Mets Call Up Top Pitching Prospect Brandon Sproat

 

Mets RHO Brandon Sproat (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets are calling up RHP prospect Brandon Sproat for this weekend series against the Cincinnati Reds. Sproat is projected to make his ML debut on Sunday.

He pitched well in his last start in Triple-A with shutout innings allowing  three hits and two walks with nine strikeouts.

Sproat has been pitching a lot better since June 28 and has a 2.59 ERA since then in 44 innings and has had eight or more strikeouts on five starts since then after not achieving that during his first 15 games of the season.

His best pitch is his four-seam fastball that goes into the mid 90s and can thrown as hard as 100 mph and also has a sinker, sweeper, slider and change-up.

Sproat will be asked to bring some stability to the Met rotation after Kodai Senga's struggles and waiting to see if Senga will accept a temporary assignment to the minors.

It will be fun to see Sproat come up following the successes of rookie pitchers RHP Nolan McLean and RHP Jonah Tong as they make a push for the playoffs.

Mets Lose To Tigers 6-2 After Clay Holmes and Ryan Helsley's Implode

 

Mets RHP Clay Holmes (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets lost to the Detroit Tigers 6-2 this afternoon at Comerica Park to snap their two-game winning streak and dropped their record to 75-65.

RHP Clay Holmes had a scoreless bottom of the first and after picking up two outs in the bottom of the second, gave up a single and following catcher Hayden Senger committed a costly catcher's interference, gave up a RBI single to catcher Jake Rogers.

Holmes had scoreless innings in the bottom of the third and fourth and then ran into trouble in the bottom of the fifth. He gave up two walks worked out two outs and was then taken out.

LHP Gregory Soto came in next and got into immediate trouble with a wild pitch and then gave up a two-run single to LF Riley Greene.

Soto stayed in for the bottom of the sixth and threw a scoreless inning.

RHP Ryan Helsley followed in the bottom of the seventh and gave up a lead-off single to 3B Colt Keith and then a walk to the next hitter 2B Glyber Torres.

Helsley's struggles continued after he gave up a three-run homer to the following hitter DH Kerry Carpentar and was then taken out.

RHP Justin Hagenman had to come in and threw 1.1 scoreless innings.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first two innings until the top of the third after SS Francisco Lindor doubled with one out and then two batters later, 1B Pete Alonso drove in Lindor with a RBI double.

After scoreless innings in the top of the fourth and fifth, RF Juan Soto walked to lead off the top of the sixth and then Alonso followed with an infield hit. Two batters later, 3B Mark Vientos drove in Soto with a RBI single and then CF Jeff McNeil followed with a walk to load the bases with one out.

DH Starling Marte came up next and had a chance to deliver to a key hit, but grounded into a double play to end the threat. 

The offense struggled all game with men on base going 2-9 with runners in scoring position leaving nine runners on base.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return back to action on Friday, September 5 at the Cincinnati Reds at 6:40 p.m.

Game 140: Mets vs. Tigers Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Pete Alonso-1B

4. Brandon Nimmo-LF

5. Mark Vientos-3B

6. Jeff McNeil-CF

7. Starling Marte-DH

8. Brett Baty-2B

9. Hayden Senger-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Clay Holmes (11-6, 3.60 ERA) vs. RHP Casey Mize (12-5, 3.95 ERA)

Mets Beat Tigers 12-5 Behind Two Homers From Pete Alonso And One From Juan Soto

 

Mets 1B Pete Alonso (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets beat the Detroit Tigers 12-5 tonight at Comerica Park for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 75-64.

In the top of the first, 1B Pete Alonso drove in the first run of the game with a solo homer.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first next two innings and then came alive in the top of the fourth.

RF Juan Soto led off with a walk and then stole second. Two batters later, LF Brandon Nimmo singled and then 3B Mark Vientos walked. 

DH Jeff McNeil followed with a RBI single to score Soto and then CF Cedric Mullins followed with a sacrifice fly.

Catcher Luis Torrens came up next and broke the game open with a three-run homer.

After scoreless innings in the top of the fifth and sixth, Soto homered to lead the top of the seventh and Alonso followed with his second homer of the game.

Nimmo then singled and Vientos followed with a double. 

McNeil then drove in Nimmo and pinch-runner Luisangel Acuna with a two-run single and centerfielder Cedric Mullins grounded into a fielder's choice.

Two batters later, Torrens singled and then 2B Brett Baty drove in Mullins with a RBI single.

SS Francisco Lindor followed by driving in Torrens with a sacrifice fly.

