Zach Wheeler gets roughed up in New York Mets 13-2 loss to the Miami Marlins

The New York Mets were defeated by the Miami Marlins by the score of 13-2 on Monday afternoon.  The game took place at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie, Florida.  Wheeler started and didn't pitch very well.  A couple of the bullpen guys didn't pitch very well either.  Curtis Granderson and Gavin Cecchini had the only RBI for the Mets. 

Wheeler pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and six runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  Chase Bradford pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with two walks and two strikeouts, Josh Edgin pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run and Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two batters.  Jennry Mejia pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run, Scott Rice pitched a perfect inning and Sean Gilmartin pitched an inning giving up two hits and three runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Vic Black pitched an inning striking out a batter and Carlos Torres pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts. 

Granderson had an RBI, Ruben Tejada had a hit and Eric Campbell drew a walk.  Alex Castellanos had a hit, Matt Reynolds had a hit and John Mayberry Jr. had a hit.  Matt den Dekker had two hits and drew a walk, Cecchini had a hit and an RBI including a double and den Dekker and Castellanos each hit a double.  den Dekker hit a triple and the Mets were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Allen committed an error. 

In the second Reid Brignac hit a two run single to give the Marlins a 2-0 lead.  Jordany Valdespin hit an RBI single to expand the lead to 3-0 and Marcell Ozuna had an RBI walk to extend the lead to 4-0.  Michael Morse hit a two run single and it was 6-0 Marlins.  In the third Brignac hit an RBI single to make it 7-0 and Valdespin hit an RBI triple to increase the lead to 8-0.  Derek Dietrich hit an RBI triple and the score was 9-0 Marlins.  In the bottom of the third Granderson hit a sacrifice fly to make it 9-1.  In the fifth inning Valdespin hit an RBI groundout to make it a 10-1 game.  The Mets scored their final run in the bottom of the fifth on a Cecchini RBI double and it was 10-2 Marlins.  In the seventh Avery Romero hit a three run homerun to make it 13-2 and that was the final score.  The Mets will take on the Atlanta Braves in Orlando on Tuesday afternoon.