Two of the hottest teams in the National League will meet up today as left-hander Oliver Pérez and the New York Mets host the division rival Atlanta Braves with lefty Chuck James on the hill at 1:10pm ET this afternoon.
The Mets are looking to regain control of the NL East, but Pérez has been wildly inconsistent thus far, pitching a 6-strike out, 5-hitter against the Braves on April 6th before walking seven and allowing three runs against the Phillies 5 days later.
James will try to rebound from his first loss of the season after a cold and windy start against the Nationals on Monday, when he gave up three runs and five hits through five innings of a 5-1 loss.
Atlanta took a big lead in the series opener Friday, cruising to a 7-3 win behind eight sharp innings from starter Tim Hudson. Mets third baseman David Wright went 0-for-3, ending his franchise-record hitting streak at 26 games. He's batting .235 with one RBI and six strikeouts versus the Braves.
[MLB]

4 comments:
Let's go BOOF!
Seriously. It's the Royals. Ponson and the pen SUCKED ASS last night, which is the main reason we lost that game. Our offense provided 7 runs on 11 hits - what more could you want from them?
Agreed, Jake. Sid is on his way out the door for sure.
Yes, Ponson is in a downward spiral.
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