For the deal to save them money, the Mets need to be right about Niese.
Brandon Lyon (2-2) pitched a scoreless eighth in relief of an impressive Jonathon Niese.
Murphy and Wright doubled to start the sixth to give Niese a two-run cushion.
Ankiel settled on Niese's glove after borrowing from reliever Scott Rice for pregame warmups.
Ankiel's equipment didn't arrive and couldn't hang onto the ball using pitcher Jonathon Niese's glove.
Niese had been New York's scheduled starter for Saturday's game, which was postponed by rain.
Niese hopped toward the plate looking for the ball as Ellis reached on an infield single.
De Niese hoofed her way through as if she had been practicing for weeks.
Niese had a perfect day at the plate, tying his career high with two hits.
Niese is set to pitch Monday against the San Diego Padres at Citi Field.
Niese has been tasked to lead a Mets rotation suddenly hit by a rash of injuries.
The Mets made another announcement, too, saying Jonathon Niese would be their pitcher on opening day.
Niese went 13-9 last season for the Mets with a 3.40 ERA in 30 starts.
Despite the numbers, Collins said Niese "made some real good pitches" against a tough lineup.
Mets starter Jonathon Niese also threw three scoreless innings in his major league exhibition debut.
Jon Niese, Shaun Marcum, Dillon Gee and Matt Harvey also figure to be in the rotation.
If they're right, they'll avoid the uncertainty of arbitration, which Niese would've become eligible for next winter.
The Pirates jumped on Niese early, and finally drove him out of the game in the fifth.
"It was real tough but at the same time we have to stay on our toes, " Niese said.
"He won 13 games and pitched a lot of innings for us last year, " Collins said of Niese.
This guarantees nothing, of course, but you can reasonably pencil Niese in for around 200 innings this year.
Niese got Gardner to ground out with runners on second and third to end a threat in the seventh.
Niese had permitted 15 runs in 8 1-3 innings in his previous two starts, but kept the Cardinals off-balance.
Jonathan Niese (3-4) allowed two runs on six hits in 7 1-3 innings, his longest outing of the season.
Louis will go for a four-game sweep Thursday with ace Adam Wainwright (5-2, 2.30) facing Jonathan Niese (2-4, 5.93).
The Mets have struggled to score at home, but Niese (2-4) would have put any team in a hole.
Niese gave up eight hits and three walks with a strikeout before leaving with one out in the fifth.
Niese's last two walks came in the fifth, when he was pulled with none out and the bases loaded.
Collins' other option Sunday was to skip Niese's spot in the rotation and have Matt Harvey remain on schedule.
Niese (2-3) matched his career high with six walks while allowing seven runs and seven hits in four-plus innings.
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