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Final: Cardinals 14 – Mets 9
The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Mets this afternoon by the final score of 14-9. For a full boxscore recap follow the link below…
Game Notes:
- Bartolo Colon had an uneven outing allowing 4 runs, on 6 hits, in 3 2/3 innings pitched.
- Kevin Plawecki (pictured) was 1-3 with a 2-run HR.
- Lucas Duda had a muti-hit game going 2-3 with a run scored.
- Every position player in the starting lineup today had at least one hit, aside from Wilmer Flores.
- Juan Lagares came in late as a replacement, and went 1-1 with 2 RBI.
- Jim Henderson pitched a scoreless inning. In 4 innings pitched this spring, he has allowed only one hit and has 5 strikeouts.
- The Mets will travel to Jupiter to play the Miami Marlins with a 1:05 pm et start time. The game can be seen on MLB.tv or heard on WOR 710 AM.
- Matt Harvey will take the mound in his second spring start of the season for the Mets, against Marlins righty Tom Koehler. Also scheduled to pitch for the Mets include, LHP Duane Below, RHP Hansel Robles, and RHP Addison Reed.
Cardinals vs. Mets Lineups 1:10 pm et
Cardinals:
1. Kolten Wong (L) 2B
2. Stephen Piscotty (R) RF
3. Randal Grichuk (R) CF
4. Brandon Moss (L) 1B
5. Jedd Gyorko (R) SS
6. Brayan Pena (S) C
7. Anthony Garcia (R) LF
8. Jacob Wilson (R) 3B
9. Carson Kelly (R) DH
SP: Tyler Lyons LHP
Mets:
- Curtis Granderson (L) RF
- Neil Walker (S) 2B
- Yoenis Cespedes (R) CF
- Lucas Duda (L) 1B
- Wilmer Flores (R) SS
- Travis d’Arnaud (R) DH
- Michael Conforto (L) LF
- Eric Campbell (R) 3B
- Kevin Plawecki (R) C
SP: Bartolo Colon, RHP
- Today’s ballgame can be seen on SNY or MLB.tv.
Game Notes:
Avaliable Pitchers for the Mets: LHP Josh Smoker, RHP Jeurys Familia, and RHP Gabriel Ynoa.
VS. ST. LOUIS: Today’s game is the third of five games this Spring with the Cardinals…Each team has won a game thus far this Spring with St. Louis winning, 9-4, in Jupiter on March 7 and the Mets taking the game on March 10 in St. Lucie, 7-2.
RHP BARTOLO COLÓN: Is making his second start in Grapefruit League action today…Earned the win in his Spring debut on Monday vs. Detroit… Tossed 3.0 innings and allowed one run on four hits with two strikeouts…
WILMER FLORES: Walked twice in two plate appearances on Friday and is batting .500 (7-14) with one double and one RBI in seven games played this Spring…Each of Flores’ six starts this Spring have come at third base.
Mets players in WBC Qualifiers…
On Monday five Mets players, most notably Dilson Herrera, will be leaving camp to represent their country in the 2017 WBC qualifiers next week taking place March 17th-20th. The qualifiers will be taking place in Panama City, Panama and Mexicali, Mexico. Xorge Carillio will be the only Mets participant not in Panama City, with his team participating in Mexico.
Another notable participant is Luis Guillorme, who has been ranked by MLB.com as the organization’s 23rd best prospect this season. Guillorme had a breakout season in the Minors as he was the South Atlantic League MVP for the Savannah Sand Gnats, and was the Mets Sterling Award winner for the Sand Gnats. He will be an intriguing player to watch including Herrera, during qualifiers.
I provided a list below of which players will be participating, and what country they will be representing…
Colombia:
- 2B Dilson Herrera
- RHP Nabil Crismatt
Mexico:
- C Xorge Carrillo
Panama:
- LHP Alberto Baldonado
Spain:
- SS Luis Guillorme
Final Nationals 9 – Mets 5
The Mets fell to the Washington Nationals this afternoon by the final score of 9-5 in Viera. For a full box score recap follow the link below…
Game Notes:
- Steven Matz pitching on short rest had a line of 2 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, and 1 K. He also committed a throwing error in the bottom of the 2nd, trying to start a double play.
- Juan Lagares was 1-3 with an RBI.
- Alejandro De Aza was 1-3, bumping his average up to .438 this spring.
- Travis Taijeron was 0-1 but added his 8th RBI of the spring on a sacrifice fly in the top of the 9th.
- Logan Verrett (pictured) pitched 2 shutout innings, allowing 2 hits and throwing 2 strikeouts.
- Antonio Bastardo had another rough outing, allowing all three of Steven Matz inherited runners to score in the bottom of the third.
Steven Matz had a solid two innings pitched to start the game against the Nationals. Matz got into trouble in the bottom of the third by allowing two straight walks, and a misplayed ball by Alejandro De Aza, loaded the bases. Antonio Bastardo proceeded to cough up the 3 runners Matz had stranded by allowing two base hits. Bastardo is not having the best start to the spring thus far. Matz on the other hand looked solid today despite pitching on short rest, and he was pulled in the bottom of the third as his pitch count was rising with 41 pitches. 27 of those pitches however were thrown for strikes.
