The Mets came back and won a critical game against the Nationals Monday night! The Mets got an amazing start from Sean Manaea but the bats disappeared again. After scratching out a run in the 8th inning, the Mets sent the game to extra’s where Marte had the walk-off hit. Meanwhile the Dodgers did the Mets a favor and beat the Braves again. The Diamondbacks lost. So the Mets enter play today as the sole holders of the third wild card spot and are only one game out of the second.
Tylor Megill looks to lead the Mets again! Over the course of the entire season Megill has a 4.48 ERA, 3.52 FIP, 1.316 WHIP and an 87 ERA+ over 62 1/3 innings. He is coming off of a fantastic start against the Blue Jays where he held them to one hit over six innings while striking out six batters. Since rejoining the Mets rotation, Megill has allowed four runs from 11 hits and four walks over 15 1/3 innings while striking out 18 batters (2.35 ERA, 1.80 FIP). The Nationals got the best of Megill back in June, scoring five runs, four earned, over five innings. The Nationals have the following career numbers against him:
- CJ Abrams 0-2
- Joey Gallo 2-5, 2 HR, 3 K
- Luis Garcia Jr. 1-10, 2B, BB, 3 K
- Drew Millas 0-2
- Keibert Ruiz 3-8, 2B, BB, 3 K
- Ildemaro Vargas 1-4
Mitchell Parker is wrapping up his rookie season where he started 27 games pitching 142 1/3 innings with a 4.24 ERA, 3.80 FIP, 1.272 WHIP and a 95 ERA+. He’s coming off of a good start allowing two unearned runs over 6 1/3 innings against the Marlins. In his five starts before that Parker struggled allowing 20 runs, 19 earned, over 23 1/3 innings (7.33 ERA, 3.56 FIP). The Mets had a strong game against Parker back at the start of July scoring five runs off of five hits, including three homers over six innings. The Mets have the following career numbers against Parker:
- Pete Alonso 0-3, K
- José Iglesias 0-2
- Francisco Lindor 1-3, HR, K
- J.D. Martinez 1-3, 2B
- Brandon Nimmo 0-3, K
- Tyrone Taylor 1-2, HR
- Luis Torrens 0-2
- Mark Vientos 1-3, HR, K
Three Things To Watch For:
- José Iglesias. Iglesias has a ten game hitting streak now after last night’s 2-for-4 performance. Over the stretch he has gone 14-for-36 with two doubles slashing .389/.436/.444. There’s no power there right now, but he’s getting on base. While Lindor is healing, it seems that Iglesias is going to get the leadoff spot. Iglesias has saved this team before, and he continues to come up big when the Mets need him most during this stretch run.
- Can J.D. Martinez break out of his slump? Over his five games J.D. has gone 0-for-18 at the plate with two walks and four strikeouts. Two of those four strikeouts came in Monday night’s game. There are 12 games left in the season – can Martinez turn it back on for the final couple of weeks?
- Inevitable. The Mets are at their best when they feel inevitable. The 2022 Mets felt inevitable – never out of it. The Grimace Mets were inevitable – they were going to win the game. The Mets during the hot streak recently felt like they always had a chance. Losing two games in a row in Philly after having the lead took a bite out of that feeling of inevitability – especially when paired with the Lindor injury. Monday night was a good step forward in getting that swagger back. Let’s look for that same feeling tonight with the Mets bats getting to work early.
Let’s Go Mets!
