The Mets will try again to pull themselves together after yesterday’s loss. The Mets were able to tie up yesterday’s game and send it into extras, just in time for another bullpen meltdown. The result caused another shuffle in the pen with Beato being optioned to minor leagues and Manny Acosta to come back to the major league club after success with the Bisons. Dickey takes the mound today for the Mets as he faces Gio Gonzalez.
Dickey is 13-1 on the season with a 2.84 ERA over 19 starts and 133.1 innings of work. July has been a month to forget as Dickey has made three starts and a relief appearance pitching 20.1 innings with an ERA of 6.64. His only win, and only decision, in that stretch was against the Nationals as he allowed 4 runs, 3 earned over 7.1 innings while striking out 5. The Nationals have the following numbers against Dickey:
Zimmerman 7-24, HR
Morse 6-21, 2 2B
Espinosa 1-17
LaRoche 2-13
Lombardozzi 2-11
Bernadina 2-9
Harper 0-7
The Mets bats will get another look at Gio Gonzalez today. Gio will be looking redo from his last start against the Mets where he allowed 6 ER in 3.1 innings against the Mets. On the season, Gio is 12-5 over 19 starts and 111.0 innings with an ERA of 3.32. In his last five starts he has pitched 26.1 innings with an ERA of 5.81. The Mets have the following numbers against Gio:
Torres 4-13, 2B
Bay 0-6
Hairston 1-5, 2B
Tejada 1-5
Turner 0-5
Davis 2-2, HR
Wright 1-1, HR
Let’s Go Mets!
