213 Miles From Shea

The Mets are so close to things getting better. Francisco Lindor played a rehab game on Sunday with Tyrone Taylor. Christian Scott had a successful bullpen session. The problem is the team they are all coming back to is quickly falling apart. In the last three weeks the Mets have basically played .500 baseball (one game below .500 for the month of June). The starting pitching, on average, hasn’t given the bats a chance. Despite hot streaks from Bichette and Soto, the offense has been stuck in neutral. And now they welcome the Cubs who have won six of their last ten to Queens.

Kodai Senga returned the Mets rotation last week and promptly allowed four runs in the first inning. He settled down after and pitched three scoreless innings to end the night with four innings of work. Over six starts this season Senga has pitched 24 innings with a 9.00 ERA, 6.81 FIP, 1.875 WHIP and a 46 ERA+. On the positive side, he does have 28 strikeouts. Senga had a rough start against the Cubs in April allowing seven runs, six earned over 3 1/3 innings. The Cubs have the following career numbers against him:

• Alex Bregman 2-5, 2B, K
• Michael Busch 0-1, BB, K
• Michael Conforto 0-3, 2 BB, 2 K
• Pete Crow-Armstrong 0-2
• Ian Happ 2-7, BB, 3 K
• Nico Hoerner 2-7, HR, BB, 3 K
• Carson Kelly 0-5, 2 K
• Seiya Suzuki 2-4, 2B, BB
• Dansby Swanson 2-7, 2B, BB, 2 K

The Cubs have really reshuffled their rotation the last couple of days. Shota Imanaga was supposed to start Sunday, but then the Cubs got rained out. Then he was supposed to start yesterday, but the Cubs got rained out again. The Cubs have pushed him now to tomorrow’s doubleheader and decided to keep Edward Cabrera on his normal throwing schedule.

Edward Cabrera has made 13 starts this season totaling 67 1/3 innings with a 5.21 ERA, 5.15 FIP, 1.396 WHIP and a 75 ERA+. In his last six games he has pitched 26 innings allowing 27 runs, 24 earned, for a 8.31 ERA and 7.02 FIP. He had a decent start against the Mets back in April holding the Mets to three runs over six innings. The Mets have the following career numbers against him:

• Francisco Alvarez 2-6, BB, 2 K
• Brett Baty 2-4, K
• Carson Benge 1-3
• Bo Bichette 1-3, K
• MJ Melendez 2-3, 2 BB
• Marcus Semien 1-3, 2B, K
• Juan Soto 1-9, HR, 3 BB, K
• Luis Torrens 0-2, K
• Mark Vientos 3-7, HR, BB, 2 K

Three Things To Watch For:

1. Starting Pitcher Struggles. Let’s work backwards to Senga’s last start. Sunday night Peterson gave the Mets four innings and five runs. Saturday Peralta pitched 2 2/3 innings allowing 10 runs. Thursday Manaea gave the Mets 5 1/3 innings allowing three runs. Wednesday McLean was fantastic allowing only one run over seven. Last Tuesday Senga allowed four runs, all in the first inning, over four innings. The Mets are constantly playing from behind right now, it’s exhausting. The Mets bullpen got a much needed day off yesterday, but with a doubleheader looming tomorrow, they’re going to need Senga to go deep in this game.
2. Contain PCA. Pete Crow-Armstrong has been demolishing baseball recently. Over his last 9 games he has gone 19-for-38 with four doubles, two triples, five home runs and four stolen bases (.476/.511/1.024). His OPS during this stretch has jumped from .774 to .883. He has a career high 149 OPS+ this season. Hopefully the two days off in a row slow him down a bit.
3. Carson Benge. On June 7th Carson Benge went 5-for-5. In the five games after that Benge had a mini-slump going 2-for-18. Since then, over seven games, Benge is hitting .290/.333/.548 including two straight games with a home run.

Let’s Go Mets!

The Mets are so close to things getting better. Francisco Lindor played a rehab game on Sunday with Tyrone Taylor. Christian Scott had a successful bullpen session. The problem is the team they are all coming back to is quickly falling apart. In the last three weeks the Mets have basically played .500 baseball (one game below .500 for the month of June). The starting pitching, on average, hasn’t given the bats a chance. Despite hot streaks from Bichette and Soto, the offense has been stuck in neutral. And now they welcome the Cubs who have won six of their last ten to Queens.

