Thursday, March 6, 2025 • 6:10 PM
Clover Park • Port St. Lucie, FL
RHP Ryan Gusto (0-0, 2.25) vs. RHP Brandon Sproat (1-0, 0.00)
SNY • MLBN
If you love evening baseball then I have some great news for you! The Mets are playing three night games in a row starting tonight. Over the next three weeks, the Mets have eight night games, which feels like a lot for spring training.
Anyway, the Mets return to action after their first day off yesterday. So far this spring the Mets are 4-6 with two games ending in a tie. The Mets have had a few players start to step up, make some noise throughout the first two weeks of spring training. Clay Holmes and Max Kranick have allowed no runs over 11 1/3 combined innings on the mound. Huascar Brazobán has quietly put together three scoreless innings over three games this spring. Brett Baty, Jose Siri and Jesse Winker have started off strong at the plate, each with an OPS above 1.000. There’s a lot to be excited about!
Photo by Ed Delany of Metsmerized
Mets Lineup
- Francisco Lindor – SS
- Juan Soto – RF
- Pete Alonso – 1B
- Mark Vientos – 3B
- Jesse Winker – DH
- Francisco Alvarez – C
- Alexander Canario – LF
- Jeff McNeil – 2B
- Jose Siri – CF
Opposing Lineup
- Cooper Hummel – LF
- Cam Smith – 3B
- Yainer Diaz – C
- Jon Singleton – 1B
- Chas McCormick – CF
- Quincy Hamilton – DH
- Brendan Rodgers – 2B
- Jacob Melton – RF
- Luis Guillorme – SS
Game Notes
- Brandon Nimmo is waiting for his right knee soreness to subside before returning to the lineup, but an MRI showed no structural damage. Nimmo has been out of action since his Grapefruit League debut last Friday.
- Edwin Díaz is scheduled to make his 2025 debut today. Rico Garcia, Anthony Gose, Génesis Cabrera, and Grant Hartwig are also expected to pitch.
- Carlos Mendoza said Thursday that Starling Marte is still a few days away from playing in his first game of the season. Like Nimmo, Marte has been dealing with knee soreness, but Mendoza said he is feeling good. Marte was limited to 94 games in 2024 and 86 games in 2023.
- David Stearns said Sean Manaea will get re-imaged next week and could begin throwing if the results are good. Manaea is expected to return in mid-to-late April.
- Right-hander Sean Reid-Foley has been outrighted to Triple-A Syracuse. Reid-Foley was recently placed on waivers.
Three Things To Watch For
- Almost an Opening Day Lineup! Today’s starting lineup is just Brandon Nimmo shy of the normal batting lineup. Let’s highlight Jose Siri at the bottom of the list. Siri has been crushing it this spring. In 2023 he had an OPS+ above 100, last season it was 76. The Mets will have a dangerous lineup if he can hit with an OPS+ of 100 at the bottom of the lineup.
- Brandon Sproat. Sproat makes his second start of spring this evening for the Mets. He was phenomenal in his first start, facing only six batters over two innings, striking out one. Right now the Mets have to determine if Sproat or Blade Tidwell is the first pitcher up this season from Syracuse. I am very excited to see what Sproat can do in his second start!
- Mark Vientos. Vientos has had a quiet start to spring, going 2-for-14 over his first five games. Tonight he gets the cleanup spot with Soto and Alonso hitting in front of him. This would be a great time to break out for the first time in 2025!
Let’s go Mets!
