Mets beat by Beltran, PR Club

The Mets gave up a 2 run 2 out hit to Carlos Beltran to break a 1-1 tie in the 5th inning. Team Puerto Rico, with Ivan Rodriguez, Javy Lopez, Carlos Delgado, Carlos Beltran, Bernie Williams, and other big players, beat the Mets in a game in preparation for the World Baseball Classic. The fans for Puerto Rico were going crazy, and had flags flying through the stadium.

“I didn’t know St. Lucie had so many Puerto Ricans,” Beltran said afterwards. “It was fun, and great to see all that support from the fans. They bring a great excitement to the park.”

Beltran’s game-winner came against left-hander Billy Wagner, the new Mets closer who excused himself only a few days ago from Team USA, saying that he was not physically ready for the classic.”I’m a player of the Mets,” Beltran said. “Facing Billy … he’s such a hard thrower. I was looking for a slider, but he kept giving me a lot of fastballs. Good thing I was able to get one over third base on a pitch I got jammed.”

Team Puerto Rico did not allow any walks the whole game.

If you were wondering where Carlos Delgado was, it was because he has tendinitis in his left (non-throwing) elbow.

Elsewhere, the Mets played a Split Squad, where the other half of the team was playing the Dodgers, and lost.

The Mets play the Indians tomorrow on ESPN at 1:00.