Kodai Senga returned the Mets rotation last week and promptly allowed four runs in the first inning. He settled down after and pitched three scoreless innings to end the night with four innings of work. Over six starts this season Senga has pitched 24 innings with a 9.00 ERA, 6.81 FIP, 1.875 WHIP and a 46 ERA+. On the positive side, he does have 28 strikeouts. Senga had a rough start against the Cubs in April allowing seven runs, six earned over 3 1/3 innings. The Cubs have the following career numbers against him:

• Alex Bregman 2-5, 2B, K
• Michael Busch 0-1, BB, K
• Michael Conforto 0-3, 2 BB, 2 K
• Pete Crow-Armstrong 0-2
• Ian Happ 2-7, BB, 3 K
• Nico Hoerner 2-7, HR, BB, 3 K
• Carson Kelly 0-5, 2 K
• Seiya Suzuki 2-4, 2B, BB
• Dansby Swanson 2-7, 2B, BB, 2 K

Shota Imanaga was supposed to pitch on Sunday but the Cubs got rained out, bumping his start to tonight. Over 15 starts, 86 2/3 innings, Imanaga has a 4.26 ERA, 4.58 FIP, 1.062 WHIP and a 93 ERA+. He’s had a good run recently, allowing only one run over 10 2/3 innings. In his three starts before that he allowed 18 runs over 17 1/3. The Mets have the following career stats against him:

• Francisco Alvarez 1-2, HR, K
• Brett Baty 2-5, HR, K
• Marcus Semien 1-2, BB
• Zack Short 0-1, BB, K
• Juan Soto 0-3
• Luis Torrens 1-3
• Mark Vientos 0-5

Three Things To Watch For:

1. Starting Pitcher Struggles. Let’s work backwards to Senga’s last start. Last night Peterson gave the Mets four innings and five runs. Saturday Peralta pitched 2 2/3 innings allowing 10 runs. Thursday Manaea gave the Mets 5 1/3 innings allowing three runs. Wednesday McLean was fantastic allowing only one run over seven. Last Tuesday Senga allowed four runs, all in the first inning, over four innings. The Mets are constantly playing from behind right now, it’s exhausting.
2. Contain PCA. Pete Crow-Armstrong has been demolishing baseball recently. Over his last 9 games he has gone 19-for-38 with four doubles, two triples, five home runs and four stolen bases (.476/.511/1.024). His OPS during this stretch has jumped from .774 to .883. He has a career high 149 OPS+ this season.
3. Carson Benge. On June 7th Carson Benge went 5-for-5. In the five games after that Benge had a mini-slump going 2-for-18. Since then, over seven games, Benge is hitting .290/.333/.548 including two straight games with a home run.

Let’s Go Mets!

The Mets are at the precipice of living the same week three times in a row. For the first three weeks in June the Mets have started each week losing two games, then they win the third game of a series to avoid the sweep. Then they win the opener of the second series, but drop the next game. The last two weeks the Mets won the last game of the series, and the Mets hope to do that again tonight, making three weeks of mediocre .500 baseball. Not falling any further behind, not gaining any ground. Purgatory for three weeks. Hopefully the Mets can hit Zack Wheeler and put yesterday’s disastrous performance behind them.

It’s been a rough season for David Peterson who has made seven starts over 15 games totaling 64 innings with a 5.91 ERA, 3.76 FIP, 1.625 WHIP and a 70 ERA+. At the end of May Peterson had a great outing against the Marlins, holding them to one hit and no runs over four innings. Since then Peterson has allowed nine runs from nine hits and three home runs over 6 2/3 innings. The Phillies have the following career stats against Peterson:

• Alec Bohm 9-28, 2 2B, 2 HR, BB, 6 K
• Bryce Harper 10-27, 2 2B, HR, 4 BB, 7 K
• Derek Hill 0-3, BB, K
• Rafael Marchan 2-2
• Brandon Marsh 2-5, HR, K
• J.T. Realmuto 3-25, 2B, 4 BB, 5 K
• Kyle Schwarber 4-27, 2B, HR, 3 BB, 14 K
• Edmundo Sosa 6-9, 2B, HR, K
• Bryson Stott 0-3, BB, K
• Trea Turner 5-25, 2 2B, 2 BB, 7 K

Zack Wheeler has picked up right where he left off returning from injury this season. Over 10 starts he has pitched 62 2/3 innings with a 2.01 ERA, 3.39 FIP, 0.846 WHIP and a 221 ERA+. Wheeler had one poor start against the Dodgers on May 29th where he allowed four runs over six innings. Since then he ahs allowed only three runs over 19 innings spread over three starts. He has struck out 22 batters in that stretch. The Mets have the following career stats against Wheeler:

• Francisco Alvarez 0-4, BB, 2 K
• Brett Baty 4-12, HR, 2 K
• Bo Bichette 3-11, 2 K
• Marcus Semien 4-18, 2B, HR, BB, 5 K
• Zack Short 0-2
• Juan Soto 14-54, 2 2B, 3 HR, 16 BB, 16 K
• Luis Torrens 1-2
• Mark Vientos 4-12, 2B, 4 K
• Eric Wagaman 1-3, HR, 2 K
• Jared Young 1-2, K

Three Things To Watch For:

1. Contain the top of the Phillies lineup. Trea Turner, Kyle Schwarber, and Bryce Harper combined to go 10-for-15 on Saturday with a double, a triple and four home runs. The rest of the Phillies lineup had five hits, which isn’t nothing, but not the onslaught the Mets experienced. The Mets made the decision before yesterdays game to announce David Peterson as the starter, rather than using an opener. Peterson needs to set the tone tonight in the first and not let tonight’s game be a continuation of yesterday’s game.
2. Mark Vientos. Mark Vientos is starting to heat up! He has a six game on-base streak now despite only starting three of this six games. Over this stretch he has gone 6-for-17 at the plate with two home runs, slashing .353/.368/.706. He has solid numbers against Wheeler.
3. The bullpen is ready to take over. The Mets bullpen should be ready to take over for Peterson tonight after Pérez, Myers and Zack Short pitched after Peralta to salvage what was left of the game. Brooks Raley has been on a roll for the Mets this season with a 2.00 ERA over 27 innings spread over 30 games. He has a 208 ERA+, which will probably regress at some point.

Let’s Go Mets!

The Mets have lived the same week, three weeks in a row. They can break that today. For the last two weeks the Mets have lost the first two games of the week, won the next two games, lost the fifth game and then won the sixth game. In this third week of June, the Mets have gone LLWW. A win today break the Mets out of this perpetual .500 cycle. To break this cycle, they’ll have to rise above the Phillies ace.

Freddy Peralta has pitched 83 innings over 15 starts this season with a 3.90 ERA, 4.04 FIP, 1.301 WHIP and a 105 ERA+. Peralta looked good in his last start, holding the Braves to one run from four hits over five innings. There are two ways to look at Peralta right now. In two of his last three starts, he has allowed exactly one earned run. Or in three of his last five starts he has allowed at least four runs. Todays start can tip the balance towards a positive streak or the negative one. The Phillies have the following career stats against Peralta:

• Alec Bohm 1-9, HR, BB, 4 K
• Bryce Harper 3-14, 2B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 10 K
• Brandon Marsh 0-6, 4 K
• J.T. Realmuto 2-10, 3 BB, 3 K
• Kyle Schwarber 3-15, 2B, 2 HR, 5 BB, 5 K
• Edmundo Sosa 2-5, BB, 3 K
• Bryson Stott 1-6, 3 K
• Garrett Stubbs 0-2, 2 K
• Trea Turner 1-16, HR, BB, 4 K

Cristopher Sánchez has taken his game to another level for a second consecutive season. In 2025 Sánchez had a 2.50 ERA, 178 ERA+ and led the league with an 8.1 bWAR. He’s leading the league again with a 5.0 bWAR. Over 15 starts he has pitched 99 innings with a 1.82 ERA, 2.14 FIP, 1.091 WHIP and a 244 ERA+. That being said, he’s coming off of his first rough start in a while where the Brewers tagged him for four runs over 5 2/3 innings. The Mets have the following career numbers against Sánchez:

• Francisco Alvarez 0-8, 4 K
• Brett Baty 0-4, 3 K
• Bo Bichette 1-9, 3 K
• Marcus Semien 1-2, BB
• Juan Soto 5-14, 2B, BB, 4 K
• Luis Torrens 1-8, 2B, BB, 2 K
• Mark Vientos 5-15, 4 2B, HR, 4 BB, 7 K
• Eric Wagaman 2-8, 2B

