Lucas+Duda

The New York Mets will host the Washington Nationals at Tradition Field in a 1:10 PM Saturday matinee. The game will be televised on WPIX.

Right-hander Tyler Pill is starting for the Mets in place of Zack Wheeler who was scratched with a tender elbow. He will be opposed by right-hander Tanner Roark for the Nationals.

The big news is that Lucas Duda is making his 2015 Grapefruit League debut today as the Mets’ DH. He will be batting cleanup.

Here are today’s starting line-ups:

NEW YORK METS

  1. Curtis Granderson, RF
  2. David Wright, 3B
  3. Daniel Murphy, 2B
  4. Lucas Duda, DH
  5. Michael Cuddyer, LF
  6. Brandon Allen, 1B
  7. Juan Lagares, CF
  8. Johnny Monell, C
  9. Ruben Tejada, SS

WASHINGTON NATIONALS

  1. Nate McLouth, DH
  2. Emmanuel Burriss, SS
  3. Kila Ka’aihue, 1B
  4. Dan Uggla, 2B
  5. Ian Stewart, 3B
  6. Clint Robinson, RF
  7. Tony Gwynn Jr., LF
  8. Sandy Leon, C
  9. Derrick Robinson, CF

Enjoy the game and Let’s Go Mets!

homer the dog