NY Mets (1-0) at Florida (0-1)

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Pedro ready to take center stage

Charlie Nobles / Special to MLB.com
Johan Santana is a tough act to follow, but Pedro Martinez just might pull it off. Martinez takes the hill on Tuesday against the Marlins in Miami at 7:10 p.m. ET.
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Mets probable pitcher

Pedro Martinez

  • RHP
  • (0-0) -.-- ERA 0 SO
If Martinez was upset about losing his ace status to Johan Santana, he wasn't about to complain. Instead, he has said all the right things in regard to his new teammate, and now, he'll finally have a chance to back up those words on the mound. Set to start the season's second game against the Marlins, Martinez will also be embarking on what he hopes can be his first full season since 2005. Right rotator cuff surgery cut short the end of his 2006 season, after he missed nearly all of last summer recovering from the same operation. For his career, Martinez is 6-6 with a 2.85 ERA against the Marlins.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 209-93 2.80 2673.2 708 3030 .210

Series at a Glance

Standings - 04/01/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
New York Mets (NL East) 1 0 1.000 0.5 0-0 1-0
Florida Marlins (NL East) 0 1 .000 1.5 0-1 0-0
Stats - 04/01/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
NYM .294 7 0 6 1 3 2.00 9.0 5 2 11
FLA .156 2 1 2 0 11 6.00 9.0 10 5 3
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Marlins aim to draw even with Mets

Joe Frisaro / MLB.com
With the fanfare of Opening Day behind them, the Marlins hope to rebound on Tuesday as Rick VandenHurk takes the mound against the Mets at 7:10 p.m. ET.
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Marlins probable pitcher

Rick VandenHurk

  • #56 RHP
  • (0-0) -.-- ERA 0 SO
A 22-year-old from the Netherlands, VandenHurk got a taste of the big leagues last year when he was called up in early April because of an injury situation. He ended up making 17 starts and appearing in 18 games for Florida in his rookie season. The right-hander endured some predictable growing pains at the big league level. To get him more seasoning, he also pitched in '07 at Double-A and Triple-A. In all, he threw a career-high 147 1/3 innings a year ago.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 4-6 6.83 81.2 48 82 .294

Mets hitters vs Rick VandenHurk

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Beltran, Carlos - - - - .250 8 1 1
Bowman, Shawn - - - - .500 2 0 1
Carter, Chris - - - - - - - -
Castillo, Luis - - - - 1.000 1 0 0
Evans, Nick - - - - - - - -
Francoeur, Jeff - - - - .125 8 0 1
Green, Andy - - - - - - - -
Hernandez, Anderson - - - - .000 2 0 0
Martinez, Fernando - - - - - - - -
Murphy, Daniel - - - - .000 1 0 0
Pagan, Angel - - - - 1.000 1 0 1
Reed, Jeremy - - - - - - - -
Reyes, Jose - - - - .429 7 1 1
Santos, Omir - - - - - - - -
Sullivan, Cory - - - - - - - -
Thole, Josh - - - - - - - -
Wright, David - - - - .000 4 0 0

Marlins hitters vs Pedro Martinez

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Amezaga, Alfredo - - - - .333 3 0 0
Baker, John - - - - 1.000 2 0 0
Bonifacio, Emilio - - - - - - - -
Cantu, Jorge - - - - .000 10 0 1
Carroll, Brett - - - - - - - -
Coghlan, Chris - - - - - - - -
Hayes, Brett - - - - - - - -
Helms, Wes - - - - .000 3 0 0
Maybin, Cameron - - - - .500 2 0 0
Miller, Jai - - - - - - - -
Paulino, Ronny - - - - .750 4 0 1
Ramirez, Hanley - - - - .200 15 0 4
Ross, Cody - - - - .143 7 0 0
Sanchez, Gaby - - - - - - - -
Uggla, Dan - - - - .267 15 1 2

Andino's timely walk-off (1-1) (1-1)

Marlins 5, Mets 4 (10)

Two losses in one

Charlie Nobles / Special to MLB.com
Not only did the Mets drop a heartbreaking extra-innings loss to the Marlins on a Robert Andino walk-off homer, but they also lost starter Pedro Martinez to a left hamstring injury in the fourth inning.

