The Mets continue their streak of 6 PM starts! After two consecutive night starts, the Mets head on the road to Astros camp for another night game!
The Mets are coming off of a fun win last night against the Marlins, where the Mets bats exploded for 9 runs. Mark Cahna and Francisco Lindor got the festival started hitting back to back homers in the first inning. J.D. Davis added in a bases clearing double, Eduardo Escobar went 3-3 at the plate and top prospect Fracisco Alvarez hit his first homer in Spring.
Mark Canha and Eduardo Escobar were the two batters we featured yesterday in our “What We’re Watching For” segment at the end of this article. You can thank us later.
The game also featured a clean inning of work from Edwin Diaz who struck out two batters and a 1-hit/no runs inning from Miguel Castro. Several players who are trying break onto the roster had a strong night too including Eric Orze, Chasen Shreve and Colin Holderman.
Mets Lineup:
- Luis Guillorme 2B
- Francisco Lindor SS
- Dominic Smith 1B
- Pete Alonso DH
- Daniel Palka RF
- J.D. Davis 3B
- Travis Jankowski CF
- Tomas Nido C
- Carlos Cortes LF
Starting Pitcher: Tylor Megill
What We are Watching For:
Tylor Megill returns to the mound tonight. Megill had a strong start to Spring Training, logging 3.0 scoreless innings in relief. He allowed 2 hits and 3 walks while striking out three batters. There were stretches last season where the Mets rotation was being held together by Megill, now he’s scheduled to start the season in Syracuse.
As expected there are not a ton of regulars making the trip today. Francisco Lindor will look to keep last night’s hot start going tonight in the two-hole. This is also an opportunity today to see Dominic Smith play defense at first, with Alonso sliding into the DH. Finally, the Mets outfield options are starting to dwindle a bit, so there’s a good chance we’ll get an extended look today Travis Jankowski. So far in Spring he has seen time in three games with five trips to the plate. he’s drawn a walk but has done nothing else.
Let’s Go Mets!
