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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
Final: Nationals 9-Mets 4
The New York Mets lost today in their first Spring Training game of the season to the Washington Nationals by the score of 9-4. For a complete boxscore recap click the following link below…
Game Notes:
- Rafael Montero’s first start of the season was not as good as he or the Mets expected, giving up 4 runs on 4 hits in an inning of work.
- Mets prospect pitcher Gabriel Ynoa pitched 3 solid innings giving up no runs on 3 hits…
- Michael Conforto had a 2-2 effort with a run scored and had the best day at the plate of all Mets hitters this afternoon…
- Wilmer Flores and Mets prospect Dominic Smith also each had a hit a piece…
- The Mets are home at Tradition Field tomorrow afternoon against the Miami Marlins with a 1:10 pm ET start time. The game will be broadcast on SNY and 710 AM.
- Logan Verrett will take the hill for the start against Marlins lefty Justin Nicolino .
- Buddy Carlyle, Zack Thornton, and Jerry Blevins are also scheduled to pitch for the Mets tomorrow afternoon.
All that matters for the next week or so is that the players get into a rhythm and come out of these games healthy… the final score doesn’t matter at this point and will not matter until a month from today when the Mets open up against Kansas City…
Mets Vs. Nationals Lineups 1:05 PM
Mets:
1. Alejandro De Aza (L) DH
2. Juan Lagares (R) CF
3. Michael Conforto (L) LF
4. Wilmer Flores (R) 3B
5. Kevin Plawecki (R) C
6. Marc Krauss (L) 1B
7. Eric Campbell (R) RF
8. Ruben Tejada (R) SS
9. Dilson Herrera (R) 2B
SP. Rafael Montero (R)
Nationals:
1. Ben Revere (L) CF
2. Daniel Murphy (L) 2B
3. Bryce Harper (L) RF
4. Anthony Rendon (R) 3B
5. Clint Robinson (L) 1B
6. Danny Espinosa (S) SS
7. Reed Johnson (R) LF
8. Jhonatan Solano (R) C
9. Jason Martinson (R) DH
SP. Max Scherzer (R)
Today’s game will not be televised but will be broadcast on the radio on WOR 710 AM.
Game Notes:
Today’s Available Pitchers for both squads:
NATIONALS: RHP Max Scherzer, RHP Yusmeiro Petit, LHP Sean Burnett, RHP Nick Masset, RHP Taylor Jordan, RHP Blake Badenhop, LHP Nick Lee, LHP Aaron Laffey, RHP Wander Suero
METS: RHP Rafael Montero, RHP Gabriel Ynoa, RHP Jeff Walters, RHP Paul Sewald
The Mets open Spring Training with today’s game in Viera vs. Washington…It’s the first of six spring matchups with the Nats and the first of three in Viera.
MICHAEL CONFORTO: Went 1-2 and drove in the first run of the intrasquad game on Tuesday afternoon.
TUESDAY’S INTRASQUAD GAME:
Juan Lagares and Dilson Herrera both hit solo home runs as the Blue squad defeated the Orange squad, 4-3… Lagares finished the game 2-2 with
his homer and a stolen base…Zack Thornton pitched 2.0 scoreless innings for the Blue team and struck out five while allowing one hit…Matt Reynolds, Dominic Smith and T.J. Rivera all collected two hits apiece for the Orange team…Rivera drove in two of the three runs with a two-run homer in the seventh…LHP Josh Smoker worked 2.0 scoreless innings for the Orange team and struck out one.
Above The Mendoza 