This matchup features two teams heading in opposite directions, with Seattle riding an eight-game win streak while the Mets stumble through a disappointing season marred by injuries. George Kirby takes the mound for Seattle with a solid 3.77 ERA and excellent command, facing a Mets lineup missing key contributors Francisco Lindor, Luis Robert Jr., and Francisco Alvarez. Kirby's balanced pitch mix and improving velocity readings suggest he's hitting his stride at the perfect time for the surging Mariners. Freddy Peralta counters for New York with impressive strikeout numbers (9.27 K/9) but concerning walk rates (3.82 BB/9) that could spell trouble against a patient Seattle offense led by Victor Robles (.308 average) and Randy Arozarena's power threat. The Mets' road struggles (11-20) are deeply concerning, especially when combined with their extensive injury list that has forced them to rely on depth players. Juan Soto remains their primary offensive weapon, but he'll need significant support from an undermanned lineup. Seattle's home advantage at T-Mobile Park becomes even more pronounced given their 19-15 home record and the energy from their current hot streak. The Mariners have scored 36 more runs than they've allowed, a stark contrast to New York's -19 run differential that reflects their season-long struggles. Bullpen usage becomes a critical factor, with the Mets having played 12 extra-inning games this season - three more than any other team. This extended usage has taxed their relief corps, while Seattle's bullpen should be fresher and more reliable. The weather conditions favor pitchers slightly with overcast skies and mild temperatures, but the 8 mph wind shouldn't significantly impact play. Seattle's momentum, home field advantage, and superior health give them multiple edges in this matchup.

Scoring Dynamics

Early (1-3) 1R Mets strike first against Kirby early

Middle (4-6) 4R Mariners break through against Peralta in middle innings

Late (7-9) 4R Both teams add runs, Mariners pull away late

Matchup Analysis

Mariners

Eight-game win streak momentum

Strong home record (19-15)

George Kirby's consistency with 3.77 ERA

Missing key catcher Cal Raleigh

Multiple infield injuries

Mets

Juan Soto's elite hitting (.297 average)

Freddy Peralta's strikeout ability (9.27 K/9)

Experience in close games

Terrible road record (11-20)

Depleted roster with 12 IL players

Poor run differential (-19)

Risk Factors

Mets desperation factor

Multiple extra-inning games taxing Mets bullpen

Key Matchups

Juan Soto vs George Kirby batter Soto's plate discipline vs Kirby's command

Randy Arozarena vs Freddy Peralta batter Arozarena's power vs Peralta's fastball-heavy approach

Statistical Edges

First to Score Mets 65%

Strikeouts 14 12-16

Total Runs 9 7-11

Game Preview

The game opens with Freddy Peralta finding his rhythm early, using his four-seam fastball to set up his devastating changeup against Seattle's patient hitters. Juan Soto provides the Mets with an early lead in the first inning, working a walk and scoring on a Brett Baty RBI single. George Kirby settles in after the early hiccup, using his expanded pitch mix to keep the Mets off balance through the first three frames. The turning point arrives in the fourth inning when Randy Arozarena launches a two-run homer off Peralta's elevated fastball, capitalizing on the pitcher's command issues that have plagued him this season. Victor Robles extends the rally with an RBI double, showcasing the type of clutch hitting that has fueled Seattle's remarkable eight-game streak. Kirby continues to cruise, mixing his slider and splitter effectively while the T-Mobile Park crowd energizes behind their surging team. The late innings see both teams trade runs, but Seattle's superior bullpen depth becomes evident as the Mets' overworked relievers struggle with command. The Mariners add insurance runs in the seventh and ninth innings, with their bench players contributing key hits that reflect the team chemistry driving their current success. Kirby exits after seven strong innings, leaving with the lead as Seattle's bullpen closes out another victory in what's becoming a magical stretch for the franchise.

