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preGame: Mets vs. Dodgers

by Ted Berg on March 5th, 2008 at 12:44 pm

The Mets square off with the Dodgers today in a Grapefruit League game in Port St. Lucie, Fla. at 1:10 p.m. Johan Santana will make his second Spring Training start. Brad Penny gets the nod for the Dodgers.

The game can be seen on SNY or via the Web on MLB.tv.

Jose Reyes will DH and bat leadoff for the Mets. He’ll be followed by Anderson Hernandez (SS), David Wright (3B), Angel Pagan (CF), Olmedo Saenz (1B), Fernando Martinez (RF), Brady Clark (LF), Raul Casanova (C) and Gregory Veloz (2B).

Veloz is a 19-year-old infielder who played in Rookie ball and for the Mets’ Class A affiliate in Savannah last season.

According to Dodgers.com, Chan Ho Park, one of Los Angeles’ fifth-starter candidates, will also pitch.