Juan Uribe will be happy today, because there’s more baseball to watch! Hope you remembered to turn your TV dial from WPIX to SNY for game two of the split-doubleheader.
The extra time between the games this afternoon isn’t ideal for the Mets, who have a game tomorrow night in Arizona. It’s a better situation though than last year. Last year they had a three game series against the Angels in Anaheim then were supposed to fly to Colorado, have a day off to acclimate, and then play. But due to the Cardinals and Mets schedules, the Mets off-day was spent flying from Anaheim to St. Louis, playing a game, then flying to Colorado. Wild times.
Tylor Megill has a 1.74 ERA, 2.32 FIP, 1.129 WHIP and a 223 ERA+ over six starts and 31 innings this season. The pitching line in his last start (three runs over 6 1/3 innings, nine strikeouts) doesn’t tell the whole story. Megill was cruising through the first six innings and the Mets pushing him into the seventh for the first time. It already was the first time this season that he completed six innings. Things fell apart and he allowed two runs. The bullpen then collapsed behind him and the Mets fumbled a 7-1 lead. That being said, Megill has struck out 19 batters over his last 11 2/3 innings. The Cardinals have the following career numbers against him:
- Nolan Arenando 0-4, BB
- Willson Contreras 1-2, HR, K
- Brendan Donovan 1-3, K
- Nolan Gorman 0-3, 2 K
- Jordan Walker 1-2, 2B
Andre Pallante has pitched 32 2/3 innings over six starts with a 4.13 ERA, 5.32 FIP, 1.286 WHIP and a 101 ERA+. In his last three starts he has allowed 11 runs from 20 hits and five walks over 16 1/3 innings (6.06 ERA, 6.30 FIP). This includes a start against the Mets on April 17th where he allowed four runs from seven hits over six innings. The Mets have the following career numbers against Pallante:
- Pete Alonso 1-6, 2 BB, K
- Francisco Alvarez 1-2
- José Azócar 0-1
- Francisco Lindor 5-11, 2 BB, 2 K
- Starling Marte 3-5, 2B, BB, K
- Jeff McNeil 1-7, K
- Brandon Nimmo 1-13, 2B, K
- Juan Soto 0-6, 2 BB, K
- Tyrone Taylor 4-10, 2B, K
- Luis Torrens 0-2
- Mark Vientos 1-3, HR
- Jesse Winker 1-3
Three Things To Watch For:
- Energy. Today is a long day for players and the umpires. The Mets have to get out to Arizona and the Cardinals start a series against the Pirates tomorrow. Tylor Megill has been cruising with 19 strikeouts in his last two starts, this feels like a recipe for Megill to rack up strikeouts tonight.
- Pallante and home runs. Over the last three games Pallante has allowed four home runs, bringing him to six on the season. Last season he allowed only eight home runs through 121 1/3 innings. His HR/9 has jumped from his career low in 2024 of 0.6 HR/9 to a career high this year of 1.7 HR/9 (he had a 0.8 HR/9 in his first two major league seasons). Does he return to the mean tonight and keep the Mets in the park? Or is this a sign of something happening to Pallante this year?
- Tylor Megill and Statcast pitches. We know that Statcast is not perfect in differentiating between pitches. In 2024, according to Statcast, Megill tossed eight different types of pitches, with the changeup being the least used with 20 tosses. This year he’s used five pitches. He’s using his fastball at pretty much the same rate (44.7% in 2025, 46.7% in 2024). He’s completely eliminated his cutter that he used 14.2% of the time in 2024 and instead he’s using his slider and sinker a lot more. He’s also already thrown his changeup more times this season (34) than in 2024.
Let’s Go Mets!
