As mentioned, Holmes was strong once again. His only blip came in the game’s first inning as he walked the first two hitters of the game and allowed a run-scoring single. After that, he settled in and was clean the rest of the way. His day ended after a bounced-throw by Bo Bichette was mishandled by Mark Vientos. Nearing 100 pitches, manager Carlos Mendoza removed Holmes 1/3 inning shy of getting through seven.

In all, Holmes went 6 2/3 innings allowing four hits and one run. He walked three but struck out six. He threw a season-high 99 pitches. As a result, his sparkling ERA is down to 1.69. A league-leading mark.

Following Holmes, Weaver threw 1 1/3 of clean ball, striking out three. Brooks Raley then came on with a four-run lead in the ninth inning and brought the Mets home.

Offensively, New York was relatively quiet until a big eighth inning provided the club with some insurance. Prior to that, the only scoring was a two-run homer off the bat of Mark Vientos in the fourth inning. This gave the Mets a 2-1 lead and they did not look back.

In the eighth, Carson Benge, who also walked twice, lined a double down the line to score Brett Baty, who was hit by a pitch to begin the inning. Vientos then drove in Benge via his second home run of the game. That spelled the end to all the scoring as New York held on for the 5-1 victory.

This was the Mets first road series since April 2-5 in San Francisco.

Player of the Game: Mark Vientos

Mark Vientos looked like the player he was in 2024 on Sunday. He smashed two home runs raising his season OPS from .650 to .737. He finished the game 2-for-4 with the two homers and four RBIs. With all the injuries the Mets are battling, the re-emergence of Vientos would be monumental.

On Deck

The Mets are right back in action Monday night in Colorado. The first game of the three-game set is slated for a 8:40 pm ET first pitch. Tomoyuki Sugano is the Rockies’ probable starter. The Mets have not officially announced a pitcher, but David Peterson is expected to see action in some capacity.

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Things continue to trend downward for the New York Mets. The Mets were down most of Saturday night and tried to stage a late comeback, but ultimately failed in extra innings against the Angels. Additionally, Ronny Mauricio fractured his thumb sliding into first base leaving the New York without a shortstop again.

The Mets can still win the series with a win this afternoon but the team is hurting. Saturday, they had to start a lineup with Austin Slader and Andy Ibáñez. The Mets are starting to run out of healthy options.

Mets Lineup

1. Bo Bichette – 3B
2. Juan Soto – DH
3. MJ Melendez – LF
4. Brett Baty – 3B
5. Marcus Semien – 2B
6. Carson Benge – RF
7. Mark Vientos – 1B
8. Tyrone Taylor – CF
9. Luis Torrens

Starting Pitcher: Clay Holmes

The Mets are going to need another stellar performance from Clay Holmes this afternoon. Over six starts Holmes has pitched 36 innings with a 1.75 ERA (league-leading), 3.84 FIP, 0.972 WHIP, and a 230 ERA+ (league-leading). He is coming off of a start where he held the Nationals scoreless over six innings, scattering three hits and a walk while striking out six.

The Angels have the following career numbers against him:

• Travis d’Arnaud 0-1
• Adam Frazier 0-6, K
• Josh Loew 0-5, BB, 2 K
• Yoan Moncada 0-1, BB
• Zach Neto 0-2, K
• Nolan Schanuel 0-1, K
• Jorge Soler 1-2, 2B, K
• Brent Suter 0-2, K
• Mike Trout 0-3, BB, K

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Angels Lineup

1. Zach Neto – SS
2. Mike Trout – CF
3. Nolan Schanuel – 1B
4. Jorge Soler – RF
5. Jo Adell – DH
6. Josh Lowe – LF
7. Vaughn Grissom – 2B
8. Oswaldo Peraza – #b
9. Sebastian Rivero – C

Jack Kochanowicz if off to a great start for the Angels this season. Over 35 innings (six starts). he has a 3.09 ERA, 3.78 FIP, 1.200 WHIP, and a 140 ERA+. He’s coming off of an average start where he allowed three runs (two earned) over six innings in a game the Angels eventually lost.

The only members of the Mets who have seen Kochanowicz in a major-league game are Bo Bichette (1-for-3) and Marcus Semien (6-for-13, 2 BB).

