Pitching Gets Pounded as Mets Fall to Cards, 10-5

Mike Pelfrey gave up 12 hits, 6 runs and 3 homers today as the Mets lost the Cards 10-5 at Digital Domain Park (box score).  Pelfrey wasn't the only Mets pitcher who had a tough outting, in fact, the only pitchers to have a spotless performance today were Sean Green, (who pitched 1/3 of an inning), and Elmer Dessen threw the last inning.  The team as a whole gave up 19 hits today...

Igarashi gave up 3 runs in an inning of work, while Misch gave up one run in his own inning.  Some of the homers the Cardinals hit might have been wind-aided, but a majority were just crushed.

The only real bright spots today for the Mets were the play of Angel Pagan and Frank Catalanotto.  Pagan went 2-4 with 3 RBI, a run scored and a homer.  Catalanotto had a pinch-hit two-run homer in the eighth, which didn't do much but make the game seem closer than it was.

Not the type of performance you want to see 8 das before the season starts, but hey, it is still spring...
Just not for much longer...