213 Miles From Shea

The Mets welcome the Mariners to Citi Field tonight as the two clubs kick off a weekend series! Through a series of trades and signings, there are quite a few players, who used to play for the Mets or were in the Mets farm system, making a homecoming of sorts this weekend: Chris Flexen, Paul Sewald, and (most notoriously) Jarred Kelenic. There will probably be tons of talk this weekend about the trade that sent Kelenic to the Mariners for Robinson Canó and Edwin Díaz.

But there’s also actual baseball to focus on and it’s a Max Scherzer day! The Mets are finally coming out of their water logged weekend last week where back to back games were postponed due to rain – which means the rotation is finally setting itself back together. Over six starts and 37 innings this year, Scherzer has a 2.92 ERA, 3.04 FIP, 0.946 WHIP and a 133 ERA+. Seven of the twelve runs he’s given up this season have been in his last two starts, both against the Phillies. The Mariners have the following numbers against him:

• Adam Frazier 7-20, 4 2B, HR, 2 BB, K
• Eugenio Suarez 2-16, 2 HR, BB, 7 K
• Jesse Winker 0-7, BB, 4 K
• J.P. Crawford 2-3, 2B
• Mike Ford 0-3, K

The Mets bats draw Marco Gonzales for the series opener. Over six starts and 25 1/3 innings this season, Marco has a 3.91 ERA, 7.18 FIP, 1.618 WHIP and a 93 ERA+. He has allowed six runs, five earned, in his last two starts totaling 11 1/3 innings. Here’s an interesting stat line though, he has allowed 20 total runs this season, but only 11 of those runs were earned. Most of this discrepancy happened over two starts in April where he was tagged for six runs in each start, but only two of them in each start were earned. The members of the New York Mets who have spent time recently on American League clubs are the only players on the current roster who have seen Marco in a major league game:

• Mark Canha 6-33, 2 2B, BB, 5 K
• Starling Marte 2-5, HR, BB, K
• James McCann 0-5, BB, K
• Francisco Lindor 1-3, BB

Let’s Go Mets!

The Mets and Nationals close out their three game set this afternoon with a rubber game! The Mets took the first game on Tuesday but last night was a different story. Tylor Megill struggled for the first time this year and gave up a lot of runs early. The Mets bats scored three runs in the top of the first, but couldn’t do anything after that. The result was an 8-3 loss the Mets can put behind them today with a win.

Taijuan Walker gets the start today for the Mets. Over three starts and 11 innings this year he has a 4.91 ERA, 5.28 FIP, 1.364 WHIP and a 80 ERA+. He is coming off of his worst start of the season against the Phillies where he allowed seven runs, six earned, in four innings of work (in a game the Mets eventually won by scoring seven runs in the top of the ninth). For Walker, today will be a relief of sorts because it is the first time all year he does not face the Phillies. Walker made three starts against the Nationals last season. In the first start, he shut them out and held them to only three hits in seven innings of work. In the next two he allowed 10 earned runs in 8 2/3 innings. The Nationals have the following numbers against Walker:

• Josh Bell 3-10, 2B, HR, 2 BB
• Alcides Escobar 4-9, 2 2B, BB
• Maikel Franco 2-5, 2B, BB
• Victor Robles 2-6, 2B
• Juan Soto 2-5, 2B, BB
• Dee Strange-Gordon 0-3, K
• Keibert Ruiz 1-3
• Lane Thomas 2-3, HR, K
• Carter Kieboom 0-2, 2 K

Joan Adon will finish the series for the Nationals today. Over six starts and 28 1/3 innings this year, Adon has a 6.99 ERA, 5.25 FIP, 1.659 WHIP and a 54 ERA+. Adon has had one start this year where he allowed no runs (against the Diamondbacks). In his other five starts he has allowed 22 runs in 22 innings. This includes a start against the Mets, his first of the season, where he allowed four runs on four hits and four walks in 4 1/3 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against Adon:

• Pete Alonso 1-3, HR, K
• Francisco Lindor 0-1, 2 BB
• Starling Marte 0-2
• Brandon Nimmo 1-2, BB
• Luis Guillorme 0-1, BB, K
• Travis Jankowski 1-2
• James McCann 1-2
• Jeff McNeil 0-2
• Dominic Smith 0-2, K

Let’s Go Mets!

