Mets’ Winning Streak on Thin Ice
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Posted byElliot Teichman|May 12, 2025
Monday, May 12, 2025 • 7:10 PMCiti Field • Flushing, NYRHPPaul Skenes(3-4, 2.77) vs. LHPDavid Peterson(2-2, 3.05)SNY
The Mets took the series against the first-place Cubs over the weekend and now welcome the last-place Pirates to Citi Field. The Pirates fired their manager,Derek Shelton, last Thursday as the team was freefalling through the start of May. The team has rallied since then, winning two of their last three games against the Braves. Their only loss was a 3-2 extra-inning game. The Pirates have the perfect scenario to keep the winning times going – Paul Skenes opens up the series in Queens. It’s one of the most exciting pitchers in baseball against one of the best pitching staffs in baseball!
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David Peterson tossed 38 1/3 innings over seven games with a 3.05 ERA, 3.43 FIP, 1.357 WHIP and a 130 ERA+. The Diamondbacks were able to score four times off Peterson in his last start off of eight hits and four walks. Last season, he allowed two runs from five hits and two walks over 4 1/3 innings in Pittsburgh. The Pirates have the following numbers against Peterson:
The Mets get the tough battle of the week out of the way in game one against Paul Skenes. Over 48 2/3 innings (eight starts), Skenes has a 2.77 ERA, 3.05 FIP, 0.945 WHIP and a 153 ERA+. He’s giving up hits, walks and home runs at almost identical rates compared to his rookie season (0.947 WHIP vs 0.945). The big difference for Skenes this season has been the strikeout rate, dropping from 11.5 K/9 to 8.7 K/9. He’s looked pretty human in his last two starts, allowing five runs from eight hits and eight walks over 11 innings (4.09 ERA, 7.39 FIP). Against the Mets last season, he allowed two runs from four hits and two walks over seven innings while striking out eight. The Mets have the following career stats against Skenes:
