Game Thread: Mets vs Phillies, 6:45 PM

Wednesday, September 10, 2025 • 6:45 PM
Citizens Bank Park • Philadelphia, PA
RHP Clay Holmes (11-7, 3.61) vs. LHP Cristopher Sánchez (12-5, 2.60)
SNY

The Mets look to snap a four-game losing streak tonight. It’s been a rough go of it recently for the Mets, who have won just three games in their last ten played. On Monday night, they lost 1-0; Tuesday night was more of a rout, with the Phillies winning 9-3. The Mets’ bats have started to fall into a slumber and have a tough challenge tonight against Cristopher Sánchez. The Mets’ Wild Card lead is dwindling.

Mets Lineup

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

Clay Holmes has pitched 147 innings over 28 starts this season with a 3.61 ERA, 4.04 FIP, 1.327 WHIP and a 112 ERA+. He’s allowed two earned runs or fewer in four consecutive starts, but has only pitched 9 2/3 innings in his last two starts. Walks held him back a bit in his last start with three free passes. The Phillies have the following career stats against him:

• Harrison Bader 1-2, 2B
• Nick Castellanos 0-3, K
• Bryce Harper 0-3
• Max Kepler 0-3, 2 K
• Brandon Marsh 0-1
• J.T. Realmuto 2-2
• Kyle Schwarber 2-7, HR, 2 BB, 2 K
• Edmundo Sosa 0-1, K
• Bryson Stott 2-3, K

Opposing Lineup

1. Harrison Bader – CF
2. Kyle Schwarber – DH
3. Bryce Harper – 1B
4. J.T. Realmuto – C
5. Brandon Marsh – LF
6. Max Kepler – RF
7. Otto Kemp – 3B
8. Bryson Stott – SS
9. Donovan Walton – 2B

Cristopher Sánchez has pitched 176 1/3 innings over 28 starts with a 2.60 ERA, 2.59 FIP, 1.117 WHIP and a 170 ERA+. In his last two starts, he has allowed two runs over 14 innings, scattering 13 hits while striking out 13 batters. Before those two starts, though, the Mets tagged him for six runs over 5 1/3 innings. Sánchez hasn’t allowed a home run in seven consecutive starts now and has a league-best 0.5 HR/9. The Mets have the following stats against him:

• Luisangel Acuña 0-4, BB
• Pete Alonso 5-24, 2B, HR, 10 K
• Francisco Alvarez 0-6, 3 K
• Brett Baty 0-4, 3 K
• Francisco Lindor 6-17, 2 BB, K
• Starling Marte 4-15, 2B, HR, 3 BB, 4 K
• Ronny Mauricio 1-4, HR, 3 K
• Jeff McNeil 2-12, 2B, 4 K
• Brandon Nimmo 6-19, BB, 3 K
• Jose Siri 3-11, BB, 4 K
• Juan Soto 3-11, BB, 4 K
• Mark Vientos 5-13, 4 2B, HR, 3 BB, 6 K

Game Notes

The Mets enter Wednesday two games (really three with a tiebreaker) ahead of the Giants and three ahead of the Reds.

The Arizona Fall League rosters have been announced. The Mets’ prospects playing are headlined by Chris Suero and Nick Morabito.

The Brooklyn Cyclones won their first playoff game behind a home run from Colin Houck.

Three Things To Watch For

1. Francisco Lindor. Lindor is having a streaky year. He was on fire not even a week ago. In the first two games against the Reds, he went 4-for-5 with three doubles, three runs scored, and four walks. In his last three games, he has gone 0-for-12 with a walk. The Mets need Lindor to start tonight’s game off with a bang.
2. 40-30? Juan Soto stole his 30th base of the season last night and became the first player in the majors in 2025 to reach the 30-30 mark. Soto has never stolen more than 12 bases in a year before this year, and over the last six weeks, he’s become one of the more prolific base stealers in the league. Soto now needs two more home runs to reach the 40-30 mark. He’s never homered against Cristopher Sánchez and Sánchez is leading the league with a 0.5 HR/9.
3. Wild Card Sadness. The Wild Card race is becoming depressing for the Mets. Their lead is now down to two games over the Giants and three games over the Reds. Eduardo Rodriguez (5.22 ERA) of the Diamondbacks will take Carson Seymour (4.25 ERA) of the Giants tonight. The Diamondbacks are only 4.5 games out of the last Wild Card spot and need to salvage something from their current series. First pitch is scheduled for 3:45 and the game should be over around first pitch in Philly. At 8:40 tonight, Andrew Abbott (2.88 ERA) for the Reds will take on Nick Pivetta (2.85 ERA) of the Padres. The Mets are also chasing the Padres (3-game lead) for the second wild card spot, so as long as the Mets win, any result of the Reds/Padres game will be positive.

Let’s go Mets!

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