Happy David Wright Day!
The Mets are retiring David Wright’s #5 today and inducting him into the Mets Hall of Fame. The fourth captain in Mets history defined a generation of Mets baseball with his trademark slick fielding, timely hitting and excellent leadership. If you’re going to the game today, have a wonderful time! Hope you are able to make new memories while celebrating one of the truly greatest Mets players of all time.
After the ceremony the Mets will try to get back in the win column. The Mets came out strong Friday night. Sean Manaea was dealing, Juan Soto was slugging and the Mets got a hit with runners in scoring position. As soon as the Mets went to the bullpen things fell apart and the Mets lost 8-4. Let’s bounce back!
Clay Holmes has tossed 103 1/3 innings over 19 starts with a 3.31 ERA, 4.23 FIP, 1.258 WHIP and a 115 ERA+. Holmes is coming off of a solid start where he allowed two runs over five innings against the Royals. Being a reliever in the American League for the last couple of years, the Reds have barely faced Holmes recently. Holmes faced the Reds once last season striking out all three hitters he faced in his one inning of relief. The Reds have the following career numbers against him:
- Will Benson 0-2
- Santiago Espinal 0-1, K
- Jake Fraley 1-1
- Austin Hays 2-8, 2B, 2 K
- Gavin Lux 1-2
- Noelvi Marte 0-1, K
- Matt McLain 0-1
- Spencer Steer 1-2, K
- Tyler Stephenson 0-2, K
- Brent Suter 0-2, K
Nick Martinez is finally, primarily, a starting pitcher. He debuted with the Rangers as a starter back in 2014 and slowly was moved into the bullpen over his four years with Texas. He then played four seasons in Japan, coming back to America in 2022. Since then he’s been slowly moved back to the rotation.
This season he has pitched in 21 games, 19 starts, totaling 111 innings with a 4.78 ERA, 4.14 FIP, 1.207 WHIP and a 93 ERA+. July is a good microcosm of his season. His last start was solid, allowing only two runs over 5 1/3 innings. His start before that was terrible, allowing 10 runs over five innings. Before that he allowed four runs from nine hits over 6 2/3 innings. He’s just been inconsistent in the rotation oscillating from excellent starts (one run over eight innings on June 27th) to terrible starts. The Mets have the following career numbers against him:
- Pete Alonso 1-4, HR, BB
- Brett Baty 1-3
- Francisco Lindor 2-6, 2B
- Jeff McNeil 0-3
- Brandon Nimmo 2-6, 2B, BB, 2 K
- Juan Soto 1-1, HR
- Tyrone Taylor 2-6, 2 2B, 2 K
Three Things To Watch For:
- Francisco Lindor. There are going to be a lot of eyes on the leader of the 2025 Mets today. For a while now Lindor has essentially been the assumed captain of the Mets. Official MLB accounts accidentally released a video for the David Wright celebrations that seemed to suggest that Lindor will be named named the captain soon. Whether or not that is true, the Mets need Francisco to be Francisco today. He’s gone 0-for-10 over his last two games. Before that that though he was on a mini-hot streak hitting .333/.438/.630 over seven games with two doubles and two home runs.
- Juan Soto. Soto picked up right where he left off before the All-Star break, by hitting another tank. Soto has now homered in three of his last four games and has 24 on the season. He’s now at 4.0 bWAR for the season while still leading the league with 77 walks. The Mets broadcast noted that after his three strikeout game before the All-Star break, 2025 is the first season since 2019 that Soto has more strikeouts than walks. He struck out two more times yesterday and now has struck out 80 times this season.
- Brooks Raley. The Mets activated Brooks Raley before Friday night’s game. Raley was traded to the Mets before the 2023 season and pitched in 74 games with a 2.48 ERA from 2023 to 2024. He needed Tommy John surgery after eight games in 2024. Raley has not allowed run in any of eight rehab games, scattering seven hits over nine innings. The Mets bullpen could use a boost and hopefully Raley can provide it.
Let’s Go Mets!
