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postGame: Mets 8 Marlins 2

by Matthew Cerrone on March 14th, 2008 at 3:56 pm

The Mets defeated the Marlins 8 to 2 in Jupiter today.

  • John Maine faced 20 hitters, allowed no runs, three hits, walked one and struck out six. He has not allowed a run in his last nine innings.
  • Argenis Reyes had three hits in five at-bats, and is now batting .545 in 22 at-bats this spring.
  • Carlos Beltran was 2–for-3 with two runs scored, while playing five innings in center field.
  • Robinson Cancel had three hits and two RBI.
  • Lastings Milledge did not wake up the Marlins.
  • Angel Pagan was 1–for-5, dropping his average to .380.
  • The Mets left eight men on base.
  • Scott Schoeneweis, Ruddy Lugo and Steve Register each pitched a scoreless inning, while Brian Stokes allowed two runs and four hits.

For a complete boxscore, go to MLB.com.