The Mets continue their out west road trip tonight with the San Francisco Giants. Last night the Mets got good starting pitching from Dickey and some ninth inning heroics from Scott Hairston as the Mets went on to beat the Giants 5-2 while gaining one spot in the Wild Card race. They will continue their push to relevancy again tonight as they face Tim Lincecum.
Chris Capuano gets the start for the Mets tonight with his 8-7 record and 4.19 ERA. Earlier on this road trip he bounced back nicely from a bad start against Detroit by pitching 6 innings allowing only 2 runs against the Dodgers. He picked up the loss against the Giants earlier this year as he allowed only 2 ER in 6.1 innings of work. The Giants have the following numbers on Chris:
Burrell 4-11, 2B, HR
Huff 5-7, 2B
Ross 3-7, 2B, HR
Rowand 1-5, 2B
Tejada 1-3
The Mets will get their second look at Lincecum this season who is 6-7 with a 3.14 ERA. In the latter half of June, he had an impressive, Lincecum like streak, of 14 innings allowing only one earned run. However his first start in June was a little rough as he allowed 3 ER over 5 innings of work against the Padres. He decimated the Mets the last time he faced this season as he allowed no runs and 5 hits in 7 innings of work while striking out 12 batters. The Mets have the following numbers against him:
Beltran 6-13, 2 2B, HR
Harris 3-13, 2 2B, 3B
Bay 2-7
Pagan 1-7
Murphy 2-5, 2B
Paulino 2-3
Let's Go Mets!
