Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
NY Mets 2, Houston 0
When: 7:05 PM ET, Saturday, March 18, 2023
Where: The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches, West Palm Beach, Florida
Temperature: 82°
Umpires: Home - CB Bucknor, 1B - Mike Estabrook, 2B - David Rackley, 3B - Jeremy Riggs
Attendance: 5183
Final Scoring Summary
 
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NY Mets
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Tim Locastro DH 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .342
Jonathan Arauz SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .200
     Diego Mosquera SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tommy Pham LF 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .152
     DJ Stewart LF-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
Darin Ruf 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .150
     Matt Winaker 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
Tomas Nido C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .344
     Hayden Senger C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Mark Vientos 3B 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .277
     Brett Baty 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .382
Lorenzo Cedrola RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .237
     Willy Fanas CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Jose Peraza 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .235
     Agustin Ruiz LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Alex Ramirez CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200
     Junior Tilien 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 2 5 2 2 10 13  
Batting
2B - Mark Vientos (4)
HR - Tim Locastro (1)
TB - Tim Locastro 4, Tommy Pham, Darin Ruf, Mark Vientos 2, Jose Peraza
RBI - Tim Locastro (8), Mark Vientos (10)
2-Out RBI - Tim Locastro (4)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jonathan Arauz (1), Darin Ruf 2 (5), Lorenzo Cedrola 2 (3)
SF - Mark Vientos (1)
Team LOB - 6
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Max Scherzer (W 1-1) 7.0 4 0 0 1 8 0 0.77
Drew Smith (H 1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 1.80
Tommy Hunter (SV 1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Pitches-Strikes - Max Scherzer 71-52, Drew Smith 18-13, Tommy Hunter 16-11
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Max Scherzer 7-2, Drew Smith 0-0, Tommy Hunter 1-0
Batters Faced - Max Scherzer 25, Drew Smith 5, Tommy Hunter 4
Houston
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Mauricio Dubon SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .172
     Tommy Sacco Jr. SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Alex Bregman 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286
     Grae Kessinger PR-3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263
Jose Abreu 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .235
     J.J. Matijevic 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .269
Korey Lee C 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286
     Yainer Diaz C 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .345
Chas McCormick CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286
     Zach Cole Jr. CF 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000
Jake Meyers LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .269
     Zach Daniels LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .188
Corey Julks RF 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .222
     David Hensley RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .308
Rylan Bannon 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .280
     Narbe Cruz 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Marty Costes DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .400
     Bligh Madris PH-DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .296
Totals 32 0 6 0 2 13 12  
Batting
2B - Yainer Diaz (6), Chas McCormick (3)
TB - Alex Bregman, Grae Kessinger, Yainer Diaz 2, Chas McCormick 2, Zach Daniels, Rylan Bannon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J.J. Matijevic (4), Corey Julks (3), David Hensley (5), Marty Costes (3)
GIDP - Jose Abreu (1)
Team LOB - 7
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Framber Valdez (L 1-1) 4.2 4 1 1 2 5 0 1.98
Bryan Abreu 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Rafael Montero 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 3.00
Austin Davis 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.35
Ty Buttrey 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.40
WP - Framber Valdez
HBP - Tim Locastro (by Valdez)
Pitches-Strikes - Framber Valdez 81-46, Bryan Abreu 8-7, Rafael Montero 15-8, Austin Davis 15-9, Ty Buttrey 14-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Framber Valdez 6-0, Bryan Abreu 2-1, Rafael Montero 1-1, Austin Davis 0-0, Ty Buttrey 0-1
Batters Faced - Framber Valdez 21, Bryan Abreu 4, Rafael Montero 4, Austin Davis 3, Ty Buttrey 3
Inherited Runners-Scored - Bryan Abreu 3-0