It is understood that CapellowillchoosebetweenLennon, WalcottandShaun Wright-Phillips forone of the tworightmidfield placeswithDavid Beckham regarded asasafe betfor the other.
Mercer hit a solo shot after third baseman DavidWright made a nifty barehanded play to throw out Starling Marte, and Tabata hit an RBI double off the base of the wall in center field.
In its first of two exhibition games before the World Baseball Classic, manager Joe Torre's team fell into a four-run hole through five innings, and needed three RBIs by Giancarlo Stanton and a run-scoring triple by DavidWright to forge a 4-4 tie in a game called after nine innings.