Game Notes

Prior to the game, the Mets announced they selected infielder Vidal Bruján to the major-league roster. Additionally, they designed infielder Eric Wagaman for assignment.

The above moves were necessary as infielder Ronny Mauricio fractured his thumb last night sliding into first base. Manager Carlos Mendoza confirmed that news late Saturday night.

Three Things To Watch For

1. Marcus Semien. For a second-straight game, Marcus Semien has excellent career numbers against the opponent’s starting pitcher. Semien went 1-for-4 with a run scored Saturday. With the way he has been hitting this season (.562 OPS, 60 OPS+), any hits recorded are a positive development. As the Mets lineup gets weaker and weaker by injury, they need Marcus Semien to step up.
2. Short. The Mets have a giant question mark at shortstop now. A potential lineup the Mets can go with, as they are Sunday, is Brett Baty at third, Mark Vientos at first, and Bo Bichette at shortstop. For the foreseeable future it is likely fans are going to see a lot of Bichette and Vidal Bruján. Bruján played 24 games in Syracuse (Triple-A) this season and is slashing .241/.304/.313 with three doubles and a home run. He also has five stolen bases.
3. Hope you like grounders. The Mets defensive alignment Sunday is incredibly important with Holmes on the mound. Hitters are hitting grounders 58.1% of the time against Holmes, which is in the 94th percentile. This is slightly higher than last year were he had a 55.9% rate.

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According to Mike Puma of the NY Post, the Mets are expected to call-up infielder Vidal Bruján.

You can read more about Bruján and what he may bring to the Mets below.

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The New York Mets suffered another injury blow and to a position that their depth is being tested greatly. On Saturday, Ronny Mauricio fractured his wrist diving into first base. As a result, he will now surely miss time and the Mets will have to make another recall from Triple-A Syracuse.

After the game manager Carlos Mendoza noted current third baseman Bo Bichette is, “in the conversation” to replace Mauricio as the team’s everyday shortstop. So, whoever the Mets recall from Syracuse will need to have some versatility throughout the infield.

With that being said, what are some of the options that make the most sense?

Vidal Bruján. Photo by Ed Delany of Metsmerized

Vidal Bruján seems to be by far the most realistic option. Bruján is the definition of infielder versatility thus far as he’s started 13 games at shortstop, six at second base, and five at third base for the Syracuse Mets in 2026. At the plate, Bruján is slashing .241/.304/.313 (.617 OPS) across 83 at-bats.

As for his major-league experience the 28-year-old has five years experience with five different teams. He owns a career .543 OPS (.199 batting average) across 584 at-bats in the big leagues.

Bruján has played 84 games at second base, 56 at shortstop, and 36 at third base. He has also gotten a lot of run in the outfield (67 games). As far as defensive runs saved (DRS) and outs above average (OAA) he’s a negative defender at each of the three infield positions besides his DRS at shortstop.

Three other Triple-A options are Eric Wagaman, Christian Arroyo, and Jackson Cluff.

Wagaman, who was acquired via waivers, is an option if New York flips Bichette to shortstop while Lindor heals. Wagaman slashed .250/.296/.378 (.674 OPS) across 476 at-bats in 2025 for the Miami Marlins. He hit nine homers and drove in 53 runs. The underlying metrics painted a much stronger picture than the .674 OPS.

The only downside to Wagaman as an option is most of his big league experience has come at first base. He did play 151 1/3 innings at third for the Angels in 2024. He also 54 1/3 innings at third base in Triple-A this season.

Christian Arroyo. Photo by Ed Delany of Metsmerized

Arroyo has the most major league experience of the group. Across seven seasons, he’s slashing .252/.299/.394 (.693 OPS). He has just under 1,000 major league plate appearances. For Triple-A Syracuse this season he has excelled early on at the plate slashing .304/.351/.406 (.757 OPS).

The 30-year-old has always been a relatively strong defender at second base, where he has spent the majority of his time in the big leagues. He also has played 447 innings at third base and 195 1/3 at shortstop throughout his major-league career.

Lastly, Cluff, like Bruján, has extreme versatility in the infield. He’s played 81 innings at shortstop, 58 2/3 at second base, and 53 at third base for Triple-A Syracuse in 2026. The 29-year-old is only slashing .139/.222/.292 (.514 OPS) though. He owns a career .680 OPS in the minors and has yet to make an appearance at the big-league level.

