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February 28th
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February 28th-Mets at St. Louis (Jupiter, Florida)
St. Louis 5, Mets 2
The Mets dropped their 2002 Spring Opener vs. the Cardinals 5-2 behind the pitching of Dicky Gonzalez. Gonzalez gave up 3 runs, all in the fourth inning, on 4 hits including a solo homer by J.D. Drew and a pair of RBI singles. Though he was the only Met pitcher to pitch more than an inning, he was charged with the loss.
The Mets scored their two runs in the next half-inning. Vance Wilson had and RBI single and outfielder Tony Tarasco drove in one as well with a groundout. Roberto Alomar went hitless in two at-bats, while Jeromy Burnitz hit a pair of singles in his two. The only Met to play the whole game was John Valentin, who started at third base and moved to shortstop before the fifth inning.
Shawn Estes had a solid Mets debut, retiring the side in order in the first inning. On returning to the dugout, Bobby Valentine stopped him and whispered into his ear "I didn't think you'd look this good in a Met uniform. You pitch great in a Met uniform." After the game Valentine told reporters that Estes showed enough on his pitches to start the regular season today.
The Mets took advantage of the Spring training rule that requires teams to only bring four of their starting position players, letting Mike Piazza, Mo Vaughn, Edgardo Alfonzo, and Jay Payton stay in Port St. Lucie.
FINAL OUT: Both ex-New York Jets headcoach Bill Parcells and Yankee P.A. announcer Bob Sheppard were spotted at the game.
March 1st-Mets vs. St. Louis (Port St. Lucie)
St. Louis 7, Mets 1
The Mets got pounded by the Cardinals in their 2002 Port St. Lucie opener and first game of the new year heard on the radio by Met fans. Jeff D'Amico faltered and got the loss, after giving up two gophers, one to both St. Louis backup catchers Mike DiFelice and Eli Marrero. Bruce Chen have up a run in the fifth on an RBI single by Albert Pujols. Lefty setup man Mark Guthrie surrendered 3 runs in the eigth inning, two on a home run by Tony Mota. The Mets' only run came in the second inning against Matt Morris. Edgardo Alfonzo doubled, and after advancing to third base, scored on a double play.
Closer Armando Benitez and Japanese pitcher Satoru Komiyama pitched well. Benitez tossed one perfect inning while Komiyama threw two, allowing just one hit.
FINAL OUT: The Mets wore the caps that they did last year after September 11th, honoring the NYPD, FDNY, PAPD, and EMS. Four families representing the NYPD and FDNY participated in the opening ceremonies. The Mets will go back to their regular caps for the rest of the season, although on July 4th and September 11th they may don the special caps once again.
March 2nd-Mets at Florida
Mets 4, Marlins 2
March 3rd-Mets vs. Baltimore (Port St. Lucie)
With the Mets down 5-3 in the bottom of the 8th inning, Single-A catcher Brett Kay tied the game with a two run double. Tony Tarasco then drove in a run with a sacrifice fly and Luis Figueroa singled in another. The Orioles had built their lead off of a homer by Jay Gibbons in the fourth. Mike Bacsik got the win and Pete Walker finished off the O's to get the save, after two sparkling plays by the Mets' 18 year-old top prospect, shortstop Jose Reyes. Starter Steve Trachsel gave up one run in two innings off two hits. Mets' 2001 first-round draft pick Aaron Heilman gave up three runs in the fifth inning in his Mets debut. Joe McEwing had two hits and two runs in two at-bats.
