Clay Holmes Shines in Mets Win

0:00It's April 2nd. Welcome in. This is New York Met's News Today, where your team meets AI. I'm Cory with the story. New York Met's starter Clay Holmes is off to a strong beginning this season, delivering in a key 4-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday. Night. He navigated the 4th inning smoothly with a sinker that sparked a fly ball and a double play, keeping the Cardinals off balance and securing the victory for the Met's. Last year, Mark Holmes' first full-go is a starter, where he logged in the ERA of 3.50 over 165 innings while, experimenting with new pitches. This time around, he's simplifying things by adding just one pitch, which should ease his adjustment and build on that solid foundation. Holmes still battles Leed off walks, handing out two on Monday and 17 total last season, ranking him around 15th in the majors. Those early runners complicate innings, but he's focusing on cleaner starts to pitch deeper and boost the Met's rotation.

1:00The real highlight was his command, throwing first pitch strikes to 11 of the 23 batters he faced, up from just 28%. Last year, that shut down St. Louis hitters, who went 0-4-11 when he got the first two strikes early. If Holmes keeps getting ahead and stretches into the 6th or 7th innings consistently, he could anchor the top of the Met's staff alongside aces. Like Nolan McLean and Freddie Peralta reshaping their lineup as the season heats up.