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Monday, April 16, 2023 • 10:10 PM
Dodger Stadium • Los Angeles, California
LHP David Peterson (0-2, 4.91) vs. RHP Dustin May (1-1, 1.47)
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The Mets look to extend their winning streak to five games this evening as they take on Dustin May and the Dodgers! Brandon Nimmo played hero yesterday with game saving catch in the 9th inning, allowing the Mets get the sweep against the Athletics. Now they head to Los Angeles and take on one of the best pitchers in the league.

Brett Baty finally joins the major league squad. He had a terrific spring and honestly deserved to break camp with the Mets. Over the past couple of weeks he has destroyed the ball in Syracuse and forced the Mets hand. It is not the greatest thing for the Mets fan base to have Baty’s 2023 debut after 10 PM local time but that’s a small price to pay to get his bat on the major league roster.

Mets Lineup

David Peterson becomes the first Met in 2023 to start four games tonight. Over his first three games and 14 2/3 innings of work he has a 4.91 ERA, 4.59 FIP, 1.841 WHIP and an 88 ERA+. Peterson had a poor start on April 5th against the Brewers where he allowed five runs from five hits over four innings. In his other 10 2/3 innings, he has allowed only three runs while striking out 11 batters. Peterson made one start against the Dodgers las year where he allowed four runs, only one earned, over 3 2/3 innings from two hits and four walks while striking out six. The Dodgers have the following career numbers against Peterson:

  • Freddie Freeman 3-12, BB, 5 K
  • Miguel Rojas 5-9, 2 2B, HR
  • J.D. Martinez 0-6, 2 K
  • Austin Barnes 0-1, BB, K
  • Mookie Betts 1-2, 2B
  • Chris Taylor 0-2, K

Opposing Lineup

The Mets bats will get a look at Dustin May tonight who is off to a good start for the Dodgers this year. Over his first three starts and 18 1/3 innings, May has allowed three runs from seven hits and seven walks while striking out 12 batters. This is good for early season 1.47 ERA, 3.20 FIP, 0.764 WHIP and a 312 ERA+. He leads the league in H/9 at 3.4 and has not allowed any homers this season. The Mets have the following career numbers against May:

  • Tommy Pham 2-7, BB, K
  • Mark Canha 2-5
  • Eduardo Escobar 1-2
  • Tim Locastro 1-1
  • Brandon Nimmo 0-1, K
  • Daniel Vogelbach 0-1, K

Game Notes

Three Things To Watch For

  1. Brett Baty: In nine games and 42 plate appearances for Syracuse this season, Baty hit .400/.500/.866 with two doubles and five homers. His average exit velocity was 100.4 mph. In his final four games last year before his injury, he was just starting to get hot, going for 4-for-14 with a homer and only two strikeouts compared to going 3-for-24 with six strikeouts in his previous seven games. With Baty and Álvarez both in the major leagues – the future of the New York Mets is here!
  2. Mets are hitting homers now! The Mets offense was severely lacking power early this season. During this four game winning streak the Mets have hit eight homers including three from Alonso and three from Lindor. With the exception of Lindor’s grand slam on Friday night, the Mets have mostly been hitting solo shots. The next step for the Mets is to take advantage of the walks they are working and start to score runs in bunches.
  3. Robertson is on a roll! Most likely we won’t see Robertson today, but he deserves a shoutout somewhere in this article. Robertson has tossed 8 1/3 innings for the Mets this season allowing no runs on four hits and nothing else while striking out nine batters. He’s played a larger part in securing the last two Mets wins.

Let’s go Mets!