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Perfect timing

Joe Frisaro / MLB.com
Robert Andino's first Major League homer was a sweet one, as the third baseman hit a walk-off shot off Mets reliever Matt Wise in the 10th inning to give the Marlins their first victory of the 2008 season.
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Marlins 5, Mets 4

NY MetsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Reyes, J, SS5011012.333
Castillo, 2B4010001.286
Wright, 3B4110112.375
Beltran, CF3000213.250
Delgado, 1B4110113.143
Church, RF4110123.250
Pagan, LF3112100.333
Schneider, C4031102.375
Martinez, P, P1000012.000
  Sosa, Jo, P1000010.000
  Schoeneweis, P0000000.000
  Smith, P0000000.000
  a-Anderson, PH1000011.500
  Heilman, P0000000.000
  b-Chavez, PH1000001.000
  Wise, P0000000.000
Totals354947920 

a-Struck out for Smith in the 8th. b-Lined out for Heilman in the 10th.

BATTING
TB: Reyes, J; Castillo; Wright; Delgado; Church; Pagan; Schneider 3.
RBI: Pagan 2 (3), Schneider (1), Reyes, J (2).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Beltran 2; Martinez, P; Castillo; Schneider; Church.
S: Castillo; Martinez, P.
SF: Reyes, J; Pagan.
Team LOB: 12.

BASERUNNING
SB: Beltran (1, 2nd base off Gregg/Treanor).

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Beltran (Uggla at 2nd base).
 
FloridaABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Ramirez, H, SS2111200.200
Uggla, 2B4122114.375
Jacobs, 1B3000002.000
  b-Ross, PH-CF2000000.000
  Miller, Ju, P0000000.000
Willingham, LF5000020.111
Cantu, 3B-1B5010010.222
Gonzalez, RF3111101.286
  Gregg, P0000000.000
  Andino, 3B11110001.000
Treanor, C3010000.200
Amezaga, CF-3B-CF3120011.750
VandenHurk, P0000000.000
  Pinto, P0000000.000
  Gardner, P0000000.000
  a-Wood, PH1000001.000
  Kensing, P0000000.000
  Tankersley, P0000000.000
  c-Carroll, PH-RF1000011.000
Totals335954610 

a-Lined out for Gardner in the 6th. b-Flied out for Jacobs in the 7th. c-Struck out for Tankersley in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Amezaga (1, Sosa, Jo).
3B: Ramirez, H (1, Martinez, P).
HR: Uggla (1, 1st inning off Martinez, P, 1 on, 0 out), Gonzalez (1, 2nd inning off Martinez, P, 0 on, 0 out), Andino (1, 10th inning off Wise, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Ramirez, H 3; Uggla 5; Cantu; Gonzalez 4; Andino 4; Treanor; Amezaga 3.
RBI: Uggla 2 (2), Gonzalez (1), Ramirez, H (1), Andino (1).
2-out RBI: Ramirez, H; Andino.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Jacobs; Uggla 2; Carroll.
S: VandenHurk; Pinto; Amezaga; Treanor.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
E: VandenHurk (1, pickoff).
 
NY MetsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Martinez, P 3.144411210.80
Sosa, Jo 2.23002100.00
Schoeneweis 0.10000000.00
Smith 0.20000000.00
Heilman 2.01001200.00
Wise (L, 0-1)0.21110219.00
 
FloridaIPHRERBBSOHRERA
VandenHurk 3.06331309.00
Pinto 2.02112104.50
Gardner 1.00000200.00
Kensing 1.10002200.00
Tankersley 0.20000100.00
Gregg 1.00002000.00
Miller, Ju (W, 1-0)1.01000000.00

VandenHurk pitched to 3 batters in the 4th.

IBB: Ramirez, H (by Sosa, Jo), Ramirez, H (by Sosa, Jo), Delgado (by Gregg).
HBP: Ramirez, H (by Martinez, P).
Pitches-strikes: Martinez, P 57-38, Sosa, Jo 44-23, Schoeneweis 6-3, Smith 6-4, Heilman 28-17, Wise 14-10, VandenHurk 76-44, Pinto 31-17, Gardner 14-9, Kensing 23-12, Tankersley 7-5, Gregg 23-8, Miller, Ju 12-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Martinez, P 3-6, Sosa, Jo 3-4, Schoeneweis 0-1, Smith 2-0, Heilman 1-2, Wise 0-0, VandenHurk 3-3, Pinto 3-2, Gardner 0-1, Kensing 0-2, Tankersley 0-1, Gregg 2-1, Miller, Ju 1-2.
Batters faced: Martinez, P 16, Sosa, Jo 13, Schoeneweis 1, Smith 2, Heilman 7, Wise 3, VandenHurk 16, Pinto 10, Gardner 3, Kensing 6, Tankersley 2, Gregg 5, Miller, Ju 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Pinto 2-2, Tankersley 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Jeff Kellogg. 1B: Mark Wegner. 2B: Chad Fairchild. 3B: Rick Reed.
Weather: 76 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 15 mph, In from CF.
T: 3:31.
Att: 15,117.
April 1, 2008

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