Mets (Holmes) vs Dodgers (Ohtani): 4/15/26, 10:10pm

[Brock Beauchamp]

Sorry, have to get the game thread up early, because I'm out much of the day. The good news for the Mets is that this West Coast swing has to end at some point. Right? It ends, right?

	FRI	SAT	SUN	MON	TUE	TOT
Tobias Myers	36	0	0	0	0	36
Sean Manaea	0	0	41	0	0	41
Richard Lovelady	5	0	0	0	0	5
Luke Weaver	0	27	0	0	0	27
Luis García	0	18	0	0	0	18
Joey Gerber	0	0	0	47	0	47
Huascar Brazobán	0	38	0	0	0	38
Craig Kimbrel	0	10	0	13	0	23
Brooks Raley	0	13	0	0	15	28

[Gwreck]

This is the first of three ESPN games this year.  All are weeknights (the others are the first game post-All Star break in Philadelphia, and the series finale against Baltimore in September).

Joe Buck (yes, oddly — he is doing this game on ESPN) has play-by-play with Ronnie and Orel Hershiser on color.

[Chad ochoseis]

 

 

 

2 hours ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

 

	FRI	SAT	SUN	MON	TUE	TOT
Tobias Myers	36	0	0	0	0	36
Sean Manaea	0	0	41	0	0	41
Richard Lovelady	5	0	0	0	0	5
Luke Weaver	0	27	0	0	0	27
Luis García	0	18	0	0	0	18
Joey Gerber	0	0	0	47	0	47
Huascar Brazobán	0	38	0	0	0	38
Craig Kimbrel	0	10	0	13	0	23
Brooks Raley	0	13	0	0	15	28

Is 🍆♥️👵 still on the roster? I thought he'd been DFAed.

[Gwreck]

He was.  Gerber, Garcia, and Lovelady are not on the active roster.  Williams is (but hasn’t pitched in 8 days), as is Austin Warren.

[Brock Beauchamp]

4 minutes ago, Chad ochoseis said:

 

 

 

Is 🍆♥️👵 still on the roster? I thought he'd been DFAed.

The bullpen chart is a little buggy, and guys may stay on for a day or two. I'm working out the kinks on it.

[Centerfield]

Two late nights. Not sure how much of this one I’ll catch. 

[The Hot Corner]

33 minutes ago, Centerfield said:

Two late nights. Not sure how much of this one I’ll catch. 

The good news, the Mets have Holmes on the mound.  He has been the Mets most consistent starting pitcher, not named McLean.  Unfortunately, Holmes likely have to throw a shutout for the Mets to win.

The bad news is that they are the Dodgers, an offensive juggernaut and we are the offensively inept Mets.

 

So I won't be surprised if it is another early night.  

[MFS62]

1 hour ago, Centerfield said:

Two late nights. Not sure how much of this one I’ll catch. 

Don't worry.

The offense will put you to sleep.

Later

[ashie62]

I have this weird feeling the Mets are going to hit Ohtani and win like 6-3

Im looking for Bichette to lead the offense sans Soto

[Edgy MD]

For whatever it is worth, the offensive juggernaut has been held in check, two nights running.

It's the offense not getting untracked.

[Edgy MD]

I just realized that (a) it is April 15, (b) The Mets are playing The Dodgers, and (c) the game is a national broadcast.

And this sort of means the broadcast is going to be slathered in ceremony — some of it inspiring, some of it nauseating.  (Your mileage yadda yadda, but 42s will be everywhere.)

Joe Buck will be doing his only MLB game of the year as he is joined by Metscaster Ron Darling and Dodgercaster Orel Hershiser.  Among the things that won't go noted is that the Mets are kind of long overdue to introduce some African-American contributors to their English-language TV booth.

[seawolf17]

If they don't score like 20 runs off Ohtani in the first inning today, just release everyone and start over in Chicago Friday night.

[whippoorwill]

Ohtani is going to suck tonight. Mark my words

 

[Benjamin Grimm]

I realized it was Jackie Robinson Day when I went to Baseball Reference this morning and all of the photos on the home page were of players who had played in the Negro Leagues.

[Edgy MD]

"Hey, MJ!  Get your bags, I just got the call.  The Mets need you in Los Angeles tonight."

"Yes!"

