The Mets look to bounce back from last night’s loss as they take on the Marlins for game three of the four game series. Yesterday the Marlins took an early 1-0 lead and the Mets weren’t able to muster a run until the ninth inning when Pete Alonso hit the Mets first homer of the season. A 2-1 loss is definitely frustrating. The Mets starting pitching behind David Peterson and relief pitching led by two scoreless innings from Tommy Hunter kept the Mets in the game the whole night.
Now the Mets will pivot as they look to guarantee at least a series split with the Marlins with a win tonight. This was originally supposed to be Justin Verlander day, but with Verlander landing on the IL at the start of the season the Mets turn to Tylor Megill.
In 15 games and 47 1/3 innings last season, Tylor Megill had a 5.13 ERA, 3.77 FIP, 1.246 WHIP and a 76 ERA+. When I think about last season, I remember Megill more as the 3.77 FIP pitcher, rather than the 5.13 ERA. Megill barely saw the Marlins last season, only catching them in relief in September where he pitched a scoreless inning where he walked two batters and struck out two. The Marlins have the following numbers against him:
- Jean Segura 1-5
- Jacob Stallings 1-3
- Jazz Chisholm Jr. 2-3
- Bryan De La Cruz 0-2, K
- Avisaíl García 0-2
- Jon Berti 0-1
The Mets bats will look to get back on the right track tonight against Edward Cabrera. Cabrera is coming off of a successful second season in the majors where he made 14 starts and pitched 71 2/3 innings with a 3.01 ERA, 4.59 FIP, 1.074 WHIP and a 135 ERA+. He made one start against the Mets last season where he allowed three runs from five hits and two walks while striking out four. That start was the first of four starts in a row where he allowed 11 runs over 19 2/3 innings, raising his season ERA from 2.39 to 3.15. Which Edward Cabrera will the Mets see tonight? The Mets have the following career numbers against him:
- Pete Alonso 3-8, 3 HR
- Francisco Lindor 1-6, BB, K
- Jeff McNeil 1-7, 2B
- Brandon Nimmo 3-5, 2 BB, K
- Mark Canha 1-2
- Eduardo Escobar 0-2
- Tomás Nido 1-2, 2B, K
- Daniel Vogelbach 0-2, K
- Omar Narváez 0-1, K
Three Things To Watch For:
- A thorn in the Mets side: Garrett Cooper has four hits in eight trips to the plate this year against the Mets including a triple and a homer. He’s also made several terrific plays at first base. The Mets need to figure out how to keep Cooper off the base paths for the rest of the weekend.
- Stealing Second: In the first two games of the season Starling Marte has stolen second base twice and has been caught stealing second once. He’s the only Met this year to steal a base. Marte’s career high in stolen bases is 47 which he has done twice. Last season he he stole only 18 bags. He can’t keep this pace up the whole season but right now it feels like he’s going to get close, if not pass, that career mark.
- Happy Sidd Finch Day! The Mets and Sports Illustrated collaborated on one of the best April Fools stories in history in 1985. “The Curious Case of Sidd Finch” introduced the world to a fictious, barefoot starting pitching who threw some serious heat at 168 mph. How many times is this mentioned in the broadcast today?
Let’s Go Mets!
