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Leake (1-0) surrendered three earned runs on six hits in Sunday's 14-11 Grapefruit League win over the Mets. He struck out one.
After a crisp effort Tuesday against the Braves in which he fired three perfect innings, Leake had to work harder Sunday. He got into trouble early by giving up a solo homer to Yoenis Cespedes in the first before surrendering two more runs on a sacrifice fly by T.J. Rivera and a double by Travis d'Arnaud in the fourth. Despite the blemishes, Leake came away with plenty of positives. "It was not quite as crisp as the last game, but it was a good one to learn on and build off of," said Leake, who had retired all nine batters in his first spring start. "I think for the most part I was able to locate my fastball and cutter, but I still have room to get better."
