Breaking News: Cora Out for the Season

Gary Cohen just reported on SNY that Alex Cora has chosen to get surgery on his injured thumb and will miss the remainder of the 2009 season.

A corresponding roster move will be made before tomorrow's game. I'd predict that Argenis Reyes or Mike Lamb gets the callup.

Breaking News: CAT Scans on Wright Negative

Mets may have just dodged a major bullet.

SNY is reporting that the CAT scans on David Wright came up negative. Wright suffered a concussion and will stay in the hospital overnight as a precaution.

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.