The Game:

Weather permitting, the Mets (42-43) begin a four-game series against the first-place Phillies (47-39) tonight at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, starting at 7:05 pm.

The Lineup:

For tonight’s lineup, head on over to .

The Pitchers:

LHP Johan Santana (7-7, 3.01 ERA) starts for the Mets. In nine road starts this season, Santana is 4-4 with a 3.12 ERA. He is 1-0 with a 3.09 ERA in two career starts versus the Phillies. Santana made is last start again the Phillies on April 18, earning a win, allowing three runs on four hits while striking out 10. The Mets are 9-8 this season when Santana starts.

RHP J.A. Happ (0-0, 0.00 ERA) makes his first start of the season for the Phillies. In his only career start versus the Mets on June 30, 2007, Happ allowed five runs on seven hits over 4.0 IP. In 77.0 IP for Triple-A Lehigh Valley this season, Happ compiled a 3-5 with a 3.86 ERA, striking out 9.47 per nine innings pitched.

The Notes:

Carlos Delgado is batting .400 (5-for-12) with 2 2B, 1 HR & 4 RBI during the Mets current road trip. In 117 career at-bats at Citizens Bank Park, Delgado is batting .342 with 7 HR and 26 RBI.

Duaner Sanchez has not allowed a run in his last nine games (10.0 IP). Left-handed batters are hitting .150 against Sanchez this season.

The Mets are 15-15 versus the National League East this season, including 4-2 versus the Phillies.

Ryan Howard is batting .177 with 6 HR and 20 RBI in 130 at-bats versus left-handed pitchers this season.

Pat Burrell is batting .251 with 41 HR and 102 RBI in 140 career games versus the Mets. He has one hit in four career at-bats versus Santana.

The Phillies bullpen leads the National League with a 2.66 ERA and has accounted for 36% of the teams wins (17).

How To Catch It

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…enjoy, and as always, Let’s Go Mets…

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