The New York Mets lose in extras to the Miami Marlins

The New York Mets were defeated by the Miami Marlins on Saturday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 7-6 in ten innings.  Jenrry Mejia started for the Mets and wasn't very good, the bullpen was pretty good.  The Mets had only six hits and no one had more than one hit.  Bobby Abreu did hit his first homerun in years. 

Mejia pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and six runs.  He had one walk and six strikeouts.  Carlos Torres pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a walk and a strikeout and Scott Rice pitched 2/3 of an inning retiring both batters.  Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two walks and striking out two and Kyle Farnsworth took the loss pitching an ining and giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout. 

Kevin Slowey pitched four innings giving up five hits nad five runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  Brad Hand pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Dan Jennings pitched two innings giving up a hit and an unearned run with a walk and a strikeout and Mike Dunn earned his second win of the season.  He pitched two perfect innings with four strikeouts and Steve Cishek saved his fifth game of the season.  He pitched an inning walking one and striking out one. 

Eric Young Jr. had a hit, Curtis Granderson drew a walk and David Wright had an RBI and drew a walk.  Daniel Murphy had a hit and drew a walk, Abreu had a hit and two RBI and Lucas Duda had a hit and two RBI.  Travis d'Arnaud had a hit and drew a walk, Omar Quintanilla had a hit and d'Arnaud hit a double.  Abreu hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Young Jr. had a stolen base. 

Marcell Ozuna had a hit and drew two walks, Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and two RBI and Casey McGehee had three hits.  Jarrod Saltalamacchia had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Garrett Jones had a hit.  Derek Dietrich had a hit and an RBI, Adeiny Hechavarria  had a hit and an RBI and Reed Johnson had a hit and two RBI.  Donovan Solano drew a walk, Ozuna and Johnson hit a double and Stanton and Saltalamacchia hit a homerun.  The Marlins were 4-11 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Saltalamacchia and Hechavarria each committed an error and Saltalamacchia had a passed ball. 

Wright hit a sacrifice fly in the first to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  Abreu hit a two run homerun to extend the lead to 3-0.  In the second Dietrich hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 3-1.  In the third Duda hit a two run single to give the Mets a 5-1 lead.  In the sixth Stanton hit a two run homerun to cut the lead to 5-3.  Hechavarria hit an RBI single to get the Marlins within a run at 5-4.  Johnson hit a two run double in the sixth to give the Marlins a 6-5 lead.  The Mets tied the game in the sixth on a Quintanilla RBI single.  In the tenth Saltalamacchia hit a solo homerun to give the Marlins a 7-6 lead and that was the final score. 

The two teams will play the final game of their series on Sunday afternoon.   

New York Mets lost to Toronto 5-4 in Montreal

The New York Mets were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.  The game took place at

Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Canada.  The final score was 5-4 Toronto on a walk off.  It sure looked

like Montreal misses their baseball team.  There was 46,000 plus in attendance and for the final

game on Saturday they expect more than 50,000.  Jenrry Mejia started the game for the Mets and

pitched pretty well.  David Wright had a couple of hits and Chris Young a couple RBI to lead the

offense. 

Mejia pitched four innings giving up five hits and a run.  He walked one and struck out three.  Carlos Torres pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout, Gonzalez Germen pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with two strikeouts and Scott Rice pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.  Bobby Parnell took the loss pitching an inning and giving up three hits and a run. 

Eric Young Jr. had a hit, Daniel Murphy had a hit and an RBI and Wright had two hits.  Curtis Granderson drew a walk, Young had a hit and two RBI and Lucas Duda had a hit.  Travis d'Arnaud had a hit and an RBI, Juan Lagares had a hit and Ruben Tejada had a hit.  Duda, Young, Tejada, Murphy and Wright each hit a double.  d'Arnaud hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Campbell had an outfield assist. 

The Mets will play their final exhibition game of the year on Saturday afternoon in Montreal against the Toronto Blue Jays.  They will then head home to New York to open the season on Monday afternoon at Citi Field against the Washington Nationals. 

