Mets 7, Marlins 2
Mark Hendrickson allowed seven hits and six runs in five innings. (Doug Benc/Getty)
By Joe Frisaro / MLB.com
For three innings on Opening Day, Mark Hendrickson was the equal of the vaunted Johan Santana. But the Mets got to him for six runs in the fourth inning, and though Josh Willingham homered off Santana, the Marlins ended up dropping the opener to their division rivals.
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NY Mets 7, Florida 2
Today's Boxes 3/31/08
KC 5, DET 4
ARI 4, CIN 2
MIL 4, CHC 3
CLE 10, CWS 8
TB 6, BAL 2
WSH 11, PHI 6
LAD 5, SF 0
SEA 5, TEX 2
PIT 12, ATL 11
MIN 3, LAA 2
SD 4, HOU 0
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Standings thru 3/31/08  | Recap: NYM | FLA  | Gameday  | Mets stats  | Marlins stats
NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Reyes , SS4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .500
Castillo , 2B3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .333
Wright , 3B4 0 2 3 1 0 2 .500
Beltran , CF5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .400
Delgado , 1B3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .000
Pagan , LF3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .333
Church , RF4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .250
Schneider , C4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000
Santana , P3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
Wise , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Schoeneweis , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Sosa , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Anderson , PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Heilman , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 7 10 6 5 3 12
a-Singled for Sosa in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Beltran 2 (2, Hendrickson, Hendrickson), Pagan (1, Hendrickson), Wright 2 (2, Hendrickson, Nolasco).TB : Reyes 2; Castillo; Wright 4; Beltran 4; Pagan 2; Church; Anderson.RBI : Pagan (1), Church (1), Reyes (1), Wright 3 (3).2-out RBI : Reyes; Wright 3.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Delgado 2; Wright; Beltran.S : Reyes.Team LOB : 6. BASERUNNING SB : Castillo (1, 2nd base off Hendrickson/Treanor).CS : Reyes (1, 2nd base by Nolasco/Treanor), Wright (1, 3rd base by Nolasco/Treanor).
Florida AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ramirez , SS3 1 0 0 1 2 3 .000
Uggla , 2B4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250
Jacobs , 1B4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000
Willingham , LF4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .250
Cantu , 3B4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .250
Ross , CF4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Gonzalez , RF4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250
Treanor , C2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000
Hendrickson , P1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
a-Wood , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
Nolasco , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Amezaga , PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Lindstrom , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 32 2 5 2 2 11 14
a-Struck out for Hendrickson in the 5th. b-Singled for Nolasco in the 8th.
BATTING HR : Willingham (1, 4th inning off Santana, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Uggla; Willingham 4; Cantu; Gonzalez; Amezaga.RBI : Willingham 2 (2).2-out RBI : Willingham 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Ramirez; Willingham 2.Team LOB : 5. FIELDING E : Treanor (1, throw).
WP : Santana, Lindstrom.Pitches-strikes : Santana 100-67, Wise 10-6, Schoeneweis 2-2, Sosa 6-3, Heilman 9-7, Hendrickson 89-53, Nolasco 35-22, Lindstrom 19-10.Ground outs-fly outs : Santana 4-9, Wise 0-1, Schoeneweis 1-0, Sosa 0-0, Heilman 1-0, Hendrickson 2-11, Nolasco 3-3, Lindstrom 3-0.Batters faced : Santana 26, Wise 3, Schoeneweis 1, Sosa 1, Heilman 3, Hendrickson 25, Nolasco 10, Lindstrom 5.Inherited runners-scored : Schoeneweis 2-0, Sosa 2-0.Umpires : HP: Rick Reed. 1B: Jeff Kellogg. 2B: Mark Wegner. 3B: Chad Fairchild.Weather : 80 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 18 mph, In from CF.T : 2:53.Att : 38,308.
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