STARTING PITCHERS: Joe Ross left a 3-2 fastball out over the plate and up in the zone to Michael Conforto with a runner on and two out in the first, and his 21st pitch of the inning ended up clearing the left field wall for a two-run blast that gave the New York Mets a 2-0 lead in Port St. Lucie, FL’s First Data Field.
Ross ended up throwing 26 pitches total in the bottom of the first.
Meanwhile, in West Palm Beach, Patrick Corbin started against the Miami Marlins at home in the FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches, and once again struggled out of the gate, with a throwing error by Anthony Rendon and back-to-back doubles (by Brian Anderson and Peter O’Brien) leading to two early runs for the Fish, 2-0 as well.