The Mets look to take the series with the Nationals tonight after last night’s 4-2 win. Last night started off as a pitcher’s duel but as the game went on the Mets got more and more runners on base, working counts deeper and deeper. It just felt like a matter of time to get some runs and they did! Coming back from a deficit, the Mets were able to get the lead late in the game and then add to it before Díaz shut the door in the ninth.

Big Drip returns to the mound tonight for his seventh start of the year. In his first six starts and 33 1/3 innings, Tylor Megill has a 2.43 ERA, 2.44 FIP, 0.900 WHIP and a 158 ERA+. Tylor opened up the season against the Nationals (in DC) where he allowed no runs and struck out six batters over five innings. The Nationals have the following numbers against Tylor:

• Lane Thomas 1-8, HR, 5 K
• Alcides Escobar 3-8, HR, 2 K
• Juan Soto 0-4, 3 BB, K
• Josh Bell 2-7, HR, 2 K
• Carter Kieboom 1-5, 3 K
• Luis Garcia 1-4, 2B
• Ehire Adrianza 0-3, BB, K
• Erick Fedde 0-2
• Maikel Franco 0-2
• Riley Adams 0-2
• Cesar Hernandez 1-2, K
• Nelson Cruz 0-2, K
• Victor Robles 0-1, K

Aaron Sanchez gets the start for the Nationals tonight. Over his first three starts and 13 2/3 innings of work, Sanchez has a 8.56 ERA, 4.56 FIP, 1.537 WHIP and a 60 ERA+. He has given up at least three earned runs in each of his three starts this season. Although he has not recorded an out in the sixth inning or later yet, each start this year he has progressively thrown more pitches going from 64 to 71 to 84.

Sanchez has spent most of his career with Toronto with recent stops in Houston and San Francisco before joining the Nationals. As one would expect with a team history like that, there aren’t a ton of Mets who have seen him in a game before:

• Eduardo Escobar 2-7, 2B, HR, K
• James McCann 2-6, 2 K
• Francisco Lindor 4-6, 2B, K
• Travis Jankowski 0-2, BB
• Starling Marte 0-2, BB
• Mark Canha 0-1

Let’s Go Mets!

The Mets continue down 95 tonight, making a quick hop from Philadelphia to DC to start a series with the Nationals. On Sunday the Mets became the first team in baseball to get to 20 wins. That same day the Nationals became the first team in the NL East to reach 20 losses on the season. The Mets now have a six game lead in the NL East which is also the largest division lead in baseball.

Carlos Carrasco gets the start for the Mets. He’s tossed 30 innings over five starts this year with a 3.30 ERA, 2.88 FIP, 1.000 WHIP and a 114 ERA+. Two starts ago, against the Cardinals, Carlos faltered a bit, allowing eight runs over 3 2/3 innings. He had a tremendous bounce back start his last time out shutting the Braves out over eight innings (96 pitches), scattering six hits. This will be his second start against the Nationals. In his first start, he allowed one run over 5 2/3 innings from two hits and no walks. The Nationals have the following career numbers against him:

• Alcides Escobar 9-42, 2B, 6 K
• Nelson Cruz 12-32, 3 2B, 5 HR, BB, 10 K
• Ehire Adrianza 2-13, 4 K
• Dee Strange-Gordon 2-11, BB, 2 K
• Josh Bell 3-9, 2B, 3 K
• Maikel Franco 2-8, 2B, K
• Cesar Hernandez 0-3, K
• Victor Robles 1-3, K
• Juan Soto 1-3, HR
• Lucius Fox 0-2, K
• Keibert Ruiz 0-2, K
• Carter Keiboom 0-1

Patrick Corbin has pitched 27 2/3 innings over six starts this year and is leading the league with five losses. He’s posted a 7.16 ERA, 3.30 FIP, 1.807 WHIP and a 52 ERA+. He got the rare eight inning complete game loss his last time out, allowing five runs, three earned over the course of the game. Overall he’s doing a tick better in his last two starts, allowing only five earned runs over 14.0 innings, lowering his ERA from a season high of 11.20 to 7.16. His first start of the season was against the Mets where he allowed two runs from five hits over four innings. The Mets have the following numbers against him:

