Game Chat: Mets vs Yankees, 7:05 PM

Friday, May 16, 2025 • 7:05 PM
Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY
RHP Tylor Megill (3-3, 3.10) vs. LHP Carlos Rodón (4-3, 3.29)
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There’s nothing like New York when both the Mets and the Yankees are playing well.

Tonight, the first place Mets will travel to the Bronx to take on the first place Yankees. The city has been blessed with successful seasons from both clubs over the last two years thus far. Several prominent Yankees came over to the Mets before the 2024 season (Carlos Mendoza, Luis Severino, Harrison Bader), adding to the rivalry between the two teams.

Then Juan Soto, a key piece of the 2024 Yankees, signed a 15-year contract with the Mets. Tonight, the two sides will begin a new chapter in their storied rivalry, fueled by a superstar who chose to play in Queens.

Mets Lineup

1. Francisco Lindor – SS
2. Juan Soto – RF
3. Pete Alonso – 1B
4. Mark Vientos – 3B
5. Brandon Nimmo – LF
6. Starling Marte – DH
7. Francisco Alvarez – C
8. Luisangel Acuña – 2B
9. Tyrone Taylor – CF

Tylor Megill has pitched 40 2/3 innings over eight starts with a 3.10 ERA, 2.97 FIP, 1.254 WHIP and a 126 ERA+. He has hit a rough patch though, allowing 11 runs over his last three starts (6.19 ERA, 4.09 FIP). He’s still striking out players at a high rate with 22 over his last 16 innings, but he’s allowed three home runs over that stretch as well. The spike in his homer rate is coming at a bad time for a start at Yankee Stadium.

The Yankees have the following career numbers against Megill:

• Cody Bellinger 1-2, 2 BB, K
• Paul Goldschmidt 1-5, 2B
• Trent Grisham 0-2, BB
• Aaron Judge 0-3, K
• DJ LeMahieu 0-2, BB, K

Opposing Lineup

1. Trent Grisham – CF
2. Aaron Judge – RF
3. Cody Bellinger – LF
4. Paul Goldschmidt – 1B
5. Jasson Domínguez – DH
6. Anthony Volpe – SS
7. Austin Wells – C
8. Oswald Peraza – 3B
9. Jorbit Vivas – 2B

Carlos Rodón is making his major league-leading 10th start tonight. Over 54 2/3 innings, he has a 3.29 ERA, 3.64 FIP, 0.970 WHIP and a 122 ERA+. Rodón is having a very Rodón season – he’s either brilliant or he’s not, with very few starts that are just average. He’s allowed four runs or more in four of ten outings this season, including his last one. He’s also allowed eight home runs so far this season, good for a 1.3 HR/9 rate, which is actually his best as a member of the Yankees.

The Mets have the following career numbers against him:

• Pete Alonso 1-5, 2 K
• Francisco Alvarez 1-2
• José Azócar 1-6
• Francisco Lindor 10-35, 3 2B, 2 HR, 4 BB, 4 K
• Starling Marte 1-5, K
• Jeff McNeil 0-2
• Brandon Nimmo 1-4, BB, 2 K
• Juan Soto 0-2, BB
• Tyrone Taylor 2-2, HR
• Luis Torrens 1-3, HR, 2 K
• Mark Vientos 1-3, K

Game Notes

• Mendoza told reporters that right-handed pitcher Frankie Montas was scheduled to throw a live batting practice session in Brooklyn today, and that he’ll do so a few more times before starting a rehab assignment. He has not pitched in a game this season after sustaining a lat injury at the beginning of spring training.
• Mendoza believes Soto is well-equipped to deal with the hostile environment that Yankee Stadium will provide throughout the course of the weekend. “If somebody’s able to handle it, it’s Juan Soto,” he said.

Three Things To Watch For

1. Juan Soto. This is the Soto series. How will Yankee fans react when Soto comes up in the top of the first? How will Soto react? Players often come in amped when facing their old squad. Soto is such a big star, though, that he will bring out that behavior in the Yankees players too.
2. Do the Mets take advantage of Yankee Stadium? The Mets are coming off a 4-2 homestand where they didn’t have too much offense over their last three games against the Pittsburgh Pirates. A short Yankee Stadium porch can fix all power woes – will the Mets’ big sluggers tee off tonight against Rodón and crew?
3. Containing Trent Grisham. Grisham is having a breakout year in his seventh major league season. He is slashing .283/.367/.628 with a 177 OPS+. The big difference this season for Grisham is the power, as he’s hit 12 home runs, including four over his last eight games.

Let’s go Mets!

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