Mets vs Giants: Series Preview

0:00On April 2nd, the Mets roll into San Francisco for a four-game series against the Giants starting Thursday night. Keep an eye on young, writing Nolan McLean, making his second start. He shook off early jitters last Sunday against the Pirates, settling in to strike out eight over five innings while allowing just two runs. The Mets' power has been quiet, too, with only three homers in their first five games, matching a league-wide slow start where half the team sit at, five or fewer. Meanwhile, the bullpen puzzle is testing manager Carlos Mendoza. With starters like Shaw Mania and relief and multi-inning guy to buy his Myers needing rest days, plus Brooks Rayleigh avoiding back-to-back and Richard, love Lady Struggling, they might need deeper outings from starters or another arm soon if games stay short. The Giants' offense has sputtered hard, scraping just 13 runs over five games, worse than most except a few bottom feeders. They got shut down by the Yankees early and only popped for nine against the Padres on Tuesday, so the Mets could exploit that weakness.

1:03Facing Logan Webb on the mound, the Mets have a shot. The A's got roughed up for seven runs on opening night by the Yankees and walked four his next time out, despite owning a strong career mark against. New York. This lineup looks different now. Post Alonzo. Predictions point to Juan Soto as series MVP, after his hot start, Kodai Senga delivering the Mets top pitching line with that explosive fastball. And Giants' pest, Luis Arreyes, fouling off pitches to frustrate everyone, should be a gritty match-up out west. That's your update from New York Mets News today, powered by AI.