The bad news just continues for the 2026 Mets. Clay Holmes, in the midst of a career year, fractured his fibula last night taking a comebacker from Spencer Jones. The Mets will have to file this under next week’s problems as they just need to get through this weekend first.
Today the Mets will try their mostly successful strategy again of using David Peterson behind Huascar Brazobán tonight. Here’s hoping Brazobán, Peterson and the bats give the Mets fans some positive news during these trying times!
David Peterson gets the bulk work tonight. Over nine games this season he has pitched 39 1/3 innings with a 5.49 ERA, 3.05 FIP, 1.500 WHIP and a 73 ERA+. He pitched five innings, the most he has done in a while last time out, allowing three unearned runs from four hits and no walks. As a reliever he has pitched 16 innings with a 1.69 ERA and 0.938 WHIP. Peterson faced the Yankees once last year holding them to two runs, one earned over six innings. The Yankees have the following career numbers against him:
- Cody Bellinger 1-5, 2B, 2 BB, K
- Jazz Chisholm Jr. 2-12, BB, 3 K
- Paul Goldschmidt 0-2, BB
- Trent Grisham 1-7, 2 K
- Aaron Judge 1-3, 2B, 2 BB
- Ryan McMahon 3-7, 2B, HR, BB, K
- Amed Rosario 1-3
- Max Schuemann 0-1, BB
- Anthony Volpe 1-6, 3 K
- Austin Wells 0-3, K
Carlos Rodón made his 2026 debut last week. He had surgery last October to remove loose bodies and to attend to a bone spur in his elbow. This spring he injured his hamstring, which delayed the start of the season. Last week he allowed three runs from two hits and five walks over 4 1/3 innings against the Brewers. His two starts against the Mets last year were quite different. In May he held the Mets to one run over five innings. In July he allowed seven runs, six earned, over five innings. The Mets have the following career numbers against him:
- Bo Bichette 4-14, 2 2B, B, 3 K
- MJ Melendez 0-2
- Marcus Semien 5-28, 2B, HR, BB, 6 K
- Juan Soto 0-4, 4 BB, K
- Tyrone Taylor 2-6, HR, K
- Luis Torrens 1-5, HR, 2 K
- Mark Vientos 2-8, K
Three Things To Watch For:
- Huascar Brazobán. Brazobán is coming off of an excellent relief outing where he allowed no runs over 2 1/3 innings in an extra-inning win against the Tigers. In 18 outings this season he has pitched 21 innings with a 2.14 ERA, 3.48 FIP, 0.952 WHIP and a 187 ERA+. Opposing hitters are struggling to make solid contact against him getting a hard-hit only 22.8% of the time (98th percentile). Balls are flying off bats with an 83.4 mph average exit velocity (98th percentile).
- Juan Soto. Soto is starting to heat up! He homered in second consecutive game last night and has gone 5-for-16 in his last four games. If the Mets are going to dig out of this hole and fix the vibes, they need Soto to go on an MVP-esque run. He’s never had a hit off of Rodón, but he has worked four walks, good for a .500 career OBP.
- Brett Baty. Baty has quietly put together a four game hitting streak this week going 6-for-17 with a home run and two walks. Since May 3rd he has gone 10-for-34 slashing .294/.400/.441 raising his season slash line from .207/.265/.304 to .230/.303/.341.
Let’s Go Mets!
