Thursday, August 27, 2026 • 7:10 PM
Citi Field • Flushing, NY
RHP Jacob Misiorowski (13-5, 1.68) vs. LHP Sean Manaea (4-5, 4.31)
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The Brewers took the lead early and never looked back last night as they routed the Mets 8-1. For a second straight game, the Mets struggled with runners in scoring position. In their last two games, the Mets have gone 2-for-16 with RISP, leaving 20 runners on base. The Mets will try to overcome these recent hitting challenges in the most difficult way possible by facing off against Jacob Misiorowski tonight!

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Mets Lineup

  1. A.J. Ewing – CF
  2. Francisco Lindor – SS
  3. Carson Benge – RF
  4. Luis Robert Jr. – LF
  5. Jared Young – 1B
  6. Marcus Semien – 2B
  7. Brett Baty – 3B
  8. Christopher Morel – DH
  9. Francisco Alvarez – C

Starting Pitcher: Sean Manaea

Sean Manaea has pitched in 27 games, including 13 starts totaling 117 innings with a 4.31 ERA, 4.53 FIP, 1.308 WHIP and a 94 ERA+. He’s allowed four earned runs in back-to-back starts, mainly due to the five home runs he’s allowed. Even with his recent struggles, Manaea has pitched at least six innings in six consecutive starts with a 3.38 ERA (4.96 FIP). The Brewers have the following career stats against him:

Opposing Lineup

  1. Jackson Chourio – LF
  2. Luis Lara – CF
  3. William Contreras – DH
  4. Andrew Vaughn – 1B
  5. Gary Sánchez – C
  6. Joey Ortiz – 3B
  7. Sal Frelick – RF
  8. Cooper Pratt – SS
  9. David Hamilton – 2B

Jacob Misiorowski is having a heck of a season. He has made 24 starts, throwing 145 innings with a 1.68 ERA, 2.14 FIP, 0.759 WHIP and a 247 ERA+ (all league-leading). He’s also leading the league in strikeouts (216), H/9 (4.8), K/9 (13.4) and K/BB (6.55). In his last two starts, he has allowed one run and nine hits over 12 innings while striking out 12 batters. He had a short but good start against the Mets in July, in which he allowed one unearned run on four hits and a walk over four innings. The Mets have the following career stats against Misiorowski:

  • Francisco Alvarez 1-1
  • Brett Baty 0-3, BB, K
  • Bo Bichette 1-1, BB
  • A.J. Ewing 0-2, K
  • Francisco Lindor 2-4, HR
  • Luis Robert Jr. 0-2, 2 K
  • Jared Young 1-2

Game Notes

  • The Mets called up Xzavion Curry from Triple-A Syracuse and optioned Chayce McDermott.
  • Bo Bichette is out of the lineup after he exited Wednesday’s game with a left foot contusion suffered when he fouled a ball off himself. Andy Green said Bichette will likely be available off the bench.
  • Robert Stock will make another start for the Mets, Green said. However, the team is monitoring options in Triple-A, including Jonah Tong.

Three Things To Watch For

  1. A.J. Ewing. During a 10-game stretch starting on August 8, A.J. Ewing slashed .081/.227/.108 with one double, a stolen base and seven walks while striking out 15 times over 44 trips to the plate. He’s starting to heat up again, albeit slowly, in his last six games, going 5-for-25 at the plate with five stolen bases (.200/.231/.200). He’s now collected exactly one hit in his last four consecutive games.
  2. Brice Turang. Brice Turang is a perfect 5-for-5 against Sean Manaea in his career. Wednesday night, he went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run and two walks. Turang currently has 5.4 bWAR this season and seems destined to surpass his career best 5.5 bWAR he put up last season.
  3. Nate Lavender. There’s a chance we see Lavender tonight despite pitching two innings on Tuesday because he only tossed 20 pitches in that outing. Lavender has been outstanding since being called up, allowing only one hit and no runs in 9 2/3 innings while striking out 11 batters.

Let’s go Mets!