Mets Lose to Marlins 2-1 And Waste Strong Start From Peterson

Mets LHP David Peterson (Photo Credits to Getty Images)

 The New York Mets lost to the Miami Marlins tonight 2-1 at LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida and dropped their record to 1-1.

LHP David Peterson started out well with a scoreless bottom of the first, but then gave up a solo homer to RF Jorge Soler in the bottom of the second.

Peterson settled down after that with scoreless innings in the bottom of the third, fourth and fifth innings and was taken out after the fifth.

His final line was five innings, eight hits, one run, one walk and five strikeouts.

Peterson was able to limit the damage and get out of jams to keep his team in the game.

He had good command of his slider and attacked the zone.

RHP Tommy Hunter followed with two scoreless innings in the bottom of the sixth and seventh.

RHP John Curtiss gave up a solo homer to CF Jazz Chisholm Jr in the bottom of the eighth.

The offense did not do much for the first three innings, but in the top of the fourth RF Starling Marte singled with one out and then was thrown out on a caught stealing.

SS Francisco Lindor followed with a walk and then 1B Pete Alonso grounded out to end the inning.

In the top of the fifth, DH Mark Canha led off with a walk and then 2B Jeff McNeil grounded into a double play. 3B Eduardo Escobar struck out to end the inning.

In the top of the sixth, CF Brandon Nimmo walked with two outs and then Marte singled and stole second.

SS Francisco Lindor then walked to load the bases, but Alonso lined out to center to end the inning.

In the top of the eighth, pinch-hitter Daniel Vogelbach doubled with one out, but then Nimmo flew out to center and Marte lined out to right to end the inning.

In the top of the ninth, Alonso hit a solo homer with one out and then Canha struck out and McNeil grounded out to second for the last out of the game.

The offense struggled all night with men on base leaving five runners on base and going 0-3 with runners in scoring position.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Saturday, April 1 at the Marlins at 4:10 p,m.

Game 2: Mets vs. Marlins Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Brandon Nimmo-CF

2. Starling Marte-RF

3. Francisco Lindor-SS

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Mark Canha-DH

6. Jeff McNeil-2B

7. Eduardo Escobar-3B

8. Tommy Pham-LF

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is LHP David Peterson vs. LHP Jesus Luzardo 

Mets Beat Marlins 5-3 On Opening Day Led By Nimmo and Bullpen

Mets CF Brandon Nimmo (Photo Credits to Lynne Sladky-AP)

 The New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 5-3 this afternoon at Marlins Park on Opening Day and improved their record to 1-0.

The offense was held scoreless for the first two innings against 2022 NL Cy Young Award RHP Sandy Alcantara, but broke through in the top of the third.

DH Daniel Vogelbach led off with a walk and two batters later, catcher Omar Navarez which advanced Vogelbach to third.

CF Brandon Nimmo then drove in the first run of the season with a sacrifice fly.

The bats did not do much in the next couple of innings, but in the top of the sixth Nimmo walked with one out. 

RF Starling Marte followed a single and then advanced to second on a throwing error by CF Jazz Chisholm Jr which also allowed to Nimmo to advance to third.

SS Francisco Lindor then drove in Nimmo with a sacrifice fly. 

1B Pete Alonso followed with a walk and then 2B Jeff McNeil hit a RBI single.

In the top of the seventh, 3B Eduardo Escobar singled with one out and then Navarez followd with a walk.

Nimmo came up next and capped off his stellar day at the plate with a two-run double for his second and third RBI of the game.

RHP Max Scherzer started out well with five scoreless innings and was helped out by his defense with two double plays in the first four innings.

Scherzer ran into trouble in the bottom of the sixth after he gave up a lead-off double to catcher Jacob Stallings and two batters later, a RBI double to 2B Luiz Arraez.

Scherzer then gave up a two-run homer to 1B Garrett Cooper later in the inning, but was able to reover and keep the game and was taken out after the inning.

His final line was six innings, four hits, three runs, two walks and six strikeouts and he picked up his first win.

Scherzer had sharp command for the first five innings, and ran out of gas in the sixth which prevented him from going deeper in the game.

RHP Drew Smith followed with a scoreless bottom of the seventh and had two strikeouts.

LHP Brooks Radley made his Met debut in the bottom of the eighth and had a stellar first outing with a 1-2-3 inning with two strikeouts.

RHP David Robertson came on in the bottom of the ninth and closed the game out with a 1-2-3 inning to pick up his first save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Friday, March 31th at the Marlins at 6:40 p.m. 

Game 1: Mets vs. Marlins Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Brandon Nimmo-CF

2. Starling Marte-RF

3. Francisco Lindor-SS

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Jeff McNeil-2B

6. Mark Canha-LF

7. Daniel Vogelbach-DH

8. Eduardo Escobar-3B

9. Omar Navarez-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Max Scherzer vs RHP Sandy Alcantara 

Justin Verlander Placed on Injured List With Low Grade Strain

Mets RHP Justin Verlander (Photo Credits to Ed Delaney-MetsMerized)

 The New York Mets announced that RHP Justin Verlander has been placed on the injured list with a low-grade teres major strain. 

Verlander will continue throwing at moderate intensity and will be reevaluated in a week.

RHP Tylor Megill will take his place in the rotation and make the start in Miami on Saturday and then the Mets home opener on Thursday, April 6.

Mets Announce 2023 Opening Day Roster

 The New York Mets announced their 2023 Opening Day roster today prior to their game on Thursday at the Miami Marlins at 4:10 p.m.

Catchers:

Omar Navarez

Tomas Nido

Infielders:

Luis Guillorme

Eduardo Escobar

Pete Alonso

Jeff McNeil

Daniel Vogelbach

Francisco Lindor

Outfielders:

Mark Canha

Brandon Nimmo

Starting Marte

Tim Locastro

Tommy Pham

Pitchers:

Max Scherzer

David Peterson

Justin Verlander

Kodai Senga

Carlos Carrasco

John Curtiss

Stephen Nogosek

Dennis Santana

Brooks Raley

David Robertson

Adam Ottavino

Drew Smith

Tommy Hunter 

Edwin Diaz To Undergo Surgery For Patellar Tendon Injury

Mets RHP Edwin Diaz (Photo Credits to Dale Zanine-USA Today Sports)

 The New York Mets confirmed that RHP closer RHP Edwin Diaz will have surgery today for a patellar tendon injury and will miss at least 8 months.

Diaz had a full-thickness tear in the patellar tendon in his right knee and injured himself during the celebration last night following Puerto Rico's win over the Dominican Republic.

This is a huge blow for the Mets bullpen and it means that RHP David Robertson could move up into a closer role in Diaz's absence.