Three Things To Watch For:

1. Juan Soto. At the end of Thursday’s games, Juan Soto was leading league in slugging (.582), OPS (.980) and OPS+ (172). On Thursday he went 2-for-4 with two home runs and a walk. He has reached base at least twice in each of the last eight games going 14-for-29 with three doubles, four home runs and seven walks (.483/.583/1.000). What a stretch for our superstar!
2. Mark Vientos. Vientos has some pretty insane numbers against Sánchez with five extra-base hits. In Vientos’ last five games he has gone 4-for-13 with a home run and a .333 OBP. He has gotten on base in each of the last five games despite coming in as a pinch hitter in three of those five games.
3. Today impacts tomorrow. As of writing (Saturday morning), the Mets have not announced their plan for tomorrow yet. If the Mets do what they have been doing, they’ll probably have opener before going to David Peterson for bulk work. Austin Warren hasn’t pitched since Wednesday and Huascar Brazobán last pitched on Thursday. If the Mets avoid one or both of them tonight, they’ll be in line to open tomorrow night’s game.

Let’s Go Mets!

For the first time in 2026, the Mets will finally play the Philadelphia Phillies, their division rivals. As you know by now, the Mets have had a weird schedule to start the year. Their first road trips were to the West Coast, by the end of the first week of June they were done with all West Coast trips for the year. Their first homestand was against central teams. And now we have the rest of the season the play our closest rivals.

The Mets have been stuck in neutral in June. For the third week in a row the Mets have lost the first series of the week by dropping the first two games and avoiding the sweep on the last day. The last two weeks they’ve won the weekend series, going .500 for the week. Will the pattern continue in Philly?

Scheduling note: the Mets and Phillies will have the rare Friday day off tomorrow due to the World Cup in Philadelphia.

Sean Manaea rejoined the Mets rotation last week and looked great, allowing two runs over six innings from four hits while striking out six batters. Overall this season Manaea has pitched in 15 games totaling 49 innings with a 4.78 ERA, 3.89 FIP, 1.347 WHIP and an 86 ERA+. In his last five games he has pitched 21 2/3 innings with 22 strikeouts posting a 2.91 ERA and a 3.42 FIP. The only blemish recently has been the long ball. He’s allowed exactly one home run in each of his last three starts. The Phillies have the following career numbers against Manaea:

• Alec Bohm 4-15, HR, 3 K
• Bryce Harper 7-19, 2 2B, HR, 4 K
• Derek Hill 1-3, 2B
• Brandon Marsh 0-3, BB, 2 K
• J.T. Realmuto 1-12, BB
• Kyle Schwarber 2-13, HR, 3 BB, 2 K
• Edmundo Sosa 6-14, 2 2B, 3B, HR, 4 K
• Bryson Stott 4-9, HR, 2 BB, K
• Garrett Stubbs 1-2
• Trea Turner 7-21 HR, BB, 6 K

Aaron Nola has made 14 starts totaling 70 2/3 innings with a 5.86 ERA, 4.50 FIP, 1.472 WHIP and a 76 ERA+. In his last two starts he has allowed eight runs over 9 innings from 12 hits and six walks. Nola made two starts against the Mets last season. In Queens he allowed four runs from seven hits over 6 1/3 innings. In Philly he shut the Mets out over six innings. The Mets have the following career numbers against Nola:

• Francisco Alvarez 2-6, HR, 2 K
• Brett Baty 1-10, 3 BB, 3 K
• Bo Bichette 4-10, 2B, HR, 3 K
• MJ Melendez 0-2, BB, 2 K
• Marcus Semien 0-6, K
• Juan Soto 10-43, 3 2B, 3 HR, 16 BB, 11 K
• Luis Torrens 2-6
• Mark Vientos 2-8, 2 K
• Jared Young 1-2, HR

Three Things To Watch For:

1. Bo Bichette. Bichette and Soto have been the two players to watch over the last week. Bichette went 3-for-4 at the plate yesterday, his sixth straight game with at least two hits. In his last seven games he has gone 15-for-30 with three doubles and three home runs (.500/.500/.900). Over his last seven games he has taken his OPS from .597 to .677. His bWAR is finally positive again (0.2) and his OPS+ is now up to 90. Holy stat regression to the career mean!
2. Juan Soto. Bichette wasn’t the only hitter collecting three hits yesterday. Soto went 3-for-5 with a double, his seventh straight game getting on base at least twice. Over his last seven games Soto has gone 12-for-25 with three doubles and two home runs (.480/.581/.840). The difference for Soto yesterday is the batters behind him actually drove Soto in. Hopefully the Mets don’t waste this hot streak that Soto and Bichette are on!
3. Francisco Alvarez. Since we are highlighting players who got three hits yesterday, we can’t leave out Francisco Alvarez. Alvarez went 3-for-5 with a run scored as the DH. Since returning from the injured list, Alvarez has gone 8-for-25 with a home run, slashing .320/.370/.440. The Mets around him just haven’t really been hitting on the days that Alavarez has played and the team has gone 2-5 in his seven games played.

Let’s Go Mets!

June has been a month of déjà vu. For the third week in a row the Mets have lost the first two games of a series. Seattle. St. Louis. Now Cincinnati. The Mets were able to salvage the series in Seattle and at home against the Cardinals. Then the Mets would go on to win the weekend series 2-1, dropping the middle game.

In order to keep the pattern going, and to have a shot at ending the week at .500, the Mets need to win today behind Nolan McLean. Let’s go!

Nolan McLean has made 14 starts this season totaling 76 1/3 innings with a 4.01 ERA, 3.68 FIP, 1.140 WHIP and a 102 ERA+. He’s coming off of a short start where he was pulled after allowing two runs over four innings due to four walks. He struck out six batters, which was the most he has done in a few starts. For the most part he’s starting to hit a stride again allowing a total of four runs over his last 15 innings. McLean will also be looking for revenge as one of his worst starts of the season was against the Reds where he allowed seven runs over 3 1/3 innings from five hits and two walks. The Reds have the following career numbers against McLean:

• JJ Bleday 1-2, HR, K
• Blake Dunn 0-2, K
• Nathaniel Lowe 1-1, 2B, BB
• Matt McLain 0-2
• Spencer Steer 1-2
• Tyler Stephenson 1-2, HR, K
• Sal Stewart 0-1, K
• Eugenio Suarez 1-3, BB, K

Nick Lodolo has made seven starts totaling 38 innings this season with a 5.21 ERA, 6.07 FIP, 1.447 WHIP and an 84 ERA+. He’s coming off of a better start against the Diamondbacks where he held them to two runs over 5 1/3 innings. In the two starts before that he allowed seven runs over 11 2/3 innings from 15 hits. One of his best starts of the year was against the Mets where he held the Mets to one run over six innings while striking out seven. The Mets have the following career stats against Lodolo:

• Brett Baty 0-2
• Carson Benge 1-1
• Bo Bichette 2-3, K
• A.J. Ewing 1-3
• Marcus Semien 3-6, HR, 2 K
• Juan Soto 1-3, HR, K
• Luis Torrens 1-4, K
• Mark Vientos 0-6, 3 K
• Eric Wagaman 2-5, HR

Three Things To Watch For:

1. Bo Bichette. We are going to keep saying watch Bo Bichette while he’s on this heater. Bichette now has five consecutive games where he has at least two hits. In his last six games he has gone 12-for-26 with three doubles and three home runs slashing .462/.444/.923. He has taken his OPS from .597 to .664. He’s bWAR is now up to -0.1 and OPS+ is up to 87. This stretch is really helping him return to his normal season stats. Let’s just hope that the Mets don’t waste this stretch.
2. Juan Soto. The other half of the Mets offense recently has been Juan Soto. He has a six game streak of getting on base at least two times. In his last six games he has gone 9-for-20 with two doubles, two home runs and six walks (.450/.577/1.427). The Mets offense falls off a cliff behind Soto, so this has translated into four runs scored, two of which are due to Soto’s own home runs.
3. Mark Vientos. The Mets need to get Mark Vientos going. Yesterday he went 1-for-2, coming in as a pinch hitter, with a two-run home run. He now has a three game hitting streak, but only one start in that stretch. If the Mets are going to dig out of this hole, they need Mark Vientos to hit.

Let’s Go Mets!

The Mets are no longer undefeated in the Knicks championship era.