High confidence stems from Seattle's eight-game win streak momentum, significant home field advantage, and the Mets' catastrophic road record (11-20) combined with their depleted roster. The run differential gap (+36 vs -19) reflects genuine quality differences between these teams.

Vjerojatni bacaci

New York Mets — Postava

Igrač	Poz.	AVG	HR	RBI	OBP	SLG
Carson Benge	RF	.252	6	24	.317	.381
Bo Bichette	SS	.226	5	31	.280	.310
Juan Soto	DH	.293	13	29	.380	.563
Jared Young	1B	.295	2	5	.373	.500
Brett Baty	3B	.227	3	23	.296	.330
Marcus Semien	2B	.220	6	23	.272	.336
A.J. Ewing	CF	.253	1	6	.333	.333
MJ Melendez	LF	.207	3	10	.327	.390
Luis Torrens	C	.220	0	13	.278	.300

Seattle Mariners — Postava

Igrač	Poz.	AVG	HR	RBI	OBP	SLG
J.P. Crawford	SS	.224	10	23	.351	.406
Julio Rodríguez	CF	.256	13	32	.312	.461
Josh Naylor	1B	.250	6	25	.312	.351
Randy Arozarena	LF	.280	6	26	.366	.435
Luke Raley	RF	.261	13	31	.324	.547
Cole Young	2B	.250	4	30	.323	.359
Rob Refsnyder	DH	.114	3	8	.189	.228
Jhonny Pereda	C	.275	2	4	.356	.425
Colt Emerson	3B	.255	3	8	.333	.549

Poentirajuće igre

▲ 1

Jared Young reaches on a fielder's choice. Bo Bichette scores. Juan Soto to 2nd. Throwing error by first baseman Josh Naylor.

1-0

▼ 1

J.P. Crawford homers (10) on a fly ball to right center field.

1-1

▲ 4

Bo Bichette singles on a ground ball to center fielder Julio Rodríguez. MJ Melendez scores. Luis Torrens scores. Carson Benge to 2nd.

3-1

▲ 4

Jared Young doubles (3) on a ground ball to right fielder Luke Raley. Juan Soto scores.

5-1

▲ 5

MJ Melendez doubles (4) on a line drive to right fielder Luke Raley. A.J. Ewing scores. MJ Melendez to 3rd.

6-1

▲ 8

Bo Bichette out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Randy Arozarena. Luis Torrens scores.

7-1

New York Mets — Udaranje

Igrač	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OPS
Carson BengeRF	5	1	1	0	0	2	.252	.698
Bo BichetteSS	4	1	4	3	0	0	.226	.590
Juan SotoDH	5	1	1	0	0	0	.293	.943
Jared Young1B	5	0	2	1	0	1	.295	.873
Brett Baty3B	5	0	0	0	0	3	.227	.626
Marcus Semien2B	5	0	0	0	0	1	.220	.608
A.J. EwingCF	5	1	3	0	0	1	.253	.666
MJ MelendezLF	3	1	1	1	1	1	.207	.717
Luis TorrensC	4	2	2	0	0	1	.220	.578
Ukupno	41	7	14	5	1	10

BATTING

2B: Young, J (3, Kirby); Melendez, M (4, Bazardo); Torrens (8, Hoppe).

TB: Benge; Bichette 4; Ewing 3; Melendez, M 2; Soto, J; Torrens 3; Young, J 3.

RBI: Bichette 3 (31); Melendez, M (10); Young, J (5).

2-out RBI: Young, J.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Baty; Benge 2; Melendez, M; Semien 2.

SF: Bichette.

GIDP: Soto, J.

Team RISP: 3-for-15.

Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING

SB: Soto, J (6, 2nd base off Kirby/Pereda); Benge (10, home off Kirby/Pereda); Ewing (5, 2nd base off Criswell, C/Pereda).

FIELDING

DP: 2 (Bichette-Semien-Young, J; Semien-Bichette-Young, J).

