8/21/09 Phillies at Mets Lineups

The Specifics

-Game 1 of a 4-game series
-7:10 PM on SNY

The Pitching Matchup

Cole Hamels (7-7, 4.69 ERA) at Mike Pelfrey (8-8, 4.75 ERA)

The Lineups

Statistics for both teams can be found on the Mets and Phillies team pages on baseball-reference.com.

Mets Lineup
1. Angel Pagan CF
2. Luis Castillo 2B
3. Gary Sheffield LF
4. Jeff Francoeur RF
5. Fernando Tatis 3B
6. Daniel Murphy 1B
7. Omir Santos C
8. Anderson Hernandez SS
9. Mike Pelfrey SP

Phillies Lineup
1. Jimmy Rollins SS
2. Shane Victorino CF
3. Chase Utley 2B
4. Ryan Howard 1B
5. Jayson Werth RF
6. Raul Ibanez LF
7. Greg Dobbs 3B
8. Carlos Ruiz C
9. Cole Hamels SP

The Notes

-Billy Wagner was claimed on waivers by the Boston Red Sox and have 3 days to try and make a trade.

-Storms are in the area and the game will likely not start at its scheduled time.

Breaking News: Livan Hernandez Released

According to Bart Hubbuch of the New York Post on Twitter, the Mets have released SP Livan Hernandez to make room for RP Billy Wagner on the active roster.

8/19/09 Braves at Mets Lineups

The Specifics

Braves at Mets

Game 2 of 3 (Mets lead series 1-0)

7:10 PM on SNY

Flushing weather, courtesy of Weather.com

The Pitching Matchup

Jair Jurrjens (9-8, 2.99 ERA) vs. Bobby Parnell (3-4, 3.50 ERA)

The Lineups


Mets
1. Angel Pagan CF
2. Luis Castillo 2B
3. Gary Sheffield LF
4. Daniel Murphy 1B
5. Jeff Francoeur RF
6. Fernando Tatis 3B
7. Omir Santos C
8. Anderson Hernandez SS
9. Bobby Parnell P

Braves
1. Omar Infante 2B
2. Garret Anderson LF
3. Chipper Jones 3B
4. Brian McCann C
5. Adam LaRoche 1B
6. Yunel Escobar SS
7. Matt Diaz RF
8. Ryan Church CF
9. Jair Jurrjens P


The Notes

-Bobby Parnell makes his 3rd career start tonight. He is 1-1 with an ERA under 2 in his first 2. His pitch maximum appears to be a regular one at this point: around 100 pitches.

-The Mets are sticking with the lineup that produced big yesterday.

-Martin Prado is out of the Braves lineup due to sporadic headaches he has been suffering.

-Oliver Perez and Jerry Manuel agree that Perez should be able to make his next start.

-Pending a disaster, Billy Wagner will be activated before tomorrow's game. Presumably Elmer Dessens or Andy Green would be demoted to make room for Wagner.

8/16/09 Giants at Mets Lineups

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

Also, Billy Wagner is not expected to be activated before today's game. He will most likely be activated before tomorrow's game against the Atlanta Braves.

Mets Lineup
Cory Sullivan CF .263/.328/.421
Luis Castillo 2B .304/.398/.364
Gary Sheffield LF .283/.377/.464
Daniel Murphy 1B .249/.312/.370
Jeff Francoeur RF .263/.296/.385
Fernando Tatis 3B .248/.311/.409
Brian Schneider C .192/.288/.336
Anderson Hernandez SS .254/.321/.323
Livan Hernandez RHP 7-7, 5.28 ERA


Giants Lineup
Eugenio Velez LF .302/.336/.440
Freddy Sanchez 2B .271/.298/.371
Pablo Sandoval 3B .330/.380/.551
Bengie Molina C .265/.279/.442
Ryan Garko 1B .271/.352/.427
Randy Winn RF .262/.314/.364
Aaron Rowand CF .266/.321/.425
Edgar Renteria SS .256/.310/.319
Joe Martinez RHP 2-1, 6.00 ERA

Mike's Pregame Prediction- Mets win 10-8 in a slugfest.