213 Miles From Shea

The Mets go for their sixth win a row and a three game sweep this afternoon against the Marlins.

The Mets secured the series victory against the Marlins yesterday behind a strong start from Carlos Carrasco, a three-hit game from Francisco Lindor and the return of Seth Lugo who locked things down to preserve the 4-0 score in the 9th innings.

The Mets will call on Taijuan Walker today to close out the series in Miami! Over 17 games and 97 2/3 innings, Walker has a 2.67 ERA, 3.26 FIP, 1.106 WHIP and a 150 ERA+. Over his last eight starts he has pitched 51 innings with a 2.12 ERA and 2.71 FIP. He had some bumps in his last start against the Yankees in the first inning, allowing back to back homers, but he settled in after that and allowed only one more run over five innings of work.

This will be Walker’s fourth start against the Marlins this season. Over 19 2/3 innings this season against the Marlins, he’s allowed four runs from 13 hits and four walks while striking out 21 batters (1.83 ERA). The Marlins have the following numbers against him:

• Miguel Rojas 2-18, 2B, 4 K
• Jesus Aguilar 2-14, 2B, BB, 3 K
• Avisail Garcia 2-15, 2B, 7 K
• Bryan De La Cruz 4-12, 3 K
• Joey Wendle 0-5, K
• Jacob Stallings 1-5, K

The Mets bats will get a familiar foe in Pablo Lopez today. Over 20 starts and 116 innings, Lopez has a 3.03 ERA, 3.63 FIP, 1.043 WHIP and a 135 ERA+. Lopez had a difficult start back on July 21st where he allowed five runs over five innings from five hits and three walks against the Rangers. He bounced back in his last start against the Reds, holding them to only one run on two hits over seven innings while striking out 11.

In Pablo’s first start against the Mets this year he allowed seven runs, six earned, over 5 1/3 innings from eight hits and a walk. In his last start against the Mets on July 8th, he allowed only one run from four hits and a walk over five innings. The Mets have the following career numbers against him:

• Brandon Nimmo 5-17, 2B, HR, 2 BB, 3 K
• Pete Alonso 2-13, 3 BB, 2 K
• Jeff McNeil 5-12, 2 2B, HR, BB, K
• J.D. Davis 5-10, 2 BB, 2 K
• Francisco Lindor 2-12, HR, 3 K
• Starling Marte 2-9, 2 2B, 2 K
• Eduardo Escobar 2-7, HR, 3 K
• Luis Guillorme 3-6, 2B, K
• Mark Canha 2-3, 2B
• Tyler Naquin 0-4, K
• Daniel Vogebach 0-2, K

Let’s Go Mets!

The Mets will try to take the series from the Marlins tonight after yesterday’s come back win! The Mets were down early and behind Starling Marte, they were able to tie it back up to four runs each until Brandon Nimmo hit a go-ahead homer late in the game. Edwin Díaz shut the door in the ninth!

Carlos Carrasco is on the mound tonight as the Mets attempt their fifth win in a row. Over 19 games and 104 innings, Carrasco has a 4.07 ERA, 3.53 FIP, 1.346 WHIP and a 98 ERA+. Carrasco’s last start kicked off the current winning streak, as he shutout the Padres over five innings. In July he has made four starts, totaling 22 1/3 innings, allowing only three runs from 24 hits and seven walks while striking out 20 batters (1.21 ERA, 2.85 FIP).

Carrasco has made two starts against the Marlins this season. In June he allowed three runs from eight hits and two walks over 6 1/3 innings. In July he allowed two runs from seven hits and two walks over 5 2/3 innings. The Marlins have the following career numbers against him:

• Avisail Garcia 12-45, 2B, HR, BB, 13 K
• Jesus Aguilar 5-11, 2 2B,2 BB, K
• Bryan De La Cruz 3-12, HR, 3 K
• Joey Wendle 1-9, 2B, K
• Miguel Rojas 3-9, HR, K
• Jacob Stallings 1-7, 2 K

The Mets bats will most likely get a look at Nick Neidert today. This was originally Trevor Rogers spot in the rotation and he was placed on the injured list yesterday. As of writing, Nick Neidert has not officially been announced yet but he last pitched last Sunday (seven innings, two runs). He will need to be added to the 40-man roster and he already has a locker in the clubhouse as of last night.

