Wednesday, July 23, 2025 • 1:10 PM
Citi Field • Flushing, NY
LHP Brock Burke (4-1, 3.38) vs. LHP Sean Manaea (0-1, 2.45)
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The Mets go for the sweep this afternoon! The last couple of days have followed similar scripts. The Angels took the lead early, then extended their lead. On Tuesday night, they went ahead 1-0 on a home run early and tacked on another run a few innings later. The Mets’ bats just couldn’t figure Kyle Hendricks out until the fifth inning, when Francisco Alvarez ripped a two-run homer off the Professor. Nimmo would plate another run, and that’s all the Mets needed to beat the Angels 3-2.

The Mets head to San Francisco after the game and get a day off tomorrow. They desperately need the rest for their bullpen that has been over taxed the last couple of days. The Angels similarly have used their bullpen a lot over the last five days and are going with a bullpen game today. It’s going to be a tired, getaway day for everyone at Citi Field!

Sean Manaea (59) Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images

Mets Lineup

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

Sean Manaea has pitched 7 1/3 innings over two outings this season with a 2.45 ERA, 2.55 FIP, 1.091 WHIP and a 164 ERA+. His first start was right out of the gate after the All-Star break, in which he allowed one run over four innings from a single hit (solo home run) while striking out six batters. Manaea has struck out 13 batters in only 7 1/3 innings this season. In his first relief outing, Manaea tossed 65 pitches, and the Mets let him go up to 69 in his last start. We’ll see how deep the Mets allow him to go today. The Angels have the following career numbers against Manaea:

Opposing Lineup

  1. Zach Neto – SS
  2. Nolan Schanuel – 1B
  3. Mike Trout – DH
  4. Taylor Ward – LF
  5. Jo Adell – CF
  6. Jorge Soler – RF
  7. Travis d’Arnaud – C
  8. Luis Rengifo – 2B
  9. Chris Taylor – 3B

The Angels will try to survive the afternoon with a bullpen game. Brock Burke will start things off. Over 47 games, he has pitched 40 innings with a 3.38 ERA, 4.29 FIP, 1.350 WHIP and a 127 ERA+. Earlier this series, he pitched 2/3 of an inning against the Mets, allowing no runs and no hits, throwing only 12 pitches.

Lefty Jake Eder looks to get the bulk of the work this afternoon. Eder was originally drafted by the Mets in 2017 but opted to go to Vanderbilt and was drafted by the Marlins in 2020. He has pitched 12 1/3 innings over seven games this season with a 3.65 ERA, 5.85 FIP, 1.297 WHIP, and a 120 ERA+. On July 13, he pitched four innings, allowing only two hits. Over the weekend, the Phillies scored three runs off Eder over his three innings of relief.

Game Notes

  • The Mets are activating José Buttó from the injured list today. Buttó has been out since June 28 due to an undisclosed illness. Prior to his IL stint, Buttó went 11 straight appearances without allowing a run.
  • New York’s corresponding move for activating Buttó was optioning RHP Justin Garza to Syracuse, per Mike Puma of the New York Post.
  • The Mets are going for their first series sweep since June 10-12 against the Nationals.

Three Things To Watch For

  1. Brandon Nimmo. Nimmo looks to extend his on-base streak to 17 games this afternoon. During his current 16-game stretch, he is hitting .305/.391/.508 with three doubles, three home runs, and seven walks. It’s nice to see Nimmo finding a balance between old and new, working walks and hitting bombs. He also has a three-game stretch recording an RBI.
  2. Bring Juan Soto Home. Juan Soto walked three times in Tuesday night’s game, bringing his league-leading total to 82. At one point, he even put himself into scoring position, stealing his 13th stolen base of the season, a career high for Soto! The Mets failed to bring him home throughout the game. Soto has been on base six times over the last four games but has only scored one run. Hopefully, the Mets can find a way to get him across the plate this afternoon!
  3. Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso. The Mets All-Stars are slumping! This was going to happen at some point in the season. Over the last couple of days, Brett Baty and Francisco Alvarez have been able to pick up the Mets. Lindor hasn’t had a hit in 30 at-bats, a career worst for the Mets’ best hitter. Alonso has gone 2-for-33 in his last 10 games played with five walks and 12 strikeouts.

Let’s go Mets!