The Mets go for the sweep tonight in San Francisco! Saturday night was a much closer game than Friday night with the Mets holding on to a 2-1 lead. David Peterson and Robbie Ray, both 2025 All-Stars, delivered fantastic performances constantly weaving in and out of trouble. Then the bullpens for both clubs were essentially flawless. The Mets bullpen allowed one hit and the Giants allowed two hits.
Now the Mets look to complete the sweep and hold on to their first place lead in the division. Pressure continues to build on the Giants who have now lost nine of their last 12 games. They need to do a bullpen game tonight followed by a spot starter game tomorrow.
Kodai Senga looks to rebound tonight. Senga is coming off of his worst start of the season allowing four runs from four hits and three walks over three innings of work against the Angels last week. He has made 15 starts this season totaling 80 2/3 innings with a 1.79 ERA, 3.31 FIP, 1.178 WHIP and a 214 ERA+. Senga is a very different pitcher than the last time he faced the Giants. He faced the Giants in April 2023 where he allowed four runs from five hits over five innings while walking four batters. This was the phase at the start of his MLB career where he was walking the world. The Giants have the following career numbers against Senga:
- Willy Adames 0-2, BB, K
- Matt Chapman 1-1, 2B, BB
- Rafael Devers 0-3, 2 BB
- Wilmer Flores 0-3
- Andrew Knizner 0-2
- Dominic Smith 1-4, 2B, 2 K
- Brett Wisely 0-3, K
- Mike Yastrzemski 2-3
It’s a bullpen game for the Giants this evening! Matt Gage will start things off for the Giants. He’s pitched in nine major league games between the Tigers and the Giants this season totaling 9 2/3 innings with a 0.00 ERA, scattering eight hits and three walks (2.57 FIP).
Carson Seymour is in line to get the bulk of the work of the afternoon and his name should sound familiar to you. The Mets drafted Seymour in 2021 and traded him with J.D. Davis and Thomas Szapucki to the Giants for Darin Ruf at the 2022 trade deadline. Seymour has pitched in three games this season totaling six innings allowing two runs, four earned, from eight hits and a walk. He has allowed three home runs in only six innings. Critically for the Giants today, before being called up at the end of June, Seymour was stretched out to six innings in the minors. He routinely tossed more than 80 pitches, maxing at 102. The Giants need a long outing from Seymour today.
Three Things To Watch For:
- Mark Vientos. Vientos’ name has started to bubble up in trade rumors. It’s been reported that the White Sox have been asking for Mark Vientos in trade discussions for Luis Robert Jr. Vientos has been showing signs of his 2024 since July 10th. Over his last 12 games Vientos has gone 13-for-43 at the plate with four doubles, a triple and six RBI’s (.302/.318/.442). He’s raised his season stat line from .210/.272/.341 to .226/.280/.358. Currently he has a six game hitting streak and has hit doubles in back-to-back games.
- Gregory Soto. Soto joined the team yesterday and is expected to be active for today’s game. Soto is the first (and probably not last) acquisition the Mets made during this trade deadline, sending Wellington Aracena and Cameron Foster to the Orioles. Soto is a power lefty with a fastball that averages 96.8 mph (86th percentile) with swing and miss stuff (87th percentile). He does struggle with control (11th percentile for walks) but hitters struggle to barrel the ball against him (94th percentile).
- Francisco Lindor’s new streak. Lindor has reached base at least twice in three straight games! Saturday night he went 1-for-4 with a walk. Unfortunately the bats behind him were struggling and the Mets couldn’t bring him home. Over his last three games he has gone 6-for-13 at the plate with a double, a home run and four runs scored (.462/.500/.769).
Let’s Go Mets!