After rolling through the Braves on Sunday the Mets barely showed up last night, losing 12-0. Tobias Myers had a disastrous start allowing seven runs in 1 1/3 innings. The Mets could never climb out of the hole and honestly it felt like they didn’t even attempt to.

On top of the loss, the Mets got bad news about Christian Scott yesterday who didn’t respond well enough to hip treatment and landed on the injured list. Luckily Kodai Senga is read to go for tonight’s start but the Mets are struggling to find consistent starters right now.

Kodai Senga has had a frustrating season for the Mets so far. Before his injury he pitched 20 innings over five games with a 9.00 ERA, 6.16 FIP, 1.950 WHIP and a 46 ERA+. He looked alright in his first two starts, allowing four runs over 11 2/3 innings. In the 8 1/3 innings that following he allowed 17 runs, 16 earned. He had a solid start in Binghamton his last time out, holding the Somerset Patriots to one run over six innings. The Reds have the following career numbers against him:

• Nathaniel Lowe 0-5, K
• Dane Myers 0-4, 2 K
• Spencer Steer 1-3, HR, 2 K
• Tyler Stephenson 2-2
• Eugenio Suarez 0-6, BB, 4 K

Brady Singer has made 13 starts totaling 61 innings with a 5.61 ERA, 6.32 FIP, 1.639 WHIP and a 78 ERA+. He’s coming off of a better start, allowing two runs over six innings against the Padres. In the six starts before that start, Singer had a 6.92 ERA, 8.84 FIP. The Mets have the following career stats against Singer:

• Brett Baty 0-6, 4 K
• Bo Bichette 3-11, 3B, 3 K
• Vidal Bruján 1-3, 2B
• Marcus Semien 4-14, 2B, BB, 4 K
• Juan Soto 4-10, 2B, 2 BB, K
• Luis Torrens 0-5, 2 K
• Mark Vientos 1-5, BB, K
• Eric Wagaman 1-4, 2B, BB, K

Three Things To Watch For:

1. Bo Bichette. As long as Bo keeps hitting, we’ll keep writing about him. Bichette went 3-for-5 with two doubles last night. In his last five games he has gone 10-for-21 at the plate with three doubles and three home runs. The Mets weren’t able to bring him home at all, but Bo hitting right now is exactly what the team needs.
2. But we need to hit with RISP. Bo had two doubles last night and didn’t score. That’s because the Mets went 1-for-12 with runners in scoring position. The offense has been a major weak point for the team this year as they have struggled to get most of the lineup healthy and on the same page at the same time. Tonight the Mets have a more favorable matchup, let’s hope Bo and company have more hits in them.
3. Keep the Reds in the ball park. The Reds hit three runs last night. They are currently ninth in the league with 92 home runs. Great American Ball Park is third in the league for park factor and second for home runs (22% more home runs observed at GAMP). Senga has never been great about keeping the ball in the yard, but he’s been terrible this season with a 2.3 HR/9.

Let’s Go Mets!

The Mets are undefeated in the Knicks Championship era!

The Mets took the weekend series from the Braves and now start another week where they will try to dig themselves out of the hole they find themselves in. Entering play today the Mets are only 5.5 games out of the last wild card spot. The Reds are the first team they are chasing, currently four games out of the last wild card spot.

The Mets have recalled Tobias Myers. The Mets ran into some bullpen depth issues a couple of weeks ago and had to send Myers down and now he’s back as a starter. At the end of yesterday’s game, Mendoza stated that Myers will probably be limited to 40 pitches or so. Over 20 games this season Myers has pitched 33 1/3 innings with a 4.05 ERA, 4.52 FIP, 1.080 WHIP and a 102 ERA+. This includes two outings against the Reds where he allowed a run over 2 innings from two hits. Since going down the minors he has pitched six innings over three games allowing one unearned run and one hit. The Reds have the following career numbers against Myers:

• Will Benson 0-2, 2 BB
• JJ Bleday 0-1, K
• Blake Dunn 1-2
• Noelvi Marte 0-6, K
• Matt McLain 0-3, K
• Spencer Steer 1-6, 3 K
• Tyler Stephenson 2-8, 2B, 4 K
• Eugenio Suarez 2-4, K
• Jose Trevino 0-2

