Friday, May 4, 2026 • 5:40 PM
Coors Field • Denver, CO
RHP Huascar Brazobán (2-0, 1.15) vs. RHP Tomoyuki Sugano (3-1, 2.84)
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Will it rain on the Mets’ parade?

The Mets finally won a series over the weekend, taking Sunday’s game against the Angels. Clay Holmes was excellent, and Mark Vientos hit two home runs to give the Mets some much-needed run support. Now the Mets head into chilly Denver to take on the Rockies, who swept the Mets last weekend.

It’s going to be a difficult weather series for the Mets, who have already played a slew of cold April games at Citi Field. Today’s game had to be moved up several hours due to the threat of freezing rain in the evening. This puts the Mets at an additional disadvantage as they now have three fewer hours to acclimate to the elevation in Colorado. Hopefully, the adrenaline from yesterday’s win still powers the Mets through!

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Mets Lineup

  1. Juan Soto, LF
  2. Bo Bichette, SS
  3. MJ Melendez, RF
  4. Mark Vientos, 1B
  5. Brett Baty, 3B
  6. Marcus Semien, 2B
  7. Carson Benge, CF
  8. Francisco Alvarez, DH
  9. Luis Torrens, C

Starting Pitcher: Huascar Brazobán

The Mets will use an opener tonight before handing the ball to David Peterson. Peterson started against the Nationals last week, and it was rough, allowing seven runs from five hits and three walks over 3 2/3 innings. In the two games before that, he was used as a reliever and looked like a different pitcher. He allowed only one run on seven hits over seven innings of work. The Mets are hoping to replicate that magic tonight. Peterson had one start against the Rockies last season, allowing only one run on five hits over 5 2/3 innings, but it was in Queens, not Denver. The Rockies have the following career numbers against him:

Opposing Lineup

  1. Mickey Moniak, LF
  2. Tyler Freeman, DH
  3. TJ Rumfield, 1B
  4. Hunter Goodman, C
  5. Willi Castro, 2B
  6. Jordan Beck, RF
  7. Kyle Karros, 3B
  8. Ezequiel Tovar, SS
  9. Brenton Doyle, CF

Tomoyuki Sugano is off to a great start with the Rockies. Over six starts, 31 2/3 innings, Sugano has a 2.84 ERA, 4.73 FIP, 1.168 WHIP and a 169 ERA+. Over 30 starts and 157 innings for Baltimore last season, he had a 4.64 ERA, 5.36 FIP, 1.331 WHIP and an 88 ERA+. He led the league last year in most home runs allowed (33), and he has only allowed five so far this season. That drops his HR/9 from 1.9 to 1.4. At the start of the season, it looked like he was going to struggle with the long ball again, allowing five homers in his first four starts. The Mets faced him last July, scoring three runs over six innings in a game the Mets lost 7-3. The Mets have the following career numbers against Sugano:

  • Brett Baty 1-3
  • Bo Bichette 3-4, 2B, BB
  • MJ Melendez 1-2, K
  • Marcus Semien 1-3, HR
  • Juan Soto 0-1, 2 BB
  • Mark Vientos 0-3, K

Game Notes

  • Juan Soto is batting leadoff for the third time in his career and the first time since 2021.
  • The Mets have won five straight games at Coors Field

Three Things To Watch For

  1. Huascar Brazobán. Brazobán will be the opener for the Mets this afternoon. He has been tremendous for the Mets, pitching 15 2/3 innings over 14 games with a 1.15 ERA, 2.89 FIP, 0.894 WHIP and a 358 ERA+. The Mets used him as an opener three times last season, and he allowed no runs, no hits and walked three batters over four innings.
  2. Mark Vientos. Vientos carried the Mets’ offense on Sunday with two home runs. He now has four on the season, which is tied with Francisco Alvarez for the team lead. His 12 RBIs on the season are tied with Brett Baty for second on the team, while his four doubles are tied with Baty and Soto for third. These stats simultaneously highlight how much the Mets have struggled as a whole at the plate and how quickly Vientos can become one of the most dangerous hitters in the lineup.
  3. Mickey Moniak. Moniak is on a mini-tear right now, belting three home runs in his last two games (4-for-9). He is tied for the National League lead with 11 home runs this season, on pace to smash his career high of 24 home runs set last year. The Mets will need to contain him and his 186 OPS+ if they want a shot at winning this game.

Let’s go Mets!