Sunday, August 25, 2024 • 4:10 p.m.
Petco Park • San Diego, California
LHP Jose Quintana (6-9, 4.57) against LHP Martin Perez (3-5, 4,67)
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The New York Mets are looking to win four games against the Padres this afternoon in San Diego. The Mets won two games by a wide margin, and the Padres beat them in one game. Can the Mets do something magical again?
Mets lineup
- Francisco Lindor, SS
- Mark Vientos, 3B
- Pete Alonso, 1B
- Brandon Nimmo, LF
- Starling Marte, RF
- JD Martinez, DH
- Jose Iglesias, 2B
- Luis Torrens, C
- Harrison Bader, CF
Jose Quintana has pitched 134 innings in 25 starts this season, compiling a 4.57 ERA, 5.14 FIP, 1.321 WHIP and 85 ERA+. He got off to a terrible start against the Baltimore Orioles, allowing seven runs in five innings. In August, he allowed 19 runs on 22 hits and 12 walks in 20 2/3 innings.
Quintana needs a good start and he got one in June against the Padres, where he limited them to one run and two hits in six innings. The Padres have the following career numbers against Quintana:
- Luis Arraez 0-3
- Xander Bogaerts 6-16, 2K
- Jake Cronenworth 1-5, 2K
- Kyle Higashioka 0-5, 4K
- Manny Machado 5-25, 2B, HR, 3 BB, 6 K
- MichaelJackson 1-2, Staff
- David Peralta 1-4, K
- Jurickson Profar 2-10, HR, BB, 2 K
- Donovan Solano 2-7, 2B, K
Jose Quintana. Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Padres lineup
- Jurickson Profar, LF
- Donovan Solano, 3B
- Xander Bogaerts, 2B
- Manny Machado, DH
- Jake Cronenworth, 1B
- Jackson Merrill, CF
- Luis Campusano, C
- Bryce Johnson, RF
- Mason McCoy, SS
Martín Pérez has made 20 starts for the Pirates and Padres this season, pitching 106 innings with a 4.67 ERA, 4.89 FIP, 1.500 WHIP and 88 ERA+. Since joining the Padres, he has made four starts, pitching 23 innings with a 2.74 ERA, but he’s just come off his worst start as a Padre, allowing three runs on seven hits in 4 2/3 innings.
Against the Mets this year, he allowed three runs on six hits and two walks in 5 2/3 innings. The Mets have the following career numbers against Pérez:
- Pete Alonso 0-12, 3BB, 2K
- Francisco Alvarez 0-2, 2BBs
- Harrison Bader 0-2
- José Iglesias 5-21, HR, K
- Francisco Lindor 7-17, 2B, 5BB, K
- Starling Marte 6-11, 2 2B, HF, K
- JD Martinez 1-11, 3 BB, 2 K
- Jeff McNeil 4-13, 2B
- Brandon Nimmo 4-14, 2B
- Thomas B. 2-3, BB
- Luis Torrens 0-5, 2K
- Mark Vientos 0:2, 1:0
- Jesse Winker 2-9, 3K
Game Notes
The Mets enter Sunday’s game trailing the Atlanta Braves for the final wild-card spot by 2.0 games. The Braves faced the Washington Nationals in Sunday’s early game and lost 5-1.
Before Sunday’s game, the Mets placed starting pitcher Paul Blackburn on the 15-day injured list because of a bruised right hand. At the same time, relief pitcher Huascar Brazoban is back in the team.
Before Sunday’s game, the Mets released the experienced outfielder Eddie Rosario. Rosario went 3-for-29 with eight strikeouts for Triple-A Syracuse since signing with the Atlanta Braves following his release.
Three things to look out for
- Francisco Lindor, the MVP. Francisco Lindor is now at 6.5 fWAR, 0.2 ahead Shohei Ohtani for the National League lead. On Saturday night, Lindor hit 2 for 5 with two home runs, including a grand slam, raising his RBI total this season to 78. Lindor has played in 17 games since Aug. 7, posting a batting average of .375/.416/.708 with 11 multi-hit games. His OPS+ of 135 is the best of his career.
- Both teams have their best bullpens ready for action. As the SNY Stand noted early in Saturday’s game, neither team needed to use their best relievers due to losses earlier in the series. Well, Saturday’s game was also a loss, as neither team had their best relievers to call upon.
- Harrison Bader. Harrison Bader was in a slump. Before his home run in the 8th inning on Saturday night, he had struck out 0 in his last 14 at-bats. There was a time this season when Harrison Bader provided a spark at the bottom of the lineup that propelled the Mets forward. Hopefully his home run yesterday is a sign of things to come.