The New York Mets are swept in split squad games

The New York Mets played two games on Wednesday.  They lost 11-5 to the Washington Nationals

and 5-2 to the Miami Marlins in ten innings.  In the Nationals game Jenrry Mejia started and pitched

ok.  Kirk Nieuwenhuis had two hits, Zach Lutz had two hits and two RBI and Taylor Teagarden had a

hit and an RBI. 

Mejia pitched two innings giving up a hit and an unearned run.  He walked two and struck out three.  Kolarek pitched two innings giving up three hits and a run with two strikeouts, deGrom pitched two innings giving up a hit and striking out two and Church pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Mazzoni pitched an inning taking the loss and giving up five hits and seven runs with two walks and a strikeout. 

Juan Lagares had a hit, Brandon Nimmo had a hit and Nieuwenhuis had two hits.  Wilmer Flores drew two walks, Campbell had two hits and Lutz had two hits and two RBI.  Teagarden had a hit and an RBI, Seratelli had a hit and two RBI, Nieuwenhuis and Campbell each hit a double.  Lutz hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-10 with runners in scoring position.  The Mets left six men in scoring position.  Mejia committed an error and Centeno had a passed ball. 

In the Miami game Dillon Gee started and pitched pretty good.  Jose Valverde made his second appearance.  Eric Young Jr. had two hits in the game. 

Gee pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up four hits and a run with a strikeout.  Carlos Torres pitched three innings giving up three hits and an unearned run.  He walked one and struck out one.  Ryan Reid pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits, Joel Carreno pitched a perfect inning striking out the side and Valverde pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Gonzalez Germen pitched an inning giving up two hits and three runs with two walks and a strikeout.  He took the loss. 

Young had two hits, Chris Young had a hit and Cesar Puello had  a hit.  Josh Satin had a hit, Anthony Recker had a hit and an RBI and Matt den Dekker had an RBI and drew a walk.   

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The New York Mets defeat the Colorado Rockies in the late innings

The New York Mets defeated the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night. The final score was 3-2 and the game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. Jenrry Mejia started for the Mets and pitched ok, the bullpen was good. Ike Davis and Juan Lagares each had two hits.


Mejia pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with one of them being earned. He walked two and struck out seven. Carlos Torres pitched 1 2/3 innings striking out one, Scott Atchison picked up his second win of the season pitching an inning walking one and striking out two. Latroy Hawkins picked up his first save of the season pitching an inning and giving up two hits.

Eric Young Jr. had a hit, Daniel Murphy had a hit and Davis had two hits and drew two walks. Lagares had two hits and three RBI, John Buck drew a walk and Davis hit two doubles. Lagares hit a triple and the Mets were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Davis and Wilmer Flores each committed an error. Buck had a pickoff.

Chad Bettis pitched five innings giving up four hits and two runs. He walked one and struck out two. Adam Ottavino pitched an inning walking one and striking out a batter and Wilton Lopez pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts. Lopez lost his fourth game of the season.

Dexter Fowler drew two walks, Corey Dickerson had a hit and Michael Cuddyer drew a walk. Wilin Rosario had a hit, Todd Helton had a hit and Nolan Arenado had a hit and an RBI. DJ LeMahieu had a hit, Charlie Blackmon had a hit and an RBI and Helton hit a double. Blackmon hit a homerun and the Rockies were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Fowler had a stolen base and was picked off.

Lagares hit a two run triple in the first to give the Mets a 2-0 lead. In the fifth Arenado hit a sacrifice fly to cut the lead to 2-1 Mets. Blackmon hit a solo homerun in the sixth to tie the game at two. Lagares hit an RBI single in the eighth to give the Mets a 3-2 lead and that would be the final score.

The Mets record improved to 50-60 and the Rockies record dropped to 52-62. The two teams will play game three on Wednesday night.

The New York Mets split a doubleheader with the Washington Nationals

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals in a day game on Friday. The New York Mets lost to the Washington Nationals in a game on Friday night. The final scores of the two games were 11-0 and then 2-1 in the nightcap. Jenrry Mejia started the day game and was great for the Mets. Matt Harvey pitched well in the nightcap. Daniel Murphy led the offense during the day game. Juan Lagares and David Wright also had good games. In the night game there wasn’t much offense but Murphy did have two hits.

