Friday, May 15, 2026 • 7:15 PM
Citi Field • Flushing, NY
RHP Cam Schlittler (5-1, 1.35) vs. RHP Clay Holmes (4-3, 1.86)
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What a time for the New York Mets’ offense to come alive!

The Yankees head to Queens today to take on the Mets, who just swept the Detroit Tigers. Yesterday, five different Mets players hit home runs, and only two players struck out. It’s the best the Mets’ bats have looked in a long time.

The Yankees are 10 games over .500 but have lost six of their last ten. The Mets are seven games under .500 and have won seven of their last 10. Each team has a sub-2 ERA pitcher on the mound tonight!

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Mets Lineup

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

Starting Pitcher: Clay Holmes

Holmes has thrown 48 1/3 innings over eight games with a 1.86 ERA, 3.44 FIP, 1.014 WHIP and a 214 ERA+. He already has 1.9 bWAR this season (last season he had 2.0 bWAR over 33 games). Holmes has also struck out exactly six batters in each of his last three outings. Those 18 batters are a season-high in any three-game stretch for him this season.

The Yankees, who used to employ Holmes as a reliever, have the following career numbers against him:

Opposing Lineup

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

The Mets’ bats face off tonight against one of the best pitchers in the American League. Cam Schlittler has tossed 53 1/3 innings over nine starts with a league-leading 1.35 ERA, 1.65 FIP, 0.806 WHIP and a 312 ERA+. He also leads the league in H/9 at 5.7. This will be the Mets’ first time facing Schlittler, and the only player on the roster who has seen him before is Bichette (1-for-4, 2B, K).

Game Notes

  • Jared Young is beginning his rehab assignment with Single-A St. Lucie tonight after being placed on the 15-day injured list with a meniscus tear in his right knee on April 15.
  • The Yankees are 7-13 in their last 20 games at Citi Field and haven’t won a series there since 2018.

Three Things To Watch For

  1. Recent Call-ups. What a first week for A.J. Ewing! In his first three major league games, he has gone 3-for-9 with a triple, home run, stolen base and three walks (.538) while scoring four runs. The Mets have won every game he’s played in so far. The Yankees called up Spencer Jones last week, and he has gone 1-for-12 over his first five games with three walks. Before getting his call-up, Jones had 11 home runs in 33 games at Triple A (.258/.366/.592). The story of today’s game are the two sub-2 ERA pitchers. The story of the weekend, though, could be Ewing and Jones.
  2. Home Runs. The Mets slugged five home runs yesterday, bringing them to 36 on the season. They are now 25th in the majors in that stat. Going into play yesterday, they were basically in last, hanging out with the Milwaukee Brewers and the San Francisco Giants. The Mets’ roster is constructed to get moderate pop from just about everyone. That’s tough to do without Francisco Lindor, Francisco Alvarez, Jorge Polanco, Ronny Mauricio and Luis Robert Jr. Yesterday showed that the baby Mets (Vientos, Baty) and the rookies, plus Juan Soto, can put on a show.
  3. Marcus Semien. Semien got off to a slow start this season. Through his first 19 games, he slashed .194/.257/.269. In the 24 games since, he is slashing .253/.309/.368 with five stolen bases and two home runs. He’s not lighting the world on fire, but his last 24 games are much closer to what he has done in recent years (.230/.305/.364 in 2025, .237/.308/.391 in 2024).

Let’s go Mets!