Happy Recap: Spring Training Game 19 - Mets at Braves - Mets Win 5-2, Duda Homers

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
N.Y. Mets (7-8)«	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	10	1
Atlanta (11-11)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	1

W: A. Laffey (1-0) L: C. Martinez (0-1) HR: NYM - L. Duda (2)   ATL - J. Francisco (3),F. Freeman (4)

Brown

Recap:
Andrew Brown delivered a tie-breaking RBI single in the top of the eighth inning as the New York Mets posted a 5-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves in a spring-training clash.

Jamie Hoffmann and Jordany Valdespin each drove in runs in the ninth to give the Mets some insurance, with Lucas Duda slugging a solo homer earlier in the day for New York.

Aaron Laffey tossed 2 1/3 scoreless innings to notch the win for the Mets, who also received a solid five-inning stint from Jeremy Hefner. The right-hander struck out seven Atlanta hitters while yielding two runs on five hits.

Tim Hudson worked the first six frames for Atlanta and limited New York to a pair of runs on five hits.

Juan Francisco and Freddie Freeman each had solo homers off Hefner to account for Atlanta's two runs, with B.J. Upton going 2-for-3 in the loss.

Box Score:

NY Mets	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	W	K	AVG
Jordany Valdespin 2B	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.343
Ruben Tejada SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130
Aaron Laffey P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Collin Cowgill CF	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
Lucas Duda LF	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	.250
Andrew Brown LF	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.179
John Buck C	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333
Travis d`Arnaud C	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292
Mike Baxter RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111
Josh Edgin P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Scott Atchison P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Omar Quintanilla SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261
Zach Lutz 1B	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.355
Brandon Hicks 3B	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	.148
Jeremy Hefner SP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Jamie Hoffmann RF	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	.192
Totals	35	5	10	2	0	1	5	4	1
Atlanta	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	W	K	AVG
Ramiro Pena SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.296
Jose Constanza PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Cristhian Martinez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Cory Gearrin P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jason Heyward RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.195
Jordan Schafer CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244
Justin Upton LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.214
Chris Johnson 1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.317
Freddie Freeman 1B	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	.333
Jordan Parraz RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300
B.J. Upton CF	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.444
Tyler Pastornicky 2B-SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.366
Dan Uggla 2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213
Eric O`Flaherty P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Blake DeWitt 2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226
Juan Francisco 3B	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	3	.286
Gerald Laird C	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.111
Christian Bethancourt C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143
Tim Hudson SP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
Reed Johnson LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171
Totals	33	2	6	2	0	2	2	1	9

E_R.Tejada, T.Pastornicky. LOB_NY Mets 8, Atlanta 5. 2B_B.Hicks, J.Hoffmann, B.Upton, G.Laird. HR_L.Duda (2) off T.Hudson, J.Francisco (3) off J.Hefner, F.Freeman (4) off J.Hefner. CS_C.Cowgill, J.Constanza.

NY Mets	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Jeremy Hefner	5.0	5	2	2	1	7	2.93
Josh Edgin	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	4.50
Scott Atchison	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	2.35
Aaron Laffey (W 1-0)	2.1	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
Atlanta	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Tim Hudson	6.0	5	2	2	2	1	5.40
Eric O`Flaherty	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0.00
Cristhian Martinez (L 0-1)	1.0	2	1	0	0	0	6.48
Cory Gearrin	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	2.57

WP_C.Martinez.
BK_C.Gearrin.
T_2:30. A_9186.
Umpires_Home,Greg Gibson; First, Jeff Gosney; Second, Sam Holbrook; Third, Jeff Nelson.