The Mets go for the sweep this afternoon against the Cardinals. Last night the Mets won in dramatic fashion as they hit a walk off shot in the bottom of the 10th off the bat of Angel Pagan. Jon Niese gets the start for the Mets and he is 9-7 with a 3.73 ERA. In the month of July he has pitched 20.1innings with a 3.98 ERA. In his career he is 1-0 in 7.2 innings against the Cubs with an ERA of 1.17. The Cards have the following numbers against him:
Holliday 1-4
Jay 1-4
Molina 0-3
Pujols 1-4, 2B
The Mets bats will go up against Jake Westbrook tonight who is 7-4 this season with a 5.26 ERA. In his last two starts he has pitched a combined 9.1 innings and has allowed 9 ER. Against the Mets last season he pitched 7.0 innings and allowed 5 ER. The Mets have the following numbers on Jake:
Beltran 2-7
Pagan 2-3
Reyes 2-4, 2B
Paulino 0-3
Let's Go Mets!
