Wednesday, June 3, 2026 • 3:40 PM
T-Mobile Park • Seattle, WA
RHP Freddy Peralta (3-4, 3.55) vs. RHP George Kirby (5-4, 3.77)
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The Mets will try to escape Seattle with a win. Monday night the Mets looked listless, scoring only two runs and losing in their 12th extra-inning game of the year. Last night the Mets just got outplayed by the Mariners. The vibes were heading in a positive direction, but that momentum is quickly evaporating!
Photo Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images
Mets Lineup
- Carson Benge – RF
- Bo Bichette – SS
- Juan Soto – DH
- Jared Young – 1B
- Brett Baty – 3B
- Marcus Semien – 2B
- A.J. Ewing – CF
- MJ Melendez – LF
- Luis Torrens – C
Starting Pitcher: Freddy Peralta
Freddy Peralta will try to play stopper tonight. Over 12 starts and 66 innings, Peralta has a 3.55 ERA, 3.96 FIP, 1.303 WHIP and a 114 ERA+. In his last two starts he has allowed eight runs, six earned over 11 2/3 innings from 15 hits and three walks. The Mariners have the following career numbers against Peralta:
- Randy Arozarena 0-6, BB, K
- Dominic Canzone 0-2, K
- Luis Castillo 0-4, 3 K
- J.P. Crawford 1-3, BB, K
- Mitch Garver 1-5, 2B, 3 K
- Josh Naylor 2-9, HR, BB, 2 K
- Luke Raley 0-4, 2 K
- Victor Robles 2-4, 2B
- Julio Rodríguez 0-2, 2 K
- Patrick Wisdom 1-8, 2 BB, 4 K
Opposing Lineup
- J.P. Crawford – SS
- Julio Rodriguez – CF
- Josh Naylor – 1B
- Randy Arozarena – LF
- Luke Raley – RF
- Cole Young – 2B
- Dominic Canzone – DH
- Jhonny Pereda – C
- Colt Emerson – SS
George Kirby has made 12 starts totaling 74 innings with a 3.77 ERA, 3.49 FIP, 1.216 WHIP and a 104 ERA+. He is currently leading the league in hits allowed (73), which is not new for Kirby as he did that in 2024 as well. This is the stretch to play Kirby. In his last three starts he has allowed 15 runs, 14 earned, over 17 innings from 21 hits and three walks. The Mets hit Kirby last season scoring seven runs off 12 hits over 4 2/3 innings and have the following career numbers against him:
- Brett Baty 1-4
- Bo Bichette 2-7, 2B, HR, BB, 2 K
- MJ Melendez 2-9, 2B, 2 K
- Marcus Semien 4-27, 2 2B, HR, 2 BB, 3 K
- Juan Soto 3-4, 2 BB
- Mark Vientos 2-2, HR
Game Notes
Francisco Alvarez went 2-f0r-3- with two doubles and an RBI in his first rehab game on Tuesday for Triple-A Syracuse. He caught five innings, too.
Jorge Polanco went 0-for-3 with a walk in the Syracuse game.
Before tonight’s game, the Mets optioned Jonah Tong to Triple-A and recalled righty Joey Gerber.
Three Things To Watch For
- Carson Benge, save us! Benge went 2-for-3 with a walk, a home run, and all 3-RBI’s last night for the Mets. It was the fourth time in the last six games that he reached base at least twice. It was the second time in the last four games that he reached based three times. Benge is fully coming into form over the last month.
- The free-swinging Mets. On Monday night the Mets struck out 12 times, with A.J. Ewing and MJ Melendez each having two strikeouts. Everyone else in the lineup, including Vientos who was a pinch hitter, had one strikeout. Yesterday the Mets struck out 11 times with Jared Young striking out three times. The only players who didn’t strikeout where MJ Melendez (pinch hitter) and Luis Torrens, who didn’t have an at bat. Not a great trend! The Mets are actually the 11th lowest for strikeouts, so the last two days are a bit of a departure from the norm.
- Freddy Peralta’s Fastball. Peralta’s fastball is in the 89th percentile in run value. He’s using it about the same amount of last year (slightly more than 50% of the time). Hitters are making contact, they’re aren’t ripping it though. His fastball has a .222 BA, the lowest of his most used pitches but a .248 xBA, which is near the highest for his pitches. The slugging is low, sitting at .317. Batters are hitting his changeup with a .362 SLG and his curveball with a .568 SLG.
Let’s go Mets!
