The Mets demonstrated in another, subtle, way that it’s a new era. The Mets called off last night’s game at 3 PM, hours before the game arrived. In more recent years the Mets have made announcements like that fairly late. Maybe it’s because it was the first game of a three game set. Whatever the reason, it was appreciated to know hours beforehand.
There are five teams in baseball with at least seven wins so far. Four of those teams are in the NL West, the odd team out is our very own New York Mets. (Technically the Padres are also the odd team out here too, the Mets and Rockies are each 7-3, the Giants 7-2 and the Dodgers 8-2. The Padres have somehow played 12 games already and are 7-5). There are also only three teams with a run differential over +20: the Dodgers, the Giants and the New York Mets. The Dodgers lead the pack with a +30, followed by the Mets at +26 and the Giants at +23.
Tonight the Mets will start a four game set with the Giants in one of the marquee matchups on the young season. The Mets enter the series coming off of their third consecutive series win. The Giants come to New York after sweeping the Guardians in Cleveland.
Tylor Megill takes the mound for the Mets tonight. In his first two starts this season and 10 1/3 innings of work he has allowed zero runs from six hits and zero walks while striking out 11. Megill made two, very different, starts against the Giants. In San Francisco he allowed only one run from five hits and two walks over six innings. In the very next start back in New York, he allowed seven runs from 11 hits over 3 2/3 innings. The Giants have the following numbers against Megill:
- Brandon Belt 3-5, 2 HR, BB, K
- LaMonte Wade Jr. 3-6, 2B, HR
- Brandon Crawford 0-5, 2 K
- Tommy La Stella 1-5, K
- Joc Pederson 0-4, BB, K
- Mike Yastrzemski 1-3, HR, BB
- Wilmer Flores 2-3, 2B, K
The Mets bats will get their first look at the veteran Alex Cobb tonight who is pitching in his first season with the Giants. In his first start this year he allowed two runs from four hits and two walks over five innings while striking out 10. Last season he made 18 starts for the Angels and pitched 93 1/3 innings with a 3.76 ERA, 2.92 FIP, 1.264 WHIP and a 118 ERA+. The Mets have the following numbers on Alex Cobb:
- Robinson Canó 10-28, 2B, 4 HR, 2 BB, 4 K
- Eduardo Escobar 3-11, HR, BB, 4 K
- Francisco Lindor 3-8, 3 K
- Mark Canha 1-6, 2 K
- Starling Marte 1-2, 2B
- Brandon Nimmo 0-3, 3 K
- James McCann 0-2
Let’s Go Mets!
