Thanks to the rainout last night, the Mets will try to play
their 40th game this afternoon against the Yankees. The Mets are staying on the
same game plan as last night, having Santana pitch (Santana's numbers against
the Yanks can be found here). The Yankees have decided to stay on their
schedule and have Pettitte pitch today. The Mets have a slew of players that
have hit Pettitte well in the past:
Delgado 21- 60 (.350 BA), 3 2B, 5 HR
Easely 16-56
Beltran 12-34 (.353 BA), 3 2B, HR
Wright 5-13
Alou 1-4, 3 BB
Castillo 1-9
The numbers suggest that Easely should get the nod over Castillo today. On the
season, Pettitte has a 3-4 record over 47 innings pitched and has posted a 4.40
ERA. Last year, he took a loss against the Mets going 7 innings, allowing 3
runs, walking 1 and striking out 4. The Mets big hitters (Wright, Church,
Delgado, Beltran) need to put up some damage on Pettitte today. One of the big
problems in the series against the Nationals was that the four of them were not
on the same rhythm at all.
Lets Go Mets!
Beat the Yankees!
