Matt Cerrone of Metsblog is reporting that Pedro Martinez arrived in New York late this afternoon and was scheduled for an MRI around 4 pm. It is also being reported that a jersey for P Nelson Figueroa is already in the locker room for tonight’s game.

Pedro Martinez left his start against the Marlins this evening with what looks to be a hamstring or groin injury.

…More news to come…

UPDATE 10:02 PM ET : Kevin Burkhardt of SNY reports that he spoke to Pedro in the clubhouse who said he heard a ‘pop’ in his hamstring, and is on his way back to New York to get an MRI.

The Mets and Marlins play the middle game of their opening three game series tonight in Miami. Gametime is slated for 7:10 EST. The pitchers for tonight’s game will be Pedro Martinez for the Mets and Rick VandenHurk for the Marlins. Martinez posted a 3-1 record and a 2.57 E.R.A. in five starts last September in his return from surgery. The game is available on SNY and can be seen on MLB.tv. Tonight’s lineups comes courtesy of David Lennon’s blog for Newsday and John Delcos’s LohudMetsblog.

• SS Jose Reyes
• 2B Luis Castillo
• 3B David Wright
• CF Carlos Beltran
• 1B Carlos Deglado
• RF Ryan Church
• LF Angel Pagan
• C Brian Schneider
• P Pedro Martinez

Only switches here are Church and Pagan flip flop against the righty..

Marlins

• SS Hanley Ramirez
• 2B Dan Uggla
• 1B Mike Jacobs
• LF Josh Willingham
• 3B Jorge Cantu
• RF Luis Gonzalez
• C Matt Treanor
• CF Alfredo Amezaga
• P Rick VandenHurk

As always, head on over to The Hot Foot Bleachers to talk Mets Baseball during the game.

MLB.com is reporting that Braves 2B Kelly Johnson strained his right knee while trying to score on a Yunel Escobar triple. He is day to day.

That Gotay signing is looking pretty good right now if hes out for any extended period of time.

The Mets were victorious over the Marlins today by a score of 7-2. Johan Santana got the win for the Mets. Mark Hendrickson took the loss for the Marlins. For a full recap, head on over to MLB.com.

A few notes:

• Santana pitched seven innings of two run ball, allowing three hits and striking out eight
• David Wright had a three run double in a six run fourth inning
• Matt Wise, Jorge Sosa, and Scott Schoeneweis combined to pitch a scoreless eighth
• Carlos Beltran 2-5 with two doubles.
• Jose Reyes added two hits but was caught stealing in the 5th.

The same two teams will battle it out again tomorrow night starting at 7:10 ET. The pitchers will be Pedro Martinez and Rick VandenHurk.

The Mets defeated the White Sox in the Civil Rights Game this evening in Memphis. Joe Smith got the win for the Mets. Scott Linebrink took the loss for the White Sox.

• Carlos Beltran started the scoring with a two run home run off Jose Contreras.
• Raul Casanova gave the Mets the lead for good with an rbi groundout in the 7th.
• John Maine pitched four shutout innings, registering five strikeouts.

The Mets open the regular season on Monday in Miami against the Marlins. The pitchers will be Johan Santana and Mark Hendrickson.

The Mets fell to the Orioles by a score of 4-3 in Ft. Lauderdale. Greg Aquino got the win for the O’s. Mike Pelfrey took the loss for the Mets. For a full recap, head on over to MLB.com.

A few notes

• El Duque might have locked up the fifth starter’s job with his strong showing in today’s game. He allowed one run in 5 innings of work. Mike Pelfrey followed with 3.2 innings, allowing three runs on six hits
• Jose Reyes went 2-3, scoring two runs and swiping two bases.

The Mets finish up their spring schedule tomorrow in the Civil Rights Game against the White Sox. John Maine will take the hill for the Mets.

The Mets defeated the Braves today by a score of 9-4 in Orlando. Oliver Perez got the win for the Mets, while Pete Moylan took the loss for the Braves. For a full recap, head to MLB.com.

A few notes

• Perez got back on track after a few bad outings, pitching 6.1 strong innings, allowing three runs on seven hits and striking out four.
• Marlon Anderson got the scoring going in the first, shooting a double to the gap, scoring Chavez and Pagan.
• Ryan Church had his best day of the spring, going 3-5 with an rbi
• Joe Smith got back on track, pitching 1.2 scoreless innings. His ERA still stands at a dismal 7.11.

In the final two spring games of the year before Monday’s opener, the Mets face the Orioles tomorrow in Ft. Lauderdale. Mike Pelfrey and El Duque will both pitch in the game.

On Saturday, the Mets will travel to Memphis to face the White Sox in the Civil Rights Game.

3 more days..

The Mets make their only trip this spring to Orlando to take on the Atlanta Braves. Making his final spring start for the Mets will be Oliver Perez. Starting for the Braves is reliever Peter Moylan. The game is being shown on ESPN and can be seen on MLB.tv.

So, the Braves don’t even want us to see a starter, a reliever.

Lineup:

• CF Chavez
• 2B Easley
• LF Pagan
• 1B M. Anderson
• 3B Tatis
• DH Church
• C Casanova
• RF Clark
• SS Machado

Only 2 regulars here, Church and Pagan..

As always, head on over to The Hot Foot Bleachers to talk Mets baseball.