If only the Mets season had already started.
Last night the Mets fired on all cylinders in their 10-0 victory over the Marlins. Overall, the Mets clobbered 15 hits with Brandon Nimmo, Francisco Lindor, Jeff McNeil and Dominic Smith each getting two hits each. Lindor continued his hot stretch hitting both a double and a homer, raising his small sample size, spring OPS to 1.711.
Chris Bassitt made his Mets debut holding the Marlins scoreless over 4.2 innings, scattering 4 hits while striking out 3. Chasen Shreve also continued his strong spring, striking out two batters in an inning of work. He hasn’t allowed a run all spring!
We know the results during spring training don’t count but the Mets have now won three games in a row, the last two in fairly decisive fashion. After last night’s win they have a +22 run differential, which is the best in the Grapefruit league. Overall the Mets are tied with the Angels for second and trail the Rangers (+25).
Mets Linuep:
- Brandon Nimmo CF
- Starling Marte RF
- Francisco Lindor SS
- Pete Alonso 1B
- Robinson Canó DH
- Eduardo Escobar 2B
- Mark Cahna LF
- J.D. Davis 3B
- James McCann C
Starting Pitcher: Carlos Carrasco
What We Are Watching For Tonight:
Carlos Carrasco is pitching in his first major league spring training game of 2022 tonight! Carrasco came over to the Mets in the Lindor trade and was instantly seen as an x-factor for the Mets. He had several injury setbacks, that delayed the start of his 2021 season. Over 12 games and 53.2 innings last year he posted a 6.04 ERA, 5.22 FIP, 1.435 WHIP and a 67 ERA+. Homeruns were a pain point for him last year, and he allowed them at a rate of 2.0 HR/9, which tied 2019 for worst in his career (except 2009 when he only pitched 5 games). His two off years were 2019 and 2021, both years where he allowed a lot of homers. If he returns to his normal self this year, it will be a huge boon for the Mets rotation.
Tonight’s lineup looks like a typical lineup the Mets might run out on the field if they needed to give Jeff McNeil the day off. (The other option being playing Canó at second, keeping Eduardo at third and having Dominic Smith hit as DH). After last nights run-scoring explosion, we are hoping to see the exact same thing again tonight.
Let’s Go Mets!
