The Mets versus the Dodgers is about as star-studded a matchup as the National League can offer these days. That being said, the first pitching duel of this series doesn’t necessarily reflect that, and it provides the reigning back-to-back champs yet another opportunity to showcase their early prowess against left-handed pitching—Justin Wrobleski will square off against David Peterson at Dodger Stadium. As of April 13th, the Dodgers are tied with the Washington Nationals for the best wRC+ against southpaws,
currently sitting at 146.
While the results haven’t been great, Peterson has managed to overcome the 19 runs allowed (15 of them earned) in 30.1 innings against the Dodgers to feature a 2-0 record against them throughout his career. The potential for an even more damaging outing is on the table, as this attack has been unforgiving when going up against a left-hander. It’ll be the first southpaw starter the Dodgers face since they had a surprisingly difficult time against Foster Griffin more than a week ago, seeing nothing but righties against the Blue Jays and Rangers.
A surprising factor in this early success against lefties—one unlikely to last—is that Max Muncy is already one home run away from tying his last season’s total versus southpaws, hitting half of his four homers this season against same-handed pitching. It’s not just him, though. Cornerstones of this offense have already proven themselves against lefties in the likes of Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman, and you have Andy Pages leaving those postseason struggles behind to follow up on what was a very productive 2026 campaign.
Pitching-wise, Justin Wrobleski will look to follow up on a successful and very peculiar outing against the Blue Jays—not only due to the massive run support he received in making this a blowout early on, but also the four walks he conceded in five one-run innings.
Monday’s game info
- Teams: Dodgers vs. Mets
- Ballpark: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles
- Start time: 7:10 p.m. PT
- TV: SportsNet LA & SNY
- Radio: AM 570 (English), KTNQ 1020 AM (Spanish)
