8/12/09 Mets at DBacks Lineups

At 3:40 PM, the Mets take on the Diamondbacks at Chase Field for the final game of this 3-game series. The game can be seen on SportsNet New York.

The numbers in parentheses are that player's stats against the opposing starter.

Mets
CF Cory Sullivan .250/.315/.354 (1-for-4, 3B)
2B Alex Cora .256/.325/.316 (3-for-10, 2 2B)
3B David Wright .322/.414/.466 (0-for-7)
LF Gary Sheffield .283/.379/.475 (6-for-16, 2B)
RF Jeff Francoeur .265/.295/.388 (5-for-8, 2B, HR)
1B Fernando Tatis .243/.304/.413 (1-for-2, 2B)
C Omir Santos .263/.302/.410 (never faced Garland)
SS Anderson Hernandez .262/.326/.333 (never faced Garland)
LHP Oliver Perez 2-3, 6.28 ERA

Diamondbacks
RF Trent Oeltjen .500/.500/1.042 (never faced Perez)
SS Augie Ojeda .240/.346/.328 (1-for-1)
LF Ryan Roberts .280/.371/.447 (1-for-3)
3B Mark Reynolds .286/.374/.604 (0-for-4)
CF Gerardo Parra .290/.328/.427 (2-for-3)
C Chris Snyder .208/.337/.370 (1-for-10)
2B Rusty Ryal .500/.500/.500 (never faced Perez)
1B Josh Whitesell .191/.356/.298 (never faced Perez)
RHP Jon Garland 6-10, 4.33 ERA

Mike's Pregame Prediction: Perez pitches decently, but Arizona hits the Mets bullpen hard late in the game, and pulls out a 5-2 win.