With no longer having the best record in the National League (that honor going to the Diamondbacks and the Cardinals now), the Brew Crew come into town a half a game out of first place. The Mets, now second place in the NL East (before they played the Phillies, they were last) have a game and a half to get to that first place plateau.
Tonight's match up places Parra vs Figueroa. Parra is an interesting pitcher. Last year, he appeared in 9 games for the Brew Crew, including two games that he started. He pitched 26.1 IP and had a 3.76 ERA. This Spring, he made the starting rotation with these numbers: 2-2, 6.10 ERA, 20.2 IP, 10 BB, 19 K, 8.27 K/9, 9.58 H/9. In other words, this looks to be much like a strike-out and hitting based game. Some current Mets have had some AB against Parra, only Reyes having any real success:
Castillo 0-3
Delgado 0-3
Reyes 2-3
Wright 0-2, BB
Easley 1-1
Three current Brewers have had AB against Figueroa:
Counsell 2-6, 2 RBI
Hall 1-2, RBI
Kendall 0-1, BB
In other related notes, Kendall is leading the majors in BA, posting a .538 so far this season. Hall is one of 5 players right now in the majors with 4 homers, Reynolds of the Dbacks leads with 5.
This should be an interesting game, lets see if the Mets can keep the magic going tonight.