NYM 000 020 000-- 2 5 0
STL 000 301 01x-- 5 9 0
Mets ab r h bi
Cedeņo lf 3 0 1 0
Frascatore p 0 0 0 0
Cerda p 0 0 0 0
Walker p 0 0 0 0
Peoples ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Alomar 2b 2 0 0 0
McEwing 2b 2 0 0 0
Burnitz rf 4 0 2 0
Matthews cf 4 0 0 0
Valentin 3b-ss 4 0 0 0
Ordoņez ss 1 0 0 0
Reyes 3b 2 1 1 0
Johnson 1b 2 1 0 0
Wilson c 2 0 1 1
Phillips c 1 0 0 0
Estes p 0 0 0 0
Weathers p 1 0 0 0
Bragg ph 1 0 0 0
Gonzalez p 0 0 0 0
Tarasco ph-lf 2 0 0 1
Cammack p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
St. Louis ab r h bi
Polanco 2b 2 0 0 0
Clapp ph-2b 2 0 0 0
Taguchi lf 3 0 0 0
Coolbaugh 3b 1 1 1 0
Drew rf 3 1 1 1
Young rf 1 0 0 0
Pujols 3b 1 1 1 0
Marrero pr-1b 0 1 0 0
Edmonds cf 2 0 1 0
Robinson cf 1 0 1 1
Perez 1b 3 0 0 1
McDonald c 1 0 0 0
Renteria ss 2 1 1 0
Cairo ss 2 0 1 1
Snopek ss 0 0 0 0
Matheny c 2 0 1 1
Mota lf 1 0 1 0
An.Benes p 0 0 0 0
Martin ph 1 0 0 0
Veres p 0 0 0 0
Balfe ph 1 0 0 0
Stechschulte p 0 0 0 0
Matthews p 0 0 0 0
Crudale p 0 0 0 0
Ortega ph 1 0 0 0
Sheredy p 0 0 0 0
Pearce p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 9 5
Mets 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -- 2
St. Louis 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 x -- 5
LOB_Mets 3, St. Louis 5. 2B_Cedeņo, Matheny, Robinson. HR_Drew (1).
SB_Coolbaugh. CS_Cairo. S_Robinson. DP_Mets 1, St. Louis 1.
Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Estes 1 0 0 0 0 0
Weathers 1 1 0 0 0 1
Gonzalez (L 0-1) 2 4 3 3 0 0
Frascatore 1 0 0 0 0 1
Cerda 1 1 1 1 1 0
Walker 1 1 0 0 0 1
Cammack 1 2 1 1 1 1
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO
An.Benes 3 2 0 0 0 0
Veres (W 1-0) 1 0 0 0 0 1
Stechschulte 1 2 2 2 1 0
Matthews 1 1 0 0 0 1
Crudale 1 0 0 0 0 1
Sheredy 1 0 0 0 0 1
Pearce (S 1) 1 0 0 0 0 0
T_2:20. A_6,620.
Umpires_Home, Barksdale; First, Klemm; Third, Hollowell.
FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NEW YORK (N) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 4 8 2
FLORIDA 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 FINAL
WP - TYLER WALKER (1-0)
LP - JOE ROA (0-1)
SV - ADAM WALKER (1)
HOME RUNS: NONE
NY METS AB R H BI FLORIDA AB R H BI
R Cedeno lf 3 0 0 0 L Castillo 2b 3 1 0 0
J Velandia 2b 1 0 0 0 P Ozuna 2b 1 0 0 0
E Alfonzo 3b 2 0 1 0 E Owens cf 3 0 0 0
T Tarasco rf 2 0 2 0 J Barry cf 0 0 0 0
R Stratton rf 2 1 1 0 C Floyd lf 2 1 2 1
M Piazza c 3 1 1 0 B Mcmillon lf 1 0 0 0
J Phillips c 1 0 1 1 K Millar rf 3 0 1 1
M Vaughn 1b 3 0 0 0 A Abad rf 1 0 0 0
J Huber pr 0 1 0 0 M Lowell 3b 3 0 0 0
B Kay ph 1 0 0 0 B Banks 3b 1 0 0 0
D Bragg cf 0 0 0 1 D Lee 1b 2 0 0 0
J Burnitz rf 2 0 1 1 A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0
K Davis p 0 0 0 0 C Johnson c 2 0 1 0
J Payton cf 3 0 0 1 C Greene c 0 0 0 0
T Walker p 0 0 0 0 C Ambres pr 0 0 0 0
T Yates p 0 0 0 0 A Gonzalez ss 2 0 0 0
A Walker p 0 0 0 0 D Wathan ss 2 0 1 0
L Collier 2b 4 0 0 0 A Burnett p 0 0 0 0
L Figueroa ss 1 0 0 0 V Darensbourg p 0 0 0 0
M Corey p 0 0 0 0 T Raines ph 1 0 1 0
M Sweeney 1b 2 0 0 0 B Looper p 0 0 0 0
A Leiter p 0 0 0 0 A Nunez ph 1 0 0 0
E Snead ph 1 0 0 0 M Smith ph 1 0 0 0
P Astacio p 0 0 0 0
I Reyes ss 3 1 1 0
TOTALS 34 4 8 4 TOTALS 30 2 6 2
NY METS 000 100 120-- 4
FLORIDA 101 000 000-- 2
E--L Collier, M Vaughn. DP--NY METS 2. LOB--NY
METS 5, FLORIDA 8. 2B--B Mcmillon, T Tarasco.
