Game Chat: Mets vs. Padres, 4:10 P.M.

Sunday, August 25, 2024 • 4:10 PM
Petco Park • San Diego, CA
LHP Jose Quintana (6-9, 4.57) vs. LHP Martín Pérez (3-5, 4.67)
WPIX

The New York Mets look to win the four game set against the Padres this afternoon in San Diego. This has been a series of blowouts with the Mets winning two games by a lot, and the Padres crushing in one game. Can the Mets make some magic happen one more time?

Mets Lineup

1. Francisco Lindor, SS
2. Mark Vientos, 3B
3. Pete Alonso, 1B
4. Brandon Nimmo, LF
5. Starling Marte, RF
6. J.D. Martinez, DH
7. Jose Iglesias, 2B
8. Luis Torrens, C
9. Harrison Bader, CF

Jose Quintana has pitched 134 innings over 25 starts this season with a 4.57 ERA, 5.14 FIP, 1.321 WHIP, and an 85 ERA+. He’s coming off a terrible start against the Baltimore Orioles where he allowed seven runs over five innings. In the month of August, he has allowed 19 runs over 20 2/3 innings from 22 hits and 12 walks.

Quintana is need of a good start and he had one in June against the Padres where he held them to one run and two hits over six innings. The Padres have the following career numbers against Quintana:

• Luis Arráez 0-3
• Xander Bogaerts 6-16, 2 K
• Jake Cronenworth 1-5, 2 K
• Kyle Higashioka 0-5, 4 K
• Manny Machado 5-25, 2B, HR, 3 BB, 6 K
• Jackson Merrill 1-2, HR
• David Peralta 1-4, K
• Jurickson Profar 2-10, HR, BB, 2 K
• Donovan Solano 2-7, 2B, K

Padres Lineup

1. Jurickson Profar, LF
2. Donovan Solano, 3B
3. Xander Bogaerts, 2B
4. Manny Machado, DH
5. Jake Cronenworth, 1B
6. Jackson Merrill, CF
7. Luis Campusano, C
8. Bryce Johnson, RF
9. Mason McCoy, SS

Martín Pérez has made 20 starts this season for the Pirates and Padres totaling 106 innings with a 4.67 ERA, 4.89 FIP, 1.500 WHIP, and an 88 ERA+. Since being traded to the Padres, he has made four starts totaling 23 innings with a 2.74 ERA. He’s coming off of his worst start though as a Padre where he allowed three runs from seven hits over 4 2/3 innings.

Against the Mets this year he allowed three runs from six hits and two walks over 5 2/3 innings. The Mets have the following career numbers against Pérez:

• Pete Alonso 0-12, 3 BB, 2 K
• Francisco Alvarez 0-2, 2 BB
• Harrison Bader 0-2
• José Iglesias 5-21, HR, K
• Francisco Lindor 7-17, 2B, 5 BB, K
• Starling Marte 6-11, 2 2B, HR, K
• J.D. Martinez 1-11, 3 BB, 2 K
• Jeff McNeil 4-13, 2B
• Brandon Nimmo 4-14, 2B
• Tyrone Taylor 2-3, BB
• Luis Torrens 0-5, 2 K
• Mark Vientos 0-2, K
• Jesse Winker 2-9, 3 K

Game Notes

The Mets enter Sunday’s game 2.0 games behind the Atlanta Braves for the final wild card spot. The Braves took on the Washington Nationals in the early game on Sunday; losing 5-1.

Prior to Sunday’s game, the Mets put starting pitcher Paul Blackburn on the 15-day injured list with a right hand bruised. In the corresponding move, relief pitcher Huascar Brazoban is back with the team.

Prior to Sunday’s game, the Mets announced that third baseman Brett Baty was struck by a pitch on his left index finger on a check swing with Triple-A Syracuse. Imaging has revealed a fracture. The team confirms that a typical return to play for this type of injury is 4-6 weeks.

Prior to Sunday’s game, the Mets released veteran outfielder Eddie Rosario. Rosario went 3-for-29 with eight strikeouts for Triple-A Syracuse since signing after his release from the Atlanta Braves.

Three Things To Watch For

1. Francisco Lindor, the MVP. Francisco Lindor is now at 6.5 fWAR, 0.2 ahead of Shohei Ohtani for the National League lead. Saturday night, Lindor went 2-for-5 with two home runs including a grand slam, increasing his RBI total to 78 on the season. Lindor has played in 17 games since August 7, slashing .375/.416/.708 with 11 multi-hit games. His 135 OPS+ is the best in his career.
2. Both teams have their best bullpens ready to go. As the SNY booth noted early in Saturday’s game, that because of the blowouts early in the series, neither team needed to use their best relievers. Well, Saturday’s game was also a blowout with neither dipping into high-leverage relievers.
3. Harrison Bader. Harrison Bader had been mired in a slump. Before his 8th inning home run Saturday night, he was 0-for-his last 14 at-bats. There was a time this season where Harrison Bader provided a spark at the bottom of the lineup that would push the Mets forward, hopefully his homer yesterday is a sign of things to come.

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