The Mets will try to escape Washington with a four game split today. After winning the first game of the series by scoring 10 runs in the 12th inning, the Mets bats have struggled to keep up with the Nationals over the last two days. Tuesday Bo Bichette two home runs but the Mets still fell short. Last night Juan Soto hit two home runs and the Mets couldn’t get it done. Hopefully today is the day to get back in the win column.
David Peterson returns to the rotation today for the Mets. Overall this season Peterson has pitched in 10 games totaling 43 1/3 innings with a 5.40 ERA, 2.97 FIP, 1.569 WHIP and a 73 ERA+. The Mets have used an opener for his last three games. In those games he allowed seven runs, four earned over 13 innings while striking out 17 batters (2.77 ERA, 1.42 FIP). His last start was against the Nationals and the Nationals got him for seven runs off five hits and three walks over 3 2/3 innings. The Nationals have the following career stats against Peterson:
- CJ Abrams 4-22, BB, 4 K
- Andres Chaparro 2-6, 2B, BB, 2 K
- Dylan Crews 1-3, 3B
- Luis García Jr. 6-18, 2B, 3 K
- Daylen Lile 1-2, K
- Curtis Mead 1-2
- Nasim Nuñez 0-1, BB
- Keibert Ruiz 4-15, BB, K
- James Wood 4-15, BB, 8 K
- Jacob Young 4-13, 2 BB, 2 K
Cade Cavalli has made 10 starts totaling 46 2/3 innings with a 4.05 ERA, 3.39 FIP, 1.543 WHIP and a 100 ERA+. The last two games have looked like his whole season, allowing five runs over 12 innings from 12 hits and a walk. He faced the Mets at the end of April where he allowed two runs off of eight hits and two walks while striking out six. The Mets have the following career stats against Cavalli:
- Brett Baty 1-4, BB, K
- Carson Benge 0-3, 2 K
- Bo Bichette 1-3
- MJ Melendez 1-2, BB, K
- Marcus Semien 2-3, K
- Juan Soto 4-5, 2B, HR
- Tyrone Taylor 1-3, K
Three Things To Watch For:
- Juan Soto. Soto has been tearing it up for the last three series. Over his last nine games he has gone 14-for-36 with five home runs and 11 runs scored. He’s slashing .389/.463/.806, raising his season OPS from .826 to .951. He now has a 170 OPS+, which higher than 2025 (160) and 2023 (155).
- Bullpen is good to go. Duarte closed out Tuesday’s game, giving a depleted bullpen the night off. He was optioned back to Syracuse for Thornton to join the rotation for yesterday’s game. Austin Warren and Craig Kimbrel finished off yesterday’s game, totaling 54 pitches. Tobias Myers, Brooks Raley, Huascar Brazobán and Luke Weaver haven’t pitched since Monday. Sean Manaea and Devin Williams hasn’t pitched since Sunday. Let’s get the lead and pass it off to a well rested bullpen!
- Mark Vientos. Vientos was the only hitter with an extra-base hit outside of Juan Soto last night. Vientos hit his 8th double of the season. He is crushing expected stats this season with a .357 xwOBA (78th percentile), .279 xBA (81st percentile) and .525 xSLG (91st percentile). Vientos is hitting the ball hard 47.8% of the time (83rd percentile). The problem is he has a 33.6 chase% (28th percentile), and 29.7 whiff% (24th percentile).
Let’s Go Mets!
