Mets pitching prospect Brandon Sproat has been on a tear recently and is in the middle of a scoreless inning streak after another stellar performance on Thursday for Triple-A Syracuse.
After seven more scoreless innings against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, the 24-year-old has gone 18 straight innings without allowing a run, which spans three starts. During this stretch, Sproat has allowed just seven hits and has struck out 18 batters. It's also lowered his season ERA from 5.95 to 4.61.
Sproat's seven innings on Thursday night were his longest outing both this season and during his time in Triple-A. It matches his career-high, which he set last season with Double-A Binghamton. In that stretch, he went seven innings in three consecutive starts.
The right-hander was in complete control on Thursday, retiring the first seven batters and facing the minimum after three innings. He also got help from his battery-mate Francisco Alvarez, who threw out two base stealers to help Sproat limit the men on base.
Overall, Sproat went seven innings and allowed three hits, a walk and a hit by pitch while striking out four on 87 pitches (62 strikes). He left in a scoreless tie and had to settle for a no-decision.
After a rough start to the season in Syracuse, Sproat has turned things around and is looking more like the pitcher the Mets saw all of last season when he began turning heads after being selected in the second round of the 2023 MLB Draft.
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