Nick Neidert last pitched in the majors last season where he totaled 35 2/3 innings over eight games with a 4.54 ERA, 5.81 FIP, 1.514 WHIP and a 93 ERA+. This season he has pitched in 13 games for the Marlins AAA club in Jacksonville with seven starts. Over 40.0 innings Neidert has a 2.25 ERA and a 1.100 WHIP.

Last season Neidert pitched against the Mets twice. The first game was was his 2021 debut where he held the Mets to one run over 4 1/3 innings from three hits and five walks. Then in August he allowed three runs from three hits and four walks over 5 2/3 innings. The Mets have the following career numbers against him:

• Brandon Nimmo 2-6, 2B
• Pete Alonso 0-3, 2 BB
• Jeff McNeil 1-2, 2B, 2 BB
• J.D. Davis 1-2, 2B, BB, K
• Francisco Lindor 1-2, BB
• Tyler Naquin 1-3

Let’s Go Mets!

The Mets start off their weekend series with the Marlins with a face-off against one of the best pitchers this season – Sandy Alcantara.

The Mets are coming into Miami on a three game win streak and a two game sweep of the Yankees, including a walk-off win on Wednesday. There was a ton of energy in Queens the last two nights. It feels like a safe assumption that the energy level, at least from the fans in attendance, this weekend will be quite different.

Chris Bassitt gets the start for the Mets. Over 18 games and 109 innings, Bassitt has a 3.72 ERA, 3.74 FIP, 1.101 WHIP and a 108 ERA+. In his last six starts (40 2/3 innings) Bassitt has allowed only 11 runs from 29 hits and five walks while striking out 41 batters leading to a 2.43 ERA and 2.83 FIP. This stretch includes back to back to back starts against the Marlins where he posted a 3.66 ERA from eight runs over 19 2/3 innings. (Three of those runs came when Bassitt was pulled out of a game with the bases loaded and the next pitcher immediately gave up a grand slam). The Marlins have the following numbers against Chris:

• Avisail Garcia 1-9
• Bryan De La Cruz 5-7, 3 2B, HR, BB, K
• Miguel Rojas 3-8, K
• Jacob Stallings 1-8, 3 K
• Joey Wendle 1-6, 2B, BB
• Willians Astudillo 0-6
• Jesus Aguilar 2-6, K
• Jon Berti 0-5, BB, 2 K
• Jesus Sanchez 1-6, HR, 2 K

The Mets bats will get another look at Sandy Alcantara this evening. He’s made 20 starts this season, tossing a league leading 144 1/3 innings including two complete games. He has a 1.81 ERA (league leading), 2.78 FIP, 0.901 WHIP and a 226 ERA+ (league leading).

Sandy had a rough start against the Mets back on June 24th where he allowed five runs, four earned from six hits and no walks over seven innings. Since then he has pitched 38 innings over five starts with a 1.42 ERA and 2.12 FIP. That includes a start against the Mets where he shut the Mets out over seven innings. The Mets have the following numbers against him:

• Pete Alonso 5-27, 3 2B, HR, BB, 7 K
• Jeff McNeil 8-28, 2B, HR, 3 BB, 3 K
• Brandon Nimmo 3-26, 2B, 3 BB, 5 K
• Francisco Lindor 7-22, 2 2B, HR, BB, 2 K
• Tomás Nido 3-18, BB, 6 K
• Eduardo Escobar 2-18, K
• Dominic Smith 2-17, 2 K
• Luis Guillorme 5-12, 4 K
• J.D. Davis 4-10, 2 2B
• Starling Marte 1-10, 3B, 3 K
• Daniel Vogel back 2-6, 2B, HR, K
• Tyler Naquin 2-6, 2B, HR, 2 K
• Travis Jankowski 3-4, 2 2B

Let’s Go Mets!

The Mets go for the two-game sweep tonight at Citi Field against the Yankees!