One would expect an announcement of Mauricio to the injured list and a call-up of one of the individuals listed above prior to the team’s series finale in Anaheim on Sunday.

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With the Orioles in the Bronx for a series with the Yankees, it marks the first time Pete Alonso has returned to New York since his departure from the Mets this offseason. Prior to Friday’s series opener, Alonso held a 13-minute session with media where he said he never had a final conversation with Steve Cohen or David Stearns before signing with the Orioles. He did, however, speak with Carlos Mendoza and a few former teammates.

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The Mets (11-21) defeated the Angels (12-21) 4-3 on Friday night. New York rallied from down 3-0 with Francisco Alvarezand Marcus Semien combining to tie the game before Ronny Mauricio untied it with a mammoth home run, his first of the year. Christian Scott also looked much more comfortable in his second start of the year, allowing three runs (two earned) in five innings with eight strikeouts and no walks.

Early Friday morning, the Mets provided confidence in Carlos Mendoza and David Stearns via MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo. Despite the team’s atrocious start to the season, both Mendoza and Stearns appear to be safe for now.

Rehabbing lefty reliever A.J. Minter gave up an unearned run in an inning of work with Triple-A Syracuse on Friday. Recently promoted top prospect A.J. Ewing also had another good game for Syracuse on Friday, going 1-for-1 with two walks, two stolen bases and two runs.

The Mets’ Double-A affiliate, the Binghamton Rumble Ponies released an alternate identity as the Binghamton Bobbers. The name pays homage to the first Dick’s Sporting Goods location, which opened in Binghamton.

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The Orioles placed former Met Ryan Helsley on the injured list with right elbow inflammation. Helsley has a 2.53 ERA with seven saves in 12 appearances this year.

Former Met Max Kranick signed a deal with the Nationals. Kranick had a 3.65 ERA in 24 appearances with the Mets in 2025.

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Kai Chang highlights the performance of Freddy Peralta in the Mets’ Thursday night loss to the Nationals.

Jorge Eckardt explains why A.J. Ewing might be the Mets’ new best prospect.

On This Date in Mets History

Born on This Date: Luis Torrens (1996), Jonathan Villar (1991), Erasmo Ramírez (1990), Joe Crawford (1970), Eddie Bressoud (1932).

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Yesterday’s game was a good encapsulation for the Mets’ season as a whole. The game started full of promise with a deep shot by Juan Soto that was then robbed at the wall by James Wood. In the next frame, Freddy Peralta made a throwing error, leading a run to score. The Mets would eventually claw back, only to give up the lead late.

They dropped the series and ended a stretch against the Twins, Rockies and Nationals at home with a 3-6 record. Now, the Mets have another west coast road trip. The Mets also have three Opening Day starters on the injured list. The vibes are just rancid, but a good weekend can change everything!

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Mets Lineup

1. Bo Bichette – 3B
2. Juan Soto – LF
3. MJ Melendez – DH
4. Francisco Alvarez – C
5. Brett Baty – 1B
6. Marcus Semien – 2B
7. Carson Benge – RF
8. Tyrone Taylor – CF
9. Ronny Mauricio – SS

Starting Pitcher: Christian Scott

The Mets will try again with Christian Scott. Scott joined the Mets’ rotation last week during a shakeup and truly struggled to find the strike zone, recording five walks over 1 1/3 innings. He only allowed one run though. He hasn’t pitched since that game on April 23. Before that outing, Scott had two strong performances with Syracuse, allowing only two runs on four hits over 10 1/3 innings while striking out 12 batters.

Only two players on the Angels’ roster have faced Scott in a major league game:

• Travis d’Arnaud 1-2, BB
• Jorge Soler 1-2, HR

Opposing Lineup

1. Zach Neto – SS
2. Mike Trout – CF
3. Yoán Moncada – 3B
4. Jorge Soler – DH
5. Nolan Schanuel – 1B
6. Jo Adell – RF
7. Josh Lowe – LF
8. Travis d’Arnaud – C
9. Adam Frazier – 2B

The Mets’ bats will face rookie Walbert Ureña tonight! Over four games (two starts), he has pitched 11 1/3 innings with a 4.76 ERA, 4.63 FIP, 2.206 WHIP and a 92 ERA+. Ureña is coming off of a rough outing against the Royals where he allowed four runs over 3 2/3 innings on six hits and five walks. This will be his first career start against the Mets.

