New York Mets vs. San Francisco Giants Prediction: Will Logan Webb Outshine Max Scherzer?
New York Mets vs. San Francisco Giants Prediction: Will Logan Webb Outshine Max Scherzer?
The New York Mets and San Francisco Giants will play a second game tonight. The first game will be between Tylor Megill and Alex Cobb. I already wrote about this game, anticipating that it would be played yesterday. The starting pitchers haven't changed, so the article is still relevant. Click on this article for my take on the first game. In the second game, it'll be Logan Webb against Max Scherzer. This series between the Mets and Giants will feature some fantastic baseball.
Here are our picks, predictions, and odds for Tuesday's second game between the San Francisco Giants and the New York Mets.
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Giants vs. Mets Start Time and Where to Watch
- Date: April 19, 2022
- Game Time: Approx 7:10 pm ET
- Where to Watch: SNY/NBCSBA
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Giants vs. Mets Injury Report
Giants
Out: 2B Tommy La Stella (Achilles), 3B Evan Longoria (Finger), OF LaMonte Wade (Knee)
Mets
Out: OF Brandon Nimmo (Illness), OF Mark Canha (Illness)
Giants vs Mets Total Movement
San Francisco Giants vs. New York Mets Prediction
With doubleheaders, it's a bit harder to project starting lineups and all of that. However, once you see the lineup for the first game, projections come a bit easier. That's just something I've learned along the way that I wanted to share. For the Giants, starting pitcher Logan Webb has a 2.75 xFIP with 26.6% strikeouts along with a 5.5% walk rate dating back to last season. He's been able to induce over 60% of ground balls dating back to last season and has been another underrated pitcher for the Giants. He kind of put up Cy Young numbers last season but wasn't really talked about as much. I'm still using analytics from last season and due to that, it's obvious that the Mets will need better offense against righties in comparison to last season. Only Pete Alonso was a real threat last season with .247 ISO and wOBA of .362 dating back to last season. However, the addition of Starling Marte will help on-base averages and Francisco Lindor along with Eduardo Escobar has also been solid against righties. On the other hand, Max Scherzer hasn't been the best pitcher on the Mets this year. However, he's still 2-0 in a Mets uniform. Things are working out. Scherzer has an xFIP of 33.8% with 5.6% walks dating back to last season and while he won't induce a whole lot of ground balls, he will keep the ball in play, keeping ISO numbers down. The Giants match up well against righties and have so much depth to platoon different guys. Right now, the Giants have more flexibility on their bench. Also, the projected lineup against righties for the Giants has a .237 ISO and wOBA of .355. We're not going to see that exact lineup, I'm sure, but the lineup will be close enough. I'll take my chances with the Giants as an underdog in Game 2.
San Francisco Giants vs. New York Mets Pick
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Jason grew up an avid sports fan. His passion for sports writing grew in high school and he developed a blog that was strictly for New York Sports. From his work, you will quickly realize that he loves looking at games from an analytical and numbers perspective and hopes to provide you with that same perspective in his articles.