213 Miles From Shea

R.A. Dickey remains one of the more exciting aspects of this ball club, and tonight he takes his next step forward to become a 20 game winner as he takes on the Washington Nationals. Right now, he is 18-6 with a 2.64 ERA over 198.0 innings of work. In his last four starts he is 3-0 over 29.2 innings with a 1.21 ERA. He is 2-1 in as many games against the Nationals pitching 20.2 innings with a 3.05 ERA. The Nationals have the following numbers Dickey:

Zimmerman 9-27, 2B, HR
Morse 7-24, 2 2B
Werth 11-25, 3 2B, 2 HR
Desmond 4-20, 3B
Espinosa 3-20, 2B
LaRoche 3-15, HR

Zimmermann is 10-8 on the season over 28 starts with a 2.99 ERA while pitching 171.2 innings. His last start was a good rebound as he went 7 innings pitching 2 ER. In his previous start he pitched 3.2 innings while allowing 8 ER. He has been good against the Mets this year allowing only 3 ER over 18 innings of work. The Mets have the following numbers against Jordan:

Wright 8-24, 2 2B, 2 HR
Murphy 6-19, 2B, HR
Thole 5-15
Davis 3-12, 2B, HR
Bay 5-13
Duda 2-11, 2B

Let’s Go Mets!

After a disappointing series with the Braves, the Mets host the Nationals in Queens. Collin McHugh will get the start tonight for the Mets. He is 0-1 over two starts with a 3.27 ERA as he has allowed 4 ER in 11.0 innings of work. His MLB debut was seven innings of shutout ball, and sadly his last start was not that as he allowed 4 ER in 4 innings. The Nationals have no current numbers with McHugh since this will be their first time seeing him.

The Mets get a look at Gio Gonzalez again who is 18-7 over 28 games with an ERA 2.98 over a stretch of 175.1 innings. In his last two starts he has thrown a combined 16 innings of shutout ball with 17 strikeouts. In three starts against the Mets he has pitched 16.0 innings allowing 8 ER which is mostly due to a 3.1 inning, 6 ER outing. The Mets have the following numbers against Gio:

Torres 4-17, 2B
Bay 0-11
Hairston 3-11, 2B
Shoppach 1-8
Turner 1-9
Cedeno 2-8, 3B
Davis 4-8, 2B, HR
Wright 2-7, HR

Let’s Go Mets!

The Mets try to salvage part of the series today as they take on the Braves for Game Three after dropping the first two games in the series. Today Chris Young will get the nod as he takes on Tommy Hanson. Chris Young is 4-7 over 16 games while pitching 90.1 innings with a 4.48 ERA. Young rebounded nicely in his last start allowing only 1 ER in 5 innings of work. Against the Braves this year he pitched 5 earned runs over 3 innings of work. The Braves have the following numbers against Chris Young:

Chipper 6-10, 2B, 2 HR
Uggla 2-8, 3B
McCann 0-7
Johnson 2-5, HR
Bourn 1-4, 2B
Hinske 0-5

Tommy Hanson is 12-8 over 26 games and 147.1 innings while posting an ERA of 4.40. In his last four games he has pitched 21.1 innings with a 5.06 ERA. In three games against the Mets this year, Tommy has posted a 5.71 ERA over 17.1 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against Hanson:

Wright 4-25, 2 2B
Thole 11-24, 2 2B, HR
Davis 5-17, 2 2B, 2 HR
Bay 3-14, HR
Tejada 1-14, 2B
Murphy 6-14, 2 2B
Duda 3-11, HR
Turner 3-4, 2 HR

Let’s Go Mets!

The Mets and Braves continue their series this afternoon in Queens as Jeremy Hefner gets the nod against Kris Medlen. Hefner is 2-5 over 75.2 innings with an ERA of 4.52. In his last two starts he has pitched 14.0 innings while allowing 3 earned runs and striking out 13 batters during that stretch. Against the Braves this year he has pitched 3.2 innings while allowing only 4 hits and 1 earned run. The Braves have the following numbers against Hefner:

Bourn 1-2
Freeman 1-2, HR
Janish 0-2
McCann 0-2
Uggla 1-2

Kris Medlen is 7-1 over 104.1 innings with a sparkling 1.56 ERA. In the last four games he has pitched 33.0 innings without allowing a run. So the Mets are hoping to rough up his world which will be rough considering he has allowed 2 ER over 15.2 innings against the Mets this year. The Mets have the following numbers against Kris:

Wright 1-13
Davis 3-11, HR
Murphy 1-8
Thole 2-8
Tejada 2-7, 2B
Hairston 2-6, 2B

Let’s Go Mets!

Coming off R.A. Dickey’s 18th win of the season, the Mets return home today to start a series with the Braves. The Braves currently have the lead Wild Card spot with competition looming close, so the Mets have an opportunity to play spoiler here.  Jon Niese gets the start for the Amazin’s tonight as Paul Maholm gets the nod for the Braves.

Niese is 10-8 this season with a 3.55 ERA over 26 games and 165.0 innings of work. In his last two starts he has pitched 13.0 innings allowing 6 ER. Against the Braves this year he has allowed 5 runs, 4 earned in 14.0 innings of work. The Braves have the following numbers against Jon:

Uggla 7-26, 3 2B
Prado 6-24, 4 2B, 3B
Chipper 4-17, 2 2B, HR
Bourn 5-14, 2B
Heyward 5-14, 2 2B, HR
Ross 6-13, 2B, 3B, HR

Maholm is 11-9 this season with a 3.79 ERA over 159.0 innings. With the Braves specifically, he has pitched to a 2-3 record over 6 games with a 3.96 ERA. His slightly higher numbers in a Braves uniform is due to his last start against Philly where he allowed 7 ER over 2 innings of work. He has pitched a total of 10 shut out innings against the Mets this year, including a complete game shutout against the Braves. The Mets have the following numbers against Paul:

Wright 7-26
Torres 2-14, 2B, 3B
Hairston 3-10, 2B
Tejada 2-11
Bay 0-7
Murphy 6-9
Davis 1-2, 2B

Let’s Go Mets!