Game Notes

• The Mets optioned Eric Wagaman, who they claimed off waivers from the Minnesota Twins on April 27 and called up for Thursday’s game, has been optioned to Triple-A in order to make room for Andy Ibáñez, who was claimed off waivers from the A’s, on the 26-man roster.
• Soto is playing in left field for the first time since returning from his calf injury on April 22.

Three Things To Watch For

1. Juan Soto is trying his best. Soto is trying his best to get the Mets in the win column. He went 2-for-3 yesterday with a double and a walk. His one out was going to be a home run before Wood made a terrific catch over the wall. In his last two games, Soto has gone 5-for-8 with three extra-base hits and three runs scored. Let’s hope Soto has some more magic in him.
2. Mike Trout is Mike Trout. Mike Trout has returned to form this season, leading the league with 29 runs scored. He has more runs (29) than hits (27). Trout has 10 homers already and is slashing .248/.431/.569 with a 180 OPS+. If the Mets are going to win today, they need to contain Trout.
3. Francisco Alvarez. It’s May and Alvarez is the Mets’ home run leader. He has four on the year and the other Mets sluggers have been plagued by a myriad of things. This week, Alvarez snapped his 28 at-bat hitless streak as a pinch hitter, getting a single on April 26 and then hitting a double yesterday! In-between those pinch hits, he has gone 0-for-12 at the plate with five strikeouts.

Let’s go Mets!

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They will begin their road trip against the Los Angeles Angels (12-20), who have lost nine of their last 10 games. Pitching has been an issue for them, as their 4.61 ERA as a team is the second-worst mark in the American League. Both teams are in desperate need of positivity.

Let’s take a look at some notes ahead of the three pitching matchups this weekend.

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PITCHING MATCHUPS

• Friday: Christian Scott (0-0, 6.75 ERA) vs. Walbert Ureña (0-3, 4.76 ERA): With Kodai Senga on the injured list and David Peterson struggling, the Mets could really benefit from another starter stepping up. Scott appears to be getting his shot to be that guy. His first big-league start of the season did not go well. Scott walked five and hit a batter in just 1 1/3 innings against the Minnesota Twins last Thursday. He is 0-2 with a 4.85 ERA in five career road starts. After two relief appearances to begin his career, Ureña has recently been featured in the Angels’ rotation. Through two starts, he owns a 5.59 ERA across 9 2/3 innings. Ureña’s most utilized pitch is his changeup, which opponents are hitting just .118 against with a .118 slugging percentage.
• Saturday: Nolan McLean (1-2, 2.55 ERA) vs. Reid Detmers (1-2, 4.28 ERA): McLean has been nothing short of fantastic to begin this season, despite what his win-loss record suggests. He has provided length in addition to limiting runs, throwing six innings or more in three of his last four starts. McLean had a strong month of April, pitching to a 2.37 ERA. In six career road starts, he is 4-1 with a 3.00 ERA. Detmers has been in and out of the rotation throughout his five-plus seasons with the Angels. After all of his 61 appearances came as a reliever in 2025, the former first-round pick has begun the year as a starter. Detmers is 0-2 with a 4.76 ERA in three home starts this season.
• Sunday: Clay Holmes (3-2, 1.75 ERA) vs. Jack Kochanowicz (2-0, 3.09 ERA): In a season that’s messy from a team perspective, Holmes has certainly been one of the few bright spots. In his second season as a full-time starter, the former reliever has impressed. Holmes allowed two runs or less in all five of his starts in the month of April. Over that stretch, he had a 1.48 ERA across 30 1/3 innings. Those are remarkable numbers. Kochanowicz is another arm for the Angels looking to break through in 2026. He threw 111 innings over 23 starts last season, going 3-11 with a 6.81 ERA. Kochanowicz had four quality starts last year. At the end of May, he already has three this season. Kochanowicz has given up just one earned run in 11 1/3 innings at home this season.

WHAT’S THE STORY?

Since Juan Soto returned from the injured list, he is slashing .333/.471/.630 with two home runs and three RBIs. Can the rest of the lineup contribute at a high enough level? Without Francisco Lindor, there is no proof that shows they can. For the season, the Mets are scoring 3.42 runs per game. Only the San Francisco Giants rank worse in that metric. Even if McLean, Holmes and Peralta continue to pitch well, the team isn’t going to make up ground in the standings unless the offense can turn the corner.

