The Mets offense finally clicked last night, erupting with 10 runs scored on 15 hits. Five Mets players had at least two hits with Bo Bichette and Marcus Semien each getting three hits. In addition to hit parade the Mets worked six walks and went 6-for-14 with runners in scoring position. Let’s keep that momentum going tonight!
Clay Holmes allowed only two runs from four hits and three walks in his first start of the season over 5 2/3 innings. He’s coming off of his first season as a full-time starter where he had a 3.53 ERA, 4.11 FIP, 1.304 WHIP and a 114 ERA+ over 165 2/3 innings. He had a solid start against Giants last season where he allowed one run on six hits and a walk over five innings. The Giants have the following career stats against Holmes:
- Willy Adames 2-4, 2 2B, BB
- Luis Arráez 3-7, 3B, 2 BB, K
- Harrison Bader 3-5, 2 2B, K
- Patrick Bailey 1-2, K
- Matt Chapman 3-11, 2 BB, K
- Rafael Devers 3-10, 2B, HR, 2 BB, K
- Jung Hoo Lee 0-2
- Heliot Ramos 2-4, K
- Casey Schmitt 1-3
Landen Roupp had an excellent start to the season allowing no runs from two hits and two walks over six innings while striking out six batters. Last season he made 22 starts totaling 106 2/3 innings with a 3.80 ERA, 3.91 FIP, 1.481 WHIP and a 106 ERA+. Only a few members of the Mets have seen Roupp in a major league game:
- Brett Baty 0-0, BB
- Francisco Lindor 0-1
- Tyrone Taylor 1-1, 2B
Three Things To Watch For:
- Bo Bichette. Bo wasn’t going to slump forever! Last night Bo broke out of his slump in a huge way going 3-for-5 at the plate with a double, an RBI and two runs scored. It was the second straight game that Bo had an extra-base hit and his fifth straight game getting on base. He has a .304 OBP in his last five games, which is much better than his .067 OBP in his first three games. Bo also has struck out only two times in his last five games, compared to eight times in his first three games.
- Mark Vientos. Spring stats don’t count for a reason. Vientos had a terrible spring with only two hits. Over five games this season he is 5-for-12 with a double, a home run and a .500 OBP. His 0.4 bWAR is already greater than than his 2025 -0.2 bWAR. With Polanco dealing with an Achilles injury, we are going to need Vientos to keep his hot streak going.
- Grounders. Clay Holmes had a 66.7% ground ball rate his first time out this season, which was good for the 91st percentile in the league. As the season goes on that rate will probably drop and get closer to his 55.9% rate that he had last season which was actually the 94th percentile in 2025.
Let’s Go Mets!
