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Mets decimated the Cardinals in a victory on the road in Jupiter this afternoon, and Freddy Peralta started his Mets tenure about as good as one would have hoped.
- Freddy Peralta threw 29 pitches in three perfect innings, collecting three strikeouts in his appearance.
- Devin Williams made his first appearance as well, going one inning and giving up one hit. That hit was a solo home run to top Cardinals prospect JJ Wetherholt.
- Justin Hagenman went three innings, allowing two runs on four hits, striking out four.
- Huascar Brazobán and Brett Banks each threw a scoreless inning to finish the game.
- MJ Melendez was the offensive star of the game, going 2-for-3, both hits being home runs and driving in four runs.
- AJ Ewing had another great appearance, going 2-for-2 with a home run, two RBI and a walk.
- Cristian Pache went 3-for-3 with a double, and he scored twice.
- Juan Soto went 1-for-3, hitting a double off Quinn Matthews.
- Austin Barnes went 1-for-3, hitting a two-run double.
- Kevin Parada went 1-for-1, driving in two runs and walking twice.
The Mets will be back in action tomorrow afternoon at 1:10 PM EST, taking on the Washington Nationals back at Clover Park. Tobias Myers will make his second appearance of the spring, and his first start. You can actually watch that game on television, as it’s being broadcast on SNY.
