Mets vs. Pirates, Aug. 16: Tylor Megill looks to win series at 1:10 p.m. on SNY
The Mets (54-66) will look for a series win in a rubber match matinee at Citi Field as they take on the Pittsburgh Pirates (54-66) at 1:10 p.m. on SNY.
Mets Notes
Brandon Nimmo is on fire hitting his 17th home run of the year in Tuesday's game, he is batting .342 with a .984 OPS in 11 games in August
In day games this season, Francisco Lindor has hit 10 home runs with an .810 OPS, Pete Alonso has 12 homers and an .805 OPS
Lindor is slashing .319/.407/.447 in 13 games this month
Alonso's next RBI will move him past Keith Hernandez for sole possession of 10th place in franchise history with 469
Jonathan Arauz has homered in back-to-back games for the first time in his career
The Mets are 4-5 on the 10-game homestand and 30-28 at Citi Field on the season
METS | PIRATES |
|---|---|
Brandon Nimmo, LF | Ke'Bryan Hayes, 3B |
Francisco Lindor, SS | Bryan Reynolds, LF |
Pete Alonso, 1B | Andrew McCutchen, DH |
Jeff McNeil, 2B | Jack Suwinski, CF |
Daniel Vogelbach, DH | Connor Joe, RF |
DJ Stewart, RF | Endy Rodriguez, C |
Omar Narvaez, C | Liover Peguero, 2B |
Rafael Ortega, CF | Alfonso Rivas, 1B |
Jonathan Arauz, 3B | Alika Williams, SS |
Who is starting for the Mets?
Tylor Megill will climb the hill for the home team to get this one started in the top of the first inning.
Megill has been roughed up as of late since he returned to the big league club after being demoted to Triple-A in late June. In six starts after being optioned, he pitched to an 8.67 ERA (26 runs in 27.0 innings).
In his first two starts of August, the 28-year-old has pitched to a 9.00 ERA (4.97 FIP) over 10.0 innings with opponents posting a .391 average and 1.026 OPS against him.
Earlier this year, the Pirates got to Megill for a career-high nine runs (seven earned) on eight hits with three walks over 3.2 innings in Pittsburgh.
This will be Megill's 18th start of the campaign, which ties a career-high for him. On the season he has surrendered 60 runs (51 earned) on 98 hits over 81.1 innings pitched for a 5.64 ERA (5.08 FIP) with a 1.697 WHIP. The tall right-hander has given up 11 homers and issued 40 free passes on the year while tallying 64 strikeouts.
This will be Megill's 10th start in a day game this season, he has pitched to a 4.68 ERA over 42.1 innings in the sunlight.
Who is starting for the Pirates?
Pittsburgh will start Johan Oviedo as they look to edge out the Mets from a series win and a .500 homestand.
The Pirates' righty was having a good stretch, allowing just two earned runs over three starts in 20.0 innings pitched (0.90 ERA, 3.02 FIP), but that streak ended his last time out on Aug. 11. Oviedo allowed six runs on five hits with two walks and three HBP over 5.0 innings against Cincinnati.
Back in June, he was outduelled by Kodai Senga and took the loss when he allowed two runs on four hits with two walks and five strikeouts over 6.1 innings against the Mets.
The 25-year-old is making his 25th start on the season and has pitched to a 4.42 ERA (4.28 FIP) with a 1.306 WHIP, allowing 71 runs (67 earned) on 122 hits over 136.1 innings pitched. He has conceded 14 home runs and walked 56 batters but struck out 121 for an 8.0 Ks per nine innings rate.
And to drive manager Buck Showalter crazy, he is tied for tops in the National League with 10 hit batters.
Upcoming schedule
New York will hit the road for a seven-game road trip with four in St. Louis over the weekend before playing three in Atlanta. They won't return to Queens until Friday, Aug. 25 for a three-game set against Shohei Ohtani's Angels side.
The Mets open the road trip on Thursday night at 7:15 p.m. on Fox with left-hander Jose Quintana (0-4, 3.03 ERA) on the mound against the Cardinals' veteran right-hander Adam Wainwright (3-7, 8.78 ERA).
