Saturday, March 15, 2025 • 6:05 PM
CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches • West Palm Beach, FL
RHP Clay Holmes (1-0, 0.00) vs. LHP Mitchell Parker (0-0, 4.91)

There are ten days left in spring training and the Mets have eleven games to go. Over those eleven games they will play the Nationals four more times! If you’re worried about overexposure, the Mets and Nationals won’t meet up in the regular season until April 25th. This is the exact opposite scenario the Mets face with the Astros, who they still have to play twice in the next 10 days before heading to Houston for Opening Day.

Anyway, with no need to hide regulars on the mound, the Mets will send out their 2025 Opening Day starter, Clay Holmes, to take on the Nationals in a Saturday evening spring training clash!

Photo by Ed Delany of Metsmerized

Mets Lineup

  1. Brandon Nimmo – DH
  2. Juan Soto – RF
  3. Pete Alonso – 1B
  4. Jesse Winker – LF
  5. Luis Torrens – C
  6. Tyrone Taylor – CF
  7. Luisangel Acuña – 2B
  8. Donovan Walton – SS
  9. Luis De Los Santos – 3B

Opposing Lineup

  1. Amed Rosario – SS
  2. Robert Hassell III – CF
  3. Nathaniel Lowe – 1B
  4. Josh Bell – DH
  5. Paul DeJong – 3B
  6. Keibert Ruiz – C
  7. José Tena – 2B
  8. Andrew Pinckney – RF
  9. Daylen Lile – LF

Game Notes

  • Clay Holmes takes the ball for the Mets tonight. Holmes was just announced as the Mets opening day starter, making him the 31st pitcher to get the honor in Mets history.
  • Luisangel Acuña will start at second tonight. Make sure to watch out for how the Mets top prospect does at the position, as it is wide open to start the season with the injury to Jeff McNeil.
  • Despite facing a lefty in Mitchell Parker tonight, the Mets stacked the top of the lineup with left-handed batters. Nimmo is DHing tonight, followed by Soto, and then Winker to round it out in the cleanup spot.

Three Things To Watch For

  1. Clay Holmes. Over three starts this spring Holmes has pitched 9 2/3 innings allowing no runs and scattering two hits and four walks. More impressively he has already racked up 13 K’s. The deepest he has gone in a game so far is 3 2/3 as he continues to stretch himself out. We’ll be looking at his pitch count today to get a sense of how many more starts or bullpens he’ll need to get ready for Opening Day.
  2. Edwin Díaz. The Mets are decreasing the time between Díaz outings as he continues to get ready for the high leverage cadence he’ll need in a couple of weeks. Today’s outing comes only two days after his last (Thursday)! Since his difficult spring debut, Díaz has allowed a hit and two walks, but no runs over two innings. He’s also struck out five batters.
  3. A.J. Minter. Today is the day for high leverage relievers! A.J. Minter is scheduled to pitch in his second spring training game. He looked good in his first game striking out a hitter and allowing nothing in one inning. Minter is coming off of a hip surgery late last season and his goal is to be ready for Opening Day. His first outing was a significant step in making that a reality.

Let’s go Mets!