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Miami Marlins (4-11-1) vs the New York Mets (7-11-1)
Friday, March 17, 2023 • 6:10 PM
Clover Park • Port St. Lucie, Florida
RHP Eury Pérez (0-0, 5.87) vs. RHP Carlos Carrasco (0-1, 5.00)
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The Mets are starting the process of settling into a season without Edwin Díaz. Unless the Mets make a surprise move at the start of the season, they are hoping that Adam Ottavino and David Robertson can step up to a larger role. David Robertson pitched last night and allowed one hit and nothing else in an inning of work. It was his second scoreless inning in an official spring training game this year.

In addition to the Díaz injury, the Mets have had a slew of additional spring training pitcher injuries which has opened the door for players like Zach Muckenhirn, who are trying break camp with the team. Zach pitched a scoreless inning last night as well while striking out two. He has struck out 7 batters in 4 2/3 innings while allowing four hits and no walks. He hasn’t allowed any earned runs this spring but has allowed four unearned runs. Here’s hoping tonight more Mets pitchers for the bullpen step up and show the Mets have options they can pull from.

Mets Lineup

Marlins Lineup

Game Notes

The Mets claimed right-hander Dennis Santana off waivers from the Twins earlier on Friday.

Three Things To Watch For

  1. Carlos Carrasco Keep It In The Park Challenge: The big difference between Carlos Carrasco’s 2021 and 2022 was homers. He allowed them at a 2.0 HR/9 in 2021 and reduce it to 1.0 last season. So far this spring he has allowed four homers in nine innings. That’s four of the ten hits he’s allowed. He’s only walked one batter and has struck out seven. The homers are starting to get concerning. So tonight we are watching for Carrasco to keep it in the park.
  2. Welcome Back! Jonathan Araúz is starting for the first time since returning from the World Baseball Classic, playing for Panama in Taichung. During the WBC, Araúz had four hits in 15 at-bats including a double. He also walked three times posting a .421 OBP in the first round of the tournament. Araúz is fighting for depth spot in the Mets infield this season.
  3. How Has Canha Reached Base? Last year Cahna was a hit by pitch machine – which is not exactly a great thing, we want our players to stay healthy. While Locastro has been hit by pitches four times this spring already, Canha has not over 11 games. Let’s be clear – we aren’t rooting for Canha to get hit, this just seems odd after last season.

Let’s go Mets!