With their pitching ranks depleted by injuries in the midst of a stretch that includes three doubleheaders in less than a week, the Mets are turning to 25-year-old Tylor Megill to start for them tonight in their series finale against the Braves.
Megill started the season in Double-A Binghamton, where he had a 3.12 ERA in five starts with 14.5 strikeouts and 2.4 walks per nine in 26.0 innings of work. With that, he was promoted to Triple-A Syarcuse, and in three starts at that level, he has a 3.77 ERA with 10.7 strikeouts and 3.