New York Mets (6-9-3) vs Houston Astros (7-8-2) 1:05 PM
FITTEAM Ballpark, West Palm Beach
RHP Rick Porcello vs LHP Framber Valdez
The Mets tied the Miami Marlins by a score of 1-1 on Monday afternoon in Jupiter. It was the third tied result of the spring.
The Mets’ offense was virtually silent once again, but pitching continued to shine.
Walker Lockett looked good, allowing only three hits in 3.0 innings with two strikeouts. Corey Oswalt became the first Mets pitcher to toss 4.0 innings in a Spring Training game this year. He allowed three hits and one unearned run while striking out five.
Seth Lugo made his spring debut and looked good with a clean inning of work and Tyler Bashlor rebounded from his previous awful outing allowing a walk and a hit and nothing else in one inning of work.
The Mets only mustered five hits yesterday. In the good news department – Rosario had an extra-base hit for a second straight day, a triple this time, raising his spring OPS to .481. Alonso who has also struggled getting hits this spring added one as well.
Note
Michael Conforto hurt his side while making a catch yesterday. He received an MRI in Florida but is heading back to New York for a further evaluation. Not a good sign right now.
Pitching Today
Rick Porcello gets the start today, as he continues to battle Steven Matz and Michael Wacha for a rotation spot. In three appearances and 6.0 innings Porcello has allowed six hits and one run while walking one and striking out seven. Pretty good. We expect him to toss somewhere between 3-4 innings today.
Mets Lineup
- Brandon Nimmo, CF
- Robinson Cano, 2B
- J.D. Davis, LF
- Wilson Ramos, DH
- Dominic Smith, 1B
- Eduardo Nunez, 3B
- Rene Rivera, C
- Ryan Cordell, RF
- Andres Gimenez, SS
Eduardo Nunez has been getting a lot of playing itme and he’s been making the most of it with 8 hits including a double and a triple in 25 AB, hitting .320/.393/.440. Luis Guillorme, who he is competing with, is hititng .182/.217/.227 in 22 AB.
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