The Mets bats draw an ace for the first game of the series. Chase Burns has made 13 starts tossing 75 2/3 innings with a 2.14 ERA, 3.24 FIP, 0.991 WHIP and a 205 ERA+. In his last three starts he has allowed six runs over 16 2/3 innings from 16 hits and five walks while striking out 24 (3.24 ERA, 2.69 FIP). This includes a start against the Mets where he allowed two runs over 5 1/3 innings scattering four hits and a two walks while striking out eight. The Mets have the following stats against Burns:

• Brett Baty 0-1, BB, K
• Carson Benge 0-3, K
• Bo Bichette 1-3, K
• A.J. Ewing 1-3, K
• MJ Melendez 0-2
• Marcus Semien 0-2, K
• Juan Soto 1-3, HR, K
• Luis Torrens 1-2, 2B, K
• Jared Young 0-1, BB, K

Three Things To Watch For:

1. A.J. Ewing. The rookie came out swinging yesterday going 3-for-5 at the plate with a double and a home run. In his last six games he has gone 6-for-20 with three doubles and a home run. He has only six extra-base hits on the season and four of them have come in his last six games! Today is either the first time that Ewing will face a starting pitcher in a second game, let’s see what adjustments he makes!
2. Bo Bichette. The Bo Bichette breakout is happening! Yesterday was his third consecutive game with two hits. In his last four games he has gone 7-for-16, with a double and three home runs. He has 8 RBI’s in this stretch and only two strikeouts while he slashes .438/.412/1.063. During this stretch he has raised his season OPS from .597 to .646.
3. Juan Soto. Bichette isn’t the only hitter heating up right now. Juan Soto has collected two hits in four consecutive games. In his last four he ahs gone 8-for-14 with two doubles, two home runs and three walks. He’s slashing .571/.647/1.143 over this stretch. If the Mets make another magical June run, it’s going to be because of Bo Bichette and Juan Soto.

Let’s Go Mets!

What a weekend in New York! The Knicks are NBA champions! The World Cup! The Puerto Rico Day Parade! And the Mets!

The Mets will try to shake off yesterday’s game where the offense could not get anything going against the Braves and lost 3-1. With the Knicks winning last night everything can be different! Or maybe the Braves will just be sleep deprived from last night’s party!

The Mets need Freddy Peralta today to be the Freddy Peralta we know he can be. In 14 starts, 78 innings, Peralta has a 4.04 ERA, 4.13 FIP, 1.321 WHIP and a 102 ERA+. His last start was rough, allowing six runs against the Cardinals over six innings. In his last four starts he has allowed 15 runs over 23 2/3 innings (5.70 ERA). There have been positive moments, like striking out 25 batters in that stretch, and real downsides like allowing four home runs. The Braves have the following career stats against Peralta:

• Ozzie Albies 1-16, 2 2B, 3 BB, 3 K
• Michael Harris II 1-4, 2 K
• Ha-Seong Kim 0-2, BB
• Sandy Leon 0-1, K
• Jorge Mateo 0-2, K
• Matt Olson 3-11, 2B, HR< 3 BB, 2 K
• Austin Riley 7-16, 2B, 2 HR, BB, 2 K
• Dominic SMith 2-5, 2 K
• Rowdy Tellez 0-2, BB, 2 K
• Eli White 1-2, HR
• Mike Yastrzemski 1-9, 2B, 2 K

Bryce Elder has made 14 starts, 84 2/3 innings, with a 2.66 ERA, 3.46 FIP, 1.051 WHIP and a 151 ERA+. In his last three starts he has allowed 11 runs, 10 earned, over 16 innings with a 5.63 ERA, 4.10 FIP. This is mostly due to a start against the Red Sox at the end of May where he allowed six runs, five earned, in 3 1/3 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against Elder:

• Francisco Alvarez 0-2
• Brett Baty 1-9, BB, 4 K
• Bo Bichette 1-3
• MJ Melendez 0-2, BB
• Marcus Semien 0-4
• Juan Soto 3-7, HR, 2 BB
• Luis Torrens 1-4
• Mark Vientos 1-3, HR, K
• Eric Wagaman 2-3, K

Three Things To Watch For:

