Y’all. Confession time.
I’ve been doing Game Previews almost every game since 2008. I generally know what I’m going to say.
I really have no idea for this game.
Like I’ve been thinking about this preview for hours. Nothing. See I generally write in a formulaic way. Start off with a review of the last game, then go into each starting pitcher, their last start and the batter vs pitcher record. End with a Let’s Go Mets and call it a day. For game 2 tonight, I’m writing the preview while the Mets are currently down 4-0 in the top of the second, so I don’t know how that game ends. David Peterson is starting, so that will be the next paragraph, but he’s never faced the Yankees before. The Yankees still haven’t announced their starter for their game and it’s going to be a bullpen game, so there goes the last paragraph. 2020 y’all.
Anyway, here’s the sure thing – David Peterson is making his return to the mound. In his first four starts of his career he has thrown 21.2 innings with a 2.91 ERA, 4.03 FIP, 1.154 WHIP and 146 ERA+. In his last start he allowed one run, unearned, over 5.0 innings after an early-ish exit and then landed on the IL. So far he is one of the largest bright spots of this 2020 Mets fiasco of a team.
Speaking of 2020 bright spots, let’s talk about a few Mets hitters. First, there’s the breakout season for Dominic Smith, who before game 1 today, was hitting .315/.402/.699 over 87 PA’s, a 1.101 OPS, leading the team. Who would have thought that Cano, in 74 PA’s would be second on the team in OPS at 1.051 with a slash line of .382/.419/.632. If I knew just those two things, I would think that the Mets would be leading the division. Alas, things in the rotation, runners in scoring positions, etc, have not worked out well for the Mets. This weekend would be a great time though to shock the world.
Let’s Go Mets!