PREDICTION

Are the Mets capable of winning a series right now? On the road? I can’t sit here and say I’m confident, but the Angels aren’t very good either. Mike Trout is off to a good start and Zach Neto has hit well to this point, but their lineup can be neutralized. Maybe I am too optimistic (I am). But with McLean and Holmes pitching this weekend, I have the Mets winning two of three.

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Los Angeles Angels shortstop Zach Neto (8-for-25 [.320 AVG], four home runs, eight RBIs, and a 1.254 OPS) earned the designation for the American League, and Francisco Lindor, who, for the fifth time in his career, earned the honors for the National League. He previously won the award twice in May 2018 and May 2022, and again last season in August 2024.

Francisco Lindor by Roberto Carlo

Lindor went 14-for-25 (.560 BA) last week, hitting two doubles, three home runs, driving in seven RBIs, and had an OPS of 1.647 with two stolen bases.

After going through a bit of a slump in June and July, Lindor’s bat has come back to life in August and in a big way throughout New York’s series against the Braves and the Mariners. On Wednesday, he was 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored. He followed that up on Thursday against the Braves with a 3-for-4 performance that included a home run, RBI, and two runs scored. Though the Mets dropped both of those bouts against Atlanta, Lindor stayed hot throughout that series.

He kept the momentum alive on Friday when the Mets opened their series against Seattle, going 3-for-5 with two home runs, a four-RBI day, and scoring twice. He rocketed three home runs in two days. On Saturday, he kept the hit streak alive, going 2-for-4, and on Sunday, he was 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI.

So far in August, Lindor is hitting the best he has since April, batting .350/.435/.633, with an OPS of .878.

Lindor is showing no signs of slowing down, and the Mets are riding the momentum of their first series win in a few weeks.

The Mets have an off-day on Monday and will open a three-game series against the Nationals on Tuesday in Washington.

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Alvarez has been consistently driving the ball out of the ballpark since his demotion on June 22. The Mets’ catcher hit his 11th home run over his last 16 games on Sunday. The team will call him up nearly a month after he was sent down, ahead of its three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels.

The Mets are currenly starving for offense. New York has scored just 25 runs in the last eight games, and is especially looking for some thump in the bottom half of the lineup.

Luis Torrens provided five hits, as well as the game-winning RBI in the salvaging win on Sunday, but has an OPS of .606 overall this season. He has dramatically underperformed his underlying metrics all season long. However, has remained elite defensively.

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Hayden Senger, who took Alvarez’s spot on the roster, made only five starts in the past month, totaling just three hits, all of which were singles. Senger will likely be sent back down to Triple-A to accommodate Alvarez.

In addition to better offense, the Mets are hoping to see a reversion from Alvarez defensively. The Mets catcher was underrated behind the plate in 2024, sporting a plus-two fielding run valve (FRV), good for a 67th percentile, according to Baseball Savant. This season, so far, Alvarez has a negative-two FRV, which has him in the 28th percentile. His framing was also a major strength in 2024. But this season he dropped to ninth percentile, down from 88th a year ago.

Notably, given the time spent in the minor leagues over this recent stretch, the Mets have bought another year of control over the young catcher.

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Despite injuries to their starting rotation throughout the season, the Mets lead MLB in team ERA. The Mets rotation is rolling, but New York’s staff is getting some reinforcements to help make their pitching attack even stronger. Frankie Montas has begun making rehab starts and now Sean Manaea is expected to make his first rehab start for High-A Brooklyn this Friday. The Mets’ 2024 breakout star is slated to throw two innings or 35 pitches as he comes back from a right oblique strain.

On Wednesday, the Mets secured a season series victory over the Dodgers Wednesday night, topping Los Angeles by a score of 6-1. Griffin Canning threw another gem, going six shutout innings, while Pete Alonso bludgeoned the Dodgers with two home runs and five RBI.

The Amazins‘ will look to grab a series victory over the Dodgers on Thursday as David Peterson (4-2, 2.69 ERA) will face Landon Knack (3-2, 4.58 ERA) in the four-game sets’ finale.

Latest Mets News

Mark Vientos has a low-grade hamstring strain. He’ll receive treatment for 10-14 days then begin ramping back up.

