Game Chat: Mets vs Dodgers, 10:10 PM

Monday, April 13, 2026 • 10:10 PM
UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium • Los Angeles, CA
LHP David Peterson (0-2, 6.14) vs. LHP Justin Wrobleski (1-0, 4.00)
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The Mets head to California, hoping to leave the bad vibes in New York. The Mets have lost five games in a row and were just swept by the Athletics. On Saturday, the Mets finally started to hit, but the pitching fell apart. The pitching was nearly flawless on Sunday, but the hitting disappeared, leading to a disappointing 1-0 loss. Over the last several days, the Mets have shaken up the roster, bringing in Craig Kimbrel, Joey Gerber and Tommy Pham. Let’s hope something clicks this afternoon!

Mets Lineup

1. Francisco Lindor, SS
2. Luis Robert Jr., CF
3. Mark Vientos, 1B
4. Bo Bichette, 3B
5. Jorge Polanco, DH
6. Francisco Alvarez, C
7. Tommy Pham, LF
8. Marcus Semien, 2B
9. Tyrone Taylor, RF

Starting Pitcher: David Peterson

David Peterson is looking for a bounce-back game. His last time out, he allowed five runs from six hits and two walks over five innings against the Cardinals. It was his second consecutive start allowing at least five runs. In his first start of the season, he shut out the Pirates over 5 1/3 innings. Peterson had two solid starts against the Dodgers last season, holding them to five runs over 14 2/3 innings. The Dodgers have the following career stats against him:

• Alex Call 2-9, 3 K
• Santiago Espinal 1-4
• Freddie Freeman 6-24, 2 HR, BB, 7 K
• Teoscar Hernández 3-13, 2B, HR, BB, 3 K
• Max Muncy 2-7, HR, 2 K
• Shohei Ohtani 7-18, BB, 6 K
• Andy Pages 6-10, HR, K
• Miguel Rojas 7-18, 3 2B, HR, 2 BB, 2 K
• Dalton Rushing 0-3, 2 K
• Will Smith 3-8, 2B, HR, BB

Opposing Lineup

1. Shohei Ohtani, DH
2. Kyle Tucker, RF
3. Will Smith, C
4. Teoscar Hernández, LF
5. Freddie Freeman, 1B
6. Andy Pages, CF
7. Max Muncy, 3B
8. Santiago Espinal, 2B
9. Miguel Rojas, SS

Justin Wrobleski will make his second start of the season on Monday. So far, he has started a game and finished a game, totaling nine innings of work with a 4.00 ERA, 3.92 FIP, 1.222 WHIP and a 99 ERA+. Last season, Wrobleski was mostly a reliever, throwing 66 2/3 innings with a 4.32 ERA, 2.93 FIP, 1.230 WHIP and a 95 ERA+. No one on the Mets has faced Wrobleski in a major league game before.

Game Notes

• To accommodate promoting Tommy Pham, the Mets optioned Ronny Mauricio to Syracuse. Read MMO’s coverage here.
• Carlos Mendoza expects Juan Soto’s two-three week timeline from injury to remain intact. While Soto hasn’t started a running program yet, he’s still on track but could receive an MRI if things don’t progress.
• Clay Holmes threw a bullpen on Monday with no issue and is expected to start against the Dodgers on Wednesday, per Mendoza.
• Per Dodgers manager Dave Roberts (via The Athletic‘s Fabian Ardaya), Edwin Díaz “wants to pitch” against the Mets on Monday. His availability for the game will be dependent on the training staff’s assessment after Díaz reported something “not feeling right” days ago.
• In nine career games at Dodger Stadium, Bo Bichette owns a .324/.359/.622 line and has hit three home runs.

Three Things To Watch For

1. Edwin Díaz. Díaz will return to Queens in July, and facing your former team at their ballpark is much different from facing your former team at your new ballpark. That being said, there will be some emotions tonight with Mets players seeing their friend and former teammate. Díaz has pitched in six games so far this season, earning four saves with a 6.00 ERA, 4.48 FIP and 1.667 WHIP. His stats are heavily impacted by his last outing, where he allowed three runs from four hits and a walk, including a home run.
2. Tommy Pham. Pham was a surprise force in the lineup for the Mets in 2023, putting up a 1.2 bWAR over 79 games, hitting .268/.348/.472 with a 125 OPS+. He played in 120 games with the Pirates last year with a 1.0 bWAR, slashing .245/.330/.370 with a 95 OPS+. With Soto on the IL, the Mets need something to shake up the lineup, and hopefully Pham can do that. He’s been playing St. Lucie since signing a minor league deal with the Mets, hitting .167/.353/.250 over five games.
3. Joey Gerber. The Mets called up Gerber before Sunday’s game and did not need to use him as Sean Manaea took things over from Freddy Peralta and was able to close out the game. Last season, Gerber pitched 4 1/3 innings for the Rays, allowing one run off three hits. In the minors last year, he had a 6.23 ERA over 43 1/3 innings. This season, he has allowed four runs, three earned, over five innings.

Let’s go Mets!

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