Logan Gilbert absolutely shredded the Mets with 21 whiffs on June 2, a performance that put him in some seriously elite company. Our guy in the Emerald City was throwing heat, racking up whiffs against the Mets like almost no one else has all season. To put that in perspective, only two other pitchers have hit the 21+ whiff mark against the Mets this year: Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who had 23 whiffs on April 14, and Shohei Ohtani, who hit 22 just a day later on April 15. Yeah, Gilbert was pitching on that level against those guys.
Mets Pitchers on the Mound This Week
While Gilbert was dealing earlier in the season, this past week for the Mets saw some wild numbers too, especially on the pitching front. On Monday, Freddy Peralta made his 85th start at American Family Field, which is the third-most all-time at that ballpark. But his homecoming didn’t quite go to plan, as Peralta gave up five or more earned runs for the fourth time this season. That’s already the most rough outings he’s had in any single season of his career, which is a tough look. Then there’s Jacob Misiorowski, who was absolutely lighting up the radar gun against the Mets. He fired 26 pitches at 100+ mph in that game. That’s the second-most 100+ mph pitches the Mets have seen from a single pitcher in a single game since Statcast started in 2015, trailing only Hunter Greene’s 30 back in September 2025.
Batters Bringing the Pop, and the Whiffs
It wasn’t all bad news for the Mets this week, though. Zac Thornton has been on a tear, throwing 18 consecutive scoreless innings. That’s the most by a Mets rookie since Steven Matz’s 19-inning streak back in 2016. And Luis Robert Jr., fresh off the IL, wasted no time making an impact on Tuesday. He absolutely mashed a homer with a 112.2 mph exit velocity and a Statcast-projected distance of 451 feet. That’s the hardest-hit homer for the Mets all season, and it’s tied for their longest with Brett Baty’s shot back in May. The Mets also snagged just their second regular-season win at American Family Field since September 21, 2022, after a 1-10 stretch at that ballpark. Their other win there was also a shutout started by a lefty, with David Peterson throwing seven scoreless innings in 2024. But let’s be real, pitchers were still getting the best of the Mets bats, too. On Wednesday, Logan Henderson generated nine whiffs with his changeup. That’s the most whiffs the Mets have had on an opposing pitcher’s changeup since they whiffed nine times against Cristopher Sánchez in September 2024. And then on Friday, Roki Sasaki racked up 21 whiffs against them, putting him in that same rare air as Gilbert. Meanwhile, Francisco Alvarez hit his 60th career home run, tying him for the fourth-most by a Met before turning 25.
What an up-and-down week for the Mets, with some crazy stats hitting the books. For us, it’s about keeping our eyes on Logan Gilbert. When he’s dealing like that, piling up whiffs with the best of them, you know he’s bringing the heat to T-Mobile Park every time he steps on the mound. Let’s see what kind of magic he brings next.
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Originally reported by Amazin’ Avenue.
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