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Mets' Tylor Megill tosses season-best outing in win over Phillies

Tylor Megill tied a career high with 10 strikeouts in the Mets' win over the Phillies.
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Apr 21, 2025; New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets pitcher Tylor Megill (38) pitches against the Philadelphia Phillies during the first inning at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-Imagn Images
Apr 21, 2025; New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets pitcher Tylor Megill (38) pitches against the Philadelphia Phillies during the first inning at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-Imagn Images | John Jones-Imagn Images

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It's no secret that heading into the 2025 season, there was a lot of pressure on New York Mets starting pitcher Tylor Megill to prove that he belongs in the major leagues.

During his fifth start of the season on Monday, the righty did just that by turning in his best outing of the young season.

New York won their fifth straight game on Monday as they held on to defeat their division foes, the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-4, to move to 16-7 on the year. While one of the biggest stories on the night was Francisco Lindor slugging two home runs, Megill also continued his early dominance this season.

The 29-year-old allowed just one hit across 5.1 scoreless innings, tying a career-high with 10 strikeouts against four walks. In five starts thus far, Megill is 2-2 across 24.2 innings pitched with a 1.09 ERA; his mark is the second-best among qualified pitchers in the National League, only behind Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers (0.93 ERA).

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Even though Megill's high walk rate and pitch count are things the Mets would love to see the big right-hander reduce, he's certainly been everything the team could have hoped for out of their rotation this season, which is still without 2024 ace Sean Manaea and first-year Met Frankie Montas.

Despite having an up-and-down career throughout his five seasons in the big leagues, Megill certainly loves being a part of this Mets team.

"We've got a lot of really good players, really good clubhouse," Megill said to reporters. "I just think a lot of things stick, we have a lot of fun, everyone is pulling for each other, no selfishness, it's a lot of selflessness."

While the Amazins' may have some impending decisions to make about their rotation once Manaea and Montas eventually return this season, it is hard to imagine Megill will go anywhere this year if he keeps up his dominant pitching.

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Logan VanDine
LOGAN VANDINE

Logan VanDine is a contributing writer for On SI's Mets. Logan is a graduate of Rider University where he majored in Sports Media and minored in Sports Studies. During his time at Rider, Logan worked for Rider's radio station, 107.7 The Bronc as a sports host, producer and broadcaster, and for the school's paper: The Rider News. He began his time with The Rider News as a section writer for sports and was a copy editor for two years followed by being one of the sports editors during his senior year. Logan also placed third in the New Jersey Press Foundation Awards for sports feature writing. Aside from his work at On SI, he is also a writer for FanSided covering the New York Giants and Mets and also covers the Giants for Total Apex Sports. Give him a follow on X: @VandineLogan

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