Game #118 IGT - Mets at Pirates - 8/8/26

[Frayed Knot]

Another 6:40 EDT start as Robert Stock faces Pirate rookie RH'der Bing Bubba Chandler. 

Roy Reuben Chandler (23) was a 4th round pick by the Bucs in 2021 out of HS in Georgia. He appeared in 7 games last year but has been a full-time starter this season: 4 -8, 4.49, 1.41  His 7.7 H/9 rate is decent but BB/9 is high at 5.1 per.

Expect partly cloudy and still in the mid-80s by game time with any storms not expected until after the game, 'round midnight as Charlie Parker might say.

[Gwreck]

With no particular animus towards Stock, it’s frustrating that the Mets don’t have someone else who can be starting this game who might actually be on the team in 2027 (and thus would benefit from getting some low-pressure major league reps).  Whither Tobias Myers?  Or maybe it’s time to give Wenninger a try?