The Mets (6-3) will look to build off their hot start at home as they welcome the Marlins (5-4) to Citi Field. The Mets have already played the Marlins once this year, taking two of three from their division rivals down in Miami earlier this month. The Mets won four out of six games against the Marlins at Citi Field in 2024 and eight of 12 against Miami in Queens dating back to the start of the 2023 season.
The Mets are coming off a sweep of the Blue Jays to open up the home schedule for the 2025 season. The Mets were greeted by a capacity crowd on Friday for their home opener and responded with a 5-0 win. Tylor Megill was stellar over 5 1⁄3 scoreless innings, and the bullpen closed things out with 3 2⁄3 innings of shutout ball. On offense, Pete Alonso’s two-run home run in the first was more than enough, and he gave the fans a curtain call after getting a rousing ovation. The Mets put up a three-spot in the sixth to put some distance between them and Toronto, as Juan Soto and Brandon Nimmo contributed run-scoring doubles before a Starling Marte sacrifice fly.
The bats weren’t quite as prolific on a cold Saturday night or equally-chilly Sunday afternoon, but they did just enough to pick up a 3-2 win on Saturday and a 2-1 victory on Sunday to close out the sweep. The bats were stymied on Saturday by old friend Chris Bassitt on Saturday and were blanked through seven innings. In the eighth, Jesse Winker, who already had a triple and a double, tied things up with a two-run triple, and Francisco Lindor sent the fans home happy with a walk-off sacrifice fly. On Sunday, the Mets got two runs in the third on an Alonso single and a Nimmo sacrifice fly, and the pitching did enough to hold their opponent to just one run on the afternoon.
The Mets’ offense continues to struggle in this early juncture of the season. Over the course of the series, the Mets hit .218/.297/.368 with an 88 wRC+/ The lineup has scored three runs or fewer in six of their nine games, and to date are hitting .197/.282/.356 with an 83 wRC+ in the nine games. Across all NL teams, they rank 13th in batting average and on-base percentage, 12th in slugging, and 11th in wRC+, while also placing 12th in runs scored.
But whereas the Mets are struggling to find offense, their pitching is picking up a lot of the slack and has positioned them well at this early juncture of the season. Their rotation, which is still missing two key pieces in Sean Manaea and Frankie Montas, has a 2.40 ERA (best in the NL), a 62 ERA- (second-best in the NL) and a 3.75 FIP (5th best in the NL). Their 25.9% K% is also third-best among NL rotations, while their 0.80 HR/9 is 4th among NL squads. Their bullpen has gotten off to an even more elite start, posting the best ERA (1.29), ERA- (33), and FIP (2.26) in the NL. They are the only pen that has yet to give up a home run among the 15 NL teams, while they have the second-best BB% (7.2) in the league to go with the fifth-best K% (24.5%).
The Marlins are coming off a split against the Braves, with their Sunday contest being rained out. They lost 10-0 on Friday in the Braves’ home opener, but responded with a 4-0 shutout win on Saturday.
Outfielder Kyle Stowers has gotten off to a strong start for Miami, leading the club with a 125 wRC+ and a .400 OBP in 35 plate appearances. First baseman Jonah Bride, on the other hand, has struggled since the season kicked off, hitting just .077/.226/.077 with a -11 wRC+ in 31 plate appearances.
Their offense is towards the middle of the pack in most categories. At the start of play today, they own a .669 OPS (9th in the NL), an 87 wRC+ (9th in the NL), and have scored 33 runs (10th in the NL). Their starting pitching has posted a 3.83 ERA (10th in the NL) and a 3.41 FIP (5th in the NL) in 44 2⁄3 innings, while their bullpen has pitched to a 3.79 ERA (7th in the NL) and a 5.37 FIP (13th in the NL) in 40 1⁄3 innings.
Monday, April 7: Kodai Senga vs. TBD, 7:10 PM EDT on SNY
Senga (2025): 5.0 IP, 8 K, 1 BB, 1 HR, 3.60 ERA, 2.94 FIP, 98 ERA-
Senga will make his second start of the year, also against Miami. The right-hander, who is looking to get back to his elite 2023 form after his 2024 campaign was derailed by injuries, went five innings and allowed four runs (two earned) on three hits while striking out eight and walking one. This will be his first start in front of the home crowd since his lone regular season of start of 2024, which came on July 26 against the Braves. Senga made three postseason appearances, each coming on the road.
TBD (2025)
Sandy Alcantara was supposed to pitch on Sunday against Atlanta, but the game was rained out, and with his wife expected to give birth in the coming days, he will instead go on paternity leave and miss the series. Miami has not named a starter to take his place on Monday (congratulations to Sandy and Yorleni Alcantara!)
Tuesday, April 8: Clay Holmes vs. Connor Gillispie, 7:10 PM EDT on SNY
Holmes (2025): 9.1 IP, 10 K, 6 BB, 0 HR, 2.89 ERA, 3.05 FIP, 79 ERA-
Holmes is still looking to pick up his first win as a Met as he tries to get re-acclimated to the starting rotation. He’s gone 4 2⁄3 in each of his starts against Houston and Miami. He improved in his last outing, walking just two batters after walking four in his first start. He also struck out six and allowed two runs (one earned) on six hits.
Gillispie (2025): 10.0 IP, 10 K, 4 BB, 1 HR, 3.60 ERA, 3.44 FIP, 92 ERA-
Gillispie had a solid outing against the Mets on April 2. He allowed one run on four hits with six strikeouts over five innings. After walking four in his first start against Pittsburgh, he didn’t walk a single met. His command was on point, as he peppered the strike zone during his outing, throwing 51 of his 73 starts (70%) for strikes.
Wednesday, April 9: Tylor Megill vs. Max Meyer, 1:10 PM EDT on SNY
Megill (2025): 10.1 IP, 10 K, 4 BB, 0 HR, 0.87 ERA, 2.17 FIP, 24 ERA-
Megill got the nod for the home opener and earned his second win of the season. He held the Marlins to just two hits over 5 1⁄3 shutout innings, though his command wasn’t quite as pristine as his first start of the season against the Astros. He walked three against Miami and threw 58% of his pitches for strikes (48 of 82), against 64% against Houston (49 of 77). After two starts, his 24 ERA- is fifth-best among NL starting pitchers.
Meyer (2025): 11.2 IP, 15 K, 3 BB, 1 HR, 3.09 ERA, 2.51 FIP, 79 ERA-
Meyer has gotten off to a great start through two outings this year. The right-hander is 12th among NL starters in FIP, 15th in K% (28.8%), and 23rd in ERA. In his last outing, he went six innings against the Braves and allowed three earned runs on eight hits, with eight strikeouts and two walks. In his prior start against the Pirates, he went 5 2⁄3 innings , giving up two runs (one earned) on five hits, with seven strikeouts and one walk.
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