RHP Nolan McLean retired the first two hitters he faced in the bottom of the first and then had back-to back walks followed by back-to-back RBI singles before getting out of the inning.

McLean gave a lead-off walk in the bottom of the second helped out by a caught stealing and after giving up a single to the next hitter, settled down after that.

He cruised the rest of the way retiring the last 14 hitters he faced.

His final line was six innings, three hits, two runs, three walks and seven strikeouts.

McLean picked up his fourth straight win to start his career.

RHP Kevin Herget followed with two scoreless innings in the bottom of the seventh and eighth.

Herget came back out for the bottom of the ninth and after retiring the first hitter he faced, gave up a walk and three hits which resulted in three runs and was then taken out.

RHP Ryne Stanek had to come in to get the last two outs.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Wednesday, September 3 at the Tigers at 1:10 p.m.

Game 139: Mets vs. Tigers Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Pete Alonso-1B

4. Brandon Nimmo-LF

5. Mark Vientos-3B

6. Jeff McNeil-DH

7. Cedric Mullins-CF

8. Luis Torrens-C

9. Brett Baty-2B

The pitching match-up is RHP Nolan McLean (3-0, 0.89 ERA) vs. RHP Sawyer Gipson-Long (0-1, 4.32 ERA)

Mets Beat Tigers 10-8 Powered By Soto Grand Slam and two-run triple

 

Mets RF Juan Soto (Photo Credits to Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the Detroit Tigers 10-8 this afternoon at Comerica Park and improved their record to 74-64.

After a scoreless top of the first, DH Mark Vientos was hit by pitch to lead off the top of the second, 2B Jeff McNeil followed with a single and then CF Cedric Mullins hit a sacrifice bunt to advance Vientos and McNeil to second and third.

Catcher Luis Torrens followed with a two-run double to score McNeuk and Vientos.

In the top of the fourth, McNeil led off with a double, Mullins walked and then Torrens reached on an infield hit to load the bases.

2B Brett Baty and Lindor then struck out, and then RF Juan Soto came up and delivered a grand slam to right center.

After a scoreless top of the fifth, Torrens singled to lead off the top of the sixth and two batters later, Lindor was hit by a pitch.

Soto followed and delivered once again with a game-winning two-run triple.

Two batters later, LF Brandon Nimmo drove in a much needed insurance run with a RBI single.

In the top of the seventh, McNeil led off and got on base after 2B Gleyber Torres made an error and was taken out for pinch-runner Luisangel Acuna.

Acuna stole second and Mullin followed with a walk.

Torrens then hit a sacrifice bunt to advance Acuna to third and Baty drove in Acuna with a RBI ground-out.

LHP Sean Manaea got off to a tough start in the bottom of the first after he gave up a lead-off homer to DH Jahmai Jones.

Manaea had a scoreless bottom of the second and then gave up a two-run homer to RF Wenceel Perez in the bottom of the third.

Maneaa's struggles continued in the bottom of the fourth after he gave up a RBI triple to SS Zach McKinstry and a RBI single to Jones and was then taken out.

Manaea's final line was 3.2 innings, eight hits, five runs, one walk and six strikeouts.

LHP Gregory Soto followed and picked up the last out in the bottom of the fourth.

Soto came back for the bottom of the fifth and left with runners on first and third and one out.

RHP Ryne Stanek came in next and immediately gave up a wild-pitch to score tying run, but was able to keep the game tied and pick up two outs in the inning.

RHP Trevor Rogers threw a scoreless bottom of the sixth.

RHP Ryan Helsley came on in the bottom of the seventh and gave up a lead-off double to LF Riley Greeene and later in the inning, a RBI single to SS Zach McKinstry and was taken out.

LHP Brooks Raley followed and picked up the last out in the seventh.

Raley stayed in for the bottom of the eighth and gave up a lead-off double and retired the next two hitters and was then taken out.

RHP Edwin Diaz came on and closed it out with a four-out save with a fly out to end the bottom of the eighth and a 1-2-3 bottom of the ninth.

Diaz picked up his 25th save and lowered his ERA to 1.87.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Tuesday, September 2 at the Tigers at 6:40 p.m.

Game 138: Mets vs. Tigers Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Pete Alonso-1B

4. Brandon Nimmo-LF

5. Mark Vientos-DH

6. Jeff McNeil-2B

7.  Cedric Mullins-CF

8. Luis Torrens-C

9. Brett Baty-3B

The pitching match-up is LHP Sean Manaea (1-2, 5.01 ERA) vs. RHP Charlie Morton (9-10, 5.25 ERA)