213 Miles From Shea

Yesterday was just an ugly day of Mets baseball. The Mets took a 3-0 lead in game one only to watch it all fall apart to a 10-3 loss. In the nightcap the Mets took a 3-1 lead and eventually lost 10-5 after committing six errors. After the game the Mets traded David Peterson to the Cubs. Will Sammon reported that it doesn’t necessarily mean the Mets are entering a full on sell mode, but it’s starting to feel like it.

The Mets desperately need to string a few wins together in a row, starting tonight behind Freddy Peralta.

If things continue for the Mets, Freddy Peralta might be the best player the Mets can move at the deadline. Whether the Mets go into full sell mode, or try to salvage this season and make a run, they’ll need Peralta to be more like himself. His last start was dreadful allowing 10 runs over 2 2/3 innings from 10 hits. He’s been in a pattern recently alternating between horrid and decent starts. He allowed three runs on three hits and two walks over 5 2/3 innings against the Cubs earlier this season who have the following career stats against him:

• Miguel Amaya 2-9, 2 K
• Alex Bregman 2-8, BB, K
• Michael Busch 3-23, 3 HR, 5 BB, 10 K
• Michael Conforto 3-10, 2B, 2 BB, 2 K
• Pete Crow-Armstrong 6-17, 2B, HR, BB, 2 K
• Ian Happ 5-39, 4 HR, 7 BB, 15 K
• Nico Hoerner 6-36, HR, 2 BB, 7 K
• Carson Kelly 2-15, BB, 7 K
• Matt Shaw 1-6, 2 BB, 2 K
• Seiya Suzuki 3-29, HR, 5 BB, 15 K
• Dansby Swanson 2-27, HR, 2 BB, 13 K

Matthew Boyd has made five starts this season totaling 24 innings with a 6.00 ERA, 2.35 FIP, 1.292 WHIP and a 66 ERA+. This will be Boyd’s first start after tearing his meniscus when at home, playing with his kids. He also had a shoulder injury while rehabbing. Before his set back, he allowed eight runs over nine innings spread over two starts. In his one rehab game since, he pitched four scoreless innings striking out seven batters. The Mets have the following career numbers against him:

• Francisco Alvarez 1-1, HR, BB
• Bo Bichette 2-5, HR
• Francisco Lindor 13-39, 3 2B, 2 HR, 3 BB, 5 K
• MJ Melendez 0-2, K
• Marcus Semien 3-11, HR, 3 BB, 3 K
• Juan Soto 1-10, HR, BB, 2 K
• Luis Torrens 1-2, 3B
• Mark Vientos 2-5, HR, K

Three Things To Watch For:

1. More Mets on trading block. Last night’s trade of David Peterson opens things up for more Mets to be traded. Bullpen arms always move from struggling teams and A.J. Minter and Brooks Raley are both free agents at the end of the season. Minter has pitched on back-to-back days and will probably not be available tonight. Raley tossed 20 pitches yesterday, which maybe makes him available. The Mets are also stacked with infielders (Vientos, Baty, Mauricio) who are pre-arbitration eligible with even more coming up through the system. The Mets rumor mill is going to start kicking in high gear.
2. Francisco Alvarez. Francisco Alvarez has a three game home run streak where he has gone 5-for-11. He now has eight on the season and is a legitimate power threat in the Mets lineup. If he gets three more he’ll tie his 11 HR mark that he has reached each of the last two seasons. Alvarez will need to go on a crazy run though to break his personal best of 25 homers in a season that he set in 2023.
3. Defense. Yesterday was just atrocious. The Mets made six errors with Semien and Vientos each making two. The Cubs scored five unearned runs on the night in a game the Mets could have very well won if they fielded their positions correctly. Hopefully this was rock bottom and tonight the Mets start their climb up.

Let’s Go Mets!

The Mets look to bounce back from an ugly loss. The Mets took a 3-0 lead but then everything fell apart in the fifth inning. After retiring the first two batters, the Nolan McLean allowed three runs to score to tie the game. The Cubs then scored three more in the sixth before making it an unreachable 10-3 lead later in the game.

The vibes are putrid right now, but Francisco Lindor is back! Can Lindor save the Mets season?

Programing Note: The split-doubleheader today brings us an unusual SNY/WPIX. If you parked yourself in front of SNY this afternoon for the first game and post game, make sure to adjust your dial to WPIX for the night cap.

