The New York Mets fell to the Marlins 2-1 in one of the worst showing from their offense this season.
Outside of a 449-foot home run from Juan Soto that came off the bat at 107.7 mph, the Mets’ offense was absent from this game. Until the eighth inning when A.J. Ewing got on base with a single, the Mets only had one base runner next to Soto’s homer. Unfortunately, that was quickly erased when Ewing was caught stealing. Carson Benge had two hard-hit balls that were caught on great defensive plays, though he did work a walk in the ninth inning. Outside of that, the lineup struggled to make contact against the Marlins’ pitchers.
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Jared Young played a full game in Syracuse today, splitting time between left field and first base, so hopefully he will be joining the major league club soon to help this struggling offense.
While the Mets’ bats struggled, the pitching looked strong across eight innings, allowing only two runs.
Tobias Myers ended up serving as an opener, throwing 20 pitches across 1 1/3 innings. He gave up one hit and one walk, and the runner he left on base scored on a weak ground ball after Sean Manaea came into the game. Myers looked good in his outing, and his splitter was especially strong.
Manaea looked arguably the best he has all year, going 3 2/3 innings with three strikeouts and one earned run. His velocity was up again, averaging 91.7 mph on his fastball and throwing as hard as 93.9 mph. He pounded the zone with his sinker, getting a 25% whiff rate while he utilized his sweeper out of the zone with a 33.3% chase rate.
Jonah Tong made his season debut and threw three scoreless innings. Tong threw his hardest pitch of the season at 98.5 mph in his first inning of work as part of a one-two-three frame. He did not throw his cutter or slider until his final batter, Otto Lopez, but both looked the best they have throughout his big-league career. Overall, he ran an incredible 37.5% whiff rate and 38.9% chase rate.
UP NEXT
The Mets will face the Marlins’ 27-year-old breakout starter Max Meyer. Meyer has a 2.85 ERA and 1.12 WHIP across his first 10 starts with 60 strikeouts. He has struggled with injuries, including hip surgery last June, which ended his 2025 season. So far, he looks like the pitcher who consistently was ranked as a top-50 prospect across multiple lists.
On the mound for the Mets will be Freddy Peralta. He has a 3.31 ERA and 1.25 WHIP across 10 starts with 54 strikeouts.
The game will start at 4:10 PM and be broadcast on SNY.
