The Red Sox may have been decked in green uniforms to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but it was the Mets who apparently had the luck of the Irish with them today.
After seven innings of futility at the plate, the Mets finally tagged a Boston pitcher for some runs in the eighth as they held on for a 4-2 victory.
New York had been held very quiet until they exploded for a four-run eighth inning, punctuated by center fielder Fernando Martinez’s three-run home run.
Heading into the top of the eighth, the Mets had only mustered three hits against John Lackey, Jonathan Papelbon, Hideki Okajima, and Daniel Bard combined. Of their three baserunners, only Gary Matthews had been as far as second base, and that came from a steal on Lackey.
But the Mets finally got to the Red Sox, by the way of Ra ...
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New York Mets: Fernando Martinez Hits Third Spring Home Run Against Boston
Posted: 17th March 2010 by Ash Marshall in MLBComments Off on New York Mets: Fernando Martinez Hits Third Spring Home Run Against Boston