XIGT 3/12/19, NYM@MIA at Roger Dean Stadium

[Edgy MD]

The Mets are playing a lot of guys side-by-side who are competing for jobs — Hech and Espinosa, Blanco and Rajai. The Marlins are showing what big fans they are of the 2016 Mets.



Notable: Marlins are batting the pitcher while the Mets use the DH.

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[TD] Jeff McNeil, dh Juan Lagares, cf Dominic Smith, 1b Wilson Ramos, c J.D. Davis, 3b Rajai Davis, lf Gregor Blanco rf Adeiny Hecheverria, ss Danny Espinosa, 2b [/TD]	[TD] Curtis Granderson(!), lf Brian Anderson, 3b Neil Walker(!!), 1b Starlin Castro, 2b Peter O'Brien, rf Lewis Brinson, cf Miguel Rojas, ss Chad Wallach, c Trevor Richards, sp [/TD]
[TD] Jacob deGrom, sp [/TD]	[TD] Trevor Richards, sp [/TD]

[Edgy MD]

Mets pull off the nifty-if-unsustainable trick of surrendering three hits in the first with no Marlins crossing the plate. Special thanks to Juan Lagares for taking out a baserunner at third.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

deGrom needs to start pitching like a guy they wanna reward with a multiyear contract

[Edgy MD]

Holy Ralph Kiner! The Marlins have a firstbasemen named Garrett Cooper!



Marlins lead 2-1, with a two-run homer by Anderson cutting into deGrom's otherwise scoreless five innings. He only gave up 10 of those all last season, I think. Six K's and no walks.



The Mets only answer came on a sixth-inning RBI double by Dominique Smith. That first base competition is quite a little war, but any sign of humanity by deGrom being too much for the Mets offense to overcome ... well, that's an old song.



Non-roster lefty Hector Santiago came in for the sixth. He then plunked leadoff hitter Starlin Castro, and immediately struck out the side in order. All three were righties!

[Edgy MD]

And ... five straight two-out hits off of Tyler Bashlor lead to a four-run seventh for the Marlins, opening up their lead to 6-1.

[Edgy MD]

Hechie throws away a double-play ball following a nice pick by Smitty, and two more runs cross.



Mets bat in the ninth down 8-1.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Soda Pressing

[MFS62]

Mid season form. They only scored one run in a deGrom start.

Later