"And stay loose.  They say you're in the lineup."

"YES!"

"Against Ohtani."

"Errr ... OK.  Still good, right?"

[Edgy MD]

LA giving the Mets their second unearned break of the series, opting to give Ohtani the day off from hitting.

# NEW YORK POS. # LOS ANGELES POS. 1 Francisco Lindor (S) ss 1 Kyle Tucker (L) rf 2 Luis Robert, Jr. (R) cf 2 Freddie Freeman (L) 1b 3 Brett Baty (L) 1b 3 Will Smith (R) c 4 Bo Bichette (R) 3b 4 Teoscar Hernandez (R) lf 5 Francisco Alvarez (R) c 5 Max Muncy (L) 3b 6 Carson Benge (L) rf 6 Andy Pages (R) cf 7 Marcus Semien (R) 2b 7 Dalton Rushing (L) dh 8 MJ Melendez (L) dh 8 Hyeseong Kim (L) ss 9 Tommy Pham (R) lf 9 Alex Freeland (S) 2b       Clay Holmes (R) sp   Shohei Ohtani (R) sp

Let's see an effort worthy of Davey Johnson.

[Centerfield]

Benge has a chance to drive in Benge if Benge can reach. 

[ashie62]

It's Baty's turn to bat third although I do keep asking 

I don't see that Brett Baty has figured out MLB yet. He just doesn't hit much

Mauricio looks like his future is as a journeyman utility guy which is fine by meà

But I believe most Mets fans would say Baty is further along than Mauricio 

I don't see it

[Centerfield]

My take on Baty is that he starts slow. If it’s like other years, he’ll get hot later on. 
 

(then cool off, then maybe pick it up again)

[Edgy MD]

1 hour ago, Centerfield said:

Benge has a chance to drive in Benge if Benge can reach. 

My sucking is expanding.

Table fixed.  Pham is the mystery outfield guy.

[Gwreck]

6 hours ago, Edward O’N. Hoyt said:

Among the things that won't go noted is that the Mets are kind of long overdue to introduce some African-American contributors to their English-language TV booth.

I’m not exactly sure the Mets’ TV booth has openings at the moment.  

That said, Cliff Floyd has done some very good work for MLB Network and if SNY could hire him away I’d be quite happy with that.  Curtis Granderson also did some work for TBS which I haven’t seen much of but I can easily imagine him on a Mets broadcast too.

[Edgy MD]

1 minute ago, Gwreck said:

That said, Cliff Floyd has done some very good work for MLB Network and if SNY could hire him away I’d be quite happy with that.  Curtis Granderson also did some work for TBS which I haven’t seen much of but I can easily imagine him on a Mets broadcast too.

Cliff and Curtis have been at the top of my list.  There are certainly opportunities available as all three broadcasters in the Mets booth are dialing back their schedules.  Brian McRae has also been interesting when I have seen him pop up, and I know he studied broadcasting in college, but I haven't seen him in a while.

[metirish]

Wow this is great

 

 

[Edgy MD]

Wait a minute ... Dodger Stadium is now called "UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium"?  How long has this been?

It's stunning enough that an iconic fixture like Dodger Stadium would sell naming rights, but for a gross, jive-ass Japanese fast-fashion outlet?

That's, like, Marlins-level whoring.

[Centerfield]

12 minutes ago, metirish said:

Wow this is great

 

 

Um. Sue Simmons. I did not realize…

[Gwreck]

5 minutes ago, Edward O’N. Hoyt said:

Wait a minute ... Dodger Stadium is now called "UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium"?  How long has this been?

It's stunning enough that an iconic fixture like Dodger Stadium would sell naming rights, but for a gross, jive-ass Japanese fast-fashion outlet?

That's, like, Marlins-level whoring.

New this year.  Particularly stunning in that they don’t need the money. 

[ashie62]

I'd like Ohtani somehow be involved in the Eric Swalwell sex scandal

[Centerfield]

“Mets go down in order…”

 

rinse. Repeat. 

[Gwreck]

I was never a huge Buck fan, but it take less than 2 innings to realize just how much better Joe Buck is than Joe Davis.  
 

 

[Centerfield]

14 minutes ago, Centerfield said:

“Mets go down in order…”

 

rinse. Repeat. 

Second inning.