Friday, September 11, 2026 • 1:10 PM
Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY
RHP Nolan McLean (11-8, 3.06) vs. LHP Carlos Rodón (5-3, 3.09)
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The Mets head into this weekend’s Subway Series on a four-game winning streak coming off of a sweep of the Marlins. Wednesday’s game was one of the crazier contests in Mets history. They roared to an early 8-0 lead, but the Marlins came back. The Mets then extended the lead to 15-9, and the Marlins came back falling just short with a final score of 15-14. The Mets are now sitting in fourth place, two games above the Nationals, and are only 3 1/2 games behind the Marlins for third in the division.

The Yankees have won three games in a row and seven of their last ten. They just got Aaron Judge back and are three games out of the division lead.

The series begins with a matchup between the two clubs on an emotional day on the 25th anniversary of 9/11.

Rafael Suanes-Imagn Images

Mets Lineup

  1. Francisco Lindor – SS
  2. Juan Soto – LF
  3. Bo Bichette – 3B
  4. Mark Vientos – DH
  5. Carson Benge – RF
  6. Marcus Semien – 2B
  7. Christopher Morel – 1B
  8. A.J. Ewing – CF
  9. Francisco Alvarez – C

Starting Pitcher: Nolan McLean

McLean has pitched 161 2/3 innings over 28 starts with a 3.06 ERA, 3.57 FIP, 1.144 WHIP and a 134 ERA+. In his last five starts, he has thrown 31 innings with a 1.16 ERA and 3.87 FIP. He’s been on a roll recently, with the only blemish being free passes. He has walked 15 batters in his last four starts, but he’s been able to work around that, allowing only four runs.

The only members of the Yankees to have faced McLean in a major league game are Luis García Jr. (0-for-4, K) and Heliot Ramos (0-for-2, K).

Opposing Lineup

  1. Ben Rice – DH
  2. Cody Bellinger – LF
  3. Aaron Judge – RF
  4. Luis García Jr. – 1B
  5. Spencer Jones – CF
  6. George Lombard Jr. – SS
  7. Ryan McMahon – 3B
  8. Austin Wells – C
  9. Anthony Volpe – 2B

Rodón had made 13 starts this season totaling 64 innings with a 3.09 ERA, 3.82 FIP, 1.172 WHIP and a 136 ERA+. Since returning to action at the start of August, he has pitched 17 2/3 innings over four starts where he has allowed six runs (five earned) while striking out 18 batters (2.55 ERA, 4.80 FIP). He still hasn’t pitched beyond five innings since coming back. The Mets tagged him for three runs (two earned) over 3 2/3 innings back in May.

The Mets have the following career numbers against him:

  • Francisco Alvarez 1-3, BB
  • Brett Baty 1-2, 2B
  • Carson Benge 1-2
  • Bo Bichette 4-15, 2 2B, 2 BB, 3 K
  • A.J. Ewing 0-2
  • Francisco Lindor 10-39, 3 2B, 2 HR, 6 BB, 5 K
  • Christopher Morel 1-13, 6 K
  • Cristian Pache 0-2
  • Marcus Semien 5-28, 2B, HR, BB, 8 K
  • Juan Soto 1-5, 5 BB, K
  • Luis Torrens 1-6, HR, 3 K
  • Mark Vientos 2-10, 2 K

Game Notes

  • Interim manager Andy Green stated that Baty should be available off the bench tonight. He underwent an MRI on Thursday after being pulled early in Wednesday’s game due to left knee pain, and Green added that he thinks Baty will, “be just fine.”
  • The Mets recalled right-handed reliever Jack Weisenburger from Triple-A Syracuse and designated Chris Devenski for assignment as the corresponding move.

Three Things To Watch For

  1. Francisco Lindor. Lindor has been on a heater in his last three games, going a combined 4-for-15 with two home runs and five runs scored. He now has four home runs in the month of September and 18 total for the season. Lindor has fantastic numbers against Rodón and has slashed .295/.360/.525 with seven home runs at Yankee Stadium.
  2. A.J. Ewing. Ewing has gone 10-for-18 in his last five games with two doubles, a home run and a stolen base (.556/.571/.833). It’s nice to see Ewing get back into a hot streak to end the season, emerging from a colder August. He’s now hitting .252/.322/.370 and has a solid chance raise his season OPS back over .700 for the first time since mid-August.
  3. Christopher Morel. Baty hurt his knee running to first base in the second inning on Wednesday, giving Morel significant playing time. Morel went 3-for-4 with a double, home run and three runs scored. That doubles the amount of hits he has had as a Met. Before Wednesday, Morel went 3-for-16 over nine games while slashing .188/.278/.188.

Let’s go Mets!