Megill and Nimmo Get Mets Back on Track With Win

PHILADELPHIA — Tylor Megill delivered his second straight scoreless begin for the Mets, Brandon Nimmo homered and the Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 2-0, on Tuesday night time.

Francisco Lindor had an R.B.I. single for the Mets, who recovered from blowing a four-run lead within the eighth inning in opposition to Philadelphia on Monday night time to snap a two-game skid.

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Megill (2-0), who obtained a spot within the rotation solely when two-time N.L. Cy Younger Award winner Jacob deGrom was sidelined by a shoulder downside in spring coaching, once more seemed like an ace for five ⅓ innings.

After throwing 5 shutout innings to win on opening day at Washington, Megill outpitched Zack Wheeler (0-1).

Megill gave up simply three hits, walked none and struck out 5. The burly 26-year-old righty has allowed simply six hits whereas placing out 11 with out a stroll in his two begins.

Mets Supervisor Buck Showalter lifted Megill within the sixth after Johan Camargo singled and went to second on Simon Muzziotti’s sacrifice bunt.

Reliever Chasen Shreve obtained Kyle Schwarber to floor out and fanned J.T. Realmuto to protect a 1-0 lead.

Philadelphia threatened once more within the seventh when Nick Castellanos doubled with one out, however Drew Smith struck out Rhys Hoskins and Didi Gregorius to the delight of the numerous Mets followers among the many 26,045 in attendance at Residents Financial institution Park.

Shreve and Smith mixed to surrender one hit in 2 ⅔ scoreless innings with 4 strikeouts.

Edwin Díaz struck out three within the ninth for his first save within the mixed five-hitter. He fanned Hoskins with runners on first and second to finish it.

Díaz, who was seventh within the majors with 32 saves final season, rejoined the Mets on Tuesday after lacking three days whereas on the bereavement record.

The Phillies’ balky infield protection helped the Mets achieve a two-run cushion within the eighth.

An evening after Alec Bohm made three errors at third base after which apologized after TV cameras caught him utter an expletive, Camargo began there on Tuesday.

Camargo’s throw to second after fielding Starling Marte’s grounder within the eighth pulled second baseman Bryson Stott off the bag. Stott recovered to power out Nimmo however couldn’t make a throw to first to finish the double play. Marte stole second and scored on Lindor’s single.

Bohm obtained a standing ovation earlier than grounding out as a pinch-hitter within the eighth.

Castellini, additionally the staff’s chief working officer, is the son of Reds chief government Bob Castellini, the staff’s controlling proprietor since January 2006. Cincinnati has made the playoffs 4 occasions in 15 years, dropping within the division sequence in 2010 and 2012, and the wild-card spherical in 2013 and 2020. Throughout that span, the Reds completed with a successful document in simply 5 seasons.

Talking Tuesday on WLW radio earlier than the staff’s dwelling opener, Phil Castellini was requested why ought to a fan preserve belief in him.

“Nicely, the place are you going to go? Let’s begin there. I imply, promote the staff to who?” Castellini stated. “That’s the opposite factor — you wish to have this debate? If you wish to take a look at what would you do with this staff to have or not it’s extra worthwhile, make more cash, compete extra within the present financial system that this recreation exists? It might be to choose it up and transfer it some place else.

“And so watch out what you ask for. I believe we’re doing one of the best we are able to do with the sources that we have now. We’re no extra happy with the outcomes than the followers. I’m not sitting right here saying anyone needs to be comfortable. I’m not sprucing trophies within the workplace proper now, and that’s what we’re right here to do. However the backside line is — and I do assume we’ve needed to shift the self-discipline. We’ve tried a whole lot of issues that didn’t work. And so they got here this near working and didn’t. No one’s obtained to inform me it didn’t work. So I believe we’ve discovered from these issues. And belief me, (basic supervisor) Nick (Krall), he’s a man on a mission. And he’s a bull in a China store that has his strategy to do it and that means’s to develop your individual and he’s doing simply that.”

Throughout the low season, the Reds traded former All-Star pitcher Sonny Grey, outfielder Jesse Winker, and third baseman Eugenio Suárez and reliever Amir Garrett.

After the Reds misplaced 10-5 to the Cleveland Guardians and dropped to 2-3, Phil Castellini issued a press release.

“I apologize to Reds followers and remorse the feedback that I made earlier in the present day,” he stated. “We love this metropolis, we love this staff, and we love our followers. I perceive how our followers really feel and I’m sorry.”