The New York Mets were defeated by the Detroit Tigers on Monday afternoon.  The game took place at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida and the final score was 5-1.  Matt Harvey started for the Mets and he pitched ok.  Wilmer Flores led the offense with a couple of hits. 

Harvey lost his fourth game of the season pitching 4 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and three runs.  He struck out four batters.  Fernando Salas pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Josh Smoker pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and Paul Sewald pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout.  Alberto Baldonado pitched an inning with a couple of walks and a strikeout. 

John Mora Jr. had a hit, Michael Conforto had a hit and Kevin Kaczmarski had a hit and an RBI.  Flores had two hits, Kaczmarski hit a triple and the Mets were 1-2 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Lagares committed an error. 

In the second James McCann hit a solo homerun to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Brendan Ryan hit a two-run single to give the Tigers a 3-0 lead.  In the sixth JaCoby Jones hit an RBI single to push the lead to 4-0.  Nicholas Castellanos hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 5-0.  In the ninth Kaczmarski hit an RBI triple to cut the lead to 5-1 and that would be the final score. 

New York Yankees defeat the Washington Nationals

The New York Yankees defeated the Washington Nationals on Monday afternoon.  The game took place at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach, Florida and the final score was 9-3.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and he wasn’t great.  Chad Green pitched well for the Yankees.  Greg Bird and Billy McKinney each had two hits and Matt Holliday had two RBI to lead the offense. 

Pineda pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and three runs with two walks and a strikeout.  Pineda picked up his third win of the spring.  J.R. Graham pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and a walk, Green pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a walk with two strikeouts and Ben Heller pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk.  Jonathan Holder pitched two perfect innings. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and two RBI, Dustin Fowler had an RBI and Aaron Hicks had a hit.  Bird had two hits, Donovan Solano had a hit and Holliday had a hit and two RBI.  Chase Headley had a hit and drew a walk, Aaron Judge had a hit and drew a walk and McKinney had two hits.  Austin Romine had a hit, Rob Refsnyder had a hit and an RBI and Ruben Tejada had a hit.  Ronald Torreyes had a hit and an RBI, Gleyber Torres had a hit and two RBI and Refsnyder, Bird and Torres each hit a double.  Holliday hit a homerun and the Yankees were 6-15 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Gardner and Frazier each had a stolen base. 

In the second Refsnyder hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second still Torreyes hit an RBI single, Gardner hit a two-run single and it was 4-0 Yankees.  In the bottom of the second Adam Eaton hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 4-1 and Adam Lind hit a two-run double to cut it to 4-3.  In the fifth Holliday hit a two-run homerun to push the lead to 6-3.  In the eighth Torres hit a two-run double making it 8-3 and Fowler hit a sac fly to complete the scoring at 9-3. 

New York Mets lose to the Miami Marlins

The Miami Marlins defeated the New York Mets 7-5 on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at First Data Field in Port St. Lucie, Florida and the final score was 7-5.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and he pitched ok.  Asdrubal Cabrera had two hits to lead the offense. 

deGrom pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and four runs with a walk and four strikeouts.  He took the loss, his first of the spring.  David Roseboom pitched giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and didn’t record an out, Erik Goeddel pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run and Rafael Montero pitched two innings giving up two hits and he struck out three.  Cory Burns pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Stuart had a hit and an RBI, Cabrera had two hits and Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and drew a walk.  Kaczmarski had a hit, Neil Walker drew a walk and Rodriguez drew a walk.  Lucas Duda had a hit, Oberste had a hit and an RBI and Travis d’Arnaud drew two walks.  Carrillo had an RBI, Taijeron had a hit and drew a walk and Ty Kelly had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Zabala drew a walk, Cabrera and Kaczmarski each hit a double.  Taijeron hit a triple and the Mets were 3-16 with runners in scoring position and left 15 men on base.  Kelly, Montero and Rodriguez each committed an error.  d’Arnaud had a passed ball and Cespedes had an outfield assist. 

