Monday’s Mets News: 4 Games With Nats
The Metropolitans will host the Nationals to a 4-game series beginning tonight. Some good pitching and some clutch hitting should lead to a thrashing. The Mets should be able to sleep walk through the Nats, but they haven’t gotten to that point yet in ‘08. The Mets keep us on the edges of our seats by playing to the level of the competition. Here’s the pitching probables for this series:
- 04/12/2008 - Odalis Perez (0-3) - Nelson Figueroa Jr. (2-2)
- 04/13/2008 - John Lannan (3-3) - John Maine (4-2)
- 04/14/2008 - Tim Redding (4-3) - TBD
- 04/15/2008 - Michael O’Connor (1-1) - Johan Santana (4-2)
Reliever Wise the Mets’ invisible man - Marty Noble put together a pregame analysis for today’s game between the Nationals and the Mets.
Using pink bat, Beltran enjoys big day
Newsday:
Mets in the pink after beating Reds - Anthony Rieber summarized yesterday’s game between the Reds and the Mets.
Inconsistent Perez finds his rhythm for Mets
Reds bat out of order in ninth - Erik Boland attempted to explain what took place yesterday when the Reds batted out of order in the ninth inning.
Schoeneweis turning boos into cheers
New York Daily News:
Carlos Beltran, Ryan Church hit back-to-back homers as Mets blast Reds - Peter Botte summarized yesterday’s Reds-Mets game.
Mets’ Oliver Perez baffles even Willie Randolph with turn for better
In ninth, Mets-Reds get out of order
Mets turn to Johan Santana to get Subway Series rolling
Mets’ minor league report - Adam Rubin lets us know what’s going on in the minors.
New York Post:
AMAZIN’S PINK BATS RED HOT - Mike Puma summarized yesterday’s game between the Reds and the Mets.
OLIVER’S LEFTY PERSONALITY ALL RIGHT
DOING A RAIN DANCE - Mike Puma wrote, “With today’s forecast calling for rain, the Mets might not wait long to postpone their scheduled game against the Nationals.”
CASTILLO HURT - Fred Kerber reported that Luis Castillo will not be in tonight’s lineup.
BUMBLING REDS DELAY INEVITABLE - Fred Kerber stated that the lineup confusion in the ninth inning slowed down the game.
New York Times:
Snapping Out of a Slump, Beltrán Is Starting to Click
The Star-Ledger:
Mets’ Perez shows his better side
Beltran the driving force in Met bats’ revival
