Game Chat: Giants vs. Mets, 1:40 P.M.
Sunday, May 26, 2024 • 1:40 PM
Citi Field • Flushing, NY
RHP Logan Webb (4-4, 3.03) vs. LHP Sean Manaea (3-1, 3.11)
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The New York Mets are free falling right now. They have now lost five games in a row and are a season-worst nine games below .500. The games they have lost in the past week are all games they could have easily won, with the last three losses involving blown leads late in games. This has to be causing increased pressure on the bullpen, which in turn is making results worst right now.
Mets Lineup
- Francisco Lindor, SS
- Pete Alonso, 1B
- Brandon Nimmo, LF
- J.D. Martinez, DH
- DJ Stewart, RF
- Jeff McNeil, 2B
- Harrison Bader, CF
- Brett Baty, 3B
- Tomás Nido, C
Over nine starts (46 1/3 innings) this season, Manaea has a 3.11 ERA, 3.41 FIP, 1.295 WHIP, and a 123 ERA+. Since his terrible start against Kansas City on April 13, Manaea has made six starts with a 2.56 ERA (3.41 FIP) while opponents are slashing .224/.305/.310 against him. He has gotten results on the field this year despite some of the under-the-hood statistics suggesting he has been experiencing some good luck (4.25 xERA, .254 xBA).
The Giants have the following career numbers against him:
- Patrick Bailey 1-1, BB
- Curt Casali 0-6, BB, 2 K
- Matt Chapman 1-2
- Thairo Estrada 2-12, K
- Wilmer Flores 8-23, 2 2B, BB, 4 K
- Heliot Ramos 0-2, BB
- Jorge Soler 2-7, HR, BB, K
- Mike Yastrzemski 2-8, 3B, BB, 3 K
Giants Lineup
- Luis Matos, CF
- Thairo Estrada, 2B
- Patrick Bailey, C
- Matt Chapman, 3B
- Wilmer Flores, 1B
- Jorge Soler, DH
- Heliot Ramos, LF
- Ryan McKenna, RF
- Brett Wisley, SS
The Mets’ bats will face Logan Webb who has already made 11 starts this season. Over 65 1/3 innings, Webb has a 3.03 ERA, 2.82 FIP, 1.332 WHIP, and a 128 ERA+. Over his last two starts, he has allowed two runs over 12 innings while striking out 11. This is a massive improvement over the three starts before that where he allowed 12 runs (10 earned) over 14 2/3 innings.
He last faced the Mets in April 2023 where he held the Mets to two runs from five hits and a walk over seven innings. The Mets have the following career numbers against him:
- Pete Alonso 2-14, HR, BB, 5 K
- Harrison Bader 2-5, 2 BB
- Brett Baty 0-5, 2 K
- Francisco Lindor 2-11, 2B, 4 K
- Starling Marte 7-15, 2B, K
- J.D. Martinez 1-7, BB, 4 K
- Jeff McNeil 3-12, 2B, BB, K
- Omar Narváez 1-8, 2 K
- Tomás Nido 1-6
- Brandon Nimmo 1-14, HR, 2 BB, 3 K
- DJ Stewart 0-3
- Tyrone Taylor 0-4, BB, 2 K
Game Notes
Prior to the game, the New York Mets officially announced that David Peterson will start Wednesday against the Dodgers. He’ll come off the injured list to make his season debut. As a result, Adrian Houser back to the bullpen.
Francisco Lindor is batting .333 (9-for-27) with three runs, four doubles, two RBIs, and one walk to go along with a .379 OBP and a .481 SLG over his last six games.
Pete Alonso has hit 204 home runs in his career. His 204 home runs are the most in the majors since he entered the league in 2019.
The Mets are 10-16 at Citi Field this year. After starting the season 0-5 at Citi, the team is 10-11 at the ballpark. New York has posted a 3.04 ERA at home this year, the lowest mark in the National League and the third-lowest mark in the majors.
Three Things To Watch For
- Sean Manaea revenge game? The San Francisco Giants jerked Manaea around last year between the bullpen and the rotation. Players are sometimes more amped up when they face their last team. We’ll know fairly earlier on if Manaea is having a revenge game type outing from the radar gun. His sinker which he throws about 40% of the time sits around 92/93 mph and has maxed out this season at 96. His four-seam fastball which he throws about 15% of the time sits around 92 as well and has gone as high as 97 this year. Look to see if his pitches are averaging slightly higher than normal.
- A normal day for the bullpen. The bullpen has not been the only culprit over the last several games for the Mets. Once a strength, now a problem, the Mets have lost three games in a row that they had the lead late. Further, the last two games we’ve seen massive explosions, like Reed Garrett allowing five runs in the 8th inning Friday night or yesterday where the Mets allowed five in the 10th and didn’t even give the offense a chance.
- Mets have flashed a lot of power. The Mets have hit 12 home runs as a team over their last five games. They’ve also lost all five of those games. An incredible feat. The offense is coming together but they are still struggling to hit with runners in scoring position. Friday’s game ended with the bases loaded. Saturday, the Mets had a runner on third with one out in the bottom of the ninth but couldn’t bring them in.
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