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Mets RHP Taijuan Walker (8-2, 2.67 ERA) starts the series finale Sunday against RHP Pablo López (7-5, 3.03).Backyard Baseball 2003 is a baseball sim, with characters that are cartoon kids, not realistic player models. INF/OF Jon Berti (left groin strain) resumed baseball activities at the club’s spring training complex in Jupiter. Castano was hit in the head by a line drive Thursday at Cincinnati. Marlins: LHP Daniel Castano was placed on the seven-day concussion injured list. The two-time Cy Young Award winner has a scheduled workout Sunday. Mets: Barring any unforeseen setback, RHP Jacob deGrom (stress reaction right scapula) will make his season debut Tuesday at Washington. The Marlins purchased Neidert’s contract from Jacksonville and designated RHP Jimmy Jacabonis for assignment. Rodríguez’s 21-year major league career included one season with the Marlins in which he helped lead them to the 2003 World Series championship. Hall of Fame catcher Iván Rodríguez threw out the ceremonial first pitch before the game. The ball was clocked at 104 mph off Nimmo’s bat.

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360 with 26 home runs and 88 RBIs in his final season at Georgia Tech. The Mets signed catcher Kevin Parada, their top selection in the amateur draft. “He was getting the ball on the edges on both sides of the plate.” “He was executing,” Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. Leblanc’s double and Miguel Rojas’ steal of second in the first provided Miami’s only opportunities with runners in scoring position against Carrasco. Promoted from Triple-A Jacksonville earlier in the day, Neidert allowed two runs, five hits and struck out three in five innings.

Seth Lugo relieved Carrasco and got four outs to finish the four-hitter. “Those couple of runs at the end helped,” Lindor said. New York padded its lead with solo shots from Lindor and Davis in the eighth. “It’s hard to explain - I didn’t feel any pressure,” Leblanc said. After striking out in his first two at-bats, Leblanc doubled in the eighth but was picked off at second, ending the inning. Third baseman Charles Leblanc went 1 for 3 in his major league debut for the Marlins. “It lasted a few pitches, but a good celebration.” “I thought it was going to be the next inning,” McNeil said of the extended silence. He initially received the silent treatment from teammates in the dugout after completing his home run trot but soon was swarmed in celebration. Tomás Nido and Brandon Nimmo followed with consecutive singles, and Lindor’s two-out RBI single made it 2-0. Miami starter Nick Neidert (0-1) retired his first seven batters before McNeil connected in the third. They have not homered in their own ballpark since July 5 - a stretch of 11 games. The Marlins lost their sixth in a row at home. “They’ve been inflicted by other teams, not self-inflicted. “We’ve played some good baseball and we’ve had our challenges,” manager Buck Showalter said. The 1986 World Series championship team was 68-32 at the same point. Through 100 games, the Mets (63-37) have the second-best record in club history. What matters most is that I feel healthy.” “I will continue to work hard and try to reach bigger milestones. “To be on that list makes me profoundly proud,” Carrasco said.
