Game Chat: Nationals vs Mets, 7:10 PM

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 • 7:10 PM
Citi Field • Flushing, NY
RHP Jake Irvin (5-2, 4.02) vs. LHP David Peterson (4-2, 2.80)
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The Mets had another comeback victory Tuesday night with an extra-inning win! The Mets went down early but clawed back the entire game and tied it in the eighth. Jeff McNeil hit a single on the first pitch he saw in the bottom of the tenth to send the Mets off in the win column.

The Mets already had momentum coming off a three-game sweep of the Rockies and a 5-2 road trip. Beating the Nationals when their ace was on the mound just added to that momentum. With a win tonight, the Mets will move to 20 games above .500!

Mets Lineup

1. Francisco Lindor – SS
2. Brandon Nimmo – LF
3. Juan Soto – RF
4. Pete Alonso – 1B
5. Jeff McNeil – CF
6. Jared Young – DH
7. Luis Torrens – C
8. Brett Baty – 2B
9. Ronny Mauricio – 3B

David Peterson has pitched 70 2/3 innings with a 2.80 ERA, 3.20 FIP, 1.259 WHIP, and 135 ERA+. He has a 2.59 ERA and 3.20 FIP over his last eight starts, striking out 39 batters over 48 2/3 innings. He has pitched at least seven innings in two of his last three starts and at least six innings in five of his last six starts. The Nationals have the following career stats against Peterson:

• CJ Abrams 3-13, BB, 3 K
• Riley Adams 0-3, K
• Josh Bell 5-16, HR, 3 BB, 2 K
• Alex Call 2-6, 3 K
• Luis García Jr. 4-15, 3 K
• Nathaniel Lowe 1-5, HR, BB
• Keibert Ruiz 4-13, BB
• James Wood 1-6, 2 K
• Jacob Young 2-6, BB, K

Opposing Lineup

1. CJ Abrams – SS
2. Amed Rosario – 3B
3. James Wood – LF
4. Andres Chaparro – DH
5. Nathaniel Lowe – 1B
6. Alex Call – RF
7. Riley Adams – C
8. Luis García Jr. – 2B
9. Jacob Young – CF

The Mets bats will get another look at Jake Irvin. Over 13 starts, he has tossed 78 1/3 innings with a 4.02 ERA, 4.50 FIP, 1.226 WHIP, and a 98 ERA+. Near the end of May, Irvin went off tossing eight shutout innings against the Giants. Since then, he has allowed nine runs over two starts and 10 innings from 16 hits and three walks. He had a stellar start against the Mets in April, allowing only one run over 7 1/3 innings. The Mets have the following career stats against Irvin:

• Pete Alonso 1-13, BB, 5 K
• Brett Baty 0-2
• Francisco Lindor 5-13, 2B, HR, 3 K
• Starling Marte 1-2, K
• Jeff McNeil 2-10, BB, K
• Brandon Nimmo 4-15, HR, BB, K
• Juan Soto 1-3, 2 BB
• Tyrone Taylor 1-9, 2B, 2 K

Game Notes

Sean Manaea took a positive step in his rehab on Tuesday night when he tossed 2 2/3 scoreless innings for the Brooklyn Cyclones.

Jonah Tong did his thing with another great start for Double-A Binghamton. He leads the minor leagues with 91 strikeouts, with those coming in only 54 1/3 innings.

Three Things To Watch For

1. Juan Soto. Juan Soto has three multi-hit games in his last four games played. Over his last four, Soto has gone 8-for-15 at the plate with a double, a home run, five walks, and an absurd eight runs scored. He’s slashing .533/.650/.800, including a game where Soto went 0-for-4 with a walk. We have reached a stretch of games with Soto putting up video game numbers. Since June 5th, his season OPS has jumped 43 points.
2. Hitting with RISP. For a while this season, the Mets were terrible with runners in scoring position. This continued over the last week despite the Mets going 5-2 on their road trip. Tuesday night was not one of those nights. The Mets went 3-for-4 with RISP, making the most of the few chances they had throughout the game. Keep changing the narrative, Mets!
3. Groundball king. The Mets have multiple pitchers in the rotation that are inducing groundballs. What sets Peterson apart from Holmes and Canning (both in the red on Baseball Savant for grounders), is Peterson is also getting hitters to chase and miss. Peterson is in the 94th percentile for grounders, getting them 57.4% of the time. Hitters are only barreling the ball 5.9% of the time (80th percentile). They’re also chasing 29.6% of the time. Peterson is still giving up hard-hits (14th percentile). After needing most of the bullpen Tuesday night, the Mets could use another deep Peterson start tonight!

Let’s go Mets!

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