The New York Mets take on the Miami Marlins today at First Data Field in Port St. Lucie with a 1:10 p.m. start. Jason Vargas gets the start for the Mets against right-hander Sandy Alcantara for the Marlins. The game will be televised on SNY.
Mets Lineup
- Asdrubal Cabrera, 2B
- Yoenis Cespedes, DH
- Jay Bruce, RF
- Todd Frazier, 3B
- Adrian Gonzalez, 1B
- Jose Reyes, SS
- Kevin Plawecki, C
- Kevin Kaczmarski, CF
- Matt den Dekker, LF
Marlins Lineup
- Braxton Lee, CF
- J.T. Realmuto, C
- Starlin Castro, 2B
- Justin Bour, 1B
- Garrett Cooper, LF
- Tomas Telis, C
- Cameron Maybin, RF
- Brian Anderson, 3B
- Miguel Rojas, SS
Game Notes
Vargas Signed a two-year contract with a club option for 2020 on February 18. Vargas was tied for the American League in wins (18) and was named to his first All-Star team last year with Kansas City. He went 18-11 with a 4.16 ERA (83 earned runs/179.2 innings) in 32 starts with the Royals. His 32 starts last season was tied for the most in the majors by a left-hander.
New York ranks third among NL teams with a .291 batting average this spring. The Mets .388 on-base percentage is the second-highest this spring among NL squads.
Juan Lagares says he will play tomorrow according to Kristie Ackert of New York Daily News.
Seth Lugo, Jeurys Familia, Jerry Blevins, AJ Ramos and Corey Taylor are scheduled to follow Vargas today.
