Game Chat: Marlins vs Mets, 4:10 PM

Saturday, August 30, 2025 • 4:10 PM
Citi Field • Flushing, NY
RHP Edward Cabrera (7-7, 3.32) vs. LHP David Peterson (8-5, 3.18)
WPIX • MLBN

Thursday night, the Mets made a series of defensive miscues that led to five unearned runs. The hitters took their frustrations out early on the Marlins Friday night, scoring 12 runs over the first two innings, eventually beating the Marlins 19-9 on Jonah Tong’s debut. The Reds and Padres also lost last night so the Mets enter play today with a five-game lead for the last wild card spot and are only two games behind the Padres for the second spot.

Mets Lineup

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

David Peterson has made 25 starts this season, totaling 150 innings with a 3.18 ERA, 3.32 FIP, 1.253 WHIP, and a 126 ERA+. He’s starting to gain positive momentum again, allowing only three runs over 13 2/3 innings in his last two starts, scattering nine hits and five walks while striking out 18 batters (the most he has struck out in any back-to-back starts this season). His first start of the season was against the Marlins, where he held them to two runs, both from solo homers, over six innings while striking out nine. The Marlins have the following career numbers against him:

• Xavier Edwards 1-6, 2 BB, 3 K
• Liam Hicks 0-2, K
• Derek Hill 0-2, BB, K
• Otto Lopez 2-9, 2B, HR, 2 K
• Dane Myers 2-4, 2B, BB
• Javier Sanoja 0-2, 2 K
• Eric Wagaman 1-3, HR, 2 K
• Joey Wiemer 2-4, 2B, HR, K

Opposing Lineup

1. Xavier Edwards – 2B
2. Otto Lopez – SS
3. Agustín Ramírez – C
4. Heriberto Hernández – DH
5. Eric Wagaman – 1B
6. Connor Norby – 3B
7. Dane Myers – RF
8. Joey Wiemer – LF
9. Derek Hill – CF

The Mets’ bats will get a look at Edward Cabrera this afternoon. Over 23 starts (124 2/3 innings), Cabrera has a 3.32 ERA, 3.39 FIP, 1.179 WHIP, and a 133 ERA+. Cabrera is coming off an excellent start where he held the Braves to one hit, no runs over seven innings while striking out 10. In five of his last seven starts, he has allowed a total of four earned runs. In the other two starts, he has allowed nine earned runs. He’s either been excellent or terrible. The Mets have the following career stats against him:

• Pete Alonso 3-14, 3 HR, 4 BB, 5 K
• Francisco Lindor 2-14, 4 BB, 2 K
• Starling Marte 0-1, BB
• Ronny Mauricio 1-2, K
• Jeff McNeil 3-14, 2B, HR, BB, K
• Cedric Mullis 1-3, BB
• Brandon Nimmo 4-11, 7 BB, 2 K
• Juan Soto 0-6, BB, K
• Tyrone Taylor 1-5, 2 K
• Mark Vientos 2-4

Game Notes

• Francisco Alvarez is back in the Syracuse Mets’ lineup after being struck in the hand and breaking his finger during his rehab assignment.
• The Mets recalled Chris Devenski from Triple-A before the game. José Castillo was DFA’d as the corresponding move.
• Carson Benge blasted his first homer for Syracuse on Friday. Read about the rest of the Mets’ minor league performances from Friday here.

Three Things To Watch For

1. Patience. Edward Cabrera has had a fairly low walk rate over the last two months. This season, he is down to a career low 3.0 BB/9 (compared to his career 4.5 BB/9). The Mets, over their career though, have walked a ton against Edward Cabrera. They have 19 walks which is good for a collective .387 OBP compared to a collective .230 batting average. This is especially true for Alonso, Lindor and Nimmo who have 15 of those 19 walks.
2. Brandon Nimmo. Nimmo has the best stats on the team against Cabrera with a .611 OBP. He’s also scorching hot right now. Friday night, Nimmo went 3-for-4 at the plate with two home runs. He had three hits on Wednesday, also. Nimmo now has a 3.2 bWAR and a 121 OPS+, approaching the OPS+ he put up in 2023 (128). His two homers last night put him at 22 on the season, only two away from his career high of 24 (2023).
3. Stat Watch. Pete Alonso picked up two more RBI’s Friday night. He now has 110 on the season and has a real chance to break the franchise record of 131 RBI’s in a season that he set in 2022 (previous record was 124 RBI’s set by David Wright in 2008). Juan Soto walked again last night and currently leads the league with 109 walks. He is knocking at the door of John Olerud’s franchise record 125 walks set in 1999. Francisco Lindor stole a base in the first inning Friday night before the rout started, his 25th of the season. He is now five home runs and five stolen bases away from his second 30-30 season.

Let’s go Mets!

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