Mets lose to Marlins as Pelfrey struggled

The New York Mets lost to the Florida Marlins on Friday night by the score of 6-2. Mike Pelfrey who is being counted on as the ace didn't resemble anything close to that on Opening Night. He pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up four runs, he looked pretty good for the first three innings but then gave up a grand slam to John Buck and couldn't get out of the fourth inning. The Mets offense didn't do much at all as they didn't even record a hit until the seventh inning where they scored two runs. The Mets pitching looks like it will be their downfall but on this night their pitching and their offense were to take equal blame. It is only one game but the Mets want to get off to a good start and try to erase the negative thoughts most have of them. They will play game two of their three game series Saturday night at 7:10PM. Jon Niese will take on Ricky Nolasco. The Mets have a chance to turn it around quickly as they will play the next day and on Sunday afternoon. The Mets need to get a good pitching performance and hope that their offense will perform better. Josh Johnson does deserve some credit as he is one of the best pitchers in the league and lots of hitters struggle against him. Ricky Nolasco is good but he isn't an ace or unhittable.

Opening NIght 2010-Yankees at Red Sox

The New York Yankees will begin defense of their title at 8:05PM when they take on the Boston Red Sox from Fenway Park. What a way to begin the season on Easter against your hated rivals. Happy Easter to everyone, hope you are enjoying the day with friends and family and good food. I don't have too many notes but here is your game post. CC Sabathia will go up against Josh Beckett, they are the two aces of their respective staffs. This is the 108th season for the Yankees and second season in a row to start on the road. They lost to the Baltimore Orioles 10-5 last year. The teams will have an off day tomorrow then play Tuesday and Wednesday nights at 7:05PM. The games will be on the yes network in NY. A.J. Burnett will face John Lackey and then Andy Pettitte will face Jon Lester. The Yankees are 14-18 on Easter over the last 50 years. This is just the second time the Yankees are playing Boston on Easter over the last 50 years. The Yankees are 18-10-1 in 29 previous opening days against Boston. They are 6-4 in openers at Fenway Park. The Yankees and Red Sox last played on Opening Day in 2005. The Yankees won that game 9-2. The Yankees have been champs 26 times and went back to the World Series 16 times and repeated 12 times. Yankees Lineup: Jeter(SS) Johnson(DH) Teixeira(1B) Rodriguez(3B) Cano(2B) Posada(C) Granderson(CF) Swisher(RF) Gardner(LF)

Grapefruit League Game 25-Yankees at Braves

The New York Yankees will take on the Atlanta Braves this afternoon in Lake Buena Vista. CC Sabathia will be on the mound. The Yankees also have a home game this evening against the Toronto Blue Jays. Here is the lineup and some notes, mostly left over from last night. Yankees Lineup: Gardner(LF) Swisher(RF) Posada(C) Cano(2B) Granderson(CF) Miranda(1B) Russo(SS) Laird(3B) It is a rainy, dreary day in the Northeast but lets remember that baseball is right around the corner. The Yankees will open the season on Sunday Night in Boston, gametime is 8:05PM. CC Sabathia will go up against Josh Beckett. The Yankees and Atlanta will play their first and only meeting of the spring as they had a game postponed due to rain earlier in March. Chan Ho Park hasn't allowed a run in 4 outings. He has pitched 5 innings giving up 4 hits and has 5 strikeouts. Mark Teixeira is going to be ok, he has a nasty bruise and will take a couple of days off, he expects to play on Thursday though. Joba Chamberlain was hitting 93 on the gun last night. Javier Vazquez will make his final start of the spring on Saturday. He said he was only building arm strength last night, it was a tough night for him because it was so windy. He couldn't use his breaking pitches.