8/14/09 Giants at Mets Lineups

At 7:10 PM, the Mets take on the San Francisco Giants at Citi Field for the opening game of a 4-game series. The game can be seen on SNY.

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

Mets Lineup
Angel Pagan CF .287/.331/.459 (1-for-3)
Luis Castillo 2B .299/.393/.352 (0-for-3)
David Wright 3B .325/.415/.468 (3-for-8)
Gary Sheffield LF .288/.385/.476 (8-for-20, 2 HR)
Jeff Francoeur RF .263/.297/.386 (1-for-3, 2B)
Fernando Tatis 1B .252/.314/.419 (3-for-5, 3 2B)
Omir Santos C .258/.296/.402 (never faced Zito)
Anderson Hernandez SS .258/.322/.329 (never faced Zito)
Bobby Parnell RHP 2-4, 3.94 ERA


Giants Lineup
Eugenio Velez LF .317/.349/.462 (never faced Parnell)
Freddy Sanchez 2B .299/.337/.442 (never faced Parnell)
Pablo Sandoval 3B .329/.378/.549 (0-for-1)
Bengie Molina C .262/.275/.433 (never faced Parnell)
Ryan Garko 1B .276/.358/.437 (never faced Parnell)
Nate Schierholtz RF .296/.325/.434 (never faced Parnell)
Aaron Rowand CF .271/.327/.435 (0-for-1)
Edgar Renteria SS .253/.308/.317 (1-for-1)
Barry Zito LHP 8-10, 4.40 ERA


Notes:
-No Daniel Murphy in the lineup for the 2nd straight game.

-Bobby Parnell is making his 2nd Major League start tonight, and is on an 85-pitch limit.

-Let's go Mets!

Mike's Pregame Prediction: Mets win 8-5, get home runs from Sheffield and Santos. Parnell goes 4 1/3, gives up 3 runs. Zito gets knocked out early.