(14-11-2) vs. WASHINGTON NATIONALS (13-12-1)

Tuesday, March 25, 2014 • 1:05 P.M. Space Coast Stadium • Viera, Fla. RHP (1-1, 1.69) vs. RHP (3-0, 0.64)

YESTERDAY’S GAME: The Mets edged UPCOMING PITCHING EXPECTED TO START TODAY the Cardinals, 5-3, in Port St. Lucie... tossed 6.0 innings, ZACK WHEELER: Made his major allowed three hits, one run and struck out TODAY VS. WASHINGTON 1:05 PM AT VIERA league debut on June 18 at Atlanta five...Vic Black surrendered two runs after beginning the year at Las Vegas without recording an out...John Lannan METS: Zack Wheeler (RHP) (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League... retired all three batters he faced...Jose NATIONALS: Stephen Strasburgh (RHP) Became the third pitcher in team history Valverde tossed a scoreless ninth for the WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26 AT HOUSTON to earn a victory while throwing 6.0 or save...Gonzalez Germen also pitched a 6:05 PM AT KISSIMMEE more shutout innings in his major scoreless frame...Daniel Murphy had a league debut (June 18 at Atlanta) two-run double in the third inning and METS: Dillon Gee (RHP) ASTROS: Scott Feldman (RHP) ...Among rookies, was tied for the 10th Curtis Granderson added a sacrifice fly... in the majors in wins...From his debut Travis d’Arnaud was 1-3 with an RBI. THURSDAY, MARCH 27 VS. WASHINGTON through the end of the season, Wheeler 12:05 PM AT PORT ST. LUCIE was tied for seventh in wins, was eighth DILLON GEE: Dillon Gee will start on in innings (100.0), tied for fifth in Opening Day for the Mets against NATIONALS: TBA (84) and was seventh in ERA Washington on March 31 at Citi Field at METS: TBA (3.42)... Won seven of his first 17 major 1:10 p.m...Gee will become the 23rd FRIDAY, MARCH 28 VS. TORONTO league starts, tied for the seventh- different pitcher to start on Opening Day 7:05 PM AT MONTREAL highest total in franchise history... for the Mets and the eighth homegrown Allowed 14 hits in 81 at-bats with Met to do so, joining Jonathon Niese, METS: Jenrry Mejia (RHP) BLUE JAYS: TBA runners in scoring position (.173)...That Mike Pelfrey, Bobby Jones, Dwight mark was the third-best mark in the Gooden, Craig Swan, Jerry Koosman SATURDAY, MARCH 30 VS. TORONTO National League from June 18 through and Tom Seaver. 1:05 PM AT MONTREAL the end of the season...Became the METS: Daisuke Matsuzaka (RHP) eighth rookie in team history to OPENING DAY: The Mets open up the BLUE JAYS: TBA at least 12 in a game on 2014 regular season on March 31 vs. August 15 at San Diego...Allowed one Washington at 1:10 p.m. at Citi Field home run over his last seven starts. a ...Tickets are still available on mets.com BARTOLO COLON: Will pitch in a or by call 718-507-TIXX. minor league game on Thursday in Port ZACK WHEELER SPRING OUTINGS DATE VS. DEC IP H R ER BB K HR BACK IN MONTREAL: The Mets will St. Lucie. 3.4 HOU W 3.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 3.9 ATL ND 3.0 3 0 0 1 3 0 close out their exhibition season with 3.14 @MIA L 4.2 3 1 1 1 2 1 two games - Friday, March 28 and CHRIS YOUNG: Chris Young is third in 3.19 ATL ND 5.1 5 2 2 1 2 1 Saturday, March 29 - vs. the Toronto the Grapefruit League with a .362 Blue Jays in Montreal’s Olympic batting average...He is also third in the METS TO HONOR RALPH KINER: Stadium ...The last time the Mets played GL with a .423 on-base percentage and The Mets will honor legendary Original in Montreal was September 23, 2004, a second with seven doubles...Young is Met Ralph Kiner throughout the 2014 4-2 win. sixth in the Grapefruit League with 27 season...Mets players will wear a commemorative uniform patch on the SINGLE-GAME TIX ON SALE: New total bases and fifth with a .574 slugging percentage. right sleeve of their jerseys in Spring York Mets single-game tickets for the Training and the regular season...The 2014 season are on sale at Mets.com Mets will celebrate the life and legacy NOTES: The Mets have a .331 on-base and (718) 507-TIXX. of Kiner during a pre-game, on-field