• Pete Alonso 11-32, 2 2B, 4 HR, 4 BB, 11 K
• J.D. Davis 10-30, 3 2B, 4 HR, 4 BB, 8 K
• Starling Marte 8-28, 2 2B, 2 BB, 5 K
• Brandon Nimmo 4-21, BB, 9 K
• Jeff McNeil 5-21, 2B, BB, 4 K
• Francisco Lindor 5-17, 2B, 4 K
• James McCann 3-11, 2B, BB, 3 K
• Eduardo Escobar 3-10, 2B, HR
• Mark Canha 1-4, HR, BB, K
• Travis Jankowski 0-5
• Dominic Smith 3-4, 2 2B

Let’s Go Mets!

This was supposed to be the last game of a four game series today, but mother nature had other plans. Now it’s the second game of a doubleheader that is ending a three game series, where there were two rainouts between the first game and the second game. Baseball!

Originally this game was going to feature Chris Bassitt and Zach Eflin, and we are going to keep rolling with that for now.

Chris Bassitt has made five starts and pitched 31 innings this season with a 2.61 ERA, 3.21 FIP, 0.935 WHIP and a 145 ERA+. In his last two starts he has allowed three runs over 13 innings while striking out 14 batters. In total he’s allowed nine earned runs this season, but five them came in one start. If you drop that start, against the Giants, he’s allowed four runs over 25 innings. Shockingly, he has not matched up yet with the Phillies this season. Only a few players on the Phillies roster have seen Bassitt in a major league game:

• Nick Castellanos 6-14, 3 2B, HR, BB
• Kyle Schwarber 2-3, 2B
• Garrett Stubbs 0-3

Zach Eflin has also made five starts this season. Over 24 innings he has a 4.50 ERA, 2.87 FIP, 1.292 WHIP and a 88 ERA+. He had a 3.20 ERA on the season going into his last start – then he faced the Mets. The Mets tagged him for six runs, five earned, in 4 1/3 innings from eight hits and a walk. Also important for today – in three of his five starts this season he has not gone beyond the 5th inning. The Phillies bullpen is fresh from the two days off, and probably itching for a chance to redeem themselves, but on doubleheader days teams try not to over tax their bullpens more than they have to. The Mets have the following career numbers against Eflin:

• Jeff McNeil 8-25, 3 2B, 3B, 2 BB, 3 K
• Pete Alonso 3-17, HR, BB, 3 K
• Dominic Smith 7-17, 4 2B, BB, 5 K
• Brandon Nimmo 1-14, 2 BB, 5 K
• Starling Marte 7-13, 5 2B, HR, K
• Francisco Lindor 1-10, 4 K
• Luis Guillorme 2-7, 2B
• James McCann 2-6, K
• Tomás Nido 1-6, 2B, 3 K
• Eduardo Escobar 3-5, K

Let’s Go Mets!

Happy Mother’s Day! The Mets will actually play baseball today! (Two games to be precise!)

The rain that has been impacting the majority of the northeast season Friday is finally out of the area and there’s a lot of baseball to make up. There are three doubleheaders in baseball today, and that comes on the heals of two doubleheaders yesterday. Rotations are scrambled, so we are taking early in the morning shot in the dark about the pitching matchup for each game today.

The Mets and Phillies have also now had multiple days to marinate on Thursday’s epic Mets come back. The New York Mets were down early in the game, trailing 0-4 after the first inning. Entering the 9th inning the Mets were trailing 1-7. But these are your 2022 Mets and in the ninth inning the Mets recorded hit after hit after hit and all of sudden the Mets were leading 8-7. Díaz then shut the door and the Mets took the first game of the series. Since the major loss, Bryce Harper held a players only meeting with the Phillies. The Phillies are probably more anxious than usual to get a win in the first game of the doubleheader.

