The Mets play game three and go for a series win tonight against the Dodgers. The Amazin's have now won three games in a row, three games without Jose Reyes and and are now two games above .500 and last night it was because Jason Bay looked like the Jason Bay we expect him to be. Niese will get the start for the Mets tonight. On the season he is 7-7 with a 3.72 ERA and in his last two games he has pitched 11.2 innings while allowing 5 ER. In his career he has made one start against the Dodgers where he allowed 3 ER in 5.2 innings of work. The Dodgers have the following numbers on Niese:
Miles 1-6
Uribe 0-6
Carrol 0-2
Kemp 2-3
The Mets will have to contend with Kuroda today who is 6-9 on the season with a 2.90 ERA. In his last four starts he has pitched 25.1 innings and has posted an ERA of 1.42. He was dominant against the Mets last season as he allowed only 2 ER in 14 innings against the Mets who have the following numbers against him:
Bay 2-9, HR
Hairston 3-8, HR
Beltran 2-5, 2B, HR
Murphy 2-5, 2 2B
Let's Go Mets!