Mejia pitched seven innings giving up seven hits and no runs. He walked none and struck out seven and earned his first victory of the season. Scott Rice pitched an inning giving up a hit and Gonzalez Germen pitched an inning giving up a walk. Harvey pitched eight innings giving up five hits and an unearned run. He walked one and struck out seven. LaTroy Hawkins picked up his second loss of the season pitching 1/3 of an inning and he gave up a hit and a run.

Lagares had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk in the day game, Murphy had four hits and five RBI and Wright had two hits and an RBI. Marlon Byrd had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Ike Davis had a hit, three RBI and drew two walks and Anthony Recker had a hit. Omar Quintanilla had a hit and drew a walk, Lagares hit two doubles, and Recker and Byrd each hit a double. Murphy hit two homeruns and Davis hit a homerun, the Mets were 7-12 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Lagares had two stolen bases and Byrd had a stolen base. Lagares had a hit in the night game, Murphy had two hits and drew a walk and Wright drew a walk. Byrd had a hit, Josh Satin had a hit and Justin Turner had a hit. John Buck had a hit and an RBI, Andrew Brown had a hit and Davis drew a walk. Satin, Buck and Brown each hit a double and the Mets were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base. Murphy committed an error.

Jordan Zimmerman took his sixth loss of the season in the day game. He pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up six hits and five runs. He walked three and struck out eight. Fernando Abad pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits; Ryan Mattheus pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and three runs with two walks and a strikeout. Drew Storen pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and three runs. Ross Ohlendorf pitched seven innings giving up six hits and a run with two walks and eight strikeouts in the nightcap. Tyler Clippard pitched an inning giving up a hit and Rafael Soriano picked up his second win of the season pitching an inning giving up a hit and a walk.

Bryce Harper had a hit, Steve Lombardozzi had two hits and Ryan Zimmerman had two hits. Jayson Werth had two hits, Ian Desmond had a hit and drew a walk and Kurt Suzuki had a hit. The Nationals were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Zimmerman had two hits and an RBI in the night game, Werth had three hits and Desmond drew a walk. Ramos had a hit, which was a double, and Zimmerman hit a homerun. The Nationals were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. Zimmerman committed an error.

Murphy hit a solo homerun in the first and a two run homerun in the third to give the Mets a 3-0 lead in the matinee. Lagares and Murphy each hit an RBI single in the seventh inning. In the ninth Murphy hit an RBI single, Wright hit an RBI single, Byrd hit an RBI double and Davis hit a three run homerun to make it a 11-0 game which would be the final score. In the nightcap Buck hit an RBI double in the fourth inning. In the fifth Ramos grounded into a force out which scored a run and made it a 1-1 game. In the ninth Zimmerman hit a walkoff solo homerun to give the Nationals a 2-1 victory.

The Nationals record improved to 50-54 and the Mets record fell to 46-54. The two teams will play on Saturday afternoon.

The New York Mets lose 7-5 to the Miami Marlins

The New York Mets were defeated by the Miami Marlins 7-5 on Tuesday afternoon. The game took place in Jupiter, Florida. Omar Quintanilla had a couple of hits and Travis D’arnaud had a hit and an RBI. Jenrry Mejia started and had a rough outing, the other pitchers pitched pretty well. 
Mejia pitched one inning giving up three hits and five runs with four of them being earned. He walked one and struck out two and took the loss. Cory Mazzoni pitched three perfect innings, Hansel Robles pitched two innings giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout and Jeurys Familia pitched a perfect inning. Scott Atchison pitched a perfect inning.

