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Sunday, May 23, 2021 • 1:10 P.M.
loanDepot park • Miami, FL
RHP Jordan Yamamoto (1-0, 3.38) vs. RHP Cody Poteet (1-0, 1.80)
WPIX • WCBS 880 AM • WQBU 92.7 FM

The Mets lost another heartbreaker last night on a walk-off Garrett Cooper homer. The Mets didn’t announce a starter yesterday until a bit over an hour before the start of the game. I was personally convinced it was going to be Jordan Yamamoto but it ended up being Joey Lucchesi. Lucchesi and Sean Reid-Foley really held it down for the Mets, going 6.1 innings and allowing just one run. The offense struggled, but that’s been the story for the Mets most of the season, even more so with just about every starter injured.

Winning two of every three games is the ultimate goal of the season and the Mets can still make that happen this afternoon!

Mets Lineup

Jonathan Villar (S) 2B
Francisco Lindor (S) SS
James McCann (R) C
Dominic Smith (L) 1B
Cameron Maybin (R) LF
Johneshwy Fargas (R) CF
Brandon Drury (R) 3B
Khalil Lee (L) RF
Jordan Yamamoto (R) P

Marlins Lineup

will be updated when lineup is released

Jordan Yamamoto will make his second start with the Mets today! In his only major league outing this year, Yamamoto pitched 2.2 innings, allowing one run on four hits and no walks while striking out one. In Syracuse this season he has made three starts, pitching 9.2 innings with a 3.72 ERA and has a 1.655 WHIP. This will be a revenge outing of sorts for him as he goes against his former team for the first time. The Mets are in game three of a 17 game stretch and over the last two days they have pulled their starters from the game early. It feels like the Mets will be inclined to do that with Yamamoto today (hasn’t pitched very deep into a game this season), but if there was ever a day to push it, today would be the day.

The Mets bats will get a look at Cody Poteet today who will be making his third career start. He’s been great over his first two starts tossing 10.0 innings allowing two runs from seven hits and two walks while striking out nine. He’s also made one start in Triple-A this year where he was 1.2 years younger than the average player and allowed only one run over 5.2 innings from three hits. Overall in the minors he has pitched over six seasons and 510.2 innings (99 games) with a 3.84 ERA and a 1.287 WHIP.