VIERA, Fla. — Ryan Zimmerman hit two doubles and drove in two runs as a split squad of Washington Nationals beat R.A. Dickey and the New York Mets 8-2 today.
Dickey had a rough outing, giving up five runs and eight hits in three innings. Adam LaRoche made his spring debut and hit an RBI single off the Mets knuckleballer.
Chien-Ming Wang, a candidate for the fifth spot in the Nationals’ rotation, allowed two runs and three hits in two innings in his first spring outing. He threw 43 pitches, 26 for strikes.
Ike Davis and Omar Quintanilla each had two hits for the Mets.