The New York Mets (2-1) defeated the Toronto Blue Jays (1-2) by a score of 4-3 today at TD Bank Park in Dunedin.
- Clay Holmes started the game for the Mets, and threw 57 pitches over three and two-thirds innings. Holmes surrendered a long two-run home run to Kazuma Okamoto for the only runs against him. Holmes struck out three, walked two, and allowed just the one hit. As Holmes is playing for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic, he is likely a little ahead of the pack in terms of stamina.
- Nick Morabito, the lone Mets’ prospect added to the 40-Man Roster ahead of the Rule 5 Draft late last year, drove drove in Jackson Cluff for the Mets’ first run and then scored on a MJ Melendez double to tie the game in the third inning.
- In the sixth, Ronny Mauricio led off with a bloop double. Jacob Reimer replaced him on the base paths and scored the Mets’ third run when Vidal Bruján stole second and the ball got away from Toronto, allowing Reimer to round third.
- Bruján left the game after injuring himself sliding into second on that same play. It appears to be a hand injury, the extend of which is not known as of publication time.
- Tobias Myers threw two and a third innings of scoreless ball, allowing three hits and striking out three.
- Cristian Pache hit a towering solo home run in the seventh to put the Mets up 4-2.
- Ryan Lambert, who our Lukas Vlahos wrote a glowing season preview of, was impressive in his one inning of work, hitting 99 MPH on the radar gun, and striking out three and allowing just one hit to Carlos Mendoza (not the Mets’ manager).
- The Mets were up 4-2 heading into the bottom of the ninth, but Trey McGough gve up a walk, a double, a single to lead to a run scoring. McGough struck out veteran Eloy Jiménez before Jay Harry hit into a 3-3-2 double play to end the ballgame.
The Mets play the Astros tomorrow at Clover Park at 1:10pm. The game will be broadcast on SNY.
