MLB

Mets Training Day

COLLIN CRUISING

Collin Cowgill hit his third home run of the spring and finished 2-for-3 with two RBIs in the Mets’ 7-5 victory over the Astros. Cowgill is batting .318 this spring.

LOWER DEKKER

Dillon Gee had a second straight ugly performance, allowing five earned runs on seven hits over four innings. Gee has an 8.31 ERA this spring.

TODAY’S SCHEDULE

Jon Niese is scheduled to make his penultimate start of spring training when he faces the Cardinals today in Port St. Lucie.

CAUGHT MY EYE

Brandon Hicks, competing for a backup infield job, committed his fourth error this spring. Hicks is batting .143 in the Grapefruit League.