The Mets were off on all every account of the game last night. Their starting pitching was destructive. The bullpen was destructive (Nieve). The offense never really got going (only 2 runs scored). The Mets are looking to completely rebound in every aspect of the game tonight against the Diamondbacks. For the Mets, since 1998 they have been very successful playing in Arizona, it is only recently, since last year, that they have struggled. Both teams in this game will have a common theme (which makes this preview very short) in that neither tean has any major experience against the starting pitcher.
Dickey will go for the Mets and he will try to get a win (something he really deserves). On the season he is 6-3 with a 2.63 ERA and in his last outing he got the loss in 7 innings of work as he allowed only one earned run. As what will be a theme tonight, hitters have had little experience with the starters. Only two batters have faced R.A. (Johnson and LaRoche) are hitless in two AB's. Barry Enright gets the start for the Diamondbacks and it will be his fourth start of the year for this rookie. In his first three games this season, Barry is 1-2 with a 3.45 ERA. Right Handed batters are hitting a nice .286 off of Enright, a right handed pitcher, while lefties are hitting a cold .176. There is really not much more to say about him. He's logged 15.2 innings and has 13 K's with only 6 BB.
Lets Go Mets!
