The Mets defeated the Miami Marlins 6-3 on Wednesday afternoon in Jupiter, Florida.
Listed below are some key takeaways…
– Christian Scott, the Mets' prime pitching prospect and MLB Pipeline's No. 5 total prospect began on the mound on this one.
The best-hander regarded sharp from the gates and hit the primary two attackers he confronted. Scott struck out two extra Marlins within the second, displaying off a imply sweeper together with stable command of his fastball, which hovered round 95-96 mph for many of his outing.
Scott's solely blemish of the day was a dangling slider Jonah Bride, whoever lifted it over the wall left for a solo homer within the third inning. However apart from that, the 24-year-old was electrical, permitting simply two hits and one run over 4.0 innings whereas placing out seven Marlins with out a stroll. Scott was a strike-throwing machine, with 44 of his 59 pitches discovering the zone.
– Many Mets regulars didn't play Wednesday, however Brandon Nimmo was within the prime of the lineup and got here up with a clutch RBI single within the prime of the fifth inning, Michael Givens single to left heart to provide the Mets a 3-1 lead.
Nimmo singled within the prime of the sixth, once more with a line drive to left-center, this time driving in two extra runs to increase the Mets' result in 5-2.
– Edwin Diaz he was ultimately charged along with his first run of the spring. Coming into the fifth inning, Diaz allowed back-to-back walks to start out the body and each runners moved into scoring place on a double steal. Diaz recorded two outs, however his pitch rely was reduce to 21. Wilkin Ramos entered the sport and threw a wild pitch to attain a run that was charged to Diaz.
– The Mets had three gamers within the lineup who’re probably all vying for the ultimate spot on the 26-man Opening Day roster – DJ Stewart, Luke Voit, and Ji Man Choi.
Voit drove in a run with a sac fly to left within the prime of the third. Stewart went 0-for-3 with a stroll and Choi 0-for-4 with three strikeouts.
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Upcoming schedule
The Mets stay on the highway to face the Detroit Tigers on Thursday in Lakeland, Fla. at 1:05 p.m.
Pitching prospect Home of Hamel will begin for the Mets in opposition to a right-hander Matt Manning.
