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Tylor Megill wasn\u2019t assured a roster spot as spring training began, but he is again reminding the Mets of his value to the organization.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It\u2019s been two starts for the right-hander and two wins, including the team\u2019s 5-0 victory over the Blue Jays on Friday in the Citi Field opener.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Megill pitched 5 \u00b9\/\u2083 scoreless innings in which he allowed two hits and three walks with four strikeouts.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s keeping it simple and attacking hitters,\u201d manager Carlos Mendoza said. \u201cI thought he used all of his pitches today in a good way. I thought he slowed the game down.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Megill, who limited the Astros to one earned run over five innings last Saturday, has a 0.87 ERA to begin the season. <\/p>\n
The Mets have won Megill\u2019s last eight starts since Aug. 30, a stretch in which he\u2019s pitched to a 1.96 ERA.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Megill was thrust into the rotation this spring following injuries to Frankie Montas and Sean Manaea that landed both pitchers on the injured list.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.\u2019s single in the eighth inning snapped Max Kranick\u2019s streak of 12 straight batters retired to begin the season. <\/p>\n
Kranick, who pitched two scoreless innings, has retired 17 of the 18 batters he\u2019s faced this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jeff McNeil has begun hitting in the batting cage in his rehab from an oblique strain. <\/p>\n
Francisco Alvarez, who underwent surgery in spring training for a broken hamate bone in his left hand, was also scheduled to hit in the batting cage.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Art Shamsky, who played for the Mets\u2019 1969 World Series winning team, was in attendance as part of a tribute to Ed Kranepool, who died in September.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Mets this season are wearing a patch with No. 7 in Kranepool\u2019s honor. <\/p>\n
Kranepool played for the team from 1962-79, spending his entire career with the club.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEddie\u2019s legacy will always be this street-smart kid from The Bronx who spent 18 years with the team,\u201d Shamsky said. \u201cYou won\u2019t see too much of that anymore.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
John Franco and Al Leiter represented the Mets\u2019 2000 pennant winning team by throwing out ceremonial first pitches. <\/p>\n
Bartolo Col\u00f3n and Juan Lagares represented the 2015 pennant winning team in the same capacity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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