Mets beat Dodgers 6-2

Game Recap by Metsblog

"Oliver Perez was outstanding, pitching 6 innings, giving up just 1 run that was unearned, 4 hits and 2 walks. He was nailed in the right thigh by a hard hit one-hopper off the bat of Olmedo Saenz in the first inning, but remained in the game and showed no signs of being injured.

Jose Reyes was 3 for 3 with 4 runs scored and a walk. He made a error on a ball that hit the palm of his glove and bounced out. Reyes stole 3 bases in the game, giving him 10 total this spring.

Ramon Castro hit a 2 run homer, and was 1 for 3

David Wright was 2 for 4 and made an errant throw to first that bounced before the bag at first for an error. He was thrown out at home in the 7th inning.

Carlos Beltran hit a double and was 2 for 3. He drove in two runs.

Carlos Delgado was 1 for 4 and drove in a run.

Lastings Milledge hit a double and was 1 for 4. He also scored a run.

Ambiorix Burgos pitched the seventh inning. He gave up 3 hits and had a run score off him on an infield hit that ricocheted off his foot. He was uninjured and completed the inning.

Lino Urdaneta pitched a scoreless eight, giving up just 1 hit. His ERA this spring is an impressive 2.25 in 8 innings of work.

Jorge Sosa pitched a perfect ninth, striking out 1."

~Reyes just does not stop hitting, lets hope he can keep this going through the regular season..
This spring he's hitting .377 with 10 stolen bases in 16 games (53 at bats)

Oliver Perez got his second win of the spring, Perez didin't have his great stuff last night like he did against Boston, but unlike the Perez of last year instead of a early shower, Perez got through it and pitched 6 scoreless. ERA now 2.70

Carlos Beltran is starting to hit which is a good sign

Urdaneta is very intresting, Ive said it alot about him being in the pen opening day. I truley believe the Mets will put him in the pen he has got ALOT of work this spring and has pitched terrific.

Who is Urdaneta?

"Urdaneta, 27, spent most of the season recovering from "Tommy John" surgery on his right elbow which occurred in September, 2005. He began pitching for the Mets' Gulf Coast (R) League team in August and had a 0-0 record and a 1.29 ERA in six games. The 6-1, 170-pounder was also 0-1 with a 2.25 ERA in five games for New York's Binghamton (AA) team of the Eastern League. Urdaneta was acquired by the Mets from Cancun of the Mexico League on June 29, 2005. He pitched one game for the Detroit Tigers in 2005."


"Urdaneta was originally signed as a free agent by the Dodgers in 1996… played minor ball through the Dodgers system until 2003, then joined the Detroit Tigers system. In 2004, made one appearance for the Detroit team, officially 0 IP, gave up 6 ERs and has a lifetime major league ERA of 540000000.00 to show for it. Yes, that’s correct… 540000000.00 ERA. Joined the mets organization in 2005 and pitched for St. Lucie (1.93 ERA) and Binghamton (5.40). In 2006, he continued his success, both at the GCL Mets and Binghamton, with a combined record of 0-1 in 11 games, and a 1.64 ERA."

~macksmets.com

What the Mets like about Urdaneta is his fastball.. He throws 98-99 MPH but unlike Burgos, and Sosa Urdaneta can keep the ball which gives his ball some more movement and he gets alot of ground balls to go along with K's

Willie Randolph said that after the off-day (tuesday) the Mets would start to get serious.. and so far they are 2-0