The Mets were defeated by the Miami Marlins 2-0 on Friday night at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium.
New York is now 5-5 in Grapefruit League play.
Here are some takeaways...
- Sean Manaea was strong in his first outing of the spring. The left-hander needed just four pitches to retire the first two batters he faced, before Conor Norby lifted a solo homer over the left field fence. He was then helped by a caught stealing and an A.J. Ewing diving catch in shallow left to work around a walk in a scoreless bottom of the second.
Manaea ended his day with an eight-pitch third inning, closing his line with just the one run against, but he was only able to generate one swing-and-miss and averaged just 88.1 mph on his fastball, down 3.4 mph from last season.
- Ewing was impressive again after being praised by Carlos Mendoza pregame. The top outfield prospect not only had the diving catch, but he also ripped an opposite-field single in the second and picked up his second stolen base of the spring, again showing the many different ways he can impact the game.
- Devin Williams needed just six pitches to retire the first two batters he faced before issuing a two-out walk, but he handled a comebacker cleanly to escape the inning easily. The Mets' new closer has been solid so far, other than the solo homer he gave up on the first pitch he threw this spring.
- After going hitless over his first two games, Francisco Alvarez picked up his first two knocks of the spring. The slugging backstop laced a leadoff double in the left-center gap leading off the top of the third, then lined a single to left with a man in scoring position in the sixth.
- Ryan Lambert and Craig Kimbrel struck out two batters in a scoreless inning each, but lefty Bryan Hudson struggled in his spring debut, as he was pulled after allowing a run on two hits.
- Marcus Semien singled up the middle after striking out each of his first two times up, and Carson Benge singled in the eighth after being retired each of his first three times up.
Highlights
A.J. Ewing lays out to make an incredible catch! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/XKSlVjsIgx
— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) March 7, 2026
Sean Manaea's first strikeout of the spring! pic.twitter.com/ymSz9LIQbe
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 7, 2026
A leadoff double for Francisco Alvarez ♨️ pic.twitter.com/6WP3iT16Ac
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 7, 2026
Devin Williams throws a scoreless 5th inning pic.twitter.com/WoRxqWjFRe
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 7, 2026
What's next
Kodai Senga makes his spring debut, as the Mets head to Jupiter to take on the Cardinals.
First pitch is scheduled for 1:05 p.m.