The New York Mets return to action with a pair of split-squad games on Thursday.
Dillon Gee gets the start facing ex-Met Collin McHugh and the Houston Astros at Tradition Field at 1:10 PM in a game that will be televised on SNY.
Jon Niese and the rest of his squad travel to Jupiter to play the St. Louis Cardinals. He will be opposed by left-hander Jaime Garcia in a 1:05 PM matchup that will be televised on MLB Network.
The Mets sent pitching prospect and MMO favorite Akeel Morris to minor league camp on Thursday, leaving 46 players still in big league camp. The 22 year old righty went 4-1 with a 0.63 ERA in 41 relief appearances with Low-A Savannah last season, and an amazing 89 K to 22 BB ratio in 57 IP.
Here are today’s lineups:
Tradition Field
NEW YORK METS
- Juan Lagares, CF
- Curtis Granderson, RF
- Michael Cuddyer, LF
- Travis d’Arnaud, C
- Kirk Nieuwenhuis, DH
- Brandon Allen, 1B
- Ruben Tejada, SS
- Matt Reynolds, 2B
- Daniel Muno, 3B
HOUSTON ASTROS
- Jose Altuve, 2B
- Marwin Gonzalez, DH
- Colby Rasmus, LF
- Luis Valbuena, 3B
- Jed Lowrie, SS
- Jonathan Villar, CF
- Dan Johnson, 1B
- Hank Conger, C
- Alex Presley, RF
Jupiter, Florida
NEW YORK METS
- Wilmer Flores, SS
- Daniel Murphy, 2B
- David Wright, 3B
- Lucas Duda, 1B
- John Mayberry, RF
- Eric Campbell, DH
- Matt den Dekker, CF
- Anthony Recker, C
- Alex Castellanos, LF
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
- Matt Carpenter, 3B
- Jason Heyward, RF
- Matt Holliday, LF
- Jhonny Peralta, SS
- Yadier Molina, C
- Mark Reynolds, DH
- Matt Adams, 1B
- Kolten Wong, 2B
- Peter Bourjos, CF
Enjoy the games and Let’s Go Mets!
