The Mets four game winning streak was snapped yesterday, continuing a pattern for the Mets of losing four in a row, then winning four, then losing four, then winning four. Can they buck the trend and win tonight?
Have you noticed that the Mets are playing more night spring training games this year? Tonight starts the first of three night games in a row this week and five of their next six games are at night. It’s not just a Mets thing too as two of the five games are on the road. This is an interesting development this spring and definitely makes spring training games, that are televised, easier to watch.
Tonight’s scheduled pitchers feels like a normal game for the Mets as we head deeper into spring training. Tylor Megill, Edwin Díaz, Brooks Raley and Drew Smith are all scheduled to pitch tonight. Díaz obviously headlines the group of pitchers, making his first appearance since his injury last year.
Three Things To Watch For:
- Edwin Díaz: Díaz makes his long awaited return to the mound tonight, and we couldn’t be more excited. Díaz became the best reliever in baseball in 2022 and was a huge reason why the Mets won 101 games. He tore his petellar tendon celebrating after a massive win for Puerto Rico in last year’s World Baseball Classic. He worked incredibly hard throughout the 2023 season and while there was a small chance the Mets could have brought him back for an outing or two at the end of September last year, the Mets correctly played it safe not rushing Díaz. His energy is the soul of this team and we are so excited to see him on the mound again.
- The critical spring start for Tylor Megill? Megill has looked fantastic so far this spring, allowing only one run over eight innings and three outings while striking out 13 batters. So far his only rough inning was his first inning this spring. Last season in his first three starts Megill allowed only one run over 8 1/3 innings. In his last two spring starts he allowed nine runs. Also, do we even see Megill’s new pitch today or does Megill start to hide it as he faces another NL East team?
- Mark Vientos: After March 7th’s game, Vientos was hitting .143/.182/.286. In the two games since he has gone 3-for-7 with a double and a homer. If he can do this one more game in a row, Vientos will officially be on a hot streak.
Let’s Go Mets!
