Series preview: Mets at Nationals

 

Published 4/23/2008 at Surfing the Mets - NY Daily News Blogs

Mets (10-9, second place/NL East) at Nationals (6-15, fifth place/NL East) Wednesday: LHP Johan Santana (2-2, 3.25) vs. RHP Tim Redding (3-1, 3.27), 7:10 p.m. (SNY, WFAN, WADO) Thursday: LHP Oliver Perez (2-0, 2.49) vs. RHP Shawn Hill (0-0, 7.20), 7:10 p.m. (SNY, WFAN, WADO) *** Nats short hops: Closer Chad Cordero is expected in Birmingham, Ala., on Wednesday to have his shoulder examined by Dr. James Andrew after his velocity has disappeared. … Ryan Zimmerman is 1-for-24 (.042) with runners in scoring position. … Paul Lo Duca (hand) and Dmitri Young (back) are on the disabled list. … Shortstop Cristian Guzman, who is hitting .307 with two homers, is benefiting from improved vision after offseason Lasik surgery. He hit .219 just three years ago. … Felipe Lopez has supplanted slumping Ronnie Belliard as the starting second baseman. … The Mets get their first look at Nationals Park, which you can check out here. ... [link]

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