He didn’t get a win however he’ll nonetheless bear in mind the sport.
Outfielder DJ Stewart went 4-for-4 with 4 RBI, hitting for the cycle in Sunday’s 8-7 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals at Clover Field.
Stewart advised SNY that bench coach Eric Chavez deliberate to tug him out the sport after hitting a double in his third at-bat. The outfielder satisfied Chavez to remain within the recreation, giving him the possibility to hit a 351-foot house run to proper area to finish the cycle.
It was the primary cycle in a spring coaching recreation since 2020.
“It’s unbelievable,” Stewart advised SNY. “It’s my first one ever.”
Stewart joined the Mets for spring coaching as a non-roster invitee. The Baltimore Orioles chosen Stewart within the first spherical of the MLB Draft again in 2015. He has main league expertise however solely performed in three video games with the Orioles final season. The 29-year-old slashed .256/.390/.488 with the Norfolk Tides, the Orioles Triple-A affiliate, in 2022.
GAME NOTES
Left-hander David Peterson acquired the beginning in Sunday’s loss, giving up successful, no runs and 4 walks in 4 innings of labor. Peterson struck out 4 batters.
Righty Tylor Megill struggled on the mound, permitting six runs (three earned) and 6 hits in 3.2 innings of labor.
“Not my best day to say the least,” Megill mentioned. “Couldn’t really locate a slider today. So that was a big problem.”
Manager Buck Showalter mentioned postgame that Megill is “fine” and that the righty acquired some further time on the mound as a result of roster constraints.
“His stuff is fine, we just gave them a bunch of extra outs… sometimes the game is another byproduct of the [World Baseball Classic] because we have a lot of kids playing that normally wouldn’t be playing. It’s not their fault,” Showalter mentioned.
The supervisor added “there will be a lot of factors in there” when deciding between Megill and Peterson for the fifth starter spot.
“I just take comfort knowing both those guys are capable of doing the job,” Showalter mentioned.
BRANDON NIMMO STAYING POSITIVE
Outfielder Brandon Nimmo advised reporters Sunday he believes that he’ll be prepared to begin on Opening Day after struggling ankle and knee sprains. Nimmo, who signed an eight-year, $162 million contract within the offseason, mentioned the analysis was a “best-case scenario” and he’s “just taking it day by day.”
Nimmo left Friday’s recreation after sliding awkwardly. Imaging later revealed a low-grade sprain to his proper knee and ankle. The group initially thought of him week to week.
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Source: www.bostonherald.com