Baseball America’s Top 100 June Update includes four Mets, click here for more.

All-Star Game voting officially opened. Click here to vote for your Mets!

Luisangel Acuña was making plays at a new position off the field on Wednesday night.

Even on the bench, Luisangel Acuña is LOCKED IN 😂 pic.twitter.com/P5HGQB3QGP

— MLB (@MLB) June 5, 2025

Jonah Tong had another great outing for Triple-A Syracuse, going five no-hit innings with 11 Ks, bringing his ERA down to 2.02.

Latest MLB News

The San Francisco Giants made a flurry of moves, including DFAing OF LaMonte Wade Jr. and signing former Met Dominic Smith to a one-year major league deal.

The Cincinnati Reds placed flame-throwing starting pitcher Hunter Greene on the 15-day IL with a right groin strain. They also signed LHP Wade Miley to a one-year major league contract. 

Rob Manfred will propose the ABS system and it’s likely to arrive to MLB in 2026, per Evan Drellich of The Athletic. For more on the report, click here!

Twins former All-Star RHP Pablo López will be out the next 8-12 weeks with a grade 2 teres major muscle strain, per Dan Hayes of The Athletic.

The Colorado Rockies completed a three-game sweep of the Miami Marlins with their win on Wednesday, their first series victory of 2025.

Red Sox outfielder Ceddanne Rafaela hit a measly 308-foot homer to give the Red Sox an 11-9 win over the Angels, recording the shortest walk-off home run in the Statcast Era.

CEDDANNE RAFAELA TUCKS IT INSIDE THE POLE FOR A #WALKOFF HOME RUN! pic.twitter.com/Hl5T74OLjK

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Tylor Megill bounced back after a rough start to his outing on Tuesday.

The ABS system could be coming soon.

Jonah Tong continues to deal!

On This Date in Mets History

2022: Adonis Medina strikes out Will Smith to get out of a tenth inning jam, giving the Mets a 5-4 win over the Dodgers and Medina’s first career save.

2001: The Mets select third baseman David Wright out of Hickory High School in Virginia with the 38th overall pick. 

Born On This Date: Dedniel Núñez (1996), Robinson Chirinos (1984), Bill Spiers (1966), Paul Siebert (1953)

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It certainly wasn’t the 29-year-old’s best outing on Saturday, as he allowed a season-high nine hard-hit balls. This was not exactly surprising given two themes thus far this season. Specifically, the Yankees own the second-highest hard-hit rate in the majors and Canning owns a seventh percentile average exit velocity against with a 10th percentile hard-hit rate against. Despite this, Canning’s only two main blemishes were solo home runs. Outside that, he struck out four and, importantly, only walked one while throwing 92 pitches (64 strikes).

One may then ask how has Canning been so special this season despite such a porous hard-hit rate against? Well, he does almost everything else well. Canning owns a chase, whiff, and strikeout rate all above the league’s 60th percentile. Additionally, an 87th percentile ground-ball rate helps ensure that hard contact stays in the yard.

This new formula has Canning on pace for a career season. Prior to joining the Mets, Canning owned a 4.78 ERA across five seasons with Los Angeles. Last season, the right-handed starter posted a 5.19 ERA and 5.26 FIP across 171 2/3 innings. He only struck out 130 over those innings. This season, Canning is on pace for 18 wins and 162 strikeouts over 167 innings with a career-best 2.47 ERA.

Most importantly, thanks to the aforementioned high ground-ball rate (54.3%), which is on pace to be a far and beyond a career-high, Canning has allowed a home run rate that’s on pace to be below the league average for the first time in his career. For reference, prior to allowing two home runs on Saturday, Canning owned a 2.3% home run rate. The next lowest of his career? 3.4%, with a 4.2% rate allowed last season.

With all that being said, Canning is unfortunately a candidate for some regression. His 1.29 WHIP, despite a 2.47 ERA, shows he has been working around traffic in his starts. Additionally, his 3.54 xERA further indicates that 2.47 actual figure may be a tad off his deserved performances.

Regardless, Canning has been really strong this season and arguably the most improved player in the big leagues. Even with some likely regression coming his way, he still has a very solid No. 3 ceiling. Something the Mets are certainly thrilled with given the one-year, $4.25 million deal he signed in the offseason.

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