Pre Game: Mets at Nationals (Game 1)
Jeremy Reed will again start in left field in place of the injured Gary Sheffield.
Angel Pagan will bat leadoff, followed in order by Luis Castillo, Daniel Murphy at first base, David Wright, Jeff Francoeur in right field, Reed, Alex Cora at shortstop and Brian Schneider behind the plate.
Livan Hernandez (5–5, 5.10 ERA) will start tonight for the Mets.
Update, 4:11 pm:
Fernando Nieve has been put on the 15–day disabled list, and will be replaced on the roster with OF Cory Sullivan.
Sullivan had been hitting .290 in 85 games with Triple-A Buffalo.
…from what i can gather, Sullivan is on route, and will be available mid-way through the game…
Update, 4:26 pm:
The Mets promoted Sullivan because he is more versatile than Nick Evans, Jerry Manuel told reporters, according to Bart Hubbuch of the New York Post.
To read other pre-game comments from Manuel, including his thoughts on the trade deadline, and whether Jon Niese will start in place of Fernando Nieve, check out Hubbuch’s Twitter feed, here.
Update, 5:10 pm:
Gary Sheffield said his “electrolytes are off or something,” in regards to the cramp in his hamstring, according to Newsday’s David Lennon in a post to Twitter.
…drink magnesium powder before the game, gary, that stuff works wonders…
To read other pre-game notes, check out Lennon’s Twitter feed.
