Noteworthy items during the Mets’ Grapefruit League action Thursday:
Tylor Megill, in his second appearance this spring, pitched three scoreless innings in relief in the Mets’ 2-1 exhibition loss to the Astros in West Palm Beach.
The right-hander, who is battling for a rotation spot, struck out four and allowed two hits against a lineup that included Jose Altuve, Yordan Alvarez, Alex Bregman, Kyle Tucker and Jose Abreu.
Starting slowly
Luke Voit went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts as the DH and is 1-for-13 (.077) to begin the exhibition season.
Voit arrived in camp on a minor league deal.
Caught my eye
Brett Baty looked good on a diving grab of Tucker’s line drive in the second inning.
Baty’s first week has been solid defensively, but he’s only 1-for-10 (.100) at the plate.
Friday’s schedule
Luis Severino will pitch in his first game this spring, against the Cardinals in Jupiter.