For most of the last week the Mets offense was just missing. Before last night in their last three games the Mets had a combined three runs scored from 12 hits. The wins / losses don’t matter in spring but you want to see the Mets regulars getting hits, starting rallies, flashing power, making smart plays on the base paths.
This all returned last night as the Mets beat the Astros 6-5 in a game capped off with a walk-off hit by Joe Suozzi, son of House of US Representatives Tom Suozzi. Joe saved us all from “there’s no tying in baseball” posts as both the Mets and Astros agreed that the game would end after the ninth inning if the score is tied. The key inning last night, in my opinion, was the 5th where the Mets scored four runs. It was the first time in a while the Mets regulars participated in a long rally with singles, walks and capitalizing on Astros miscues.
Three Things To Watch For:
- José Buttó looks to continue his dominant spring. Buttó will make his fourth start of the spring today as he continues to compete for the last spot of the rotation. In three games this spring he has a 1.50 ERA over six innings while striking out six batters. In his last start he pitched three innings so if all goes well he’s probably aiming for at least four innings today. In between his outings, Tylor Megill had another good start who is Buttó’s main competition at this point.
- Austin Adams continues to fight for a rotation spot. Adams has had an excellent start to spring. In four games and 3 2/3 innings he has allowed only two hits and no runs while striking out seven batters. In March, he struck out four of the five outs he recorded. Another good outing today and he will start to force the Mets to figure out a way to get him rostered.
- Ice Cold Hitters: A few hitters who have been ice cold this spring are getting the start and hopefully can start to break out of their funk this afternoon. Harrison Bader is 1-for-10 this spring with one strikeout over five games this spring. Luke Voit is 2-for-20 with seven strikeouts. The Mets are banking on Harrison Bader as their everyday centerfielder. Luke Voit is fighting to get on a roster.
Let’s Go Mets!