percentage this spring, the third-best ceremony on Opening Day, Monday, among all NL clubs...New York has SOCCER IN THE CITI: Olympiacos, March 31 when the Mets host the collected 52 doubles this spring, the winner of 40 league titles, will play A.C. Washington Nationals at 1:10 p.m. at fifth-most in the NL..The Mets have Milan, winner of a record 18 Serie A Citi Field...The ceremony will include a posted 14 spring wins, the third-most titles, at Citi Field on Thursday, July 24 video tribute and the unveiling of the among NL teams. at 8:00 p.m. ...This match will mark commemorative logo on the leftfield Olympiacos's first New York Area wall...Kiner's children, Michael, Scott, appearance in 27 years...Tickets go on TODAY IS THE METS SEVENTH & K.C., Tracee and Kimberlee, will attend sale this Thursday, March 13 at 10:00 FINAL SPRING REPLAY GAME and participate in the ceremony...The a.m. at Mets.com/Soccer, Tickets.com Mets Hall of Fame and Museum will and (718) 507-TIXX. SPRING REPLAY: MLB will test also debut a display dedicated to Kiner instant replay during spring training, that will be called "Kiner's Korner" with SEVENTH LONGEST: The Mets are with each club getting exposure to the artifacts and memorabilia chronicling celebrating their 26th Anniversary in ins and outs of enhanced replay for at his history with the Mets. The museum Port St. Lucie this year...Among all least five games apiece...Below is the already houses Kiner's Emmy and major league clubs, that is the seventh- Mets remaining replay Spring date. some of his more famous calls in the longest tenure in one Spring Training Broadcast Legends display that March 25 Mets @ Washington city. commemorates Mets broadcasters. DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME WP LP SAVE RECORD 2/28 Washington Port St. Lucie L, 4-5 Delcarmen (1-0) Walters (0-1) Robertson #1 0-1 3/1 Miami Port St. Lucie L, 1-9 Caminero (1-0) Church (0-1) 0-2 3/2 @St. Louis Jupiter L, 1-7 Wacha (1-0) Matsuzaka (0-1) 0-3 3/3 @Atlanta Disney W, 6-2 Reid (1-0) Severino (0-1) 1-3 3/4 Houston Port St. Lucie W, 6-2 Wheeler (1-0) Owens (0-1) 2-3 3/5 Miami Port St. Lucie L, 2-5 (10) Brady (1-0) Germen (0-1) Leverton #1 2-4 @Washington Viera L, 5-11 Hensley (1-0) Mazzoni (0-1) 2-5 3/6 @Houston Kissimmee PPD - Rain 3/7 St. Louis Port St. Lucie T, 5-5 2-5-1 3/8 @Detroit Lakeland W, 3-2 Walters (1-0) Miller (0-1) Germen #1 3-5-1 3/9 Atlanta Port St. Lucie W, 8-2 Socolovich (1-0) Vasquez (0-1) 4-5-1 3/10 Miami Port St. Lucie L, 1-11 Hand (1-0) Colon (0-1) 4-6-1 3/11 @St. Louis Jupiter W, 9-8 Germen (1-1) Rosenthal (0-1) Socolovich #1 5-6-1 3/12 St. Louis Port St. Lucie L, 4-6 Martinez (1-0) Lannan (0-1) Siegrist #1 5-7-1 3/13 @Washington Viera W, 7-5 deGrom (1-0) Gilliam (0-1) 6-7-1 3/14 @Miami Jupiter L, 0-1 Koehler (1-0) Wheeler (1-1) Hatcher #1 6-8-1 3/15 @Chicago-NL Las Vegas W, 9-4 Mazzoni (1-1) Rosscup (1-1) 7-8-1 Minnesota Port St. Lucie T, 3-3 7-8-2 3/16 Chicago-NL Las Vegas L, 3-6 Rusin (2-2) Mejia (0-1) Cabrera #3 7-9-2 @St. Louis Jupiter W, 10-4 Farnsworth (1-1) Bulter (0-1) 8-9-2 3/17 @Miami Jupiter L, 7-10 Alvarez (2-0) Lannan (0-2) 8-10-2 3/18 Detroit Port St. Lucie W, 5-4 Parnell (1-0) Marinez (0-2) 9-10-2 3/19 OFF 3/20 Atlanta Port St. Lucie W, 7-6 Valverde (1-0) Pfisterer (0-1) 10-10-2 3/21 @Minnesota Fort Myers W, 9-1 Gee (1-0) Nolasco (0-2) 11-10-2 3/22 @Miami Jupiter W, 10-2 Colon (1-0) Hand (2-1) 12-10-2 3/23 @Atlanta Disney L, 1-4 Garcia (1-1) Torres (0-1) Kimbrel #1 12-11-2 Washington Port St. Lucie W, 3-1 Alvarado (1-0) Storen (0-1) Parnell #1 13-11-2 3/24 St. Louis Port St. Lucie W, 5-3 Matsuzaka (1-1) Miller (1-2) Valverde #1 14-11-2 3/25 @Washington Viera 1:05 3/26 @Houston Kissimmee 6:05 WOR 3/27 Washington Port St. Lucie 12:10 SNY/ESPN 3/28 @Toronto Montreal 7:05 WOR 3/29 @Toronto Montreal 1:05 WOR

SPRING HITTING TOTALS (KEY - X= out, 1 = single, 2 = double, 3 = triple, HR = home run, BB = walk, K = strikeout and HP = hit by pitch)

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