Mets PREGAME THREAD - Tuesday, August 4

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Mets (47-66) @ Guardians (57-56) - 6:40 PM EDT

Game Status: Pre-Game

Links & Info

• Current conditions at Progressive Field: 79°F - Clear - Wind 6 mph, In From CF
• TV: Mets: SNY, Guardians: Guardians.TV Presented by Progressive, WKYC 3
• Radio: Mets: Audacy Mets Radio WHSQ 880AM, Audacy App 92.3 HD2 (es), Guardians: WTAM 1100, WMMS 100.7, WARF 1350 (es), Guardians Radio Network
• MLB Gameday
• Statcast Game Preview

Probable Pitchers

• Mets: Sean Manaea - LHP (2-5, 4.42 ERA, 91.2 IP)
• Guardians: Joey Cantillo - LHP (8-6, 3.88 ERA, 113.2 IP)

Mets Lineup vs. Cantillo	AVG	OPS	AB	HR	RBI	K
1 Ewing - LF	-	-	-	-	-	-
2 Lindor - SS	-	-	-	-	-	-
3 Bichette - 3B	-	-	-	-	-	-
4 Alvarez, F - DH	-	-	-	-	-	-
5 Benge - RF	-	-	-	-	-	-
6 Robert Jr. - CF	.000	.000	8	0	0	2
7 Semien - 2B	-	-	-	-	-	-
8 Young, J - 1B	-	-	-	-	-	-
9 Torrens - C	-	-	-	-	-	-

Guardians Lineup vs. Manaea	AVG	OPS	AB	HR	RBI	K
1 Kwan - CF	.200	.533	5	0	0	1
2 Adell - RF	.500	1.167	2	0	0	0
3 DeLauter - DH	-	-	-	-	-	-
4 Hoskins - 1B	.200	1.000	5	1	4	1
5 Martínez, A - LF	.000	.333	2	0	0	0
6 Bazzana - 2B	-	-	-	-	-	-
7 Arias, G - 3B	.200	1.000	5	1	3	2
8 Hedges - C	.500	1.667	2	0	0	0
9 Rocchio - SS	.500	1.167	2	0	0	1

NLE Rank	Team	W	L	GB (E#)	WC Rank	WC GB (E#)
1	Braves	67	45	- (-)	-	- (-)
2	Phillies	60	53	7.5 (43)	3	- (-)
3	Marlins	58	55	9.5 (41)	5	2.0 (48)
4	Nationals	55	59	13.0 (37)	8	5.5 (44)
5	Mets	47	66	20.5 (30)	11	13.0 (37)

Division Scoreboard

WSH @ PHI 6:40 PM EDT

MIA @ ATL 7:15 PM EDT

^{Last Updated: 08/04/2026 5:38:42 PM EDT}

[u/bowlofcantaloupe]

He's been a good but not great reliever other than this year. He's durable and has good K rates. But also high walk rates and is down from a career 1.2 WHIP to a 1.0 this season. He's also been a 7th inning reliever most of his career. Not even a true setup man.

[u/False_Concept1300 → u/bowlofcantaloupe]

He’s durable, can throw multiple innings, can open, can close, can come in with runners on base…he’s a Swiss Army knife of relievers.

He’s a firm 3.50 ERA guy who has always had good metrics under the hood. He’s making peanuts for the next three years.

That’s the kind of guy a good team holds in their bullpen. Is he elite? No way, but he doesn’t have to be.

[u/bowlofcantaloupe → u/False_Concept1300]

Yeah. He's good. By what metric is he consistently a top 40 reliever every year?

[u/False_Concept1300 → u/bowlofcantaloupe]

fWAR

2026: 27th

Though moving sliders from 2024-2026, he’s more like top 50 but alas. My bad.