The Mets and Nationals finish off their double header tonight! All the teams the Mets are chasing right now in division play at night, so unlike this afternoon, we’ll be watching more than just the Mets. The Marlins and Phillies will get things going an hour before this game starts. The Braves and Rockies will start an hour after this game starts. Lots of important / relevant baseball this weekend.
Tylor Megill gets the start in the nightcap. In his first 13 starts and 64.2 innings of work, Megill has a 4.04 ERA, 4.33 FIP, 1.237 WHIP and a 98 ERA+. Back on August 24th he had his worst start of the season, allowing 7 runs over 3.2 innings to the Giants. He bounced back in his next start, against the Nationals, allowing two runs over 5.0 innings from a hit and three walks. In an interesting, schedule quirk, this will be the fourth time this season that Megill has faced the same team in back to back starts. He started his career off with back to back starts with the Braves (pitching 4.1 IP, 2 ER then 5.0 IP, 3 ER), in July it was the Pirates (3.2 IP, 1 ER then 6.0 IP, 0 ER) and finally the Giants (6.0 IP 1 ER, then 3.2 IP, 7 ER). The Nationals have the following numbers against him:
- Josh Bell 1-2, HR
- Juan Soto 0-0, 2 BB
- Alcides Escobar 0-3
- Luis Garcia 0-2
- Carter Kieboom 0-2, K
- Yadiel Hernandez 0-2, K
- Lane Thomas 0-3, 2 K
Josh Rogers will make his Nationals debut tonight against the Mets. Rogers was drafted by the Yankees in 2015 and traded to the Orioles in 2018 as part of the Zack Britton traded. After a few starts in the majors between 2018-19 (8 G, 3 GS, 26.0 IP, 8.65 ERA, 8.57 FIP, 1.769 WHIP, 54 ERA+), he was released in 2021. He’s had quite a bit of success with Rochester since signing with the Nationals – pitching in 14 games and 73.0 innings with a 3.70 ERA. This includes three starts against the Syracuse Mets where he held them scoreless over 17.1 innings (15 hits). He hasn’t faced anyone on the major league roster in a major league game.
Let’s Go Mets!
