Clay Holmes was scheduled to take the mound for the Mets on Sunday as they closed out a three-game series in Los Angeles against the Angels. Jack Kochanowicz was set to start for Los Angeles in a matchup that featured two right-handed pitchers, with Juan Soto and the Mets hoping to leave with a series split.
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The setting came one day after the Mets signed Luis Torrens to a two-year, $11.5 million contract extension, a move that underscored how much they value the former Yankee as a backup behind Francisco Alvarez. Torrens had stopped four out of seven runners attempting to steal in 2026, a number that helps explain why the club moved quickly to keep him.
The Mets have been described as off to a torrid start, and the timing of the Torrens deal fit that pace. For Holmes, Sunday was a chance to finish a West Coast series with a split, while the club continued to lean on depth that has already become part of its early-season story.
The larger question now is whether the Mets can keep translating that early momentum into results away from home. Sunday in Los Angeles was one more test of that, with Holmes on the mound and a narrow margin between a split and a series loss.