Last night was the first time in the history of the Subway Series that both teams each hit two homers in the first inning of the game. The Yankees tried to drain the life out of stadium in the first inning with two solo shots, the Mets responded with four runs in the bottom of the first. Taijuan Walker battled back and turned in six good innings against one of the best offenses in baseball and the Edwin Díaz recorded a four out save.

All of last night’s energy now gets passed to the most intense pitcher on the Mets staff – Max Scherzer. Scherzer has made 12 starts and pitched 75 innings this year with a 2.28 ERA, 2.48 FIP, 0.893 WHIP and a 176 ERA+. In his last six starts he has allowed only eight runs, seven earned, over 38 innings (1.66 ERA, 1.94 FIP) while striking out 49 batters. The Yankees have the following numbers against Scherzer:

• Matt Carpenter 7-28, 3 2B, BB, 9 K
• Anthony Rizzo 5-18, 2B, HR, BB, 2 K
• Josh Donaldson 2-14, 3B, 4 BB, 3 K
• Aaron Hicks 0-13, BB, 5 K
• DJ LeMahieu 4-9, 3 K
• Aaron Judge 2-6, 2B, 3 K
• Gleyber Torres 0-5, BB, 3 K
• Marwin Gonzalez 2-5
• Joey Gallo 0-3, K

The Mets bats will face Domingo German tonight who is making his second start since returning from the 60-day injured list. German was diagnosed with right should impingement syndrome in March this year, which is a similar injury that he suffered last year as well. In his first start back last week, he allowed five runs from six hits and a walk over three innings against the Astros while tossing 58 pitches. The Mets have the following career numbers against him:

• Mark Canha 6-9, 2B, HR, BB, K
• Francisco Lindor 0-7, 2 BB, 2 K
• Brandon Nimmo 1-3, 2B, BB, 2 K
• Pete Alonso 1-3, 2B, K
• Jeff McNeil 1-3, HR
• J.D. Davis 1-2, HR, K
• Travis Jankowski 0-2, 2 K

Let’s Go Mets!

The Mets and Yankees matchup in Queens this evening for the first Subway Series of the year. The Yankees are first in the AL East. The Mets are first in the NL East. It’s the second half of the season. New York City is always better when both the Mets and the Yankees are good and finally these two teams get to face-off tonight!

The Yankees have powered through opponents this season with a +200 run differential and an expected win loss record (69-28) that is even better than their actual (66-31). That being said, the Yankees are 5-5 over their last 10 games.

The Mets offense finally woke up late in the last game of the Padres series, scoring eight runs. The Mets have a run differential of +82 on the season, the best in the NL East.

Taijuan Walker gets the start for the Mets tonight. Over 16 games and 91 2/3 innings this season he has recorded a 2.55 ERA, 2.98 FIP, 1.091 WHIP and a 157 ERA+. Over his last seven games and 45 innings he has posted a 1.80 ERA and a 2.08 FIP holding opponents to only 31 hits and 10 walks while striking out 48 batters. In his last two starts he has allowed only one run over 13 innings from seven hits and three walks while striking out 12.

Walker had two starts against the Yankees last year. In his first start, he held the Yankees to two runs from two hits and two walks over 5 2/3 innings. In his second start he allowed fie runs from six hits and a walk over six innings. The Yankees have the following numbers against Walker:

• DJ LeMahieu 7-25, 2B, 5 BB, 6 K
• Marwin Gonzalez 4-19, 2B, 2 HR, BB, 3 K
• Josh Donaldson 2-12, 2B, HR, 6 K
• Matt Carpenter 0-6, 4 BB, 3 K
• Aaron Hicks 2-8, HR, 2 BB, 3 K
• Anthony Rizzo 0-10, BB, 2 K
• Giancarlo Stanton 4-10, 2B, HR, 2 K
• Aaron Judge 2-7, 2 HR, BB, 2 K
• Joey Gallo 1-4, K

The Mets bats will get a look at Jordan Montgomery who will make his 20th start of the year. Over 108 1/3 innings, he has a 3.24 ERA, 3.81 FIP, 1.052 WHIP and a 118 ERA+. In his last two starts he has allowed five runs from 13 hits and two walks over 12 1/3 innings.

