MMO Spring Training Game Thread: Mets vs Astros, 12:05 PM
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The New York Mets will spend the last two days of spring training with an early game against the Astros today and then an early game against the Nationals tomorrow. After that the Mets will get a day off before their season opener against the Washington Nationals in DC.
Do you ever watch a spring training game and wish “I hope they save some of those hits for the regular season”? Yesterday was one of those days as the Mets had 15 hits as a team and scored 8 times against the Marlins.
Robinson Canó had a huge day at the plate, going 4-for-4 with a double raising his spring OPS to .872.
Tomas Nido collected three hits and raised his spring OPS to 1.114, making a strong case to see more playing time behind the plate in 2022.
Starling Marte and Pete Alonso also had nice days at the plate, collecting two hits each. Pete struggled early this spring but now has an OPS of .864 after a few good games – hopefully he keeps this momentum going.
Pitching has been top of mind for the Mets the last several days with the Jacob deGrom shoulder injury and Max Scherzer possibly missing his first start of the season with a sore hamstring. This puts even more attention on this afternoon’s starter, Carlos Carrasco. He was always going to be an x-factor on this team. Last week, we discussed that his weakness last season was the home run ball, and all three runs he allowed in his last start came off of two homers. He could use a solid start today. Let’s Go Cookie! Let’s Go Mets!
Mets Lineup
- Jeff McNeil, LF
- Starling Marte, RF
- Francisco Lindor, SS
- Pete Alonso, DH
- Eduardo Escobar, 3B
- Robinson Cano, 2B
- Mark Canha, CF
- Dominic Smith, 1B
- James McCann, C
Team Notes
Brandon Nimmo has a stiff neck and won’t play today or tomorrow. Buck Showalter hopes he will be ready to play for the season opener on Thursday.
Chasen Shreve has made the team, according to Showalter, giving the Mets two left-handed relievers including newly acquired Joely Rodriguez.
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