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preGame: Mets at Phillies (Game Two)

by Mike Nichols on April 19th, 2008 at 12:01 pm

The Game:

The first-place Mets (9-6) continue their three-game series against the Phillies (8-9) this afternoon at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, starting at 3:55 pm EST.

The Lineup:

The lineup will be posted on when available.

The Pitchers:

LHP Oliver Perez (1-0, 3.38 ERA) toes the rubber for the Mets. In his last, Perez earned a no-decision versus the Brewers, allowing six runs on eight hits, while walking three and striking out four. Prior to his last start, Perez had not allowed an earned run in 11.2 IP. Perez is 1-3 with a 4.28 ERA in nine career starts versus the Phillies.

LHP Jamie Moyer (1-0, 5.52 ERA) starts for the Phillies. Moyer earned a no-decision in his last start versus the Cubs, allowing four runs on nine hits while striking out two and walking one. In 12 career starts versus the Mets, Moyer is 6-3 with a 2.64 ERA. Moyer has allowed 25 HR in 118.2 career innings pitched at Citizens Bank Park.

The Notes:

David Wright is 9-for-21 (.429) with 2 HR and 3 RBI in his career versus Moyer.

Carlos Delgado is batting .441 with 8 HR and 17 RBI in 68 career at-bats versus Moyer.

The Mets are 7-1 versus left-handed starters this season.

Ryan Howard is 1-for-13 (.077) with a homerun and seven strikeouts versus Perez in his career.

For more insight on the Phillies, check out Blogger Beat.

How To Catch It:

Tonight’s game can be seen locally on Fox and heard locally on WFAN.

The Bleachers:

For a live chat, head over to The Hot Foot Bleachers.

…i’ll be at the game with fellow bloggers, Matthew Cerrone, Brandon Eddy and hopefully a few thousand other Mets fans…it will be my first Mets/Phillies game and i’m looking forward to it…hopefully we’ll be safe…wish us luck…

…enjoy, and as always, Let’s Go Mets