The Mets have a chance to go for the sweep this afternoon! There were a lot of reasons to give up on last night’s game. The Tigers took an early 2-0 lead. The Mets struggled with runners in scoring position. Some weird calls went against the Mets (for example, an umpire claiming he saw Baty challenge a pitch). Juan Soto left the game after fouling a ball off his leg just below his guard. But the Mets rallied late, sending the game into extra innings. In the the bottom of the tenth Carson Benge drove home a speedy A.J. Ewing to win the game!
To keep those vibes going today the Mets will also have to battle the weather, which doesn’t look great today. With the Tigers leaving town, the Mets and Tigers will do everything they can to get todays game in.
The Mets ace gets the ball today! Nolan McLean has made eight starts totaling 45 1/3 innings with a 2.78 ERA, 2.38 FIP, 0.904 WHIP and a 143 ERA+. He has 57 strikeouts, which matches his exact total of strikeouts in eight starts in 2025 (48 innings). McLean is coming off of a strong start against the Diamondbacks, holding them to one run over six innings while striking out six. McLean faced the Tigers last September holding them to two runs over six innings. The Tigers have the following career numbers against McLean:
- Dillon Dingler 1-2, K
- Riley Greene 0-2, BB
- Colt Keith 0-3, K
- Zach McKinstry 0-1, BB
- Wenceel Perez 1-2, K
- Spencer Torkelson 1-2
Keider Montero has pitched 39 2/3 innings over seven starts this season with a 3.18 ERA, 3.23 FIP, 0.958 WHIP and a 134 ERA+. He’s been on a roll in May, allowing only two runs over 12 2/3 innings. The Mets have the following career stats against Keider Montero:
- Bo Bichette 1-3, 2B
- Marcus Semien 0-1, BB K
- Austin Slater 1-3, K
- Juan Soto 0-2, K
Three Things To Watch For:
- Carson Benge. Last night’s hero has been heating up. He had a three-hit night and since moving to the leadoff spot he has gone 5-for-10 with a run, two RBI’s and a stolen base. In his last nine games he has gone 12-for-31 with seven runs scored, seven RBI’s, while slashing .378/.457/.581. The Mets needed someone to take lead the offense and its the rookie doing it!
- Nolan McLean 100 innings? Nolan McLean is sitting at 93 1/3 innings. Weather depending, it possible today that he clears 100 career innings. In his first 93 1/3 innings with the Mets he has a 2.41 ERA, 2.68 FIP, 0.975 WHIP, 168 ERA+ and 114 K’s. If the Mets are going to dig out of this hole from their terrible April, it’s going to be because of Nolan McLean.
- Hit hard, don’t expect walks. Keider Montero has walked only 5.2% of hitters this season, good for the 92nd percentile. His xBA is also solid at .230 (66th percentile). On the other side though, when hitters make contact, they are hitting Montero hard. Hitters are getting hard contact 43.2% of the time (29th percentile), barreling the ball 10.3% of the time (24th percentile) and the average exit velocity is 91.3 mph (12th percentile). The Mets are 7th in the majors with an average exit velocity of 89.7 mph and 15th in raw number of barrels.
Let’s Go Mets!