Max Scherzer looks to keep the good times rolling for the Mets. Over five starts and 31 innings of work he has a 2.61 ERA, 3.03 FIP, 0.806 WHIP and a 145 ERA+. This will already be his third start against the Phillies this season. He’s coming off of a start where he allowed four runs over six innings against the Phillies at Citi Field. In that start, a game the Mets eventually won 10-6, Max was hurt by the long ball as the Phillies took him deep three times. For context, Max has allowed a total of four homers this season. His second start of the season was also against the Phillies, in Philly, and he allowed only one run over five innings while striking out 7. The Phillies have the following numbers against Max:

• Odubel Herrera 16-56, 4 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 6 BB, 11 K
• J.T. Realmuto 6-55, 2B, 2 HR, 4 BB, 17 K
• Jean Segura 10-30, HR, BB, 8 K
• Rhys Hoskins 1-26, 2B, BB, 14 K
• Bryce Harper 4-17, 2 2B, 2 HR, 5 BB, 9 K
• Nick Castellanos 2-14, 2 2B, BB, 6 K
• Alec Bohm 3-12, 5 K
• Kyle Schwarber 3-8, 2 HR, 4 BB, 3 K
• Didi Gregorius 1-10, 3 K

The Mets bats will get another look at Kyle Gibson who has pitched 27 2/3 innings over five starts this year with a 2.93 ERA, 3.93 FIP, 1.084 WHIP and a 134 ERA+. His last start out was against the Mets where he allowed one unearned run over 4 1/3 innings of work. The Mets worked the counts that night and got five walks but obviously couldn’t do too much with them. The Mets have the following career numbers against Gibson:

• Francisco Lindor 15-45, 2B, 6 BB, 7 K
• James McCann 6-27, BB, 7 K
• Mark Canha 2-16, BB, 3 K
• Pete Alonso 0-9, 3 BB, 4 K
• Brandon Nimmo 2-10, 2B, HR, 2 BB, K
• Jeff McNeil 3-10, 2B, HR, K
• J.D. Davis 1-5, 3 BB, 2 K
• Eduardo Escobar 2-5, 3 BB, K
• Dominic Smith 2-7, 2B
• Starling Marte 1-5
• Tomás Nido 1-5, 2B, BB, 2 K

Let’s Go Mets!

Weather is going to be the story of the weekend. There were six postponed games across the league yesterday. The weather for the northeast doesn’t look that much better today. The Mets and Phillies right now are scheduled to play a late afternoon game but the forecast still looks quite wet. Yesterday’s postponement was scheduled as a doubleheader in August so if needed today’s game could be cancelled and played as a doubleheader tomorrow.

This gives us more time then to think about the epic comeback victory the Mets had on Thursday night! The New York Mets were down early in the game, trailing 0-4 after the first inning. Entering the 9th inning the Mets were trailing 1-7. But these are your 2022 Mets and in the ninth inning the Mets recorded hit after hit after hit and all of sudden the Mets were leading 8-7. Díaz then shut the door and the Mets took the first game of the series. Wild ride of emotions and almost definitely will impact both teams in tonight’s matchup.

Max Scherzer looks to keep the good times rolling for the Mets. Over five starts and 31 innings of work he has a 2.61 ERA, 3.03 FIP, 0.806 WHIP and a 145 ERA+. This will already be his third start against the Phillies this season. He’s coming off of a start where he allowed four runs over six innings against the Phillies at Citi Field. In that start, a game the Mets eventually won 10-6, Max was hurt by the long ball as the Phillies took him deep three times. For context, Max has allowed a total of four homers this season. His second start of the season was also against the Phillies, in Philly, and he allowed only one run over five innings while striking out 7. The Phillies have the following numbers against Max:

• Odubel Herrera 16-56, 4 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 6 BB, 11 K
• J.T. Realmuto 6-55, 2B, 2 HR, 4 BB, 17 K
• Jean Segura 10-30, HR, BB, 8 K
• Rhys Hoskins 1-26, 2B, BB, 14 K
• Bryce Harper 4-17, 2 2B, 2 HR, 5 BB, 9 K
• Nick Castellanos 2-14, 2 2B, BB, 6 K
• Alec Bohm 3-12, 5 K
• Kyle Schwarber 3-8, 2 HR, 4 BB, 3 K
• Didi Gregorius 1-10, 3 K

