metsblog.com - 5/12/2008
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The Game:
Weather-permitting, the Mets (19-16) will begin their four-game series versus the Nationals (15-23) tonight at Shea Stadium, starting at 7:10 pm.
The Lineup:
SS Jose Reyes
RF Ryan Church
3B David Wright
CF Carlos Beltran
LF Moises Alou
1B Carlos Delgado
2B Damion Easley
C Brian Schneider
P Nelson Figueroa
The Pitchers:
RHP Nelson Figueroa (2-2, 4.81 ...
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Gameday: Mets v Nats (Game 1)
Hot Foot —
... face Odalis Perez, who’s still hunting for his first win of the season. Perez is 0-3, but only has a 3.43 ERA, and has dealt out 34 strikeouts. He’s given 55 of them to the Mets over his 17 career appearances against the team, during which he had a 3.93 ERA. He took a loss last time he met the Mets, in the 6-0 blowout, of which he gave up 2 runs and walked 4. While he does have five no decisions, the Nats won three of them.
Lineups courtesy of Mets Blog:
SS Reyes
RF Church
3B Wright
CF Beltran ...
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Education is power —
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Major League Baseball News 5/13/2008
Entering Monday's action, Washington had a .237 batting average, which ranked last in the National League. But the bats came to life, as the Nationals gave Odalis Perez his first victory of season in a 10-4 pounding of the Mets at Shea Stadium.
