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Basics:
Record: 8-17, 8.5 GB
Lost 7 of 8
1-5 vs NYM in 2006
Pitching Matchups:
Monday
WSH Ramon Ortiz, RHP (0-3, 6.75) @ NYM Victor Zambrano, RHP (1-2, 9.64)
From MLB.com:
Ortiz will face the Mets for the third time this season. He is 0-2 with an 8.18 ERA against them. In his last start, Ortiz went deep into the game and saved some of the relievers. He pitched 6 2/3 innings and gave up five runs -- four earned -- on seven hits against the Reds.
Five innings, three runs; five innings, seven runs and then four innings, five runs. Zambrano's season is moving in the wrong direction. Not good, to poor, to worse. Now he misses the Braves, the team that inflicted his first loss this season, but instead he pitches -- with seven-days rest -- at home. And Shea has been unkind to him. And another start like the one Sunday in San Diego, and his ERA won't fit in a three-digit format.
Tuesday
WSH Michael O'Connor, LHP (0-1, 0.00) @ NYM John Maine, RHP (0-0, -.--)
From MLB.com:
Scouting Report:
O'Connor will face the Mets for the first time in his career. Last Thursday, he made his Major League debut against the Cardinals and gave up three runs -- none earned -- in five innings. He walked four batters and struck out two. He was pushed into service because of a forearm injury to John Patterson.
With Brian Bannister disabled, the Mets need another starter. They haven't announced their choice. But Maine, the pitcher they obtained with Jorge Julio in the Kris Benson trade, seems likely. GM Omar Minaya likes him, and Maine, pitching for the Triple A Norfolk Tides, already is on the 40-player roster. Fellow Tides pitchers Jeremi Gonzalez and Jose Lima are not. Maine gained his first victory Wednesday, pitching seven innings and allowing five hits and a walk against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He has a 1-3 record and 2.63 ERA in four starts. The Tides had scored one run in each loss.
Injuries n' stuff
OF Ryan Church may not play with flu-like symptoms. No word on whether it's the flu or only flu-like.
3B Ryan Zimmerman will be out because he's traveling to attend his grandmother's funeral. Billy Wagner doesn't mind.
RP Felix Rodriguez will begin serving a 3 game suspension ordered for hitting Paul LoDuca in the Pedro beanballish game.
C Robert Fick is out with an elbow injury.
Bottom Line
The Mets should wipe the floor with these guys. They're struggling, have injuries and the best thing you can say about them is that they are happy to be on the road (7-10 record vs. 1-7 at home).
More as I think of it.
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