Game Chat: Mets vs Giants, 10:15 PM

Friday, July 25, 2025 • 1015 PM
Oracle Park • San Francisco, CA
RHP Clay Holmes (8-5, 3.48) vs. RHP Logan Webb (9-7, 3.08)
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Hope you like the San Francisco Giants, because the Mets are going to see them a lot over the next week or so. Over their next nine games, the Mets and Giants will face off six times! Going into play tonight, the Mets are on a four-game winning streak and hold a half-game lead in the NL East.

The Giants have won back-to-back games but have struggled recently, going 3-7 in their last 10 games played. They are five games over .500 and one game back of the San Diego Padres (who the Mets play next) for the final Wild Card spot. Both the Mets and the Giants would feel a lot more confident about reaching October if they were to earn the potential tie-breaker by taking the season series.

Mets Lineup

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

Clay Holmes makes his 21st start of the season this evening! Over 108 2/3 innings, he has a 3.48 ERA, 4.21 FIP, 1.270 WHIP and a 110 ERA+. Things haven’t been great lately, though, as he’s allowed 12 runs (11 earned) on 18 hits and four walks over his last 15 1/3 innings (6.46 ERA, 3.16 FIP). Holmes has also hit three batters over that stretch.

The Giants have the following career stats against him:

• Willy Adames 1-1, 2B, BB
• Matt Chapman 3-10, BB, K
• Rafael Devers 2-7, HR, 2 BB
• Wilmer Flores 0-2
• Andrew Knizner 0-1, K
• Heliot Ramos 0-1, K
• Casey Schmitt 0-1
• Dominic Smith 1-3
• Brett Wisely 0-1
• Mike Yastrzemski 1-4, 2B, K

Opposing Lineup

1. Heliot Ramos – LF
2. Rafael Devers – 1B
3. Willy Adames – SS
4. Matt Chapman – 3B
5. Mike Yastrzemski – RF
6. Wilmer Flores – DH
7. Jung Hoo Lee – CF
8. Casey Schmitt – 2B
9. Patrick Bailey – C

Logan Webb has thrown a league-leading 131 2/3 innings this season over 21 starts. He’s on track to lead the league in the stat for a third season in a row. So far in 2025, he has a 3.08 ERA, 2.58 FIP, 1.208 WHIP and a 126 ERA+. He’s also had a rough last couple times out on the mound, as he’s allowed 10 earned runs on 17 hits and two walks over 11 1/3 innings in his last two outings. Webb was terrific against the Mets in 2024, giving up only one unearned run over 16 innings and scattering nine hits.

The Mets have the following career stats against him:

• Pete Alonso 2-16, HR, 2 BB, 6 K
• Brett Baty 0-7, 2 K
• Francisco Lindor 3-14, 2B, 5 K
• Starling Marte 7-15, 2B, K
• Jeff McNeil 4-15, 2 2B, BB, 2 K
• Brandon Nimmo 1-17, HR, 2 BB, 5 K
• Juan Soto 3-15, 3B, BB, 3 K
• Tyrone Taylor 0-4, BB, 2 K
• Luis Torrens 1-4

Game Notes

• Right-handed pitching prospects Nolan McLean and Jonah Tong put together strong outings for Triple-A Syracuse and Double-A Binghamton, respectively, last night. For more, check out our minor league recap!
• The Mets officially announced their trade for left-handed reliever Gregory Soto, sending right-handing pitching prospects Wellington Aracena and Cameron Foster to the Baltimore Orioles in the process. A two-time All-Star, Soto has posted a 3.96 ERA with 44 strikeouts in 36 1/3 innings this season.
• New York swapped a pair of bullpen arms ahead of Friday’s game, calling up left-hander José Castillo from Syracuse and optioning right-hander Alex Carrillo.

Three Things To Watch For

1. Pete Alonso. Alonso broke out of his slump in a big way on Wednesday afternoon, going 2-for-4 at the plate with a massive 437-foot, three-run home run. He now sits at 248 career homers as he continues to chase Darryl Strawberry’s franchise-leading mark of 252. While Alonso may not have the greatest career numbers against Webb, he has enjoyed hitting in San Francisco. Over 17 career games at Oracle Park, Alonso has slashed .250/.307/.603 while mashing seven home runs.
2. Francisco Lindor. Heading into Wednesday’s game, Lindor was in a historic 0-for-30 slump. As the Mets completed a sweep over the Los Angeles Angels, he went 2-for-4 with a run scored and two RBIs. Between Webb tonight and Robbie Ray tomorrow, the Mets are going to need Lindor to be more like Lindor. He was hitting balls hard in the games leading up to Wednesday’s two-hit performance, and hopefully that continues tonight!
3. Fan Favorites in San Francisco. Two of the most beloved former Mets, Dominic Smith and Wilmer Flores, play for the Giants. Smith was signed and cut by the New York Yankees twice this season before signing with San Francisco at the start of June. His Giants career has gotten off to a solid start, hitting .250/.330/.380 with a 106 OPS+ over 32 games so far. Flores, on the other hand, has a 103 OPS+ this season over 91 games with 12 home runs. He hit seven of those 12 homers in the first 23 contests of the year!

Let’s go Mets!

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