In the second Matt den Dekker hit a solo homerun to give the Marlins a 1-0 lead.  In the sixth Adeiny Hechavarria hit an RBI triple to extend the Marlins lead to 2-0.  Dee Gordon hit an RBI single still in the sixth to extend the lead to 3-0.   A stolen base an interference error led to another run and Dekker hit a solo homerun to make it a 5-0 game still in the sixth.  Brandon Barnes hit a two-run homerun and it was 7-0 Marlins.  In the ninth Oberste hit an RBI single to make it a 7-1 game and a fielding error made it 7-3.  Kelly hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 7-4.  Stuart hit an RBI single and it was 7-5 but that would be the final score. 

New York Yankees defeat the Houston Astros

The New York Yankees defeated the Houston Astros on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach, Florida and the final score was 6-4.  Adam Warren started for the Yankees and pitched well, Luis Severino did not out of the bullpen.  Clint Frazier and Chase Headley each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Warren pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up four hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout.  Ben Heller pitched to one batter and retired him, Severino pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs with two walks and two strikeouts and Giovanny Gallegos pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk and he won the game.  Jason Gurka pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and he struck out two and picked up his second save of the spring. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Frazier had two hits and Aaron Hicks had a hit.  Ji-Man Choi drew a walk, Matt Holliday drew a walk and Rob Refsnyder had a hit and drew a walk.  Headley had two hits and two RBI, Donovan Solano drew a walk and Aaron Judge had a hit.  Billy McKinney drew a walk, Ronald Torreyes had a hit and drew a walk and Gleyber Torres had a hit.  Kyle Higashioka had a hit, Headley hit a double and the Yankees were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Headley, Torreyes, Frazier and Solano each had a stolen base. 

Castillo and Frazier each committed an error and Judge and Hicks each had an outfield assist. 

In the first Headley hit a two-run double to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the second Colin Moran hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the sixth Headley stole home to give the Yankees a 3-1 lead.  In the bottom of the sixth Yulieski Gurriel hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 3-2 and Moran hit an RBI single to tie the game at three.  In the bottom of the eighth J.D. Davis hit a sac fly to give the Astros a 4-3 lead.  In the ninth a wild pitch scored two runs and gave the Yankees a 5-4 lead.  A stolen base and throwing error led to another run in the ninth to give the Yankees a 6-4 lead and that would be the final score. 

The New York Mets defeat the St. Louis Cardinals

The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida and the final score was 5-4.  Robert Gsellman started for the Mets and he pitched well.  Kevin Plawecki had two hits to lead the offense. 

Gsellman pitched five innings giving up four hits and a run with a walk and three strikeouts.  Jerry Blevins pitched to one batter giving up a walk and a run, Addison Reed pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Josh Edgin pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout.   Ben Rowen pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run and Corey Taylor pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and he picked up his fourth save of the spring. 

Juan Lagares had a hit and an RBI, Michael Conforto had a hit and Wilmer Flores had an RBI and drew a walk.  Gavin Cecchini had a hit, Luis Carpio had a hit and Plawecki had two hits and an RBI.  Xorge Carrillo had a hit and an RBI, Tim Tebow had a hit and Matt Reynolds had an RBI.  Andres Gimenez had a hit, Taijereon had a hit and Carpio and Carrillo each hit a double.  Conforto  hit a triple and Lagares and Plawecki each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Yoenis Cespedes and L.J. Mazzilli each committed an error and Plawecki had a passed ball. 

In the first Randal Grichuk hit an RBI single to give the Cardinals a 1-0 lead.  In the second Reynolds hit a sac fly to tie the game at one.  In the third Lagares hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 2-1 lead, Flores hit a sac fly to extend the lead to 3-1.  In the sixth Plawecki hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 4-1.  In the sixth Harrison Bader hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 4-2.  A wild pitch in the eighth made it 4-3 and Patrick Wisdom hit a sac fly to tie the game at four.  In the ninth Carrillo hit an RBI double to give the Mets a 5-4 lead and that was the final score.