The Mets have been rolling out their A-lineup the last two days on the road and the Mets have routed their opponents. The Mets are coming off of a 10-4 win where the Mets collected 13 hits. Luis Torrens and Jose Siri picked up three hits and three RBI’s each. Kodai and Max Kranick looked great – vibes are all around great!
Today the Mets will play the Cardinals for the sixth and final time with Clay Holmes getting his last warm-up start before Opening Day in Houston. There are only four more games until the games count for real!
Three Things To Watch For:
- Clay Holmes. Holmes has been sensational for the Mets this spring with a 1.29 ERA over 14 innings while striking out 15 batters. Each of his starts have been at least three innings and in his last start he went 4 1/3 allowing two runs on three hits. The start before he allowed one hit over 3 2/3 while striking out eight. Like every other Clay Holmes start this spring, we are watching for how deep he goes into the game to get a sense of how many pitches he’ll be allowed to throw on March 27th.
- Mark Vientos at first. Mark Vientos gets the start at first base today with Pete Alonso DH’ing. Vientos and Winker are the Mets plan for when Pete Alonso needs a day off from playing in the field. In 2024 he played four games, including two starts at first, for a total of 25 innings with 1.000 fielding percentage.
- Starling Marte in right. Today is just a day to watch the Mets in the field. Marte will be making his first start in the field. Marte will be a mixture of a DH and 4th/5th outfielder mixing in with Soto, Siri, Nimmo, Taylor and Winker. In 2024 Marte only played nine games as a DH (eight starts) compared to 85 games in right (.986 fielding percentage).
Let’s Go Mets!