The Mets bats will get another look at Kyle Gibson who has pitched 27 2/3 innings over five starts this year with a 2.93 ERA, 3.93 FIP, 1.084 WHIP and a 134 ERA+. His last start out was against the Mets where he allowed one unearned run over 4 1/3 innings of work. The Mets worked the counts that night and got five walks but obviously couldn’t do too much with them. The Mets have the following career numbers against Gibson:

• Francisco Lindor 15-45, 2B, 6 BB, 7 K
• James McCann 6-27, BB, 7 K
• Mark Canha 2-16, BB, 3 K
• Pete Alonso 0-9, 3 BB, 4 K
• Brandon Nimmo 2-10, 2B, HR, 2 BB, K
• Jeff McNeil 3-10, 2B, HR, K
• J.D. Davis 1-5, 3 BB, 2 K
• Eduardo Escobar 2-5, 3 BB, K
• Dominic Smith 2-7, 2B
• Starling Marte 1-5
• Tomás Nido 1-5, 2B, BB, 2 K

Let’s Go Mets!

The Phillies will somehow take the field again tonight after that improbable comeback yesterday by the New York Mets!

The New York Mets were down early in the game, trailing 0-4 after the first inning. Entering the 9th inning the Mets were trailing 1-7. But these are your 2022 Mets and in the ninth inning the Mets recorded hit after hit after hit and all of sudden the Mets were leading 8-7. Díaz then shut the door and the Mets took the first game of the series. Wild ride of emotions and almost definitely will impact both teams in tonight’s matchup.

Max Scherzer looks to keep the good times rolling for the Mets. Over five starts and 31 innings of work he has a 2.61 ERA, 3.03 FIP, 0.806 WHIP and a 145 ERA+. This will already be his third start against the Phillies this season. He’s coming off of a start where he allowed four runs over six innings against the Phillies at Citi Field. In that start, a game the Mets eventually won 10-6, Max was hurt by the long ball as the Phillies took him deep three times. For context, Max has allowed a total of four homers this season. His second start of the season was also against the Phillies, in Philly, and he allowed only one run over five innings while striking out 7. The Phillies have the following numbers against Max:

• Odubel Herrera 16-56, 4 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 6 BB, 11 K
• J.T. Realmuto 6-55, 2B, 2 HR, 4 BB, 17 K
• Jean Segura 10-30, HR, BB, 8 K
• Rhys Hoskins 1-26, 2B, BB, 14 K
• Bryce Harper 4-17, 2 2B, 2 HR, 5 BB, 9 K
• Nick Castellanos 2-14, 2 2B, BB, 6 K
• Alec Bohm 3-12, 5 K
• Kyle Schwarber 3-8, 2 HR, 4 BB, 3 K
• Didi Gregorius 1-10, 3 K

The Mets bats will get another look at Kyle Gibson who has pitched 27 2/3 innings over five starts this year with a 2.93 ERA, 3.93 FIP, 1.084 WHIP and a 134 ERA+. His last start out was against the Mets where he allowed one unearned run over 4 1/3 innings of work. The Mets worked the counts that night and got five walks but obviously couldn’t do too much with them. The Mets have the following career numbers against Gibson:

• Francisco Lindor 15-45, 2B, 6 BB, 7 K
• James McCann 6-27, BB, 7 K
• Mark Canha 2-16, BB, 3 K
• Pete Alonso 0-9, 3 BB, 4 K
• Brandon Nimmo 2-10, 2B, HR, 2 BB, K
• Jeff McNeil 3-10, 2B, HR, K
• J.D. Davis 1-5, 3 BB, 2 K
• Eduardo Escobar 2-5, 3 BB, K
• Dominic Smith 2-7, 2B
• Starling Marte 1-5
• Tomás Nido 1-5, 2B, BB, 2 K

Let’s Go Mets!

The New York Mets swept the double header with the Braves yesterday, improving their record to 18-8 for the season and setting up a chance to take their 8th consecutive series of the season this afternoon. The Mets and Braves will also be waiting out the weather today. The chances for rain decreases throughout the late morning and early afternoon. For what its worth, the Braves have an off day tomorrow and the Mets have to travel to Philadelphia. So the Mets could potentially push the start of today’s game back a few hours if they want to.

