Yesterday was a good example of the season. Literally, a good team showed up, and then the bad team showed up. I am not referring to an A team vs a B team, this is more of an attack that in the second game, the momentum disappeared. We had momentum, and then it was gone. So which team will show up today? It is really hard to tell. Generally when a team is going to play against a rookie who has been struggling for most of the season, then the game looks like a lock on paper. However, the Mets struggle against pitchers who are not known/who they should beat.
Anyway on the mound for the Reds today is Johnny Cueto who has electric stuff but struggles. In 7 games and 41 innings pitched this year, he has a 2-3 record with a 5.27 ERA. In his four games at home, his ERA is 3.67 but in his three games away, his ERA is 8.36. He is a right handed pitcher.
The struggling Perez will be taking the mound for the Mets today. Perez has really bright spots followed by really bad spots and unfortunately for Perez, he has not recently strung together his success innings in one game. Actually, one of his problems is a lot like Pelfrey's last year. When the game starts to get out of control, he has lost his ability to get the game back in control. In two games against the Reds last year, he posted a 2-0 record over 11 innings pitched, 4.09 ERA with 8 walks and 8 strikeouts. The following Reds have these stats against Perez:
Freel 9-26, 2B, HR
Dunn 6-21, 2 2B, 3 HR
Griffey 2-16
Patterson 3-13
Phillips 3-8
The Mets can easily win this game. Like all rubber games, this game is important because when you win series, you start to separate yourself from the .500 line and clearly move into a playoff spot. So, lets get this win, take this series, and build momentrum.
Lets Go Mets!
