Rockies 3 Mets 1 - Game 1 - Post Game Notes - 4/26/2026

 



Here are the Post Game Notes for today's Game 1 3-1 Mets loss.

Bo Bichette; SS 1 for 3; 1 walk; Juan Soto; DH 0 for 3; 1 walk; 1 K; Luis Robert Jr.; CF 0 for 3; 1 walk; Mark Vientos; 1B 1 for 4; 2 Ks; Marcus Semien; 2B 0 for 4; 2 Ks; Brett Baty*; 3B 0 for 4; 3 Ks; Tyrone Taylor; RF 1 for 3; 1 HR; 1 run; 1 RBI; MJ Melendez*; PH 0 for 1; 1 K; Tommy Pham; LF 0 for 2; 1 K; Carson Benge*; PH-LF 0 for 1; Luis Torrens; C 0 for 2; Francisco Alvarez; PH-C 1 for 1; Nolan McLean; (L, 1-2) 5 innings; 2 runs; 1 ER; 5 hits; 2 walks; 7 Ks; Huascar Brazobán;  2 innings; 1 run; 1 ER; 2 hits; 1 walk; 1 K; Austin Warren;  2 innings; no runs; 1 K; 

Mets: 

  • Dropped the first game of their doubleheader 3-1, to the Rockies...Have lost 14 of their last 16 games and fall to 9-18 through their first 27 games...Is their worst mark through 27 games since they began 9-18 in 1983...Have lost consecutive games to the Rockies for the first time since 7/14-8/6/24...They had won their previous eight meetings with Colorado before losing the first two games of this series. 
  • Have been to held to one or zero runs in nine games this season...Is the most such games in the Majors...Their 92 runs scored are the second-fewest in the majors only trailing San Francisco's 91 runs scored.

Nolan McLean (5.0+ IP, 5 H, 2 R, ER, 2 BB, 7 K): 

  • Allowed one earned run over 5.0 innings and struck out seven...He has recorded seven or more strikeouts in five of his six starts this season...His 45 strikeouts are the second-most in both the NL and majors...Through 14 career starts he has recorded 102 strikeouts which are tied for the third most in franchise history through a players first 14 career games (Dwight Gooden, 107, Nolan Ryan 103 and Matt Harvey 102)...He is the fourth player in Major League history to record at least 102 strikeouts and allow 21 or fewer earned runs through their first 14 career starts (also: Hideo Nomo 129 K and 21 ER, Paul Skenes 107 K and 19 ER, and Matt Harvey 102 K and 21 ER). 
  • Through eight career starts at Citi Field he has pitched to 1.71 ERA (9 ER/47.1 IP) and has recorded 60 strikeouts...His 1.71 ERA is the fifth-best though a Mets first eight starts at home (also: Matt Harvey 1.53, Noah Syndergaard 1.57, Jacob deGrom 1.68 and Max Scherzer 1.71)...His 60 strikeouts are tied for the fourth-most by a Met through their first eight home starts (also: Nolan Ryan 72 K, Dwight Gooden 71 K, Matt Harvey 65 K, Max Scherzer 60 K and Noah Syndergaard 60 K). 
  • Recorded his 100th career strikeout against Ezequiel Tovar in the third inning. 
  • Picked off Jake McCarthy at first base in the third inning...Was his first career pick off.

Tyrone Taylor (1-3, HR, RBI, R): Blasted a solo home run to left field in the fifth inning to tied the game at 1-1...Has recorded a hit in each of his last four starts and he is batting .417 (5-12) over those starts.

Luis Torrens (0-2): Threw out Jake McCarthy attempting to steal second base in the seventh inning...He has thrown out three of the five runners who have attempted to run on him this season...Dating back to 2024 his 43.9 % (36/82) caught stealing percentage is the best in the majors during that span (min. 500.0 innings).

Francisco Alvarez (1-1): Singled in the eighth inning as a pinch hitter...Marked his first career hit as a pinch hitter...He was previously 0-for-28 as a pinch hitter.

Juan Soto (0-3, BB): Drew a walk in the eighth inning...Has reached base safely in each of his first 12 games this season...It is the longest streak of his career to begin a season.

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