Mets starting pitcher Clay Holmes speaks on his strong spring and making the transition from being a reliever.

Mets right-hander Clay Holmes faced his first hurdle as a starting pitcher in Saturday’s 4-1 loss to the Washington Nationals at CACTI Park. To this point, Holmes’s transition from closer to starter has looked seamless.

The Mets’ Opening Day starter will be a pitcher with all of four career starts to his name. Right-hander Clay Holmes will start March 27 in Houston, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza announced Friday, coron