The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals by a score of 3-2 in Jupiter on Sunday.
Pitching:
Dillon Gee started and delivered a strong seven inning performance, allowing just two runs, scattering seven his, walking two and striking out three.
Lefty Dario Alvarez relieved Gee, faced one lefthanded hitter and struck him out. Zach Thornton got two quick outs to end the eighth.
Sean Gilmartin struck out two in the ninth and Erik Goeddel picked up the last out.
Offense:
Lucas Duda went 3-for-4 with a pair of RBI singles against lefthanded pitching. In fact, LHP Randy Choate walked David Wright to pitch to Duda who made him pay, driving in the tying run at the time.
Curtis Granderson had a nice game, going 2-for-2 with a pair of doubles and two runs scored.
The Mets scored the third go-ahead run on Ruben Tejada run-scoring fielder’s choice.
Notes:
Bobby Parnell hit a batter and walked a batter in a scoreless minor league inning on Sunday. He tossed 16 pitches.
Anthony DiComo points out the Mets have a .706 Grapefruit League winning percentage and a +47 run differential since March 12.
On Deck:
The Mets will host the Marlins at Tradition Field on Monday at 1:05 PM. Rafael Montero will get the start for the Mets.