Jordany Valdespin had a hit, Reese Havens drew a walk and Justin Turner had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. Cesar Puello had a hit, Josh Satin had a hit and an RBI and Brian Bixler drew two walks. Landon Powell had a hit, D’arnaud had a hit and an RBI and Quintanilla had two hits. Wilfredo Tovar had a hit and an RBI. Quintanilla hit a double, the Mets were 2-12 with runners in scoring position and they left eight men on base. Mejia committed an error

Ricky Nolasco pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk and picking up the win. He also struck out a batter. Dan Jennings pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with none being earned, Jon Rauch pitched a perfect inning and Steve Cishek pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one. Michael Wuertz pitched an inning giving up a walk, Mike Dunn pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Chris Hatcher pitched an inning giving up four hits and three runs, a walk and a strikeout. Jonathan Albaladejo pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and picked up the save.

Placido Polanco had a hit and an RBI, Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and an RBI and Rob Brantly had a hit. Austin Kearns drew a walk, Casey Kotchman had a hit and four RBI and Matt Downs had a hit and an RBI. Nick Green and Chone Figgins each drew a walk. Kotchman, Stanton and Downs each hit a homerun. The Marlins were 2-2 with runners in scoring position and left one man on base. Green committed an error.

In the first the Marlins scored five runs to take a 5-0 lead. Polanco hit an RBI single and Kotchman hit a grand slam. Valdespin hit an RBI single and Turner had an RBI groundout in the third to make it a 5-2 game. In the sixth Stanton and Downs each hit a solo homerun and the Marlins led 7-2. The Mets scored three runs in the eighth to make it a 7-5 game and that was the final score. Satin hit an RBI single, D’arnaud hit a sacrifice fly and Tovar hit an RBI single.

The Mets are 1-2 in the spring and the Marlins are 2-1. The Mets are home to host the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday afternoon and the Marlins will be at the Washington Nationals Wednesday afternoon.

The New York Mets are swept in Atlanta as Kris Medlen sets a record

The New York Mets were defeated by the Atlanta Braves by the score of 6-2 on Sunday afternoon. The game took place at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia. Jennry Mejia started for the Mets and pitched ok, their bullpen was pretty good. The Mets offense was led by Andres Torres. Kris Medlen started for the Braves and pitched great, their bullpen was pretty good and their offense was led by Michael Bourn and Andrelton Simmons. 
Mejia pitched five innings giving up six hits and four runs. He walked two and struck out three and lost his second game of the season. Collin McHugh pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a couple of strikeouts, Justin Hampson pitched an inning giving up a walk and Manny Acosta pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out two. Medlen won his 10^th game of the season pitching six innings giving up three hits and an unearned run. He walked one and struck out four, Luis Avilan pitched two perfect innings with three strikeouts, Cory Gearrin pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and Craig Kimbrel pitched to one batter and retired him. He picked up his 42^nd save of the season.

Ruben Tejada had a hit, Daniel Murphy had a hit and Ike Davis had a hit and drew a walk. Lucas Duda drew a walk, Mike Baxter had a hit and Torres had a hit and an RBI. Murphy and Davis each hit a double and the Mets were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Mejia committed an error.

Michael Bourn had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Jason Heyward had a hit and an RBI and Chipper Jones had a hit and drew two walks. Freddie Freeman had a hit, David Ross had a hit and three RBI and Simmons had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk. Freeman, Bourn and Heyward each hit a double. Simmons hit a triple and Ross hit a homerun. The Braves were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Bourn had a stolen base and Freeman committed an error.

In the second Ross hit a three run homerun to give the Braves a 3-0 lead. Turner reached on a throwing error and a run scored in the third to make it 3-1 Braves. In the fifth Heyward hit an RBI double to make it 4-1 Braves. In the sixth Simmons hit an RBI triple and Bourn hit an RBI single to make it 6-1 Braves. Torres hit an RBI single in the ninth to make it a 6-2 game and that was the final score.

The Mets record fell to 73-86 and the Braves record improved to 93-66. The Braves are headed to the playoffs and the Mets home. The Mets will begin their final series of the season in Miami on Monday night.

