MMO Game Thread: Giants vs Mets Game 1, 3:10 PM

Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

Tuesday, April 18, 2022 • 3:10 P.M.
Citi Field • Flushing, NY
RHP Alex Cobb (1-0, 3.60 ERA) vs. RHP Tylor Megill (2-0, 0.00 ERA)
SNY • WCBS 880 AM • WEPN

There are five teams in baseball with at least seven wins so far. Four of those teams are in the NL West, the odd team out is our very own New York Mets. (Technically the Padres are also the odd team out here too, the Mets and Rockies are each 7-3, the Giants 7-2 and the Dodgers 8-2. The Padres have somehow played 12 games already and are 7-5). There are also only three teams with a run differential over +20: the Dodgers, the Giants and the New York Mets. The Dodgers lead the pack with a +30, followed by the Mets at +26 and the Giants at +23.

The Mets will start a four-game set with the Giants in one of the marquee matchups of the young season. The Mets enter the series coming off their third consecutive series win. The Giants come to New York after sweeping the Guardians in Cleveland.

Mets Lineup

1. Jeff McNeil, LF

2. Starling Marte, RF

3. Francisco Lindor, SS

4. Pete Alonso, 1B

5. Eduardo Escobar, 3B

6. Robinson Cano, 2B

7. J.D. Davis, DH

8.Travis Jankowski, CF

9. James McCann, C

The Mets bats will get their first look at the veteran Alex Cobb tonight, pitching in his first season with the Giants. In his first start this year, he allowed two runs from four hits and two walks over five innings while striking out 10. Last season he made 18 starts for the Angels and pitched 93 1/3 innings with a 3.76 ERA, 2.92 FIP, 1.264 WHIP, and a 118 ERA+. The Mets have the following numbers on Alex Cobb:

Robinson Canó 10-28, 2B, 4 HR, 2 BB, 4 K
Eduardo Escobar 3-11, HR, BB, 4 K
Francisco Lindor 3-8, 3 K
Mark Canha 1-6, 2 K
Starling Marte 1-2, 2B
Brandon Nimmo 0-3, 3 K
James McCann 0-2

Giants Lineup

1. Mike Yastrzemski, RF

2. Brandon Belt, 1B

3. Wilmer Flores, DH

4. Joc Pederson, LF

5. Brandon Crawford, SS

6. Thairo Estrada, 2B

7. Steven Duggar, CF

8. Jason Vosler, 3B

9. Joey Bart, C

Tylor Megill takes the mound for the Mets tonight. In his first two starts this season and 10 1/3 innings of work, he has allowed zero runs from six hits and zero walks while striking out 11. Megill made two very different starts against the Giants. In San Francisco, he allowed only one run from five hits and two walks over six innings. In his next start in New York, he allowed seven runs from 11 hits over 3 2/3 innings. The Giants have the following numbers against Megill: