Tom Brennan - April 9 Recap

 RECAP!

I woke up and felt like writing a recap. Weird, right?

Could the Mets come up with another miracle against the Atlanta Braves last night?

Not quite.

Adrian Houser pitched pretty poorly, or was it just the Braves juggernaut offense, but he left the game trailing 5-0.  Hauser had a 5.20 ERA in spring training and has had a 5.40 ERA so far this season. That’s not good enough. No wowser from Houser.

Then, I got a little thrill, seeing one of the guys I have pulled for a lot in these columns over the years.

Dedniel Nunez threw two innings in his major league debut, allowing one run, but fanning three, including some high 96 MPH heat against Austin Riley for his first major league strikeout. 

Going into the eighth, the Mets trailed six zip, but Pete Alonso then hit a three run shot, and the Mets tagged on two more runs in the ninth. Even with a 6-5 loss, it was Heartening to see the Mets hitting, with 12 hits, and Baty going 15 for 37 after game 1. 

Omar Narvaez had 2 hits, too, and is rocking at .385. So, it appears the offense may be about to normalize, but starting pitching is in some disarray - keep juggling, David Stearns.

St. Lucie played, but JD Martinez did not. Neither did Syracuse. Will JD join them tonight?

The Lucie’s lost 9-5, with 5 runs, 6 hits, 11 BBs, and 14 Ks. It’s early. Two unnamed hitters were 0-8, with 7 Ks. See baseball, hit baseball.  Or not, the choice is yours.

Colin Houck had a hit and 2 RBIs, and now has 4 RBIs in 4 games. He also walked twice and fanned twice, so he was busy.

In AA, Binghamton lost 2-0. Jett was hitless. The other BRP hitters compiled 7 hits.

Tidwell threw 5.2 innings of the dandy kind, with just an unearned run. Paul Gervase, who I hoped would start out in AAA, allowed a solo shot, his only runner allowed in 2.1 IP. 

Kevin Parada (.375) had a hit and walk, and threw out a baserunner, but added a passed ball.

Brooklyn won 3-0. Ryan Clifford homered and fanned 3 times in 4 ABs. 

The Cyclones’ Brandon Sproat was channeling Nolan Ryan, going 2.1 scoreless with just a hit and 5 Ks…but 5 walks, too. 63 pitches, 31 for Ks. But 63 pitches, just one hit allowed, so early indications are that he is totally hard to hit. Like Ryan was.

Attention you patient Jordany Ventura fans…JV threw 3.1 innings, not allowing a run and fanning five. Great sign.

Closing it out for a long save, 15th rounder Justin Lawson threw the final three innings, allowing one hit and fanning four in his minor league debut, sealing the shutout. 

Way to go, Justin.