​Despite delivering five scoreless innings in Wednesday’s victory over the Kansas City Royals, Mets pitcher Christian Scott remains focused on sharpening his game and believes there is still ample room for improvement. The 27-year-old spoke to reporters after the win, noting that he didn’t feel he had his best stuff and praising catcher Francisco Alvarez for his strong game-calling behind the plate against a Royals lineup that had plated 31 runs across their previous two contests.
“I felt good about it. I didn’t have my best stuff today, but I thought Alvy called a heck of a game to keep the hitters off balance,” Scott said. “It’s a team that scored a lot of runs recently. I’m just trying to mix speeds and do my best to stay in the strike zone, out of the strike zone, help them expand a little bit. But yeah, I thought Alvy called a great game, defense played great, and obviously A.J. [Ewing] leading off gave us a boost there. I’m just riding that wave.”
Scott explained that he had to grind through the first two innings before finally locking in and keeping the Royals off the scoreboard despite throwing 49 pitches in that span. He felt his cutter played well, particularly against left-handed batters, and his slider was effective in tough counts as well. For the night, he yielded three hits, fanned five, walked one, and threw 90 pitches, which lowered his season ERA to 3.17. Looking ahead, the right-hander is candid about the work still to be done.
“There’s always something to get better at,” Scott said. “For me, I know it’s going deeper in games. I take that to heart, I take that personally. Being able to go out and do that consistently is my goal. I’m always throughout my career going to be trying to get better at something. For me, right now that’s what I’m going for.”
“Going deeper in games can help this bullpen out, help the team out. Being able to do that hopefully gets us more wins. That’s my goal going forward and I’m excited to do it.”
Interim manager Andy Green echoed that sentiment, saying the two spoke after Scott’s night of work and expressing belief that Scott is capable of more than what he showed on Wednesday. “It’s a great outing, you go five scoreless innings, right on 90 pitches. It’s a great outing. He’s better than that, too, at the same time,” Green said. He added that Scott can “step on the neck” of opposing teams when he gets two quick outs, which is how he believes the right-hander can push deeper into games. Green emphasized that the process of growth is ongoing, especially given that Scott has been returning from Tommy John surgery and is pitching in his first full major league season. The manager insisted that there is another level to be reached and that, even with five scoreless frames, the club will continue to push for more from him.
With the organization backing him, the future appears brighter for Scott as he works to refine his craft and contribute more depth to the rotation. Green noted that the bar is set high because the team believes in Scott’s potential to reach it—and they intend to keep reinforcing that message as he progresses.
All the while, Scott remains committed to improving and helping the Mets win more games, starting with the goal of pitching deeper into outings and expanding the team’s chances of success by limiting risk and maintaining pressure on opposing lineups whenever possible. The conversations with Alvarez and Green illustrate a clear plan: continue the development arc, integrate elite pitch sequencing, and push for a longer, more dominant presence on the mound as he moves forward in his major league career.