2013 E?KC LMRCQ

NEW YORK METS MEDIA RELATIONS DEPARTMENT • CITI FIELD, FLUSHING, N.Y. 11368 PH: 718.565.4330 FAX: 718.639.3619 @Mets & @LosMets

HOUSTON ASTROS (13-14-3) vs. (13-13-3)

Wednesday, March 27, 2013 • 6:10 P.M. Tradition Field • Port St. Lucie, Fla. RHP Edgar Gonzalez (1-0, 1.80) vs. LHP Jonathon Niese (1-0, 1.53) SNY, WFAN

YESTERDAY’S GAME: The Mets lost, 11-4, UPCOMING PITCHING EXPECTED TO PITCH TODAY to Cardinals in Port St. Lucie yesterday... Jeremy Hefner tossed 3.0 innings before leaving with a right elbow contusion...Lucas TODAY VS. HOUSTON JONATHON NIESE: Making his seventh 6:10 P.M. AT PORT ST. LUCIE Duda was 3-4 with a double, and spring appearance...Niese finished 2012 with a career-high 13 wins...His previous best four RBI...Duda is hitting .302 this spring... ASTROS: Edgar Gonzalez (RHP) LaTroy Hawkins has tossed 1.0 scoreless was 11 wins set in 2011...Niese also posted inning. METS: Jonathon Niese (LHP) career highs in (190.1) and (155)...He ranked 14th in the NL THURSDAY, MARCH 27 AT WASHINGTON with a 3.40 ERA...Niese tossed eight straight 1:05 P.M. AT VIERA quality starts to end the season and had 22 on the year…He was tied for eighth in the TWEET TEAM: Here are some key METS: Domingo Tapia (RHP) with his 22 quality starts accounts to follow on twitter. NATIONALS: Gio Gonzalez (LHP) ...Niese went 7-4 in 15 road starts...He @Mets - official team account ranked seventh in the NL with a 3.04 (31 @MetsGM - Sandy Alderson earned runs/91.2 innings) road ERA...He @pdepo - Paul DePodesta won his final three starts...During that stretch, @Jay_HorwitzPR - Jay Horwitz HAPPY BIRTHDAY: turns 24 he posted a 2.79 ERA (six earned runs/19.1 innings) with 15 strikeouts ...Niese went a @MetsFarmReport - Mets Minor Leaguers today. @johansantana franchise record 17 straight starts from June @redturn2 - 3-September 7, where he pitched 6.0 or @MattHarvey33 CONGRATS: and his wife, Cari more innings and walked two or fewer @Iked29 - Ellen, welcome the couple’s first child batters...The previous record was 12 @JustRobCarson yesterday, Turner Dewitt, who weighed it at consecutive starts by Pedro Martinez in @JohnBuck44 7 lbs, 10oz and 21 1/4 inches long. 2005...Niese became the seventh in @jeremy_hefner53 franchise history to throw at least 7.0 innings @DillonGee35 DANIEL MURPHY: Went 1-5 with a walk and not walk a batter in three straight starts @LaTroyHawkins32 while playing five innings at second base in from July 8-22...Niese had a career-high 14.1 @JoshEdgin37 a Triple-A game vs. the Cardinals yesterday scoreless innings from August 12-24. @jordany023 - ...Played seven innings at second base and @givemethelefty - went 0-5 at the plate in a Triple-A game vs. JONATHON NIESE SPRING OUTINGS @PerpetualPedro - the Marlins Monday ...Murphy played five DATE VS. DEC IP H R ER BB K HR @Ccowgill12 - innings at second base Sunday in a minor 2/24 MICH ND 2.0 3 1 1 0 3 0 3/1 DET ND 3.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 @Anthony_Recker league game vs. the Cardinals...Murphy 3/6 VZ L 2.1 6 4 4 2 1 0 @Wheelerpro45 - Zack Wheeler went 1-2 with a single and a walk in that 3/11 DET W 4.2 1 0 0 4 0 0 @Travisdarnaud contest. 3/17 ATL ND 5.0 2 1 1 1 4 1 3/22 @MIA ND 5.0 4 2 2 4 5 0 @UpperDekker - Matt den Dekker NL LEADERS: Jonathon Niese is second NOD: Jonathon Niese among all NL qualifing with a 1.53 was named the Mets Opening Day starting CAPTAIN WRIGHT: was ERA this spring...Matt Harvey is third among pitcher on Thursday...It will be the first named the fourth captain in team history NL pitchers with 29 strikeouts. Opening Day start of Niese’s career...The on Thursday...Wright joins Keith Hernandez Mets host the on April 1 at (1987-1989), Gary Carter (1988-1989) and 1:10 p.m at Citi Field. (2001-2004) as captains in TRANSACTIONS: Mets history...Wright, 30, signed an eight- March 24- Option Travis d’Arnaud to minor ERA: The Mets are second among year contract on December 4, 2012 that will league camp. Reassigned Andrew Brown, National League teams with a 4.43 ERA this keep him in a Mets uniform through 2020. Jamie Hoffmann, Aaron Laffey and Brian Wright became the Mets all-time leader in spring...The Cardinals are first with a 4.34 hits, runs scored, walks and