The New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2

The New York Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates by the score of 6-2 on Monday night. The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. Jenrry Mejia started for the Mets and pitched well and the bullpen shut it down. Ike Davis led the offense for the Mets. Kyle McPherson didn’t pitch too well for the Pirates and their bullpen was pretty good. Neil Walker led the Pirates offense. 
Mejia pitched five innings giving up four hits and no runs. He walked two and struck out four and won his first game of the season. Manny Acosta pitched an inning walking a batter, Justin Hampson pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and Jeurys Familia pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run. Robert Carson didn’t record an out and gave up two hits, Bobby Parnell pitched to two batters and retired them both and Ramon Ramirez pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout. McPherson pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up four hits and four runs with three walks and three strikeouts. He lost his second game of the season. Hisanori Takahashi pitched to one batter and retired him, Jeff Karstens pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs with two strikeouts and Justin Wilson pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts. Chris Leroux pitched a perfect inning.

Fred Lewis had a hit, Daniel Murphy had a hit and David Wright had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. Davis had two hits and five RBI, Ruben Tejada had a hit and drew a walk and Josh Thole drew a walk. Davis hit two homeruns and the Mets were 2-4 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base. Murphy had a stolen base and Tejada was caught stealing. Thole had a passed ball.

Alex Presley had a hit, Jose Tabata had a hit and an RBI and Josh Harrison had a hit and drew a walk. Andruw McCutchen had a hit and drew a walk, Garrett Jones had a hit and an RBI and Walker had two hits and drew a walk. Michael McKenry had a hit and drew a walk, Starling Marte drew a walk. McCutchen hit a triple and the Pirates were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. Harrison and Marte each had a stolen base.

Davis hit a two run homerun in the fourth to make it 2-0 Mets. Wright hit an RBI single and Davis hit a three run homerun in the fifth to make it 6-0 Mets. Jones hit an RBI single in the eighth and Tabata hit an RBI single in the ninth to make it 6-2 which would be the final score.

The Mets won the first of four games and improved their record to 70-83. The Pirates record fell to 75-78. The two teams will play game two of their series on Tuesday night.

Mets lose then cut down roster

The New York Mets lost to the Tampa Bay Rays tonight by the score of 4-2. After the game they told Kiko Calero, Chris Carter, Elmer Dessens, Bobby Parnell, Russ Adams and Nelson Figueroa that they will not be on the 25 man roster. I guess with this news it looks like Frank Catalanotto and Jenrry Mejia will make the team. The Mets got a good pitching performance out of Mike Pelfrey and hope this will carry over and he can have a good season. He pitched 6 innings allowing 1 run on 3 hits. He didn't allow a walk and struck out 4 batters. Fernando Nieve came into the game in the 7th inning and wasn't great allowing a run, 2 hits and walk. He did strike out one in his 2/3 of an inning. Pedro Feliciano retired the only batter he faced. Jenrry Mejia pitched one inning allowing 2 hits and 2 runs but the runs were unearned. The Mets didn't too much offensively against Matt Garza who pitched very well. Mike Jacobs hit a 2 run homerun in the ninth and Jason Bay was 2-2 with a walk. Gary Matthews Jr. had a hit and a walk and Jeff Francoeur had a hit. The Mets play their last exhibition game tomorrow in Sarasota against the Orioles, gametime is 1:05PM. Jose Reyes was 1-4 in a minor league game today, he hit a homerun. He also played 7 innings in the field.

Grapefruit League Game 30-Mets at Rays

The New York Mets are playing the Rays at Tropicana Field this evening. Mike Pelfrey will make the start. Also available to pitch tonight are Ryota Igarashi, Jenrry Mejia and Pedro Feliciano. Here is the starting lineup for the game: Cora(SS) Castillo(2B) Wright(3B) Jacobs(DH) Bay(LF) Matthews Jr.(CF) Francoeur(RF) Tatis(1B) Barajas(C) Jerry Manuel said on WFAN today that the Mets will be making some decisions on the roster tonight after the game. He wants Jenrry Mejia on the team, said he could eventually be the 8th inning guy. He also said he believes they have enough talent in the bullpen to get the job done. Alex Cora will be the starting SS on Opening Day. He will play both Gary Matthews Jr. and Angel Pagan based on matchups. He is leaning towards breaking up his right handers. Mike Jacobs will probably be the cleanup hitter since he will now be the first baseman.

