The Mets look to bounce back in a rubber game against the Marlins this afternoon in Miami! Last night the Marlins were able to take advantage of defensive miscues from the Mets scoring four runs on only two hits. A win this afternoon means the Mets will come back to New York with a .500 record!
Clay Holmes allowed three runs, two earned over 4 2/3 innings in his first start of the season, allowing five hits and four walks while striking out four. More importantly Holmes reached 89 pitches thrown as he continues to stretch himself out into a starting pitcher. How many times do the Mets today allow Holmes to go through the order? His first start was fairly inconclusive for this, with opponents reaching base at a .444 clip both their first and second time through the order, then .400 the third time through. The only two Marlins who faced Homes are Nick Fortes (1-for-1) and Kyle Stowers (1-for-1, BB).
Connor Gillispie allowed four runs, three earned over five innings in his first start of the season from four hits and four walks. Gillispie had a cup of coffee in 2024 with the Guardians allowing two runs over eight innings in three relief outings. His four seamer sits in the low-90’s and used it about a third of the time in his first star. He also uses his low-80’s sweeper about a third of a time and mixes in a mid-80’s cutter and mid-to-high-80’s changeup. Juan Soto is the only batter on the Mets who has faced Connor in a major league game (0-for-1, K).
Three Things To Watch For:
- Can the Mets turn loud outs into loud hits? The Mets had a couple of outs last night that could have easily been hits. Luisangel’s 104.9 mph groundout had an xBA of .420. Juan Soto’s 104.8 mph lineout had an xBA of .550! At some point these hard hits will turn into hits. The Mets had loud outs in Houston that turned into a rout the first game of this series.
- Brandon Nimmo. Is Brandon Nimmo hitting home runs back? Nimmo homered in his second straight game last night (3-for-8, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 K). In his first series in Houston he went 2-for-11 with a walk. The Mets offense really kicks into another gear when Nimmo hits tanks!
- Say goodbye to Miami. In the new “everybody plays everybody” baseball schedule MLB has used over the last few years, division rivals play four series a season against each other. The Mets have one more trip against the Marlins and it’s the very last series of the season. Mets fans have been loud in Miami the last couple of nights and hopefully the Mets can give them something to cheer about this afternoon!
Let’s Go Mets!