Montgomery faced the Mets twice last season. In his first start he allowed three runs from six hits and three walks over 4 1/3 innings. In his second start he allowed seven runs, five earned, from seven hits and three walks over 3 1/3 innings. The Mets have the following a career numbers against him:

• Francisco Lindor 5-9, 2B, HR, 2 BB, 3 K
• Pete Alonso 0-5, 2 BB, 4 K
• Jeff McNeil 1-6, BB, 2 K
• Mark Canha 0-5, BB, 2 K
• Eduardo Escobar 2-6, HR, 2 K
• Starling Marte 1-3
• Brandon Nimmo 2-3

Let’s Go Mets!

The Mets try to stop a three game slide and will try to avoid being swept tonight as they take on the Padres for ESPN Sunday night baseball.

The Mets offense is mired in a team wide slump. Despite collecting eight hits and three walks last night, the Mets could only push one run across the plate. The Mets pitching has been excellent – hopefully the bats will come around.

The Mets bats will have probably their toughest assignment of the series this evening as they take on Joe Musgrove. Over 16 starts and 104 innings pitched, Musgrove has a 2.42 ERA, 3.09 FIP, 0.971 WHIP and a 157 ERA+. Musgrove has hit a few bumps in his last couple of starts. Last time out he allowed five runs from nine hits in five innings against the Rockies. Back on June 23rd he allowed six runs from from seven hits against the Phillies. (Between those two starts he allowed three runs over 14 innings). He also allowed five homers between June 16th and June 30th (and only four homers across all other starts). The Mets have the following numbers against Musgrove:

• Francisco Lindor 5-14, 2 2B, 2 HR, BB, 6 K
• Daniel Vogelbach 0-7, BB, 4 K
• Eduardo Escobar 2-8, HR, 2 K
• Starling Marte 2-6
• Jeff McNeil 1-5, 2B, K
• Pete Alonso 2-6, 2 K
• Luis Guillorme 2-5, K
• Michael Perez 0-4, BB, 2 K
• Travis Jankowski 1-3, BB
• Brandon Nimmo 0-3

Carlos Carrasco will make his first start of the second half this evening. Over his first 18 starts and 99 innings he has a 4.27 ERA, 3.51 FIP, 1.333 WHIP and a 93 ERA+. Over his last three starts he has allowed only three runs over 17 1/3 innings from 18 hits and five walks while striking out 19 batters. This translates into a 1.56 ERA and 2.54 FIP.

Against the Padres earlier this season Carrasco allowed only two runs from five hits over seven innings. That was the only start this season where he reached ten strikeouts. The Padres have the following numbers against him:

• Eric Hosmer 8-34, 2 2B, 3B, 4 BB, 9 K
• Manny Machado 2-10, 2 BB, 2 K
• Jorge Alfaro 2-10, 2B, BB, 3 K
• Nomar Mazara 4-10, 2 2B, 3 K
• Jurickson Profar 5-8, 2B, HR, BB, K
• Jake Cronenworth 0-3, 3 K
• Ha-Seong Kim 1-3, K
• Luke Voit 0-3, 2 K
• Trent Grishman 0-2, 2 K

Let’s Go Mets!

The Mets offense could not get anything going last night as the Mets lost the Opener of the Series to the Padres 4-1.

Right before the game though the Mets made their first big trade, acquiring David Vogelbach from the Pirates. The Mets DH situation this season has been miserable against right handed pitching which is where Vogelbach excels. Blake Snell, pitching for the Padres tonight, is a lefty. Tomorrow night’s starter is a righty though!

Chris Bassitt will make his 18th start of the season tonight. Over his 102 innings in the first half of the season, Bassitt posted a 3.79 ERA, 3.83 FIP, 1.137 WHIP and a 106 ERA+. In his last five starts and 33 2/3 innings he has a 2.41 ERA and 2.94 FIP from 25 hits, nine runs while striking out 30 batters. He is coming off of a big game against the Braves where he held them to one run over six innings in a game the Mets won 7-6.

