The Mets still control their own destiny! The Mets had a massive first inning to start of Tuesday night’s game, scoring five times and putting the entire pitching staff in a strong position to just maintain the lead. The vibes get better with each consecutive win, let’s stretch it to a three game streak tonight!
David Peterson has tossed 162 1/3 innings over 28 games with a 3.77 ERA, 3.35 FIP, 1.324 WHIP and a 108 ERA+. The last three starts haven’t been that great for Peterson, he’s allowed 15 runs over 12 1/3 innings. In his last two starts he’s allowed seven runs over 10 1/3. The Padres have the following career numbers against Peterson:
- Luis Arráez 1-6, BB
- Jake Cronenworth 2-7, BB, K
- Elías Díaz 1-3, HR, BB
- Jose Iglesias 1-5, K
- Bryce Johnson 0-2, 2 BB
- Ramon Laureano 1-5
- Manny Machado 2-10, 2B, BB, 2 K
- Jackson Merrill 1-3
- Ryan O’Hearn 0-1, K
- Fernando Tatís Jr. 1-3
The Mets bats will look to keep the good times going against Nick Pivetta. Over 171 1/3 innings Pivetta has a 2.73 ERA, 3.33 FIP, 0.953 WHIP (league leading) and a 158 ERA+. He’s having a great September allowing only two runs on 11 hits over 13 innings while striking out 13 batters. The Mets missed Pivetta the last time they faced the Padres and have the following career stats against him:
- Pete Alonso 2-7, 2B, BB, 2 K
- Francisco Lindor 0-1, BB, K
- Starling Marte 5-9, HR, K
- Jeff McNeil 5-10, 2 2B, HR, BB, K
- Cedric Mullins 10-31, 2 2B, 2 HR, BB, 12 K
- Brandon Nimmo 0-0, 4 BB, 2 K
- Jose Siri 2-6, HR
- Juan Soto 4-15, 2B, HR, 4 BB, 3 K
Three Things To Watch For:
- Finally getting hits with RISP. Over the last two games before Tuesday the Mets have gone 2-for-19 with RISP. Tuesday the Mets went 4-for-7 with RISP, which fueled things like their massive first inning rally. The Mets also slugged four home runs on the night, which is what the offense was doing that one magical week at the end of July. Let’s keep it going tonight!
- 30-30. Francisco Lindor is getting closer to his second 30-30 season. He already has 30 stolen bases and hit his 27th home run of the season last night. More importantly for the Mets, he is slowly heating back up again after going four games without a hit in the heart of the Mets losing streak. He now has a five game hitting streak and has reached base safely six times over the last two games. Juan Soto may be the best hitter on the Mets, but the Mets follow the way that Lindor goes.
- Wild Card. The Diamondbacks won their fourth game in a row on Tuesday and stay 1.5 games behind the Mets for the third wild card spot. The Mets and Diamondbacks tied their season series, so a tie in the final standings would result in a second tiebreaker needed. The Giants and Reds enter play today three games back. The Reds played an early game against the Cardinals this afternoon with Brady Singer (3.94 ERA) taking on Pallante (5.34 ERA) in a game that should be wrapped up by the time you read this. The Giants send out Justin Verlander (3.94 ERA) against Pfaadt (5.31 ERA) in a game that will end right around the start of the Mets game tonight.
Let’s Go Mets!
