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New York Mets (7-5) vs. Miami Marlins (7-2)
Wednesday, March 17, 2021 • 1:05 p.m.
Roger Dean Chevrolet • Jupiter, Florida
LHP Joey Lucchesi (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Sandy Alcantara (0-0, 0.00)
Recapping Tuesday’s Contest:
Yesterday was a great day for the Mets. Jacob deGrom pitched four innings allowing two hits, while striking out six. He allowed his first run of the spring on a solo homer that the wind got a hold of and just landed right on top of the wall. He looked fantastic.
Trevor May struck out the side in his one inning of work and Miguel Castro continued his tremendous spring with two K’s in a perfect inning. On the not so great side, Familia came in behind him and allowed a hit and two walks in a messy inning and Betances allowed two hits and two runs over his inning of work.
The Mets bats stole the show though yesterday, as Dominic Smith, Pete Alonso and Francisco Lindor all homered. It was Smith’s second three-run bomb of spring, Alonso’s third homer (part of a three-hit day) and Lindor’s first shot of the season. Mallex Smith, who hasn’t made a ton of noise with his bat, stole his third base of spring. The Mets ultimately beat the Houston Astros 8-3 in the contest.
Mets Lineup
- Jeff McNeil – DH
- Francisco Lindor – SS
- Michael Conforto – RF
- Pete Alonso – 1B
- Jonathan Villar – 3B
- Luis Guillorme – 2B
- Albert Almora – CF
- Tomas Nido – C
- Mallex Smith – LF
Marlins Lineup
- Corey Dickerson – LF
- Starling Marte – CF
- Jesus Aguilar – 1B
- Garrett Cooper – RF
- Brian Anderson – 3B
- Jazz Chisholm – 2B
- Jorge Alfaro – C
- Miguel Rojas – SS
- Sandy Alcantara – P
What to Watch For Today:
Joey Lucchesi will make his second start this spring. In his first outing he walked one batter and struck out three in two scoreless innings of work. We’ll also see McNeil in the leadoff spot today, with Brandon Nimmo getting the day off. McNeil has two hits this spring after going 1-4 yesterday in his first 25 trips to the plate.
Luis Guillorme gets a start up the middle today, his first start since his 22-pitch plate appearance on Sunday (he did get some playing time yesterday too). Jonathan Villar and Albert Almora Jr. both get the start too. Villar is hitting .158/.200/.316 with his big hit being a homer.
Let’s Go Mets!
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