Sean Manaea has pitched in 16 games this season totaling 54 1/3 innings with a 4.64 ERA, 3.75 FIP, 1.344 WHIP and an 89 ERA+. Since rejoining the Mets rotation he has allowed five runs, four earned, over 11 1/3 innings while striking out 11 batters. He’s kept the Mets in games more reliably of late than most of the Mets rotation. Manaea had a poor relief outing against the Cubs in April allowing five runs over four innings. The Cubs have the following career numbers against him:

• Miguel Amaya 0-4, 2 K
• Alex Bregman 10-42, 3 HR, 5 BB, 5 K
• Michael Busch 2-5, HR, 2 K
• Michael Conforto 2-7, 2B, 3 K
• Pete Crow-Armstrong 0-1, BB, K
• Ian Happ 2-9, HR, BB, K
• Nico Hoerner 2-10, 3B
• Carson Kelly 3-21, 2B, HR, 2 BB, 4 K
• Matt Shaw 2-4. 2B, K
• Seiya Suzuki 2-4, 2B
• Dansby Swanson 0-12, BB, 4 K

Shota Imanaga has seen his starts get bumped a couple of times over the last few days. He was originally supposed to pitch in a game that got rained out on Sunday. The same thing happened on Monday and that led the Cubs to knock him back all the way to today. 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. Francisco Lindor. The soul of the Mets will finally be back in the lineup tonight after missing two months due to a calf injury. Lindor was hitting .226/.314/.355 with an 89 OPS+ when he went down. In his last nine games before he got injured he was hitting .333/.353/.545. The Mets absolutely need that now.
2. Don’t Chase Imanaga. Imanaga’s off-speed pitches are in the 90th percentile in run value this season. Hitters are chasing his pitches 37.2% of the time, which is good for the 96th percentile. The problem for Imanaga is when hitters are making contact with his pitches, they’re squaring up on the ball. Hitters have a 10.4% Barrel% and a 38.3% Hard-Hit% (18th and 52nd percentile). The Mets hitters strike out a lot but have quite a lot of pop. Should be an interesting night in Queens!
3. Manaea has really changed his pitch selection. Last season stat-cast only picked up three pitches from Manaea: a fastball, sweeper and a changeup. This year they are picking up a sinker and cutter as well. Manaea tossed his fastball 60.5% of time last year, but his fastball this year just hasn’t been the same (19% whiff this year compared to 23.2% last year). Here’s the odd thing though, his sinker and cutter, which is throwing a combined 25% of the time, aren’t that good. Hitters have a .340 BA on his sinker and a .333 on his cutter. His cutter also has a 34.4% whiff rate, so there’s a chance things improve.

Let’s Go Mets!

Last night was more of the same for the Mets. Kodai Senga allowed a ton of runs early for the Mets, and they never were able to climb out of the hole, despite the Mets scoring six runs. Juan Soto left the game early when his back locked up. Francisco Lindor may be activated today, but it won’t happen for the first game the day. The Mets are going to have to stop the bleeding this afternoon without their superstars.

Nolan McLean has made 15 starts totaling 83 1/3 innings with a 3.67 ERA, 3.50 FIP, 1.092 WHIP and a 112 ERA+. McLean is coming off of a great start where he held the Cubs to one unearned run over seven innings while striking out nine batters. In his last four starts he has allowed only four earned runs over 22 innings while striking out 22 batters (1.64 ERA, 3.15 FIP). The Cubs have the following career numbers against McLean:

• Michael Busch 0-3, K
• Pete Crow-Armstrong 0-2, 2 K
• Ian Happ 1-2, 2B, BB, K
• Nico Hoerner 0-3, K
• Carson Kelly 0-2, K
• Matt Shaw 0-2, 2 K
• Seiya Suzuki 2-3, 2 HR< K
• Dansby Swanson 1-1, HR, BB

Javier Assad has pitched in 11 games making five starts this season, totaling 44 innings with a 3.89 ERA, 4.42 FIP, 1.000 WHIP and a 102 ERA+. Since returning to the rotation in June Assad has been quite good, allowing only two runs over 18 innings in three games (1.00 ERA, 3.83 FIP). He faced the Mets earlier this season allowing only one run from three hits over 5 2/3 innings. The Mets have the following career numbers against Assad:

• Francisco Alvarez 1-2, 2B
• Brett Baty 2-5, K
• Carson Benge 0-3, K
• Bo Bichette 2-7, BB, K
• MJ Melendez 1-5, HR, K
• Marcus Semien 1-3
• Zack Short 1-3, BB, K
• Juan Soto 0-3, K
• Luis Torrens 1-2, 2B
• Mark Vientos 0-4

Three Things To Watch For:

1. MJ Melendez. Melendez’s time on the Mets could be rapidly coming to a close. Tyrone Taylor and Ronny Mauricio are both rehabbing in Syracuse. Over 53 games, 137 PA’s, Melendez has hit .184/.309/.351 and an 86 ERA+. He has been dreadful in June going 5-for-38 with 17 K’s over 17 games, slashing .132/.283/.263. Today may be his last chance to make a strong statement for why he should stay up.
2. Bo Bichette. Bo is the star this afternoon in the Mets lineup. He’ll be hitting behind both Carson Benge and A.J. Ewing with Jared Young and Francisco Alvarez rounding out the top half of the lineup. Bo Bichette went 2-for-4 last night with a home run in the ninth inning. He also had two strikeouts, including one on a foul tip in the second inning that left the bases loaded when the Mets were down three.
3. Francisco Alvarez. The Mets are playing both catchers in the lineup this afternoon, on a day where they are playing two. With the Juan Soto injury the Mets need Alvarez’s bat. Alvarez will be DH’ing in game one. Last night he went 2-for-4 with his sixth home run of the season. Since returning from injury he has gone 12-for-40 at the plate with two home runs (.300/.333/.450).

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

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!