SB--P Ozuna (1), D Wathan (1), T Tarasco (1).
CS--K Millar. S--M Malloy. SF--D Bragg.
IP H R ER BB SO HR
NY METS
A Leiter 2 2 1 0 1 0 0
P Astacio 2 3 1 1 0 2 0
K Davis 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
M Corey 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
T Walker (W,1-0) 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
T Yates 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
A Walker (S,1) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
FLORIDA
A Burnett 2 1 0 0 0 2 0
V Darensbourg 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
B Looper 1 2 1 1 0 0 0
A Almanza 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
M Tejera 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
N Teut 1 1 1 0 0 2 0
J Roa (L,0-1) 1 4 2 2 0 0 0
C Vargas 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
T--2:47. A--4,925.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BALTIMORE 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 5 9 2
NY METS 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 7 10 0 FINAL
WP - MIKE BACSIK (1-0)
LP - MATT RILEY (0-1)
SAVE - PETE WALKER (1)
Baltimore
Batter Pos AB R H RBI
J Hairston 2B 3 1 0 0
J Rosario 2B 1 0 0 0
M Bordick SS 2 1 1 0
M Moriarty SS 1 0 0 0
D Segui 2B 3 0 2 2
D Martinez 1B 2 0 0 0
J Gibbons RF 2 1 2 2
T Raines Jr CF 0 0 0 0
C Allen LF 4 0 2 0
I Molina C 0 0 0 0
B Fordyce C 4 0 0 0
J Spurgeon P 0 0 0 0
M Riley P 0 0 0 0
J Leon 3B 3 0 1 0
L Matos RF 3 1 1 0
S Erickson P 1 0 0 0
C Maduro P 0 1 0 0
L Bigbie LF 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 9 4
New York Mets
Batter Pos AB R H RBI
G Matthews Jr CF 2 0 0 0
J Frascatore P 0 0 0 0
L Collier 2B 2 0 1 0
L Figueroa 2B 1 0 1 1
R Ordoņez SS 4 1 1 0
M Bacsik P 0 0 0 0
J Gonzalez PH 1 0 0 0
R Alomar 2B 2 0 1 0
D Bragg LF 2 0 0 0
M Sweeney RF 2 0 0 0
R Stratton RF 1 1 0 0
J Valentin 3B 3 0 1 1
E Cammack P 0 0 0 0
I Reyes SS 1 1 0 0
M Johnson 1B 3 0 0 0
B Kay C 1 1 1 2
J Huber C 0 0 0 0
J McEwing LF 2 2 2 0
E Snead PR 0 0 0 0
J Velandia 3B 1 1 1 0
V Wilson C 2 0 1 0
J Toca 1B 2 0 0 0
S Trachsel P 0 0 0 0
H Frias PH 1 0 0 1
D Weathers P 0 0 0 0
T Tarasco PH 1 0 0 2
Totals 34 7 10 7
BATTING
2B: L Matos, L Collier, B Kay
HR: Jay Gibbons (1) off John Frascatore in the 4th ; ;
SF: J Gibbons, T Tarasco
S: C Maduro
Team LOB: Baltimore 7, Mets 8
BASERUNNING
SB: J Mcewing (1), R Alomar (1), E Snead (2)
FIELDING
E: J Leon, D Martinez
DP: Mets 3
Baltimore
Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO HR
S Erickson 3 5 2 2 1 1 0
C Maduro 3 1 1 1 0 0 0
J Spurgeon 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
M Riley (L,0-1) 1 3 4 3 0 0 0
New York Mets
Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO HR
S Trachsel 2 1 1 1 0 1 0
D Weathers 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
J Frascatore 1 2 1 1 0 0 1
A Heilman 1 3 3 3 2 0 0
J Cerda 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
E Cammack 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
M Bacsik (W,1-0) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
P Walker (S,1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
HBP: M Bordick by S Trachsel, M Bordick by A Heilman, L Matos by J Cerda, J McEwing by C Maduro
T: 2:37 Att: 5,765
