Mets vs. Twins
Shea Stadium
Flushing New York
Pitching matchup
NYM: LHP Oliver Perez (7-5, 2.93 ERA)
Perez was brilliant in blanking the Yankees last Friday, in what would become the team's only Subway Series bright spot. He went 7 1/3 innings, allowing just five hits and three walks in a classic "effectively wild" performance that earned him his team-leading seventh win. He'll go for his eighth against the Twins, against whom he sports an 0-1 record despite a 1.17 ERA.
MIN: RHP Scott Baker (1-2, 7.33 ERA)
Baker has struggled
after appearing to right himself in Triple-A. His first start back in
the bigs was a dandy -- 8 1/3 innings, two runs, no walks -- but since
then, he's posted a 9.64 ERA in four starts. The control expert has
never seen the Mets in a three-year American League career.
Player to watch
Second baseman Luis Castillo's 32-game Shea Stadium hitting streak may
have ended on Monday night, but he's liable to start another one
against Perez. In 14 career at-bats against the lefty he has five hits,
good for a .357 average.
Tickets
mets.com or Shea
On the Internet
MLB.TV
Gameday Audio
Gameday
On television
• SNY
On radio
• WFAN 660
• WADO 1280 (Español)
Coming Up
• Thursday: Off-day (FUNDRAISER)
• Friday: Mets (Tom Glavine, 5-5, 4.67) vs. Athletics (Lenny DiNardo, 2-3, 2.21), 7:10 p.m. ET
• Saturday: Mets (Orlando Hernandez, 3-3, 3.08) vs. Athletics (Joe Kennedy, 2-4, 3.62), 7:10 p.m. ET
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