Tonight the Nationals come to town after just ending their 9 game losing streak. The Nationals started off hot on a 3 game losing streak and just lost complete control from there. Anyway, the Nationals “ace” will be pitching against the Mets tonight (I personally feel that Chico is their best pitcher) and his name is Odalis Perez.
So far this year, Perez has pitched in 3 games for the Nats to the tune of a 0-2 record. He has pitched 14.2 IP, 4.91 ERA, 5 BB, and 10 K. He has some history with current Mets and these are their stats against him:
Castillo 22 AB, 9 H, 3B, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB, .409 BA, .458 OBP
Chavez 13 AB, 4 H, .308 BA
Clark 11 AB, 3 H, 2 2b
Beltran 3-6
Delgado 0-5
Wright 2-5
I find it interesting that tonight Castillo is being moved to the eighth spot of the line up because of his history with Perez. Right now, Church makes more sense to be batting 2nd with his stats, but you would think the move would happen tomorrow night because Castillo can see the ball well from Perez.
That being said I wonder how much this move in the line up tonight is being influenced by Mets fans and media pressure. I assume very little, but it is still something to think about.
Lets Go Mets.
