MMO Game Thread: Mets vs. Padres, 1:10 PM

Sunday, June 13, 2021 • 1:10 P.M.
Citi Field • Flushing, NY
RHP Chris Paddack (2-5, 4.27) vs. LHP Joey Lucchesi (1-4, 5.79)
SNY • WCBS 880 AM • WQBU 92.7 FM

Happy Sunday Mets fans! The Mets go for a sweep today!

Marcus Stroman shut down the Padres over 6.1 innings, allowing one run yesterday and the bullpen played great behind him as the Mets clinched both the series and season victories over the Padres. Francisco Lindor got things going for the Mets early with a two-run homer in the first inning. After Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a homer in the bottom of the sixth, Jonathan Villar smacked one right back in the next frame and the Mets never looked back.

Mets Lineup

Luis Guillorme (L) 3B
Francisco Lindor (S) SS
Pete Alonso (R) 1B
Dominic Smith (L) LF
Kevin Pillar (R) RF
Tomas Nido (R) C
Mason Williams (L) CF
Jose Peraza (R) 2B
Joey Lucchesi (L) P

Padres Lineup

Tommy Pham (R) LF
Fernando Tatis Jr. (R) SS
Manny Machado (R) 3B
Wil Myers (R) RF
Eric Hosmer (L) 1B
Ha-Seong Kim (R) 2B
Webster Rivas (R) C
Jorge Mateo (R) CF
Chris Paddack (R) P

Joey Lucchesi starts the game off for the Mets today. He has pitched in nine games and has made six starts this year, totaling 28.0 innings, posting a 5.79 ERA, 3.47 FIP, 1.214 WHIP and a 68 ERA+. His last time out was also against the Padres, his former team, and he held them to one run over 4.2 innings from four hits and no walks. This was the deepest Lucchesi got into a game this year and it was the second most amount of pitches he had thrown (67, most 70). In his last three starts he has allowed two runs over 12.1 innings, a 1.46 ERA. The Padres have the following numbers against him:

Manny Machado 2-for-4, 2 HR
Jake Cronenworth 1-for-2, 2B
Wil Myers 1-for-2
Webster Rivas 1-for-2
Victor Caratini 0-for-4, BB, 2 K
Tommy Pham 0-for-2
Fernando Tatis Jr. 0-for-2, K
Jurickson Profar 0-for-4
Eric Hosmer 0-for-2, K

The Mets bats will get another look at Chris Paddack, the starting pitcher who as a rookie tried to start a rivalry with Pete Alonso. In 11 starts and 52.2 innings pitched this season, Paddack has a 4.27 ERA, 4.04 FIP, 1.177 WHIP and an 86 ERA+. He had an average start against the Mets last week, where the Mets tagged him for three earned runs over six innings from six hits and a walk, including a homer. In his last two starts, Paddack has allowed eight runs over 10.1 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against Chris: