Saturday, May 16, 2026 • 7:15 PM
Citi Field • Flushing, NY
LHP Carlos Rodón (0-0, 6.23) vs. RHP Huascar Brazobán (2-1, 2.14)
FOX

The bad news just continues for the 2026 Mets. Clay Holmes, in the midst of a career year, fractured his fibula last night, taking a comebacker from Spencer Jones. The Mets will have to file this under next week’s problems as they just need to get through this weekend first.

Today the Mets will try their mostly successful strategy again of using David Peterson behind Huascar Brazobán tonight. Here’s hoping Brazobán, Peterson, and the bats give the Mets fans some positive news during these trying times!

Mar 28, 2026; New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets pitcher David Peterson (23) delivers a pitch during the third against the Pittsburgh Pirates inning at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images

Mets Lineup

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

Starting Pitcher: Huascar Brazobán

David Peterson gets the bulk of the work tonight. Over nine games this season, he has pitched 39 1/3 innings with a 5.49 ERA, 3.05 FIP, 1.500 WHIP, and a 73 ERA+. He pitched five innings, the most he has done in a while last time out, allowing three unearned runs from four hits and no walks. As a reliever, he has pitched 16 innings with a 1.69 ERA and 0.938 WHIP. Peterson faced the Yankees once last year, holding them to two runs, one earned run over six innings. The Yankees have the following career numbers against him:

Opposing Lineup

  1. Ben Rice – DH
  2. Aaron Judge – RF
  3. Cody Bellinger – LF
  4. Paul Goldschmidt – 1B
  5. Jazz Chisholm Jr. – 2B
  6. Amed Rosario – 3B
  7. Trent Grisham – CF
  8. Anthony Volpe – SS
  9. Austin Wells – C

Carlos Rodón made his 2026 debut last week. He had surgery last October to remove loose bodies and to attend to a bone spur in his elbow. This spring, he injured his hamstring, which delayed the start of the season. Last week he allowed three runs from two hits and five walks over 4 1/3 innings against the Brewers. His two starts against the Mets last year were quite different. In May he held the Mets to one run over five innings. In July, he allowed seven runs, six earned, over five innings. The Mets have the following career numbers against him:

  • Bo Bichette 4-14, 2 2B, B, 3 K
  • MJ Melendez 0-2
  • Marcus Semien 5-28, 2B, HR, BB, 6 K
  • Juan Soto 0-4, 4 BB, K
  • Tyrone Taylor 2-6, HR, K
  • Luis Torrens 1-5, HR, 2 K
  • Mark Vientos 2-8, K

Game Notes

  • The Mets today placed RHP Clay Holmes on the 15-Day Injured List with a right fibula fracture and recalled RHP Joey Gerber (#56) from Triple-A Syracuse. Gerber threw 2.0 scoreless innings on April 13 at Los Angeles-NL in his only appearance with the Mets this year.
  • Juan Soto is the youngest player in Major League history to reach 250 home runs and 900 walks. He reached the mark at 27 years old and 55 days.
  • The Mets announced that Clay Holmes won’t need surgery to repair his fractured fibula. They believe he could return at some point later in the season.

Three Things To Watch For

  1. Huascar Brazobán. Brazobán is coming off of an excellent relief outing where he allowed no runs over 2 1/3 innings in an extra-inning win against the Tigers. In 18 outings this season, he has pitched 21 innings with a 2.14 ERA, 3.48 FIP, 0.952 WHIP, and a 187 ERA+. Opposing hitters are struggling to make solid contact against him, getting a hard-hit only 22.8% of the time (98th percentile). Balls are flying off bats with an 83.4 mph average exit velocity (98th percentile).
  2. Juan Soto. Soto is starting to heat up! He homered in his second consecutive game last night and has gone 5-for-16 in his last four games. If the Mets are going to dig out of this hole and fix the vibes, they need Soto to go on an MVP-esque run. He’s never had a hit off of Rodón, but he has worked four walks, good for a .500 career OBP.
  3. Brett Baty. Baty has quietly put together a four-game hitting streak this week, going 6-for-17 with a home run and two walks. Since May 3rd, he has gone 10-for-34, slashing .294/.400/.441 raising his season slash line from .207/.265/.304 to .230/.303/.341.

Let’s go Mets!