Tonight the Mets and Nats continue their four game set with a duel between Redding and Vargas. Redding has already pitched against the Mets this year while this will be the first start for Vargas this year. In the last game Redding pitched against the Mets, he lasted 5 innings, gave up 3 runs, walked 3 and struck out 4 on his way to a loss. In 2007, he pitched against the Mets twice, getting two ND's over 10 innings pitched, 5 earned runs, 5 walks and 10 strikeouts. Here are some Mets vs Redding stats:
Alou 5 -20, 2B
Anderson 1-12, HR
Reyes 4-11, 3B
Wright 2-7, HR
Beltran 4-6, HR
Delgado 0-4
Needless to say, if for some reason, the Mets need a pinch hitter tonight against Redding, it is very unlikely that Anderson by these numbers will get the nod. When you look at these numbers as a whole, they do not seem particularly great, but they don't seem horrible. Generally, thats a good sign.
Vargas pitched for the Brewers last year where he started 23 of his 29 games. During that span he went 11-6, 134.1 innings, and posted a 5.09 ERA. He pitched a game against the Nationals last year and he did very well. He picked up a no decision over 6 innings, allowed one run, walked two and struck out 4. He has pitched three games and 16 innings in the minors so far this season posting a 3.94 ERA, one walk and 17 strikeouts. Here are some National stats vs Vargas:
Kearns 1-10
Lopez 4-8, 3 HR
Zimmerman 0-6
In 9 seasons, Lopez has only hit 66 homeruns. 3 of those homers have come off of Vargas, or 5% of the homeruns Lopez has hit have come from Vargas pitches. Be careful with him tonight.
Lets Go Mets!
