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Sunday, May 1, 2022 • 12:35 P.M.
Citizens Bank Park • Philadelphia, PA
RHP Max Scherzer (4-0, 2.61 ERA) vs. RHP Kyle Gibson (2-1, 2.93 ERA)
SNY • WCBS 880 AM

Happy Mother’s Day! The Mets will actually play baseball today! Two games to be precise.

The rain that has been impacting the majority of the northeast since Friday is finally out of the area and there’s a lot of baseball to make up. There are three doubleheaders in baseball today, and that comes on the heels of two doubleheaders yesterday.

The Mets and Phillies have also now had multiple days to marinate on Thursday’s epic Mets’ comeback. The New York Mets were down early in the game, trailing 4-0 after the first inning. Entering the 9th inning New York was trailing 7-1. But these are your 2022 Mets and in the ninth inning the Mets recorded hit after hit after hit and all of sudden the Mets were leading 8-7. Edwin Diaz then shut the door and the Mets took the first game of the series. Since the major loss, Bryce Harper held a players-only meeting with his team. The Phillies are probably more anxious than usual to get a win in the first game of the doubleheader.

Phillies Lineup

Max Scherzer looks to keep the good times rolling for the Mets. Over five starts and 31 innings of work he has a 2.61 ERA, 3.03 FIP, 0.806 WHIP and a 145 ERA+. This will already be his third start against the Phillies this season. He’s coming off of a start where he allowed four runs over six innings against the Phillies at Citi Field.

In that start, a game the Mets eventually won 10-6, Scherzer was hurt by the long ball as the Phillies took him deep three times. For context, Scherzer has allowed a total of four homers this season. His second start of the season was also against the Phillies, in Philadelphia, and he allowed only one run over five innings while striking out seven. The Phillies have the following numbers against Scherzer:

Mets Lineup

The Mets’ bats will get another look at Kyle Gibson who has pitched 27 2/3 innings over five starts this year with a 2.93 ERA, 3.93 FIP, 1.084 WHIP and a 134 ERA+. His last start was against the Mets where he allowed one unearned run over 4 1/3 innings of work. The Mets worked the counts that night and got five walks but obviously couldn’t do too much with them. The Mets have the following career numbers against Gibson:

Game Notes

  • Zach Eflin was the Phillies’ projected game two starter but has been put on the COVID-19 injured-list.
  • Stephen Nogosek has been added to the active roster. Adonis Medina will be the 27th man for the second game. 
  • The New York Mets have swept both the team’s doubleheaders this season. They swept the San Fransisco Giants at home on April 19th then the Atlanta Braves at home on May 3rd.
  • The Mets currently have the largest division lead of any division-leader in baseball currently. Their lead is at 5.5 games over the second-place Miami Marlins. The Minnesota Twins, with a 3.0 game advantage, have the next largest division-lead.

Let’s go Mets!