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Opening Day has arrived for 1995, but there was little to celebrate for the New York Mets. Florida Marlins ace John Burkett tossed a complete game to start the year and earned his first win of the season. Burkett allowed seven hits and two runs to lead the Marlins to a 8-2 victory in Florida.
Mets starting pitcher Brett Saberhagen gave up a three run home run to Kurt Abbott in the bottom of the second inning. Saberhagen righted the ship for the next three innings, but the sixth inning saw the end of Saberhagen’s day. Marlins got three hits to start the sixth that included singles by Jeff Conine and Gary Sheffield. Terry Pendelton scored Conine with a double down the left field line. Paul Byrd finished the inning for Saberhagen, but also gave up a run in his outing that was credited towards Saberhagen.
David Segui got the Mets on the board with a 2-run home run in the fifth, but that’s all the scoring the Mets could manage against Burkett. Bobby Bonilla, Jeff Kent and Rico Brogna managed to collect hits in the first game of the season, as well. As a team, the Mets collectively got seven hits. Todd Hundley had a rough day hitting cleanup and striking out three times.
The Marlins collected fourteen hits on the Mets and even Burkett got in on the action with an RBI to help his own cause. Marlins hitters 3-6 all had multiple base hits in the game.
Mets Pitching Stats:
Saberhagen 5IP 6R 6ER 1BB 2K 90PI
Byrd 2IP 3H 0R 0ER 0BB 3K 29PI
Minor 1IP 4H 2ER 1BB 0K 22PI
Notable Hitter Stats:
Bonilla 1 for 4
Kent 1 for 4
Segui 1 for 3, 1HR, 2RBI, 1R
Brogna 1 for 4, 1R
Next game: April 4th, 1995
vs. Colorado Rockies (Bill Swift, probable starter)
Mets Probable Starter: Matt Barrett
Mets Record:
0-1
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