His start against the Padres this season was pretty terrible, and Bassitt is probably itching for revenge. He allowed seven runs from eight hits and two walks over 3 1/3 innings. The Padres have the following career numbers against Bassitt:

• Eric Hosmer 2-11, 2B, K
• Manny Machado 2-9, 2B, 2 K
• Nomar Masara 2-8, BB, 3 K
• Jake Cronenworth 2-3, 2B
• Jurickson Profar 1-2, BB
• Jorge Alfaro 1-2, K
• Trent Grisham 0-1, BB
• Luke Voit 1-2, K

Blake Snell has made ten starts totaling 50 innings this season with a 5.22 ERA, 3.70 FIP, 1.480 WHIP and a 73 ERA+. He started July off strong with back to back starts where he allowed a combined two runs from seven hits over 11 innings while striking out 23 batters. In his last start before the All-Star break he took a step backwards allowing five runs from four hits and six walks over 3 2/3 innings in Colorado.

Snell faced the Mets back on June 6th and allowed five runs, four earned, from seven hits and three walks over four innings. The Mets have the following career numbers against him:

• Francisco Lindor 3-23, 2B, 4 K
• Mark Canha 4-10, 2B, 2 BB, 2 K
• Starling Marte 5-12, 2B, HR, 2 K
• Pete Alonso 1-7, HR, 3 BB
• Eduardo Escobar 2-10, 2B, 3 K
• Brandon Nimmo 2-6, 2B, BB, K
• Jeff McNeil 2-5, K
• Travis Jankowski 1-2, K

Let’s Go Mets!

The Mets will kick-off the second half of the season hosting the Padres in Queens!

The Mets are 23 games above .500 and are in first place ahead of the Atlanta Braves who are starting their second half after a scorching hot month of June. The Phillies have also made a turn recently and they find themselves in the wild card race too. It’s going to be a fun couple of months!

The Padres are currently 10 games over .500 and are holding a wild card spot. They are 4-6 over their last 10 games. They took two of three from the Mets back when the two teams matched up in June.

Max Scherzer will kick things off for the Mets today. Over 11 starts and 69 innings this season, Scherzer has a 2.22 ERA, 2.37 FIP, 0.884 WHIP and a 181 ERA+. Since returning from the injured list, Scherzer has made three starts totaling 19 1/3 innings with a 1.40 ERA and 0.89 FIP. He’s allowed three runs from 13 hits and a walk while striking out 31 batters. The Padres have the following numbers against him:

• Eric Hosmer 15-52, 4 2B, 2 HR, 3 BB, 15 K
• Manny Machado 8-47, 2 2B, 2 HR, 19 K
• Wil Myers 7-25, 2 2B, 3B, 2 HR, BB, 14 K
• Jorge Alfaro 4-23, HR, 12 K
• Trent Grisham 2-14, 2B, BB, 4 K
• Jake Cronenworth 0-10, BB, 3 K

Yu Darvish made 17 starts and tossed 108 1/3 innings during the first half of the season. He posted a 3.41 ERA, 3.45 FIP, 0.988 WHIP, and a 112 ERA+. In his last four games he has pitched 26 innings allowing 12 runs (3.69 ERA) from 23 hits and five walks while striking out 34. He has been more susceptible to the home run ball recently – allowing five homers in his last three starts compared to six homers in previous 14 starts.

Darvish had a terrific start against the Mets on June 7th where he held the Mets to only two hits and no runs over seven innings. The Mets have the following numbers against him:

• Francisco Lindor 5-13, 2B, 2 BB, 2 K
• Starling Marte 5-14, 2B, HR, BB, 2 K
• Eduardo Escobar 3-14, 2 2B, HR, 6K
• Jeff McNeil 1-9, 2 K
• Pete Alonso 1-7, HR, 3 K
• Dominic Smith 0-5, K
• Mark Canha 1-4, K
• Brandon Nimmo 0-3, K
• Luis Guillorme 0-3, K

Let’s Go Mets!

