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Tuesday, May 8, 2023 • 6:40 PM
Great American Ball Park • Cincinnati, Ohio
LHP David Peterson (1-4, 7.34) vs. RHP Luke Weaver (0-2, 7.88)
SNY

The Mets are heading to Ohio looking to get a fresh start. Last week was fairly terrible for the Amazin’s. Last week the Mets split a doubleheader with the Braves, then got swept by the Tigers and finally lost a series with the Rockies. Just an awful week. And this week starts off with Max Scherzer missing another start. He has neck spasms and David Peterson will start on Tuesday instead.

Winning games makes all of the frustration from the last couple of weeks melt away and that’s what the Mets will try to do today as they take on the Reds!

Mets Lineup

With Scherzer hurting, Peterson gets called up from Triple-A Syracuse to make the start. The Mets lefty is 1-4 with a 7.34 ERA in five starts at the major league level this season.

Opposing Lineup

The Mets bats look to find some consistency as they take on Luke Weaver. In three starts this season, Weaver has a 7.88 ERA, 6.35 FIP, 1.688 WHIP and a 64 ERA+ over 16 innings. He’s allowed at least four runs in each start this season. His last start was the shortest of the season, 4 1/3 innings, where he allowed four runs from nine hits and two walks. On the positive side, it was the first start this season where he didn’t allow any homers (the Pirates and Rangers hit a total of five against Luke in his first two games). The Mets have the following career numbers against him:

Game Notes

To make room for Peterson on the active roster, right-hander Jimmy Yacabonis was placed on the 15-day injured list with a quad strain.

The Mets will play against the Phillies in London next year.

Make sure to check out our Series Preview.

The Mets signed veteran catcher Gary Sanchez on Tuesday to a minor league deal. He will report to Triple-A Syracuse.

Carlos Carrasco is pitching tonight for the Double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies.

Three Things To Watch For

  1. Steve Gelbs on the call! Steve Gelbs is going to do the play-by-play call for this series for SNY! Gary Cohen is getting the series off so Gelbs will get the opportunity to call a regular season game for the first time in his career. Over under 1.5 conversations this week about Skyline Chili?
  2. Quality Starts Please. The Mets starting pitching has been the major weak point for the club over the first 35 games this season. The Mets constantly find themselves playing from behind and with starting pitchers making early exits. In the first 35 games this year the Mets as a staff have tossed only five quality starts (Senga has two, Lucchesi, Megill and Scherzer each has one). This puts extra pressure on everyone and eventually, things start to break. We saw that on Sunday as the Mets bullpen, working overdrive so far, pretty much fell apart against the Rockies.
  3. Jeff McHits Is Back! Jeff McNeil had a terrific day at the plate on Sunday going 3-for-5 with a run scored. He broke an 0-for-10 slump. from his previous four games. Hopefully McNeil can build off Sunday’s game tonight in Cincinnati!

Let’s go Mets!