1. Bichette & Soto. Bo Bichette and Juan Soto stayed consistent at the top of the lineup yesterday, despite the Mets around them flailing. Together they went 4-for-8 with two doubles (although it should have been one double and one home run). Bichette has now gone 5-for-11 with a double and three home runs over his last three games. Juan Soto has gone 6-for-11 with two doubles and two home runs. If the Mets can take today’s game, it’s going to be because of Bichette and Soto.
2. Bryce’s Slider. Bryce Elder does generate quite a lot of hard hits, he’s about middle of the league in hard-hit%. It’s been difficult hitters for to barrel him up, a lot of this is due to his slider. He throws his slider 28.5% of the time, more than any other pitch. It has a .173 BA and .183 xBA, the best out of all his pitches he throws more than 10% of the time. His slider also has the highest K% of any of pitches (29.9%). The Mets will need to find a way to lay off of it.
3. Flashing more power. Over the last week or so the Mets have started to hit more home runs, especially Bo Bichette and Juan Soto. The team now has 74 home runs on the season, with is good for 18th in the league. For a while the Mets were way down the bottom of the of league. The Mets finished 5th in the league last year and 6th before that. Bryce Elder has done a good job keeping the ball in the park this season, reducing his HR/9 to 0.7 after two consecutive seasons at 1.4.

Let’s Go Mets!

What a sports weekend! The Knicks play tonight! The World Cup has it’s first New Jersey game today! And the Mets can take the series against the Braves! Last night the Mets took opener behind Bo Bichette who hit two home runs including a grand slam! Let’s keep the momentum going!

Sean Manaea has pitched in 14 games this season totaling 43 innings with a 5.02 ERA, 3.99 FIP, 1.442 WHIP and an 83 ERA+. In his last outing he allowed two runs against the Padres over four innings. In his last four outings he has allowed five runs over 15 2/3 innings, scattering 12 hits and four walks while striking out 16 batters (2.87 ERA, 3.49 FIP). A resurgent Sean Manaea could be the x-factor the Mets need to go on a run this month and get back into the race. The Braves have the following career numbers against Manaea:

• Ozzie Albies 1-3
• Mauricio Dubón 1-6
• Michael Harris II 0-2, K
• Ha-Seong Kim 1-10, BB, 2 K
• Sandy Leon 1-6, K
• Jorge Mateo 0-2
• Matt Olson 2-5, HR, 2 K
• Austin Riley 3-4, HR, BB, K
• Dominic Smith 2-4, BB
• Rowdy Tellez 2-3
• Eli White 1-3, K
• Austin Wynns 3-6
• Mike Yastrzemski 2-8, 3B, BB, 3 K

The Braves know how to take an aging starter and turn back the clock. Martín Pérez has pitched in 13 games including nine starts this season totaling 56 2/3 innings with a 3.02 ERA, 3.99 FIP, 1.059 WHIP and a 134 ERA+. He’s coming off of a rougher start where he allowed three runs from three hits and two walks over five innings. In his last four starts he has a 4.35 ERA, 3.83 FIP. The Mets have the following career numbers against Pérez:

• Francisco Alvarez 0-2, 2 BB
• Brett Baty 1-2
• Bo Bichette 1-2
• Vidal Bruján 0-2
• MJ Melendez 2-9, K
• Marcus Semien 10-37, 2 2B, 3B, HR, 8 K
• Juan Soto 3-8, HR, BB
• Luis Torrens 0-6, BB, 3 K
• Mark Vientos 1-4, K

Three Things To Watch For:

1. Bo Bichette. Was last night the Bo Bichette breakout game? The moment where his season finally turns around? In his last two games Bichette has gone 3-for-7 with three home runs and eight RBI’s. He’s rocketed his OPS to .635 and his OPS+ to 78. Summer is heating up in New York and we need our superstars to step up!
2. Juan Soto. From June 1st to June 10th, Juan Soto went 3-for-30 with no extra bases, slashing .100/.206/.100. In the two game since Soto has gone 4-for-7 with a double, two home runs, and three runs scored. Both Soto and Bo Bichette have gone off the last two games and the Mets have won both of those games.
3. A Tired Bullpen. The Mets waited late today to announce Sean Manaea as the starter. They’ve been using openers for Manaea but after the last couple of days the Mets have really relied heavily on their bullpen. Austin Warren had a heavy workload as an opener on Wednesday. The Mets used their big arms on Thursday relying on A.J. Minter, Luke Weaver, Devin Williams and Brooks Raley to lock down the win. They had to go back and use Williams and Raley yesterday. Today feels like Luke Weaver’s day who only needed 11 pitches on Thursday.

Let’s Go Mets!