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postGame: Mets 3, Dodgers 2

by Ted Berg on March 5th, 2008 at 4:04 pm

The Mets took another walk-off Grapefruit League win today, beating the Dodgers, 3-2, in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Johan Santana tossed three innings, allowing two hits, one walk and one earned run while striking out four.

Steven Register followed with two scoreless frames, in which he struck out two. Scott Schoeneweis, Nate Field and Joe Smith each pitched one scoreless inning. Juan Padilla allowed an unearned run on two hits in the seventh.

Anderson Hernandez was the offensive hero for the Mets, knocking in the game-winning run and going 3-for-5 on the day. Fernando Martinez was machine-like at the dish, notching two hits — including a double — and a walk in four plate appearances.

Smith earned the win in relief, while Tom Martin took the loss.

For a box score, check out MLB.com.