Mets Starting Lineup:
1. Carson Benge-RF
2. Juan Soto-LF
3. Bo Bichette-3B
4. Francisco Lindor-SS
5. Jared Young-1B
6. Mark Vientos-DH
7. A.J. Ewing-CF
8. Brett Baty-2B
9. Francisco Alvarez-C
The pitching match-up is RHP Christian Scott (2-0, 3.10 ERA) vs. LHP Tim Mayza (2-2, 3.06 ERA)
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| Mets CF A.J. Ewing tagged by Phillies SS Trea Turner after being thrown out in a rundown (Photo Credits to Brad Penner-Imagn Images) |
Mets LHP Zach Thornton got off to a rocky start in the top of the first after he gave up a lead-off double to SS Trea Turner and then a single to DH Kyle Schwarber and a RBI single to 1B Bryce Harper.
Thornton was able to respond by striking out 3B Alec Bohm and was then helped out by his defense after 1B Jared Young robbed RF Brandon Marsh of a double down the line and then struck out CF Derrick Hill to end the inning.
Thornton had a scoreless top of the second and worked out of a jam in the top of the third allowing first two runners on and then retired Harper on a deep fly ball and then caught a break after Bohm lined out to Young who caught the line drive and then touched first base to double off Schwarber.
Thornton settled down after that with scoreless innings in the top of the fourth, fifth and sixth and was then taken out.
His final line was six innings, five hits, one run, one walk and seven strikeouts.
RHP Huascar Brazoban came on in the top of the seventh and gave up the game-winning RBI single to Turner.
LHP Cionel Perez followed with two scoreless innings in the top of the eighth and ninth.
In the bottom of the first, CF Carson Benge led off with a single and LF Juan Soto nearly followed with a two-run homer, but CF Derek Hill made a tremendous leaping catch to rob him.
In the bottom of the second, CF A.J. Ewing singled with one out, but was then almost picked off until Turner made an error so Ewing advanced to second. 2B Ronny Mauricio then grounded out and 3B Brett Baty flew out to left.
In the bottom of the fourth, DH Bo Bichette led off with a double and two batters later, Young drove in Bichette with a RBI single. Ewing then advanced to first after grounding into a fielder's choice, but was once again picked off second.
The Met offense was unable to do much after that and went 1-4 with runners in scoring position leaving four runners on base.
The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Saturday, June 27 at home against the Phillies at 4:10 p.m.
Mets Starting Lineup:
1. Carson Benge-RF
2. Juan Soto-LF
3. Bo Bichette-DH
4. Francisco Lindor-SS
5. Jared Young-1B
6. A.J. Ewing-CF
7. Ronny Mauricio-2B
8. Brett Baty-3B
9. Luis Torrens-C
The pitching match-up is LHP Zach Thorton vs. RHP Zack Wheeler (7-1, 2.11 ERA)
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| Mets Manager Carlos Mendoza (Photo Credits to Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images) |
Andy Green is taking over as the interim manager. He had worked for the Mets as the senior vice president of player development and previously was the manager for the San Diego Padres.
This year was a difficult year for Mendoza and the Mets due to poor performances from the offense as well as starting rotation and a lot of injuries which all resulted in a 34-47 record.
Mendoza was hired by the Mets in November 2023 after working as the Yankees bench coach and helped the Mets advance to the NLCS in his first year in 2024.
Last year, he and his team got off to a 45-24 start on June 12, but it all took a downturn when Kodai Senga strained his right hamstring covering first base after 1B Pete Alonso made a high throw. The season was never the same again after Senga's injury and the Mets went 38-55 the rest of the way and were eliminated from the playoffs after the last day of the season.
It will be interesting to see where owner Steve Cohen and President of Baseball Operations go from here as they try to rebuild this franchise going forward.
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| Mets DH Juan Soto (Photo Credits to Brad Penner-Imagn Images) |
Mets RHP Freddy Peralta started out well with five scoreless innings and then was let down by his defense in the top of the sixth.
SS Ronny Mauricio made a throwing error to allow SS Dansby Swanson to reach first leading off the inning and then two batters later, Peralta gave up a RBI single to RF Michael Conforto.
Peralta then gave a RBI double to 3B Alex Bregman and RF Carson Benge made an error.
Peralta gave up a RBI single to the following hitter LF Ian Happ and walked 2B Nico Hoerner and was then taken out.
Peralta's final line was 5.2 innings, five hits, three runs, (0 earned runs), one walk and five strikeouts.
RHP Austin Weaver came in next and threw 1.1 scoreless innings.
RHP Luke Weaver followed in the top of the eighth and continued his dominant stretch striking out the side to extend his scoreless streak to 22 innings and lower his ERA to 2.12.
RHP Devin Williams appeared next and threw a scoreless top of the ninth.
LHP Brooks Raley came on in the top of the tenth and gave up a RBI double to CF Pete-Crow Armstrong.
The Met offense was held scoreless for the first five innings until the bottom of the sixth after CF A.J. Ewing walked with one out and two batters later, pinch-hitter Eric Wagaman hit a two-run homer.
In the bottom of the seventh, 1B Jared Young led off with the game-tying homer.
The offense was unable to get any timely hits going 2-12 with runners in scoring position leaving 14 runners on base.
The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Friday, June 26 at home at Citi Field for the first of a three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies at 7:10 p.m.
Mets Starting Lineup:
1. Carson Benge-RF
2. Bo Bichette-3B
3. Juan Soto-DH
4. Mark Vientos-1B
5. Francisco Alvarez-C
6. A.J. Ewing-CF
7. Ronny Mauricio-SS
8. M.J. Melendez-LF
9. Brett Baty-2B
The pitching match-up is RHP Freddy Peralta (5-6, 4.83 ERA) vs. LHP Matthew Boyd (2-1, 6.00 ERA)
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| Mets LHP David Peterson (Photo Credits to SNY.TV) |
Peterson has had a difficult season with a 6.09 ERA and 63 strikeouts and 30 walks in 68 innings. He has appeared in 16 games with 8 starts. The Cubs are in need of pitching after losing Edward Cabrera and Ben Brown to the injured list.
Mathis was a second round pick for the Cubs in 2024. He is hitting .272 with 10 homers and 12 doubles over 182 plate appearances between Single-A and High-A. He is ranked as the number 9 prospect in the system by Baseball America.
