Monday, March 11, 2024 • 6:10 PM
Clover Field • Port St Lucie, FL
LHP Trevor Rogers (0-0, o.00) vs. RHP Tylor Megill (1-1, 1.13)
SNY

The Tigers snapped the Mets’ four-game winning streak yesterday, continuing a pattern for New York. The trend so far has been losing four in a row, then winning four, then losing four, then winning four. Can they buck the trend and win tonight?

Have you noticed that the Mets are playing more night spring training games this year? Tonight starts the first of three-night games in a row this week, and five of their next six games are at night. This is an interesting development this spring and makes televised spring training games easier to watch.

Tonight feels like a regular season game for the Mets as we advance deeper into spring training. Tylor Megill, Edwin Díaz, Brooks Raley and Drew Smith are all scheduled to pitch tonight. Díaz obviously headlines the group, making his first appearance since his injury last year.

Edwin Díaz. Photo by Ed Delany of Metsmerized

Mets Lineup

  1. Brandon Nimmo, LF
  2. Francisco Lindor, SS
  3. Pete Alonso, 1B
  4. Francisco Álvarez, C
  5. Starling Marte, RF
  6. Brett Baty, 3B
  7. Mark Vientos, DH
  8. Joey Wendle, 2B
  9. Harrison Bader, CF

Opposing Lineup

  1. Luis Arráez, 2B
  2. Josh Bell, DH
  3. Jake Burger, 1B
  4. Jazz Chisholm Jr., CF
  5. Tim Anderson, SS
  6. Jesús Sánchez, LF
  7. Avisaíl García, RF
  8. Jon Berti, 3B
  9. Nick Fortes, C

Game Notes

Following Megill, the below are expected to pitch tonight:

According to Mike Mayer of Metsmerized, Joey Lucchesi and José Quintana are expected to pitch Tuesday against Washington.

Three Things To Watch For

  1. Edwin Díaz: Díaz makes his long-awaited return to the mound tonight, and we couldn’t be more excited. Díaz became the best reliever in baseball in 2022 and was a huge reason why the Mets won 101 games. He tore his patellar tendon while celebrating after a massive win for Puerto Rico in last year’s World Baseball Classic. He worked incredibly hard throughout the 2023 season, and while there was a small chance the Mets could have brought him back for an outing or two at the end of September last year, the Mets correctly played it safe not rushing Díaz. His energy is the soul of this team, and we are so excited to see him on the mound again.
  2. The critical spring start for Tylor Megill? Megill has looked fantastic this spring, allowing only one run over eight innings and three outings while striking out 13 batters. So far, his only rough bout was his first inning this spring. Last season in his first three starts, Megill allowed only one run over 8 1/3 innings. In his last two spring starts, he allowed nine runs. Also, do we even see Megill’s new pitch today, or does Megill start to hide it as he faces another NL East team?
  3. Mark Vientos: After March 7, Vientos was hitting .143/.182/.286. In the two games since, he has gone 3-for-7 with a double and a homer. If he can do this one more game in a row, Vientos will officially be on a hot streak.

Let’s go Mets!