The Mets go for their fourth win a row, and three game sweep this afternoon in Citi Field against the Dodgers. Yesterday the Mets rallied back late in a tied game to get the win behind a spot start from Dillon Gee and a great day at the plate from Jason Pridie. Today, R.A. Dickey will take the mound against Clayton Kershaw.
Dickey is 1-3 on the season with a 4.62 ERA over 7 games (6 starts) and 39 innings of work. Robert Allen strung two good starts together earlier, but in his last start against the Giants he fell flat, allowing 6 runs in 6 innings of work. Last season he pitched a scoreless 5.2 innings of work against the Dodgers who have the following numbers on Dickey:
Gibbons 1-6
Uribe 2-6, 2B
Barajas 1-4, 2B
Carroll 0-4
Ethier 1-2, 2B
Loney 0-2
The Mets bats will get a crack at Clayton Kershaw this afternoon who is 3-3 over 7 starts and 45.1 innings of work posting a 3.38 ERA. In his last three starts he has tossed 21 innings with a 3.86 ERA. He pitched a great game last season against the Mets where he logged in 8 scoreless innings against the Mets who have the following numbers on Clayton:
Hairston 5-13, 2B
Wright 1-7, 2B
Reyes 2-6
Paulino 2-6
Beltran 0-4
Davis 1-3, 2B
Let's Go Mets!
