Sunday, June 7, 2026 • 4:10 PM
Petco Park • San Diego, CA
RHP Huascar Brazobán (3-1, 2.25) vs. RHP Randy Vásquez (5-3, 3.31)
SNY

If the New York Mets win Sunday, they will have a .500 road trip where they played a surging Seattle Mariners team and sinking San Diego Padres team. The Mets had a shot to win the series Saturday, but the Mets’ bats couldn’t get much going against the Padres who slipped by New York with a 3-2 victory. Sunday, the Mets are back on their opener-bulk set up with Huascar Brazobán starting the game.

Mets Lineup

  1. Carson Benge – RF
  2. Bo Bichette – SS
  3. Juan Soto – LF
  4. Jared Young – DH
  5. A.J. Ewing – CF
  6. Marcus Semien – 2B
  7. Brett Baty – 3B
  8. MJ Melendez – LF
  9. Luis Torrens – C

Starting Pitcher: Huascar Brazobán

Huascar Brazobán worked the Mets out of a jam Friday night, recording 1 1/3 scoreless innings with two strikeouts. The Mariners hit him around the last time he opened a game, allowing two runs from three hits and a walk over 1 2/3 innings. Overall, this season, Brazobán has pitched 32 innings over 27 games with a 2.25 ERA, 3.60 FIP, 1.000 WHIP, and a 182 ERA+.

The Padres have the following career stats against him:

Mandatory Credit: Robert Edwards-Imagn Images

Padres Lineup

  1. Fernando Tatis Jr. – 2B
  2. Jackson Merrill – CF
  3. Ty France – 1B
  4. Manny Machado – 3B
  5. Xander Bogaerts – SS
  6. Miguel Andujar – DH
  7. Jase Bowen – RF
  8. Samad Taylor – LF
  9. Freddy Fermin – C

Starting Pitcher: Randy Vasquez

Randy Vásquez has made 12 starts this season totaling 65 1/3 innings with a 3.31 ERA, 4.33 FIP, 1.224 WHIP, and a 123 ERA+. Vásquez ended May with a rough stretch allowing seven runs over 10 innings from 14 hits and four walks. In his last start, he allowed two runs over five innings.

The Mets knocked him out early last season, tagging him for four runs on four hits including a home run over 2 1/3 innings. The Mets have the following career numbers against him:

  • Brett Baty 0-1, K
  • Bo Bichette 1-6, 2 K
  • MJ Melendez 0-2, K
  • Marcus Semien 1-3
  • Juan Soto 1-5, HR, K
  • Luis Torrens 0-1, K
  • Mark Vientos 1-1
  • Eric Wagaman 0-3, K

Game Notes

The New York Mets are slated to play their final game of the season this year in the Pacific or Mountain Time Zone. It is their 22nd of the season.

Saturday, infielder Jorge Polanco was recalled from his rehab assignment back to New York City for evaluation on his sore ankle.

Three Things To Watch For

  1. Sean Manaea. Manaea is lined up for a bulk game Sunday afternoon. In his last outing, he allowed only one run, a solo homer, over five innings of work while striking out four batters. More importantly, his fastball sat at 91 mph, hitting 92 a few times. Manaea seems to be turning a corner in whatever was keeping his fastball slow in spring training. Over 39 innings and 13 games this season, Manaea has a 5.08 ERA, 3.82 FIP, 1.462 WHIP, and an 80 ERA+.
  2. The Mets are moving up to “below-average.” For most of the season the Mets offense has been woeful. It’s still pretty stagnant, but there are signs of improvement. In the last few days, Bo Bichette and Marcus Semien have finally crossed over to a .600 OPS. That’s still pretty poor, but an OPS below .600 was even worse. The Mets had only two batters with an OPS .800 and above in Saturday’s lineup. Everyone else was below .700, but above .600. Next milestone: get a few players to get up to a .700 OPS.
  3. A well-rested bullpen. With Austin Warren closing out Saturday’s game, Brooks Raley, Cionel Pérez, and Joey Gerber haven’t pitched since Wednesday. Devin Williams hasn’t pitched since last Monday. Everyone else hasn’t pitched since Friday. With an off-day Monday, the Mets will likely try to get everyone some reps in, especially if Manaea’s bulk performance doesn’t go so well.