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Sunday, June 12, 2022 • 7:08 P.M.
Angels Stadium of Anaheim • Anaheim, CA
RHP Taijuan Walker (3-2, 3.28 ERA) vs. LHP Patrick Sandoval (3-1, 2.81 ERA)
ESPN • WCBS 880 AM

The New York Mets go for a series win tonight against the Los Angeles Angels in a rubber game to cap off their series and New York’s 10-game road trip. The Mets have been on the west coast for a while and tonight they will grace our televisions at a more respectable time, 7.08 P.M. ET.

They’ll hope for a better performance than last night’s 11-6 defeat. The game’s final score was much closer than it actually was. As the Mets reeled off six runs in the games last three innings. Including Khalil Lee‘s first career home run. New York will turn to Taijuan Walker in hope to right the ship.

Angels Lineup

Taijuan Walker gets the start for the Mets tonight. Over nine games and 46 2/3rd innings, Walker has a 3.28 ERA, 3.87 FIP, 1.264 WHIP and a 122 ERA+.

He’s coming off of a rough start against the Padres where he allowed four runs from five hits and walked two over six innings of work. The other two times this year where he allowed three runs or more in a start, he responded with a beautiful start (both times seven shutout innings). Hopefully he does that again tonight! The Angels have the following numbers against him:

Mets Lineup

The Mets’ bats will get a look at Patrick Sandoval, who is in the midst of a career year. Over nine starts and 48.0 innings, Sandoval has a 2.81 ERA, 2.85 FIP, 1.313 WHIP and 140 ERA+. In his previous three seasons he had a 4.42 ERA, 4.59 FIP, 1.276 WHIP and a 102 ERA+.

Sandoval had his worst start of the season back on May 29th where he allowed six runs, five of which were earned, over three innings of work. He did alright in a bounce-back start last time out, allowing two runs via four hits and four walks over 4 2/3rd innings. The only Mets who have seen him in the major leagues were recently with American League teams:

Games Notes

Starling Marte is set to return to the lineup after missing the last few games with a quadriceps injury.

Taijuan Walker has struggled overall against the Angels in his career. He owns a 5.70 ERA across 36 1/3rd innings pitched. However, at at Angels Stadium, Walker owns a 0.56 ERA across 16 innings pitched.

The Mets’ two hottest hitters: Eduardo Escobar (.450 batting average over current five-game hitting streak) and Tomás Nido (.351 batting average over past 12 games).

Let’s go Mets!