Tylor Megill wasn’t assured a roster spot as spring coaching started, however he’s once more reminding the Mets of his worth to the group.
It’s been two begins for the right-hander and two wins, together with the group’s 5-0 victory over the Blue Jays on Friday within the Citi Discipline opener.
Megill pitched 5 ¹/₃ scoreless innings during which he allowed two hits and three walks with 4 strikeouts.
“He’s keeping it simple and attacking hitters,” supervisor Carlos Mendoza mentioned. “I thought he used all of his pitches today in a good way. I thought he slowed the game down.”
Megill, who restricted the Astros to 1 earned run over 5 innings final Saturday, has a 0.87 ERA to start the season.
The Mets have received Megill’s final eight begins since Aug. 30, a stretch during which he’s pitched to a 1.96 ERA.
Megill was thrust into the rotation this spring following accidents to Frankie Montas and Sean Manaea that landed each pitchers on the injured record.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s single within the eighth inning snapped Max Kranick’s streak of 12 straight batters retired to start the season.
Kranick, who pitched two scoreless innings, has retired 17 of the 18 batters he’s confronted this season.
Jeff McNeil has begun hitting within the batting cage in his rehab from an indirect pressure.
Francisco Alvarez, who underwent surgical procedure in spring coaching for a damaged hamate bone in his left hand, was additionally scheduled to hit within the batting cage.
Artwork Shamsky, who performed for the Mets’ 1969 World Sequence profitable group, was in attendance as a part of a tribute to Ed Kranepool, who died in September.
The Mets this season are carrying a patch with No. 7 in Kranepool’s honor.
Kranepool performed for the group from 1962-79, spending his total profession with the membership.
“Eddie’s legacy will always be this street-smart kid from The Bronx who spent 18 years with the team,” Shamsky mentioned. “You won’t see too much of that anymore.”
John Franco and Al Leiter represented the Mets’ 2000 pennant profitable group by throwing out ceremonial first pitches.
Bartolo Colón and Juan Lagares represented the 2015 pennant profitable group in the identical capability.
