postGame: Cardinals 7, Mets 0
The Mets were held to four hits today in a 7-0 Grapefruit League loss to the St. Louis Cardinals in Jupiter, Florida.
…it’s just spring, it’s just spring…
- John Maine started and, after a 1-2-3 first inning, surrendered three runs on four hits, a walk and a wild pitch, leaving with two out in the second.
- Scott Schoenweis got the final out in the second and threw a scoreless third inning.
- Ruddy Lugo and Joe Smith each allowed two earned runs in their inning of work, while Juan Padilla, Stephen Register and Nate Field tossed scoreless frames.
- Jose Reyes, David Wright, Carlos Delgado, Moises Alou and Brian Schnieder all made their Grapefruit League debuts. Only Reyes, 1-for-3, had a base hit.
- Ryan Church and Fernando Martinez both had singles.
John Maine, as quoted by Adam Rubin in his blog for the Daily News, on his struggles today:
“It was the first time facing hitters. This time last year I did bad the first go-around. I felt strong. I just left the ball up a little bit. One bad pitch here – a wild pitch. I felt fine. I’m just getting ready, preparing myself.”
Duaner Sanchez, who was scheduled to throw against the Cardinals, was scratched due to “normal soreness”. Again from Rubin’s blog, Willie Randolph downplaying the significance of Sanchez’s absence:
“Sometimes you’re a little sore or whatever. It’s early in the spring. Just pushed back a day. He’ll be ready to go tomorrow. … It’s nothing to be concerned about. Sometimes guys, day-to-day, are a little sore. It could be anywhere on their body. And that’s what he said he was, so he’s pushed back a day. Don’t read into that any more than the fact that every pitcher sometimes will get up in the morning and not feel right. Give him an extra day, that’s all.”
…he’s been at Port St. Lucie longer than anybody, getting started on his throwing before other pitchers even reported, so hopefully he’s just a bit tired… Duaner‘s been supposedly been lights out in camp, so let’s look at the positives here… which i guess for today are Scott Schoenweis‘s scoreless inning, the potential glimpse into the future with Fernando Martinez hitting between Jose Reyes and David Wright, and the fact that the team wasn’t fined by Major League Baseball for sending too many non roster players to Lakeland yesterday…
The Mets will take on the Cardinals in the first Grapefruit League game of the spring at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie tomorrow. Johan Santana will make his spring and Mets debut. Santana’s pitch is at 1:10, and the game will be broadcast on 
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