Friday, June 10, 2022 • 9:38 P.M.
Angel Stadium • Anaheim, CA
RHP Tylor Megill (4-2, 4.41) vs. LHP Jhonathan Diaz (1-0, 1.32)
Apple TV • WCBS 880 AM

The Mets wrap up their long, 10-game road trip with a series against the Angels this weekend! The Mets are heading into this series after losing a series to the Padres, on back-to-back blowout losses. That being said, they are still 3-4 against two very good teams on the road this year and they’ve played the last 1.5 games fairly banged up. Hopefully, yesterday’s off-day came at a critical point for the Mets to just reset themselves physically.

The Angels have their own mess of a situation going on. Last night they snapped a 14-game losing streak. Mike Trout is day to day right now and is aiming to come back as soon as tonight depending on how he feels. The Angels bumped Syndergaard from this weekend to Tuesday to give him more rest. The ripple effect was the Angles didn’t have a starter for tonight! The indication on Thursday at least that the start would go to Jhonathan Diaz who was scratched from his start in the minors.

Mets Lineup

Angels Lineup

Jhonathan Diaz has had a few cups of coffee in the major leagues. So far this year he has pitched in three games, starting two, totaling 13 2/3 innings with a 1.32 ERA, 4.39 FIP, 1.171 WHIP, and a 304 ERA+. His last start was only eight days ago against the Yankees where he allowed two runs over four innings from four hits including a homer. He left after 53 pitches. In back-to-back starts in May in the majors he tossed 67 and 75 pitches.

He’s also pitched six games in Salt Lake this season where he has a 3.78 ERA over 33.1 innings of work. In the minors he’s tossed more than 80 pitches four times, so he can go deeper today in the game than his previous work in the majors lets on. The only members of the Mets roster who have seen him in a game played for the Athletics last year. Starling Marte, nursing an injury, went 0-2 and Mark Canha drew a walk in his one at-bat against Diaz.

The Mets will send out Tylor Megill in his return to the mound in return from biceps tendinitis. Megill started out this season filling in for Jacob deGrom and a combination of David Peterson and Trevor Williams have done well in his absence. Over seven starts and 34 2/3 innings this year, Megill has a 4.41 ERA, 3.38 FIP, 1.125 WHIP, and, a 91 ERA+.

The vast majority of the statistical damage to Megill was done in the start that he was injured during. On May 11th he allowed eight runs over 1 1/3 innings, raising his ERA from 2.43 to 4.41. Tonight will be Megill’s first time facing anyone on the Angels roster in a major league game.

Make sure to check out our Series Preview.

Game Notes

Right-hander Stephen Nogosek was optioned to Triple-A before the game to make room for Megill.

Let’s Go Mets!