Yesterday’s game was a good encapsulation for the Mets season as a whole. The game started full of promise with a deep shot by Juan Soto that was then robbed at the wall by James Wood. In the next frame Freddy Peralta made a throwing error leading to a run to score. The Mets would eventually claw back, only to give up the lead late.
They dropped the series and ended a stretch against the Twins, Rockies and Nationals with a 3-6 record. And now the Mets have another west coast road trip. The Mets have three Opening Day starters on the injured list now. The vibes are just rancid, but a good weekend can change everything!
The Mets will try again with Christian Scott. Scott joined the Mets rotation last week during a shakeup and truly struggled to find the strike zone, recording five walks over 1 1/3 innings. He only allowed one run though. He hasn’t pitched since that game on the 23rd. Before that outing, Scott had two strong games with Syracuse allowing only two runs from four hits over 10 1/3 innings while striking out 12 batters. Only two players on the Angels roster have seen Scott in a Major League game:
- Travis d’Arnaud 1-2, BB
- Jorge Soler 1-2, HR
The Mets bats will face rookie Walbert Ureña tonight! Over four games (two starts) he has pitched 11 1/3 innings with a 4.76 ERA, 4.63 FIP, 2.206 WHIP and a 92 ERA+. Ureña is coming off of a rough start against the Royals where he allowed four runs over 3 2/3 innings from six hits and five walks. This will be his first career start against the Mets.
Three Things To Watch For:
- Juan Soto is trying his best. Soto is trying his best to get the Mets in the win column. He went 2-for-3 yesterday with a double and a walk. His one out was going to be a home run before James Wood made a terrific catch over the wall. In his last two games Soto has gone 5-for-8 with three extra base hits and three runs scored. Let’s hope Soto has some more magic in him.
- Mike Trout is Mike Trout. Mike Trout has retuned to form this season, leading the league with 29 runs scored. He has more runs (29) than hits (27). Trough has 10 homers already and is slashing .248/.431/.569 with a 180 OPS+. If the Mets are going to win today, they need to contain Trout.
- Francisco Alvarez. It’s May and Francisco Alvarez is the Mets home run leader. Alvarez has four on the year and the other Mets sluggers have been plagued by a myriad of things. This week Alvarez snapped his 28 at-bat hitless streak as a pinch hitter, getting a single on the 26th and then hitting a double yesterday! In between those pinch hits he has gone 0-for-12 at the plate with five strikeouts.
Let’s Go Mets!
