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PORT ST. LUCIE \u2014 Through two outings, Clay Holmes\u2019 transition from closer to starter has been nearly flawless.<\/p>\n
He tossed three innings Thursday in the Mets\u2019 5-0 Grapefruit League win over the Astros and gave up no runs, one hit and one walk with two strikeouts. <\/p>\n
He increased his workload, throwing 42 pitches compared to 34 in his first start as he continues to build up his endurance. <\/p>\n
He threw 17-18 more pitches in the bullpen afterward.<\/p>\n
Holmes has pitched six innings and given up just one hit and one walk with five strikeouts in two starts this spring.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like I was in a great spot to keep pitching,\u201d Holmes said. \u201cEven after I finished there, I feel a lot better than I did last time when I finished in the bullpen. I can see that I continue to adjust to the workload. I really feel like things are trending in the right direction.\u201d<\/p>\n
Thursday\u2019s showing marked a significant step in that process, as well. <\/p>\n
His 42 pitches included 20 in the first inning as he worked around a Christian Walker double that really was just a bloop to right field. <\/p>\n
As a closer, Holmes rarely came back out after innings in which he threw a lot of pitches. <\/p>\n
As a starter, that will be required.<\/p>\n
And Holmes fared well after the heavy first inning, recording a 1-2-3 second inning and retiring six of the next seven Astros batters. <\/p>\n
He reached 95 mph in his third inning, though acknowledged he\u2019s still figuring out when not to throw his hardest in order to save himself for later innings.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a very game-like situation, where I have a long first inning, throw [20] pitches and you got 60 pitches to get five or six innings,\u201d Holmes said. \u201cAnd just feeling that on your body, it\u2019s new. Feeling that taxing inning and then having to do it time and time again, it\u2019s definitely good to experience.\u201d<\/p>\n
Brandon Sproat, the Mets\u2019 top pitching prospect, will start Friday\u2019s game against the Nationals. <\/p>\n
It\u2019ll be his first outing this spring.<\/p>\n
The Mets signed Jos\u00e9 Ure\u00f1a as a non-roster invite for potential rotation depth, The Post\u2019s Jon Heyman reported.<\/p>\n
Ure\u00f1a was with the Rangers last year and recorded a 3.80 ERA. <\/p>\n
He spent the first six years of his career with the Marlins before stints with the Tigers, Brewers, Rockies and White Sox. He had largely been a starter previously, though was used more as a reliever last year.<\/p>\n
Griffin Canning, an option to earn a spot in the rotation due to Sean Manaea\u2019s and Frankie Montas\u2019 injuries, made his first outing of the spring and tossed 1 \u00b2\/\u2083 scoreless innings with two strikeouts.<\/p>\n
Brett Baty hit his second home run of the spring Thursday and is 6-for-11 at the plate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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