- The Mets play host to the St. Louis Cardinals tomorrow afternoon at Tradition Field with a 1:10 pm et start time. The game can be seen on WPIX or MLB.tv.
- Bartolo Colon is expected to start against Cardinals lefty Tyler Lyons.
- Also expected to pitch for the Mets include, LHP Josh Smoker, RHP Jeurys Familia, RHP Gabriel Ynoa.
BREAKING NEWS: Cabrera out 2 weeks…
The Mets have announced that Asdrubal Cabrera has been diagnosed with a strained patella tendon in his left knee and will be out for 2 weeks. Cabrera will be given a platelet-rich plasma injection in New York today. It had been reported that Asdrubal Cabrera was on his way back to New York for more testing on his left knee, by Mike Puma of the NY Daily News this morning. Many people around the organization had maintained a tone that Cabrera had dodged a serious injury, including Assistant GM JP Riccardi. Riccardi told John Harper of the NY Daily News, “I don’t think it’s anything serious.”
Ruben Tejada will be the Mets starting shortstop for the time being, with Wilmer Flores retaining his utility role. This should put to rest all of the talk of Tejada being released or traded before Opening Night. It is now fair to wonder if Cabrera will be ready for Opening Night in Kansas City? In my opinion, I’m going to assume that Cabrera will begin the season on the disabled list, and Tejada will be the Mets Opening Night shortstop.
Rafael Montero among players optioned…
LHP Dario Alvarez, RHP Rafael Montero and RHP Akeel Morris have all been optioned to minor league camp…RHP Chase Bradford, RHP Paul Sewald and C Raywilly Gomez have been reassigned to minor league camp…There are now a total of 52 players in camp for the Mets.
It is a bit of a disappointing turn of events for Montero as he was vying for a bullpen spot. Montero’s spring has not gone the way he or the Mets envisioned so far, and his stock has taken a tumble over the past year. I hope Montero is able to get it all together soon, because he has proven in the past he has the make-up of a Major League pitcher. I expect Montero, granted he’s healthy, will start the year in AAA.
Mets vs. Nationals Lineups 1:05 pm et
Mets:
- Alejandro De Aza (R) LF
- Juan Lagares (L) CF
- Wilmer Flores (R) 3B
- Dominic Smith (L) DH
- Travis d’Arnaud (R) C
- Marc Krauss (L) 1B
- Dilson Herrera (R) 2B
- Roger Bernadina (L) RF
- Ruben Tejada (R) SS
SP: Steven Matz LHP
Nationals:
- Ben Revere (L) CF
- Anthony Rendon (R) 3B
- Bryce Harper (L) RF
- Daniel Murphy (L) 2B
- Jayson Werth (R) LF
- Clint Robinson (L) DH
- Tyler Moore (R) 1B
- Wilson Ramos (R) C
- Danny Espinosa (S) SS
SP: Stephen Strasburg RHP
Today’s game will not be televised but can be heard through the Washington Nationals Radio Network if you have MLB.tv Premium.
Game Notes:
Today’s available pitchers for both squads:
METS: LHP Steven Matz, LHP Sean Gilmartin, RHP Logan Verrett, RHP Zack Thornton.
NATIONALS: RHP Stephen Strasburg, RHP A.J. Cole, LHP Oliver Perez, LHP Nick Lee, LHP Felipe Rivero
VS. NATIONALS: Today’s game is the second of six matchups with the Nationals and second of three in Viera…The Mets fell in their Grapefruit League opener in Viera on March 3, 9-4…Washington visits Port St. Lucie on March 18, 27 and 30.
LHP STEVEN MATZ: Will make his second start of the Spring today and his first against the Nationals… Made his Grapefruit League debut on March 7 at St. Louis…He allowed one run on one hit in three innings… In that outing, Matz struck out the side in the second inning before allowing his only run of the game in the third…
ALEJANDRO DE AZA: Is in today’s starting lineup…Was 2-3 with a double and two runs scored on Thursday vs. St. Louis…Is batting .462 (6-13) with two doubles and five runs scored in six games this Spring…
WILMER FLORES: Is in today’s starting lineup…Was 2-3 on Thursday and is batting .500 (7-14) with one double and one RBI in six games played this Spring…Each of Flores’ five starts this Spring have come at third base.
A Deeper Look into Mets Killers…
There are certain players that I have not grown fond of the Mets facing over the past several seasons, and I tend to call them Mets killers. These individual players are always having success against the Mets no matter how their individual season is going. What is even more frustrating is for the life of me I can’t figure out ways to get them out sometimes or I know the inevitable is about to happen in a high leverage situation. I listed some notable Mets killers on the season schedule this season that the Mets will be facing. I have provided stats for each player against the Mets and how those statistics translate to other teams in the league. To qualify for the list each player has to have played in at least 20 games against the Mets, and some teams have multiple players included on the list. Pictured is the all-time Met killer Chipper Jones, because nobody would be more appropriate to headline this article, right? Continue reading
Above The Mendoza 