Church Hits Lefty for First RBI; Duffy Still in AZ

Church's First RBI Came off LHP Hendrickson

In Monday's National League opener in Miami the New York Mets erupted for six runs in the fourth inning to coast to a 7-2 victory over the Marlins.

RYAN CHURCH, the new Met about whose supposed inability to hit lefthanders was a big deal in the blogosphere after the trade, collected his first RBI off Marlin starter Mark Hendrickson WHO PITCHES WITH HIS LEFT HAND.

Church singled in the fourth to drive in a run, then scored on a double by David Wright. Churchie went 1-for-4.

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Duffy Not on Burlington Roster

The latest on DANNY DUFFY comes not from Surprise, Arizona, where the Kansas City Royals minor leaguers are preparing, but from Burlington, Iowa.

Burlington, Iowa is the home of the Burlington Bees of the Class A Midwest League which opens its season Thursday opposite Peoria.

The Burlington roster was announced Monday however, and Duffy, widely expected to be on that team, is not on the roster.

The other likely option for the young lefthander, entering his first full season of professional baseball, would be extended spring training in Arizona until the Pioneer League and Appalachian League seasons begin in June.