The Mets, winner of four of their last 5, go for two wins straight and to get the Diamondbacks into the double digit loss column today as Mike Pelfrey takes on Ace Brandon Webb. Before we get into the preview, has anyone visited the schedule on the Mets official website recently? There is a picture of Indiana Jones on May 22, when the movie comes out. That might be crossing the advertising/commercial line in baseball. I have no doubt though that by the end of the season MLB will do another advertising act that will disappointment more than this one. Anyway back to today's game.
Webb has won all of his stars so far this season posting a 6-0 record over 41.0 innings pitched, 1.98 ERA, 14 BB and 34 K's. The Mets faced off against Webb twice last year, and surprise surprise, the Mets lost to Webb at Shea, and beat him in Arizona (continuing their dominance in Arizona). Overall in 2 games, Webb pitched 14 innings, 3.21 ERA, 5 ER, 5 BB, and 11 K. In the game at Shea, Webb went 8 innings allowing no runs, walking one and striking out 8 meaning that at Chase last year vs. the Mets, he lasted 6 innings, allowed 5 runs, walked 4, and struck out 3. The Mets have some pretty good numbers against Webb:
Alou 11-23, 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, .478 BA, .538 OBP
Beltran 5-20, 2 2B, HR, 3 RBI
Reyes 7-24, HR, RBI
Wright, 6-15, .400 BA, .438 OBP
Church 5-10, 3 2B
This was a great time for Alou to come back, especially with his numbers against Webb. It also seems that one of best surprises for the Mets this year, Church, also has good numbers vs Webb, and hopefully Willie will bat him second again today, as that has been working out pretty well for the Mets this year.
Pelfrey will try to forget about his bad start last week today, as he tries to go back to the form he was in at the start of the season. Last year, Pelfrey pitched a game against Diamondbacks where he took the loss giving up 3 runs over 5.1 IP, walking 4 striking out 1. The Dbacks have these hitting stats against Pelf:
Young, Hudson, Drew, Burke 0-10
Jackson 1-2, 2B
Byrnes 1-1, 2B, BB
The Mets try to lock up the series today and continue winning ways! Lets Go Mets!
