preGame: Mets at Marlins (Game Three)
The Game :
The Mets (1-1) look for the victory in the rubber game vs. the Marlins (1-1) at Dolphin Stadium at 7:10 pm.
The Lineup :
- SS Jose Reyes
- 2B Luis Castillo
- 3B David Wright
- CF Carlos Beltran
- 1B Carlos Delgado
- LF Angel Pagan
- RF Ryan Church
- C Brian Schneider
- SP Oliver Perez
The Pitchers :
LHP Oliver Perez makes his 2008 debut for the Mets. In 29 starts last season, Perez was 15-10 with a 3.56 ERA. In four starts vs. the Marlins last season, he was 2-1 with a 4.84 ERA. In four career starts at Dolphin Stadium, he is 2-1 with a 4.91 ERA. Perez had a 5.40 ERA in six spring starts.
LHP Andrew Miller starts for the Marlins. In 13 starts with the Tigers last season, Miller was 5-5 with a 5.63 ERA. He was acquired by the Marlins as part of the Miguel Cabrera/Dontrelle Willis trade. He won his only career start vs. the Mets last season (June 10th), yielding four runs on five hits over 5.1 IP while walking three and striking out five. Miller had 4.23 ERA in seven spring appearances.
The Notes :
David Wright has a 19-game hitting streak dating back to last season. Wright is the only player in franchise history to have four separate hitting streaks of 15 or more games.
David Wright homered off Miller last season.
Josh Willingham is 4-for-12 with 2 HR vs. Perez lifetime.
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…enjoy, and as always, let’s go mets…