RBI in 2012. He Bixler to minor league camp. Outrighted ERA. was already the club leader in doubles, total Brandon Hicks. JEREMY HEFNER: X-Rays on Jeremy bases and game-winning RBI...Wright was March 15- Option Wilmer Flores and Hefner were negative...He has a right elbow named to his sixth All-Star team in 2012...He reassign RHP Carlos Torres and infielder contusion...He was hit by a line drive off the was recently named to the 2013 All-World to minor league camp. bat of Carlos Beltran. Classic team after hitting .438 with 10 RBI during the tournament. March 10- Option RHP Zack Wheeler, outfielder Cesar Puello, RHP Hansel LUCAS DUDA: Slugged his team-leading fifth home run of the spring yesterday...Duda Robles, RHP Collin McHugh, LHP Darin DAVID WRIGHT: Took five at-bats is tied for sixth in the Grapefruit League with combined between Double-A and Triple-A Gorski, infielder Reese Havens, outfielder five home runs...Duda is hitting .302 (16-53) games yesterday and was 1-5 with a single Juan Lagares, infielder Wilfredo Tovar, with four doubles and 12 RBI in 19 and run scored. RHP Gonzalez Germen and RHP Elvin games...He has a .351 on-base percentage. Ramirez to minor league camp. SINGLE-GAME TIX ON SALE: New March 9- Assigned RHP Cory Mazzoni, COLLIN COWGILL: Is tied for second in York Mets single-game tickets for the 2013 RHP Rafael Montero and catcher Juan the Grapefruit League with four stolen season are on sale at Mets.com and (718) bases...He also has four home runs and is Centeno to minor league camp. 507-TIXX...Tickets start at $12. ninth in the GL with a .397 on-base percentage. DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME WP LP RECORD 2/23 Port St. Lucie W, 5-3 Mazzoni (1-0) Bray (0-1) Parnell #1 1-0 2/24 University of Michigan Port St. Lucie W, 5-2 Gee Ballentine Torres - Kissimmee T, 7-7 1-0-1 2/25 Washington Nationals Port St. Lucie L, 4-6 Gonzalez (1-0) McHugh (0-1) Mattheus #1 1-1-1 2/26 Jupiter L, 5-7 Nolasco (1-0) Mejia (0-1) Albaladejo #1 1-2-1 2/27 St. Louis Cardinals Port St. Lucie L, 4-12 Lynn (1-0) Gorski (0-1) 1-3-1 2/28 Washington Nationals Viera T, 4-4 1-3-2 3/1 Port St. Lucie W, 6-2 Germen (1-0) Rondon (0-1) 2-3-2 3/2 Miami Marlins Port St. Lucie T, 8-8 2-3-3 3/3 Miami Marlins Jupiter L, 4-6 Dyson (1-0) Rice (0-1) Reed #1 2-4-3 3/4 Port St. Lucie L, 2-4 Carpenter (1-0) Gorski (0-2) Wood #1 2-5-3 3/5 OFF 3/6 Venezuela WBC Port St. Lucie L, 10-14 Ramirez (1-0) Niese (0-1) -- 3/7 Miami Marlins Port St. Lucie W, 4-1 Harvey (1-0) Nolasco (1-1) 3-5-3 3/8 Detroit Tigers Lakeland L, 2-3 Rondon (1-1) Mazzoni (1-1) Alvarez #3 3-6-3 3/9 Houston Astros Port St. Lucie W, 9-6 Hefner (1-0) White (1-1) 4-6-3 3/10 St. Louis Cardinals Jupiter W, 3-0 Familia (1-0) Mujica (1-1) Torres #1 5-6-3 3/11 Detroit Tigers Lakeland W, 11-0 Niese (1-0) Verlander (1-1) 6-6-3 3/12 OFF 3/13 Washington Nationals Viera L, 5-8 Storen (1-0) Parnell (0-1) 6-7-3 3/14 Detroit Tigers Port St. Lucie L, 1-9 Fister (1-2) Gee (0-1) 6-8-3 3/15 Atlanta Braves Disney W, 5-2 Laffey (1-0) Martinez (0-1) 7-8-3 3/16 Miami Marlins Port St. Lucie L, 2-4 Alvarez (1-0) Marcum (0-1) Dunn #1 7-9-3 3/17 Atlanta Braves Port St. Lucie L, 1-2 Teheran (2-1) Rice (0-2) Varvaro #2 7-10-3 3/18 St. Louis Cardinals Jupiter W, 3-2 Edgin (1-0) Rzepczynski (0-1) Parnell #2 8-10-3 3/19 OFF 3/20 Houston Astros Kissimmee W, 7-5 Burke (1-0) Chapman (0-1) Familia #1 9-10-3 3/21 St. Louis Cardinals Port St. Lucie L, 2-3 Cleto (1-0) Lyon (0-1) Motte #1 9-11-3 3/22 Miami Marlins Jupiter W, 4-2 Carson (1-0) Webb (0-1) Rice #1 10-11-3 3/23 Washington Nationals Port St. Lucie W, 3-1 Edgin (2-0) Storen (1-2) Lyon #1 11-11-3 3/24 Detroit Tigers Port St. Lucie L, 4-9 Fister (2-3) Harvey (1-1) 11-12-3 St. Louis Cardinals Jupiter W, 10-7 Familia (2-0) Harris (0-1) Owen #1 12-12-3 3/25 Atlanta Braves Disney W, 7-4 Gee (1-1) Minor (2-1) 13-12-3 3/26 St. Louis Cardinals Port St. Lucie L, 4-11 Wainwright (4-1) Fontanez (0-1) 13-13-3 3/27 Houston Astros Port St. Lucie 6:10 p.m. SNY, WFAN 3/28 Washington Nationals Viera 1:05 p.m. ESPN 3/29 St. Louis Cardinals Port St. Lucie 12:10 p.m. 3/30 Sarasota 12:05 p.m. WFAN

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

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