All streaks come to an end and the Mets winning streak ended in the bottom of the 9th yesterday.
David Peterson and Tyler Glasnow were locked in a pitching duel, where the difference until the 8th inning was a 2-run homer by Jonathan Villar. The Rays were able to tie it in the 8th and score one more in the ninth to win. Sometimes you win games you should lose and sometimes you lose games you should win.
The Mets will look to start a new streak tonight! However as of writing this (5:20 AM) its unclear who the Mets starting pitcher will be. Joey Lucchesi is scheduled to get a good chunk of work – whether he’s the starter or a bulk pitcher today we’ll find out in a few hours. Last time through the rotation the Mets had success throwing Tommy Hunter as the opener and following up with Lucchesi.
Lucchesi has pitched 14.0 innings over 5 games with a 7.71 ERA, 4.11 FIP, 1.429 WHIP and a 50 ERA+. In his last bulk outing he pitched 3.1 innings allowing 1 unearned run from 2 hits and a walk while striking out 3. A few Rays have seen Joey in major league action before:
- Austin Meadows 0-1, BB, K
- Willy Adames 0-2, 2 K
- Mike Zunino 0-3, K
- Mike Brosseau 0-2, K
The Mets bats will get a look at rookie Shane McClanahan. The 24 year old made his major league debut this year and was drafted by the Rays in the first round (31st Pick) in 2018. However, the Mets actually drafted him of Cape Coral High School in the 26th round back in 2015. That’s a fun fact. In three starts this season he has pitched 12.0 innings with a 3.75 ERA, 2.69 FIP, 1.250 WHIP and a 104 ERA+. Each start he has pitched exactly 4.0 innings, however his last start was the first time he touched 80 pitches thrown as he allowed 3 runs from 4 hits and 2 walks to Oakland.
Let’s Go Mets!
