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03-03-2002, 01:07 PM
JUPITER, Fla. -- The Cardinals and Mets -- two teams that expect to be playing in the chill of late October -- faced off Thursday on a cool, gray day in late February, and the very early results favored St. Louis.
J.D. Drew hit a solo homer, and Eduardo Perez and Mike Matheny each drove in a run in a three-run fourth as St. Louis topped New York, 5-2. The Mets rallied for two runs in the fifth but could manage no more in the Grapefruit League opener for both clubs.
Line score
GPFT FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY METS 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 x 5 9 0 FINAL
WP - DAVE VERES (1-0)
LP - DICKY GONZALEZ (0-1)
SAVE - JOSH PEARCE (1)
HOME RUNS: STL - JD DREW (1) OFF DICKY GONZALEZ IN THE 4TH
TIME: 2:20 ATT: 6,620
Mets watch: Shawn Estes pitched a shutout inning in his Met debut and Jeromy Burnitz, beginning his second tour of duty with the Mets, singled twice. Roberto Alomar went hitless in two at-bats in his first game as a Met, while Roger Cedeno kicked off his second tenure for the team by going 1-for-4 with a double.
Cardinals watch: The fifth-starter derby is under way in earnest. Andy Benes pitched three solid innings, giving up no runs on a pair of hits. He weathered some hard-hit balls but got out unscathed.
Matthew Leach covers the Cardinals for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
J.D. Drew hit a solo homer, and Eduardo Perez and Mike Matheny each drove in a run in a three-run fourth as St. Louis topped New York, 5-2. The Mets rallied for two runs in the fifth but could manage no more in the Grapefruit League opener for both clubs.
Line score
GPFT FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY METS 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 x 5 9 0 FINAL
WP - DAVE VERES (1-0)
LP - DICKY GONZALEZ (0-1)
SAVE - JOSH PEARCE (1)
HOME RUNS: STL - JD DREW (1) OFF DICKY GONZALEZ IN THE 4TH
TIME: 2:20 ATT: 6,620
Mets watch: Shawn Estes pitched a shutout inning in his Met debut and Jeromy Burnitz, beginning his second tour of duty with the Mets, singled twice. Roberto Alomar went hitless in two at-bats in his first game as a Met, while Roger Cedeno kicked off his second tenure for the team by going 1-for-4 with a double.
Cardinals watch: The fifth-starter derby is under way in earnest. Andy Benes pitched three solid innings, giving up no runs on a pair of hits. He weathered some hard-hit balls but got out unscathed.
Matthew Leach covers the Cardinals for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.