Sunday, June 8, 2025 • 3:10 PM
Coors Field • Denver, CO
RHP Tylor Megill (4-4, 3.77) vs. RHP Chase Dollander (2-5, 6.26)
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The New York Mets finally wind down their seven game West Coast road trip Sunday afternoon, looking to sweep the season series against the Colorado Rockies.

Francisco Lindor has been a key player in both games so far this weekend. Friday night, Lindor came off the bench to hit a go-ahead double in the top of the ninth inning. Saturday, Lindor went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases. Broken pinky toe and all.

Mets Lineup

Francisco Lindor, SS
Brandon Nimmo, LF
Juan Soto, RF
Pete Alonso, 1B
Jeff McNeil, 2B
Ronny Mauricio, DH
Tyrone Taylor, CF
Brett Baty, 3B
Francisco Alvarez, C

Tylor Megill has pitched 59 2/3 innings over 12 games with a 3.77 ERA, 3.12 FIP, 1.307 WHIP, and a 100 ERA+. Megill had a rough stretch at the end of April and then through the middle of May where he allowed 15 earned runs over 18 2/3 innings spread over four games.

He then had two solid back-to-back starts against the Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox, holding them to three runs over 10 1/3 innings while striking out 16 batters. The Los Angeles Dodgers got the of Megill his last time out, allowing four runs from four hits and a walk over six innings.

The Rockies have the following numbers against Megill:

Orlando Arcia 2-11, 2B, BB, 3 K
Brenton Doyle 1-2, K
Thairo Estrada 2-5, HR, K
Tyler Freeman 0-3, K
Sam Hilliard 0-2, K
Keston Hiura 0-2, 2 K
Ryan McMahon 2-4, 2B, BB, K

Rockies Lineup

Jordan Beck, RF
Ryan Ritter, SS
Hunter Goodman, DH
Thairo Estrada, 2B
Ryan McMahon, 3B
Sam Hilliard, CF
Orlando Arcia, 1B
Braxton Fulford, C
Tyler Freeman, RF

The Mets’ bats will get a look at rookie Chase Dollander, who didn’t face them during last weekend’s series in Queens. Dollander has thrown 41 2/3 innings over nine starts with a 6.26 ERA, 5.97 FIP, 1.440 WHIP, and a 73 ERA+. He’s coming off of a short start in Miami, where he walked three batters and allowed two runs over three innings. It was his first start since returning from the injured list and the Rockies kept him to about 60 pitches.

The Rockies top prospect has a high-90 mph fastball that he uses more than half the time. He then mixes in a slow curveball, high-80 mph cutter, and a changeup. According to Baseball Savant, he has also tossed a slider four times this season (0.5% of the time).

Game Notes

Carson Benge and A.J. Ewing continued their terrific respective seasons Saturday for High-A Brooklyn. Each had multiple hits.

Three Things To Watch For

Paul Blackburn. Paul Blackburn made a spot start for the Mets on Monday to give the rest of the rotation an extra day of rest. He was spectacular, holding the Dodgers scoreless over five innings, scattering three hits and a walk. With the off-day tomorrow, he’ll be in the bullpen for at least this week. Sunday makes a lot sense for Blackburn to get a solid chunk of work. Hitters are slashing .196/.278/.371 the first time they face Megill. This jumps to .253/.346/.319 the second time.
Ronny Mauricio. Mauricio has started to come around in his last two games. Mauricio started off his call-up going 0-for-11. In his last two games, he has gone 3-for-4 with a double and a home run.
Production from the second lineup spot. The Mets have been trying different players in the second lineup spot based on matchups. Since Tuesday, the second spot has gone 9-for-20 with eight runs scored. It’s difficult to determine if Nimmo and Marte are both getting hot right now, or if they are both benefiting from the Mets putting them in a position to succeed (or some combination of the two). Here are their batting lines from the second spot in the lineup:

Tuesday: Marte 1-4, 2 R, K
Wednesday: Nimmo 1-3, 2 R, K, SB
Thursday: Marte 3-4, 2 R, BB, 2B, HR
Friday: Marte 2-5, R, 3 K
Saturday: Nimmo 2-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB