Game Chat: White Sox vs Mets, 1:10 PM
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 • 1:10 PM
Citi Field • Flushing, NY
RHP Shane Smith (1-3, 2.36) vs. RHP Griffin Canning (5-1, 2.88)
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There is a possibility of two different sweeps this afternoon at Citi Field:
- The Mets sweep the White Sox in a three-game set
- The rain sweeps away both the Mets and the White Sox
The Mets made the first option more likely on Tuesday by beating the White Sox 6-4 and moving today’s game from 7:10 to 1:10. As of writing, there’s at least a 50% chance of rain throughout the afternoon, which will increase as the afternoon goes on. Hopefully, the Mets can wade through all of this and extend their winning streak to five games.
Photo Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images
Mets Lineup
- Francisco Lindor – SS
- Brandon Nimmo – LF
- Juan Soto – RF
- Pete Alonso – 1B
- Brett Baty – 3B
- Mark Vientos – DH
- Jeff McNeil – 2B
- Luis Torrens – C
- Tyrone Taylor – CF
Griffin Canning’s stats from his last start shouldn’t count. Over 10 starts and 50 innings this season, Canning has as a 2.88 ERA, 4.01 FIP, 1.320 WHIP and a 133 ERA+. His last inning pitched was one of the wackier ones this season – it looked like the Mets should have had an inning-ending double play by doubling off Conforto at second base. The rule from MLB was a runner could tag when the ball contacts the glove, so it became runners on second and third. The skies opened as Canning fell behind a hitter 3-1. There was a 90+ minute delay, and the pitcher who came to relieve Canning immediately allowed runs.
Anyway, before that outing, Canning had a 1.67 ERA and 3.47 FIP over his last six starts (32 1/3 innings). He had an excellent outing against the White Sox last September, holding them scoreless over six innings. The White Sox have the following career numbers against him:
- Andrew Benintendi 3-11, 2 2B, BB, 3 K
- Korey Lee 0-2, K
- Luis Robert Jr. 0-6, 5 K
- Josh Rojas 1-5, 2B, BB
- Lenyn Sosa 0-2, K
- Michael A Taylor 2-5, K
- Miguel Vargas 1-2, K
Opposing Lineup
- Chase Meidroth – SS
- Mike Tauchman – DH
- Miguel Vargas – 1B
- Andrew Benintendi – LF
- Lenyn Sosa – 2B
- Joshua Palacios – RF
- Korey Lee – C
- Josh Rojas – 3B
- Michael Taylor – CF
The Mets bats will see rookie Shane Smith, who is off to a fast start this year with a 2.36 ERA, 3.31 FIP, 1.106 WHIP, and a 171 ERA+. He looked more average in his last start, allowing three runs over five innings from two hits and two walks. In his start before that, he allowed six runs but only one earned over five innings – which is a way to beat the White Sox!
Game Notes
Sean Manaea will throw 20-25 pitches of live BP on Thursday. He will face Jose Siri and hitters from the Brooklyn Cyclones roster.
Paul Blackburn is starting for Syracuse today in what’s expected to be his final rehab start.
Francisco Lindor has played in 162 regular season games since moving into the leadoff spot, and he’s been quite good.
Steve Cohen got good news on Tuesday for his park/casino plans.
Three Things To Watch For
- Pete Alonso. Alonso has gone 5-for-15 over his last three games with two home runs. He had a 16-game home run drought that he broke on Sunday night, and he homered again Tuesday night, evaporating a first-inning White Sox lead. Alonso has 11 home runs on the season and 237 for his career as he chases Strawberry’s franchise-leading 252 homers. Is this another Pete Alonso hot streak loading?
- Hit By Pitches. Jonathan Cannon hit Francisco Alvarez with a pitch Tuesday night, which was a league leading 34th time this season the Mets have been hit by a pitch. Shane Smith leads the league with six hit batters in 2025. This feels like a recipe for someone getting hit, which isn’t great.
- Getting hits in bunches. Sunday night, the Mets had six hits, with no one collecting more than one hit. Monday night, the Mets had seven hits, with only Brandon Nimmo collecting more than one hit. This matches the general feeling of the Mets offense for the last couple of weeks. Tuesday night was a completely different story. The Mets had 12 hits, with Lindor, Baty, Young, and McNeil all collecting more than one hit. Hopefully, this is a sign that multiple members of the Mets lineup are starting to get it going again.
Let’s go Mets!
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