The first half has been full of doubleheaders for the New York Mets (47-38), who have already played ten of them thanks to a litany of postponements. The good news is that they have secured at least a split in all of them, including yesterday’s twin-bill with the Pittsburgh Pirates (33-56), a big reason why they have been able to maintain first place in the National League East for over two months now. The Mets will look to wrap up the first half on a good note by winning their series against the Pirates this afternoon. First pitch for today’s game is scheduled for 1:10 p.m. at Citi Field.
Left-hander Aaron Loup (3-0, 1.73 ERA) will make his career start for the Mets as part of a bullpen day. Loup’s last relief appearance came on Friday as he tossed a scoreless sixth inning against the Pirates to pick up his third win of the season. Pittsburgh will counter with righty Chase DeJong (1-3, 5.08 ERA). DeJong picked up his first win of the season on Monday, limiting the Atlanta Braves to one run in five innings of work.
Local Coverage:
Television: SNY
Radio: WCBS
New York Mets Lineup:
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Pre-Game Notes:
- Loup is 1-0 with a 10.13 ERA in three career appearances against the Pirates.
- DeJong has faced the Mets once in his career, giving up four runs in one inning of relief back in 2019 as a member of the Minnesota Twins.
- Jacob deGrom will not pitch for the Mets today as they have opted to give him an extended break ahead of the second half of the season.
- The Mets have added Jerad Eickhoff back to the active roster to give them a bulk innings option today. Nick Tropeano was assigned to AAA Syracuse to make room for Eickhoff.
- Pete Alonso and Francisco Lindor have homered against DeJong in the past.
- This is the final game of the Mets’ seven-game homestand. They are 4-2 over the first six games entering today.
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