year. The 29-year-old is 6-1 with a 2.78 ERA in 11 career starts against the Phillies.
Nola has lasted at least seven innings in each of his starts during a four-game winning streak, striking out a career-high 12 in a dominating effort versus San Francisco on Tuesday. Opponents are hitting .197 with two home runs in 183 at-bats against Nola. Yoenis Cespedes is 4-for-11 with two home runs against the 24-year-old, who has a 5.57 ERA in four career starts against the Mets.
WALK-OFFS
1. Phillies CF Odubel Herrera is 12-for-21 with three home runs over his last six games to raise his average to .360.
2. Conforto has two homers and a double over his last four contests after going 14 straight games without an extra-base hit.
3. Saturday's rainout will be made up as part of a single-admission doubleheader Aug. 16.