The Mets conclude their terrific first half of the season today! The Mets have battled through injuries throughout 2022 and more recently have survived Atlanta’s awakening. We are about to head into a week celebrating the Mets All-Stars that have made this season wonderful, but it’s not just the All-Stars on the team that have supported the Mets this season.

Pitchers like today’s starter, David Peterson, have really held the Mets together for long periods of time. Peterson has pitched 67 1/3 innings over 14 games this year with a 3.48 ERA, 4.00 FIP, 1.248 WHIP and a 115 ERA+. He has already pitched more innings this season than his last two seasons, his only other seasons as a major league pitcher.

In his last five starts he has pitched 27 1/3 innings allowing 10 runs from 21 hits and 10 walks while striking out 41 batters (3.29 ERA, 3.80 FIP). Last season he faced the Cubs twice. First in April he allowed six runs, only three earned, over 3 1/3 innings from four hits and two walks. In June he held the Cubs to one hit and no runs over six innings. The Cubs have the following numbers against Peterson:

• Wilson Contreras 1-5, K
• Yan Gomes 1-5
• Ian Happ 0-3, 2 K
• Dave Bote 1-2, K
• Jason Heyward 0-2
• Patrick Wisdon 0-1, BB, K

The Mets bats will get a look at Adrian Sampson tonight. Over six games and 27 innings, Sampson has a 3.33 ERA, 3.48 FIP, 1.111 WHIP and a 128 ERA+. As a starter only he has pitched 21 1/3 innings over four starts with a 4.22 ERA. In the month of July so far he has had one good start where he allowed only one run over 5 2/3 innings against he Brewers sandwiched between two starts where he allowed a combined eight runs over 10 2/3 innings. The Mets have the following career numbers against him:

• Mark Canha 2-9, 2 HR, K
• Starling Marte 2-5, K
• Eduardo Escobar 1-3, 2B
• Francisco Lindor 0-2, 2 K

Let’s Go Mets!

Max Scherzer will make his las start of the first half of the season tonight for the Mets during the night cap of today’s split doubleheader.

Max Scherzer has tossed 62 2/3 innings over 10 starts this season with a 2.15 ERA, 2.60 FIP, 0.830 WHIP and an 185 ERA+. Since returning from the injured list he has pitched 13 innings allowing only one run from five hits and no walks while striking out 20 batters. It is the second time this season he has struck out 20 batters over two consecutive starts (the other time being April 19th – 25th, where he allowed one run over 14 innings). More importantly, his pitch count reached it’s normal amount in his last start. In his first start back he threw 79 pitches. Last time out he tossed 93.

In one start against the Cubs last year he allowed two runs from five hits and four walks over five innings while striking out 8. The Cubs have the following numbers against Scherzer:

• Jason Heyward 5-17, 2B, 2 BB, 2 K
• Wilson Contreras 2-10, 2 BB, 4 K
• Ian Happ 1-9, 6 K
• Yan Gomes 3-7, 2B, 2 K
• Rafael Ortega 3-6, K
• Andrelton Simmons 1-3

The Mets bats draw Drew Smyly tonight who signed with the Cubs last off season on a one year deal. The Cubs are the 7th major league franchise that Drew has pitched for (Tigers, Rays, Rangers, Phillies, Giants, Braves). This season he has pitched 44 2/3 innings over 10 starts with a 4.43 ERA, 4.67 FIP, 1.343 WHIP, and a 96 ERA+. Drew is coming off of a short start against the Dodgers where he allowed four runs from five hits and a walk over two innings. It was his first start since injuring his oblique at the end of May.

Over two games and seven innings against the Mets last year, Drew allowed three runs from 10 hits and three walks while striking out 9. The Mets have the following numbers against him:

• Starling Marte 4-12, 2 2B, 2 K
• Eduardo Escobar 5-10, 3 HR, 2 BB, 2 K
• Francisco Lindor 3-10, 2B, BB, K
• Mark Canha 1-7, BB, 3 K
• Pete Alonso 3-7, 2B, HR, BB, K
• Brandon Nimmo 2-4, 2B, BB
• Travis Jankowski 0-4
• Jeff McNeil 0-3, BB, K
• Dominic Smith 2-2

Let’s Go Mets!