Big Draw OOP Check

Looking for comments on my play in this hand...
villain is 54/1/2.2, very passive
cant see him betting river without the nutz here
is my bet sizing correct here?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6 handed) - Party-Poker Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

UTG ($28.16)
CO ($49.24)
BB ($31.28)
MP ($25.33)
Hero (SB) ($47.69)
Button ($20.63)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 8, 9
UTG calls $0.25, MP calls $0.25, 2 folds, Hero bets $1.40, 2 folds, MP calls $1.25

Flop: ($3.50) J, 10, 3 (2 players)
Hero bets $2.49, MP calls $2.49

Turn: ($8.48) 4 (2 players)
Hero bets $6.04, MP calls $6.04

River: ($20.56) 5 (2 players)
Hero checks, MP raises to $15.30 (All-In), Hero folds

Total pot: $20.56

I don't like raising this pre. It plays well multi-way and misses a ton of flops, so just complete.

Bet more on the flop. If that doesn't sparkle read my first sentence.

Gin, you have $21 behind, so bet at least $7 so river is trivial. With betting more on flop, turn bet will be a little bigger too.

River is bleh. What do you think he is limp/calling, then calling 2 streets with? Only 3 scary clubs in deck, but hard to imagine he got this far with 6c7c or is shoveling 3c3x. Could even be QQ+ with a club I guess.

When you bet bigger first 2 streets river is crying all-in, debating pushing and c/c (prob pushing). I don't think folding river is terrible as played.