New York Mets vs San Francisco Giants — Huh 4, 2026 | AI-ennuste ja tilastot

Tyler Mahle’s deeper track record of efficiency and swing-and-miss stuff at Oracle Park should allow him to settle in after a cautious first inning, while Nolan McLean’s lively four-seam/slider combo will keep the Giants in check early but run up his pitch count by the third trip through the order. The Giants’ contact core (Arraez, Lee) is positioned to grind out two runs in the third when McLean starts elevating, and the middle innings tilt their way once Mahle stretches to a quality-start window. San Francisco’s bench depth lets them leverage platoon edges against the Mets’ left-handed relief bridge, tacking on insurance in the sixth and seventh. New York scratches back with scattered damage—an early RBI knock from Juan Soto, a fifth-inning sac-fly situational sequence against Mahle’s lone walk, and a late triple from Francisco Lindor off a fatigued setup arm—but the Mets’ recent cold spells from Bichette and Semien limit crooked-inning potential. With closer Ryan Walker and power lefty Matt Gage rested, the Giants can mix-and-match to neutralize the heart of the Mets’ order in the ninth, preserving a one-run edge. The combination of Mahle’s strike-throwing, a bullpen configured for matchups, and the Giants’ ability to manufacture runs against middle relief gives San Francisco a narrow 4-3 victory to move back to .500.