The Mets come home after a roller coaster road trip to face the Reds tonight. Over the last 6 games, the Mets have played against two very good teams, and made some bad plays, made some good plays, didn't hit, did hit. You get the idea, there were a lot of ups and downs. Tonight the Mets will face off against Belisle of the Reds.
Belisle has pitched in three games this year, with a 1-2 record, and 14.1 IP. His ERA during this time is 6.91. He pitched against the Mets two times last year, getting two no decisions, 12.1 IP, a 4.38 ERA, walked 3 and struck out 6. Some Mets stats against Belisle:
Beltran 2-7, HR, 2 RBI, .286 BA
Delgado 4-7 RBI
Reyes 1-8
Wright 2-7
Castillo 2-3
Alou 0-3
The Mets have really struggled with RISP with 2 outs this year, and hopefully they can show their ability to hit tonight. (This is looking at you Beltran). In 19 AB with RISP and 2 outs, Beltran has 0 hits. Clutch-plays would be nice. Meanwhile Delgado has some good numbers here and Wrights are not to shabby either.
On the pitching side of the ball, Pelfrey will be taking the helm tonight. He pitched 1.1 innings against the Reds last year, allowed a run, BB and a K. Here are some career stats from the Reds vs Pelfrey:
Dunn 1-2
Griffey 0-4
Phillips 1-4
Lets hope that the Mets hit, pitch, and field the ball well tonight. They had a travel day to remeber their amazing day on Wednesday and a repeat of that level of play will be amazing to send this team in the right direction. Specifically, I have always been a believer of it takes a big inning to turn things around to launch a winning streak because it builds momentum. That 6 run inning, that separated the game could be that inning starts a winning streak. Lets see tonight…Lets Go Mets!
