The Mets are shipping up to Boston after a disappointing night in the Bronx. The Mets had the late Sunday night game and were in the game the whole night until the bottom of the 8th where the wheels fell off. We’ve seen this Mets team bounce back well from disappointing and weird losses – hopefully that happens again tonight!
The schedule doesn’t get easier for the Mets who start a road trip to the second place Red Sox before heading across the country to play the first place Dodgers. The Red Sox are actually two games below .500 right now after going 4-6 in their last 10 games. They are sixth in the league in runs scored but have also allowed the 8th most runs to score.
Kodai Senga draws another tough offense tonight. He is off to a brilliant start, pitching 44 1/3 innings with a 1.02 ERA, 2.84 FIP, 1.173 WHIP and a 382 ERA+. Over this last three starts he has allowed only two runs, one earned, over 15 2/3 innings (0.57 ERA, 2.83 FIP) while striking out 17 batters. This includes holding the high octane Arizona Diamondbacks offense to only one run over two starts. The Red Sox have the following career numbers against Senga:
- Rafael Devers 0-2
- Jarren Duran 1-2
- Conor Wong 1-1
The Mets bats will get a look at rookie Hunter Dobbins tonight, making his sixth career start. Over his first five games (27 2/3 innings) he has a 3.90 ERA, 3.49 FIP, 1.301 WHIP and a 107 ERA+. His starts in May have been a bit wild. He’s either fantastic (no runs over six innings against the Royals), or not (nine runs over 10 2/3 innings against the Twins and the Tigers).
Three Things To Watch For:
- Mets top three hitters. The Mets lineup as a whole struggled on Sunday, getting only three hits. The top three hitters (Lindor, Soto, Alonso) went a combined 0-for-12 with four strikeouts and no walks. Highly unusual for this group! The Mets are going to need their hitters to step up tonight in another ballpark with funky dimensions.
- Let last night roll off. In addition to not hitting Sunday night, the Mets struggled with fielding. Vientos had an unfortunate error early that led to a run scoring inning. Alonso had errant throw late that led to a huge inning for the Yankees. These things happen. The Mets are at their best when they can let their mistakes stay in past and not spiral into future games.
- Potential big round number for Lindor. Francisco Lindor is sitting at 798 career RBI’s. A good night at the plate or a good series at the plate and he could be at 800 before the flight to LA! For context, Lindor is tied at 522 on the RBI career leader board and getting to 800 would move Lindor up to 516. He’ll be in the top 500 by the end of this season.
Let’s Go Mets!