Tylor Megill is on the bump for the Mets this afternoon. Over his first five games this season he has pitched 28 innings with a 1.93 ERA, 2.72 FIP, 0.857 WHIP and a 193 ERA+. Over his last two starts he’s allowed only two runs from five hits over 11 2/3 innings. This includes his last start where he no-hit the Phillies for five innings. Megill was successful against the Braves last year holding them to only six runs in 19 2/3 innings over four starts (2.75 ERA). The Braves have the following career numbers against Megill:

• Ozzie Albies 3-10, HR, 3 K
• Austin Riley 2-10, HR, 4 K
• William Contreras 0-5, BB, K
• Guillermo Heredia 1-5, BB, K
• Dansby Swanson 1-6, 4 K
• Ronald Acuna Jr. 1-2, BB, K
• Orlando Arcia 0-2
• Eddie Rosario 0-2

The Mets bats will get a look at Ian Anderson this afternoon. Over his first four games and 19 1/3 innings, Anderson has a 4.66 ERA, 5.04 FIP, 1.293 WHIP and an 89 ERA+. Anderson’s stats are still skewed heavily from his first start of the season (five runs in 2 2/3 innings). Since that start he has allowed six runs, 5 earned, over 16 2/3 innings (2.70 ERA, 4.58 FIP). Over three games against the Mets last season he tossed 16 1/3 innings allowing six runs (3.31 ERA) from 13 hits and four walks. The Mets have the following career numbers against him:

• Starling Marte 0-7, 3 BB, 2 K
• Dominic Smith 3-10, HR, K
• Francisco Lindor 1-7, BB, K
• James McCann 4-7, 2B, HR, BB, K
• Pete Alonso 1-7, K
• Jeff McNeil 0-7, 2 K
• Brandon Nimmo 0-1, 2 BB, K

Let’s Go Mets!

The Mets are currently in the middle of playing 11 games in 10 days, thanks to the second game of a double header that is about to happen. This evening the Mets are playing one of the games missed due to the lockout to start the season. The Mets played an extraordinary number of unscheduled games last year (either double headers or games due to weather postponements). At least this year everyone is impacted by missing the first two series of the year.

Carlos Carrasco will take the mound for the Mets, looking to bounce back from his last start. Over four games and 22 innings this year he has a 4.09 ERA, 2.99 FIP, 0.955 WHIP and a 92 ERA+. In his first three starts he had allowed only three runs over 18 1/3 innings. Last time out he allowed eight runs over 3 2/3 innings. Carrasco made only one start against the Braves last year allowing five runs from seven hits and two walks in five innings of work. The Braves have the following numbers against him:

• Eddie Rosario 12-34, 2 2B, 2 HR, 5 BB, 9 K
• Orlando Arcia 1-7, 2B, 2 BB
• Guillermo Heredia 1-7
• Travis d’Arnaud 1-5, 2 K
• Adam Duvall 1-5, 2B, K
• Matt Olson 3-4, 2 HR, BB
• Dansby Swanson 0-3, 2 K
• Williams Contreras 1-2, HR

Kyle Wright will start the night cap for the Braves. Over his first four starts and 24 innings pitched he has a 1.13 ERA (league leading), 1.37 FIP, 0.833 WHIP and a 367 ERA+ (league leading). His success this season has come from controlling the home run ball – he hasn’t allowed a single homer this season! For comparison, his career 1.4 HR/9 rate. Kyle made two starts last season, one in April and one in June, and was sent back down to the minors after both of them. Against the Mets last June he allowed five runs from four hits over two innings. The Mets have the following numbers against him:

• Jeff McNeil 5-9, 2 2B
• Dominic Smith 3-7, HR, BB
• Brandon Nimmo 2-6, HR, BB, K
• Pete Alonso 0-5, BB, 2 K
• J.D. Davis 0-4, BB, 3 K
• Starling Marte 0-3, K
• Francisco Lindor 1-1, HR, BB

Let’s Go Mets