Mets and Marlins Tie

The New York Mets took on the Florida Marlins this afternoon. They tied 8-8, it was called after 11 innings. Nelson Figueroa gave up 8 hits and 7 runs in 2 2/3 innings. Jenrry Mejia faced 6 batters in 1 1/3 innings. He gave up 1 run and 3 hits. Fernando Nieve and Pedro Feliciano each pitched a scoreless inning. David Wright had a big day hitting a solo homerun and a 2 run double. Alex Cora also had a solo homerun, the Mets have really been hitting the longball this spring but I don't think it will carry over at this rate. I do think the Mets will hit more homeruns this year and be fine offensively just by having Reyes and Beltran will be back eventually. Jason Bay will add a bunch of power also. Angel Pagan had 3 hits, a rbi double and a leadoff walk. According to Brian Costa of the Star Leger Jenrry Mejia said he is ok with whatever the Mets decide. He said if they send him to the minor leagues he understands and just has to work hard and get to the majors eventually. The Mets will play the Nationals tomorrow at home tomorrow, the game will be televised on WPIX.

New York Mets drop close one to Cardinals

The New York Mets lost to the St. Louis Cardinals today in Jupiter by the score of 2-1. The encouraging thing for the Mets about this game was the way John Maine pitched. He started and pitched 5 innings giving up 3 hits, 2 runs, 2 walks and he also had a strikeout. This is the best he has pitched all spring. Fernando Nieve pitched a scoreless inning giving up a hit. Kiko Calero pitched a perfect inning with 2 strikeouts. He hasn't given up a run all spring and may be the 8th inning guy. I know a lot of people want Jenrry Mejia to be that guy but Jerry Manuel has said if he makes the team he wants to break him in slow and I agree with that. I personally wouldn't bring him up just yet but I think the Mets will bring him North. Elmer Dessens pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk. Pedro Feliciano faced one batter and got him out. The offense only managed 4 hits with 2 of them by Fernando Tatis. Frank Catalanotto had a hit, rbi and walk and Jordany Valdespin had the other hit. I never heard of him, he must be up from minor league camp. The Mets will be in Jupiter again tomorrow to take on the Florida Marlins. The game is at 1:00PM. If you check out Matthew Cerrones Metsblog.com you can see an exclusive interview Jose Reyes has with SNY. It will be on Sportsnight.

Mets win yesterday lose 2 games today

The New York Mets defeated the Detroit Tigers yesterday by the score of 9-1. Oliver Perez pitched 4 shutout innings which is a good sign. According to the NY Post today though he didn't pitch as good as it looks. There was a ball hit that would of been a 3 run homerun but the wind held it up and his velocity was in the low 90s. The Mets are trying to teach him less is more though and with him any progress is good. I would take it as a good sign right now. Jenrry Mejia pitched another scoreless inning. He did give up a run in the 8th though. The Mets also had 4 homeruns, Gary Matthews Jr., David Wright,Jason Bay and Daniel Murphy. Hisanori Takahashi had another good outing as he pitched 3 innings allowing 1 hit and he struck out 3. Luis Castillo had a rbi single. Jon Heyman says that of all the prospects Mejia has the best chance to go North with the team, I have a feeling they are going to make him the 8th inning guy. I think this would be a mistake rushing him like this. I think it is different in Florida then New York and he will find that out quickly. The Mets lost 2 games today to the Florida Marlins. They lost 7-0 and 5-1. Johan Santana threw 4 shutout innings today. R.A. Dickey allowed 4 runs but only 2 were earned. Nelson Figueroa had another scoreless inning in relief. He is having a very good spring. John Maine was terrible lasting 2/3 of an inning and giving up 5 runs. He also walked 3 but says that his shoulder feels fine. He may just need some time, he hasn't pitched really in a couple of years. Kiko Calero made his debut and pitched a scoreless inning. Luis Castillo had a couple of hit and Jason Bay had a hit. Castillo is having a strong spring and maybe last year wasn't a fluke and he will have another good year. Francoeur and Cora each had a hit. The Mets will be at home tomorrow to take the Cardinals at 1:10PM.