Seattle Mariners — Udaranje

Igrač	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	HR	AVG	OPS
J.P. CrawfordSS	4	1	3	1	0	1	1	.224	.757
Julio RodríguezCF	3	0	0	0	1	2	0	.256	.773
Josh Naylor1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.663
Randy ArozarenaLF	3	0	0	0	1	2	0	.280	.801
Luke RaleyRF	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.261	.871
Cole Young2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.682
Rob RefsnyderDH	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.114	.417
Jhonny PeredaC	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	.275	.781
Colt Emerson3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.255	.882
Ukupno	31	1	6	1	3	9	1

BATTING

2B: Crawford, J (5, Peralta, F).

HR: Crawford, J (10, 1st inning off Peralta, F, 0 on, 0 out).

TB: Canzone; Crawford, J 7; Pereda; Young.

RBI: Crawford, J (23).

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Emerson.

GIDP: Arozarena; Naylor, J.

Team RISP: 0-for-4.

Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING

E: Naylor, J (4, throw); Emerson (2, throw).

DP: (Crawford, J-Naylor, J).

a-Flied out for Canzone in the 7th.

New York Mets — Bacanje

Bacač	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
Freddy Peralta(W, 4-4)	6.0	6	1	1	2	6	1	101-57	3.38
Brooks Raley	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	16-9	1.54
Luke Weaver	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	10-9	2.67
Joey Gerber	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10-5	0.00

Seattle Mariners — Bacanje

Bacač	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
George Kirby(L, 5-5)	4.0	9	5	4	1	5	89-60	4.04
Eduard Bazardo	1.0	2	1	1	0	2	13-11	2.25
José A. Ferrer	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	13-8	1.63
Cooper Criswell	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	12-9	2.76
Alex Hoppe	2.0	1	1	1	0	1	17-13	5.65

Informacije o utakmici

Suci: Home Plate: Adam Beck; First Base: Jen Pawol; Second Base: Jeremie Rehak; Third Base: Dan Iassogna

Stadion: T-Mobile Park, Seattle

Vrijeme: 69°F, Partly Cloudy

Vjetar: 8 mph, Out To LF

New York Mets — Vijesti

George Kirby pati peti poraz protiv Metsa

Kirbyjev ERA od 3,77 i K/9 od 7,18 ostaju čvrsti, ali četiri zaslužena broja u četiri inninginga u srijedu signaliziraju nedavne probleme u sezoni u kojoj je zabilježio xwOBA od 0,294. Seattle (21-40) zaostaje za 11,5 igara u AL Westu s ograničenim prostorom za neučinkovitost rotacije.

George Kirby

New York Mets

Mets igraju 12 utakmica s dodatnim inningima; tri više od bilo kojeg drugog tima

NYM (26-34, -14 run diff) je 4-6 u posljednjim 10 i 11-19 u gostima—utakmice s dodatnim inningima otkrivaju dubinu bullpena i skraćuju odmor, što pogoršava njihovu već slabu razliku trčanja. Harrison (1.57 ERA, 15 SO u 14.2 IP) suočava se s timom MIL dok Gausman (3.13 ERA, K/9 8.61) suprotstavlja startere Bravesa Elder (2.50 ERA) i Sale (2.02 ERA) u susretu koji pogoduje elitnoj rotaciji Atlanty.

Atlanta Braves

New York Mets

Mets biraju Cionela Pereza, označavaju Andersona Severina

Petersonova ERA od 5,57 i njegov rekord 0-4 u 5 početaka opravdavaju pokrete dubine rotacije, iako Perezova izvedba u Triple-A ostaje nedostupna za procjenu neposrednog utjecaja. New York sjedi na 24-33 s razlikom od -27 trčanja i treblja stabilnost rotacije iza Peraltine ERA od 3,54.

