Game Chat: Red Sox vs Mets, 7:10 PM

Tuesday, September 3, 2024 • 7:10 PM
Citi Field • Flushing, NY
RHP Kutter Crawford (8-12, 4.12) vs. LHP David Peterson (8-1, 2.83)
SNY • TBS

The Mets look to extend their winning streak to six games tonight and take the series from the Red Sox at Citi Field. With their fifth straight win on Monday, the Mets moved to a half game out of the final Wild Card spot. It’s September baseball in Queens!

Mets Lineup

1. Francisco Lindor – SS
2. Brandon Nimmo – CF
3. Mark Vientos – 3B
4. Jesse Winker – DH
5. Pete Alonso – 1B
6. Starling Marte – RF
7. Jose Iglesias – 2B
8. Jeff McNeil – LF
9. Francisco Alvarez – C

David Peterson looks to continue his personal hot streak tonight. Over 16 starts, he has tossed 92 1/3 innings with a 2.83 ERA, 4.25 FIP, 1.321 WHIP and a 141 ERA+. In his last five starts, he has pitched 32 2/3 innings with a 1.65 ERA and a 3.67 FIP.

The Red Sox have the following career numbers against David Peterson:

• Triston Casas 1-1, 3B
• Rafael Devers 4-7, 2B
• Jarren Duran 1-1
• Danny Jansen 0-2
• Masataka Yoshida 0-1, BB, K

Opposing Lineup

1. Rob Refsnyder – LF
2. Jarren Duran – CF
3. Tyler O’Neill – RF
4. Rafael Devers – 3B
5. Romy Gonzalez – 1B
6. Masataka Yoshida – DH
7. Danny Jansen – C
8. Ceddanne Rafaela – SS
9. Nick Sogard – 2B

Kutter Crawford has pitched 155 innings over 28 starts this season with a 4.12 ERA, 4.67 FIP, 1.097 WHIP and a 105 ERA+. He has allowed a league-leading 28 home runs (18 on the road) this season. In his last two starts, he has returned a bit to form allowing four runs over 11 2/3 innings. In the six starts before that he allowed 29 runs over 29 1/3 innings. Which Kutter will show up at Citi Field tonight?

The Mets have the following career numbers against Crawford:

• Pete Alonso 0-2
• Francisco Alvarez 0-2
• Harrison Bader 1-4, 2B
• Francisco Lindor 0-2, K
• Jeff McNeil 1-2, 2B
• Brandon Nimmo 1-2, HR
• Luis Torrens 1-2
• Jesse Winker 0-3, BB, 2 K

Game Notes

David Peterson is a birthday boy today! He turned 29.

David Stearns talked before the game about a myriad of topics, from individual player performance to player-coach relationships throughout the season. Read the recap here.

Three Things To Watch For

1. The Red Sox Defense. The Red Sox lead the league in errors with 101 errors. The Red Sox also made some crazy good defensive plays last night. Their defense both stole moments from the Mets and gifted them moments.
2. Hit Bombs. Kutter Crawford has allowed a league-leading 28 home runs this year. While he has been better as of late, he had a stretch of six starts recently where he allowed 14 home runs. There’s an opportunity to get into Kutter’s head and take him deep. Alonso has hit three home runs over his last six games. Francisco Lindor is chasing his 30th of the season.
3. Brandon Nimmo. Brandon Nimmo went 1-for-4 Monday night with a double and an RBI. It was his first extra-base hit since August 27 and his first RBI since August 20. In the first half of the season, Nimmo was a key source of power in the Mets lineup and led the team in RBIs. They can surely use that Nimmo back in the stretch run.

Let’s go Mets!

The post Game Chat: Red Sox vs Mets, 7:10 PM appeared first on Metsmerized Online.