Almost a decade ago, the Mets drafted outfielder Michael Conforto with the hope that someday he would break up no-hitters and start rallies against elite pitchers. Conforto did that Tuesday night at Oracle Park, but he did it against the Mets, breaking up Luis Severino's no-hit bid in the fifth inning to help the San Francisco Giants power past the Mets, 5-1. It was the third straight loss for the Mets (12-11) and snapped a streak of five straight series wins. Severino was perfect through four innings, going toe-to-toe with Giants' right-hander Logan Webb.
Here are five things to watch as the Mets and Giants play a three-game series in San Francisco.
David Stearns, the Mets' president of baseball operations, had a somewhat surprising early April “state-of-the-team” press conference last week ostensibly to sing the praises of his manager Carlos Mendoza for weathering the team's dismal 0-5 start, all at home, and guiding them back to a winning record that was fueled by two out of three wins in Atlanta against the Braves. Stearns talked about Mendoza's “consistency, positivity” and the team's “energy” which just seemed to evolve, adding “that's really tough to manufacture from a front office perspective.” Mind you, this Mets team has demonstrated plenty of warts so far with some mind-numbing sloppy fielding at times and their catchers are 0-for-25 throwing out base runners going into the weekend. Indeed, it is the Mets' pitching which has changed the outlook, not just for this year, but for 2025 and beyond, and the loss of Kodai Senga until June at the earliest with a shoulder strain has not been felt.
No | Player | P |
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70 | P | |
30 | P | |
39 | P | |
75 | P | |
35 | P | |
52 | P | |
59 | P | |
38 | P | |
0 | P | |
23 | P | |
62 | P | |
25 | P | |
71 | P | |
34 | P | |
40 | P | |
33 | P | |
91 | P |
No | Player | P |
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4 | C | |
2 | C | |
3 | C |
No | Player | P |
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20 | 1B | |
22 | 3B | |
12 | SS | |
10 | SS | |
1 | 2B | |
13 | SS |
No | Player | P |
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44 | CF | |
6 | RF | |
9 | LF | |
29 | RF | |
15 | RF |
No | Player | P |
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28 | DH |