Christian Scott tosses five scoreless vs. Royals

A final-week start here always seemed kind of iffy for Scott, who pitched just nine times prior to Tommy John surgery in 2024 and then missed all of 2025. He ends a successful year having thrown 123 2/3 innings in 26 starts and having gone 4-5 with a 3.85 ERA and a 134/47 K/BB in 110 innings in the majors. If the Mets can improve this winter, it would go a long way towards making Scott a better fourth or fifth starter in mixed leagues next year.

Scott cruised through three scoreless innings before giving up a run on three hits in the fourth. Getting into the third time through the order, Scott gave up one more run on two hits and a sacrifice fly in the fifth, then departed with two outs at 79 pitches with seven strikeouts. One inherited runner would come in to score. The 27-year-old right-hander will carry a 3.85 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, and a 134/47 K/BB ratio across 110 innings into a road start against the Nationals on Friday.

Scott served up a solo homer to Ben Rice in the first inning. After a scoreless second, Austin Wells took him deep for a solo homer in the third. Scott was otherwise excellent as he completed six frames with just the two runs allowed while striking out seven in a quality start. The 27-year-old right-hander will take a 3.76 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, and a 127/46 K/BB ratio across 105 1/3 innings into a start against the Phillies in New York on Saturday.

Scott gave up four hits, walked none and struck out seven. His seven strikeouts were one away from tying his season-high. The Mets reportedly plan to reduce Scott’s workload in the final month of the season and he was removed after 80 pitches on Sunday. He has a 3.81 ERA. Scott is lined up to face the Yankees at home next weekend, though it will be difficult for him to win games with the Mets keeping him on a short leash.

Justin Hagenman (rib) will will be activated to start Wednesday’s series finale against the Rays, which enables the Mets to push Scott back to Friday’s series opener against the reeling Giants. It’s a nice bonus for fantasy managers since he’ll get to face one of the weakest lineups in baseball at Citi Field.

Scott gave up five hits, walked four and struck out six. The Mets took a 7-3 lead in the top of the fifth inning. In the bottom of the fifth, the White Sox loaded the bases with one out. Scott struck out Andrew Benintendi before walking Braden Montgomery and making the score 7-4. The Mets had to go to the bullpen and Scott was saddled with a no-decision despite New York’s offense supporting him with seven runs. He has a 3.73 ERA. Scott is lined up to face the Astros at home next weekend.

Scott allowed five hits and walked two. He was impressive against the highest-scoring lineup in MLB, though Washington was still without James Wood. A solo homer off the bat of Abimelec Ortiz was the only extra-base hit he allowed. This was the first time he’d pitched into the seventh inning since returning from Tommy John surgery this season. Scott will carry a 3.51 ERA into a road matchup against the White Sox next time out.

Scott struck out six before being pulled with a 7-4 lead after four innings. The early exit kept him 3-3, even though the Mets improved to 12-5 in his 17 starts. The four runs tied Scott’s high for the year. He still seems like a worthy mixed-league play at home against the James Wood-less Nationals on Sunday.

Scott breezed through the first three innings allowing just one hit and two base runners behind his blazing fastball. Then, he ran into trouble in both the fourth and fifth. He walked a tightrope to allow just one in the fourth after the inning began with a walk, double, and single. A beautiful back-door sweeper to Petey Halpin helped him out of that jam, but two more singles and walks apiece led to two more runs in the fifth and soiled a start that seemed more promising. Almost all of the damage against him came from left-handed batters, who continue to give Scott trouble. Yet, very few balls were struck well and Scott’s command was generally good, it was just one of those nights where the hits were falling. His 17 swings-and-misses tied a season-high and left this start with a 3.15 ERA through 74 1/3 innings. He’s lined up for a two-start week coming up against the Braves and Nationals.

Scott stood up to the tall task of battling with the Braves’ lineup and Chris Sale in this game. He matched Sale with zeroes over the first five innings, but gave up a run in the sixth after nine-hitter Jim Jarvis got him for a two-strike double and Matt Olson later drove him in. As far as silver linings go, this was the first time this season that Scott completed six innings and he was highly effective on the whole. His fastball led the way with 10 swings-and-misses and he threw it more than half of the time. Facing a lineup with six left-handed hitters, Scott had to shy a bit away from his trusted sweeper and instead threw some cutters plus more curveballs and splitters than usual. He’s been working hard to make those last two pitches more consistent and while they didn’t miss bats, it was encouraging to see his relative trust in them. He lowered his ERA to 2.99 in what’s been a breakout season so far and is lined up for a two-start week against the Guardians and Pirates coming up.