The Mets may be way back still, but they’ve now won 4 of their last 5 and a win tonight would clinch a series victory against the Braves. Last night the Mets rolled with an 8-3 win to get the 4000th franchise win. Everything was going great until the pen came in, but a win is a win. Tonight Dillon Gee comes back from the DL. Before he left, Gee was 3-1 over 8 starts and 52.2 innings with a 2.73 ERA. Last year he faced the Braves four times with a 1-2 record over 27.1 innings with a 2.63 ERA. The Braves have the following numbers against Gee:
- Uggla 5-29, 2B, 3B
- Heyward 8-21, HR
- Freeman 6-23, 2B, HR
- J Upton 4-21, 2B, HR
- Johnson 3-10, 2B
- Simmons 2-10, 2B
- BJ Upton 0-4
Ervin Santana will make his his 17th start of the year. He is 7-5 over 103.0 innings with a 3.93 ERA. In his last four starts he has pitched 26.0 innings with a 3.46 ERA. He has made two starts against the Mets this year and he logged 15.0 innings allowing one earned run, 9 hits and 13 strikeouts. The Mets have the following numbers against Santana:
- Granderson 11-46, 2 2B, 5 HR
- Abreu 4-14
- E Young 3-9
- C Young 1-9, 2B
- Murphy 3-9, 2B
- Duda 2-6, 2B
Lets Go Mets!