Anderson Severino

New York Mets

Manaea preuzima Petersonovo mjesto u rotaciji Metsa

Petersonova ERA od 5,57 i njegov rekord od 0-4 u 5 startova opravdavaju zamjenu, iako Manaea stiže s ERA od 5,56 i bez innings-a ove sezone—NYM ostaje na 23-33 (-29 razlika u trkama) tražeći stabilnost rotacije iza Peraltine ERA od 3,52.

Sean Manaea

New York Mets

Raysi Potpisuju Vanjskog Igrača Austina Slatera na Sporazum Minor League

Slater (.209 AVG, .233 xwOBA u 2026.) se pridružuje četvrtoj organizaciji Tampa Bay-a ove sezone nakon što ga je Mets odbio. Raysi (34-17, +38 razlika trčanja) dodaju dubinu na ros koji vodi AL East.

Austin Slater

Tampa Bay Rays

New York Mets

Seattle Mariners — Vijesti

Mariners produljuju pobjedničku seriju na 7 s drugom uzastopnom pobjedom s posljednjim udarcem

Seattle (32-29, +31 razlika trkanja) pobijedio je 8 od posljednjih 10 i popeo se na vrh AL Westa unatoč rangiranju zadnjeg u diviziji prije 10 utakmica. Logan Gilbert (3,69 ERA, 3-4) počinje danas protiv NYM-a, s baceničkim osobljem Mariners-a vođenim Hancockom (2,80 ERA, 4-2) i Woo (3,44 ERA, 5-3).

Logan Gilbert

Seattle Mariners

Marineri uvode rotaciju šestero bacača za 16 utakmica u 17 dana

Seattle (29-29, razlika trkanja +25) prelazi na rotaciju šestero bacača s Bryce Millerom kao početnim bacačem i Luis Castillom kao pomoćnim bacačem u nedjelju, upravljajući brutalnim razdobljem koje zahtijeva dubinu u cijeloj postavi bacača. Hancock (ERA 2.78, 4-2) ostaje njihovim najefikasnijim početnim bacačem, dok Gilbert (ERA 3.69, 5-4) i Kirby (ERA 3.77, 5-4) učvršćuju rotaciju zajedno s pristupom pomoćnog bacanja.

Luis Castillo

Bryce Miller

Seattle Mariners

Texas Rangers

Kurtz produžuje svoju seriju na bazama na 47 utakmica, goniti McGwireov rekord A's-a

Prvi bejzmen Oaklanda zaostaje jednu utakmicu od franšiznog rekorda Marka McGwirea; Athletics (27-26, 5-5 u zadnjih 10) domaćini su Seattlu večeras s Civale (3,31 ERA, 5-1) naspram rotacije Marinersа s prosjekom od 3,85 ERA (Kirby, Woo, Gilbert, Hancock) koja je pobijedila samo 4 od zadnjih 10.

Athletics

Seattle Mariners

Los Angeles Dodgers

Bilješke Marinera: Crawford, Rotation, Castillo

Crawford bije .204/.362/.354 (107 wRC+ karijere) tijekom 43 utakmice, daleko ispod svojeg històrijskog prosjeka, dok rotacija Seattlea ostaje neokrnjena s Kirbym (3.45 ERA, 5-3) i Wooom (3.51 ERA, 4-2) koji vode čvrst kvartet. Castillovo ERA od 6.41 i xwOBA od .366 sugeriraju da ostaje nedostupan ili se značajno bori.

Seattle Mariners

Mariners pozivaju Robinsona Ortiza, vraćaju Patricka Wisdoma

Ortiz se pojavljuje u svom debiju u MLB-u dok rotacija Seattlea ostaje zakotljena sa Hancocksom (3,02 ERA, 0,316 xwOBA) i Kirbyjem (3,45 ERA, 0,286 xwOBA), iako Mariners sjedim na 22-26 s razlikom trčanja od -3 unatoč ukupnom RS-RA jazu od +6 koji ukazuje na bolju ofenzivnu podršku u budućnosti.

Robinson Ortiz