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Pepsi Refresh Pre-Game: Mets vs. Marlins

by Michael Baron on September 26th, 2009 at 4:37 pm

The Mets continue their series with the Marlins tonight at 7:10 pm, at Land Shark Stadium in Miami.

Although Jerry Manuel said David Wright would have tonight off, he is in the lineup and batting third.

Daniel Murphy will have the night off, and Fernando Tatis will play first base and bat sixth.

Angel Pagan will lead off, followed in order by Luis Castillo, Wright, Carlos Beltran, Jeff Francoeur, Tatis, Omir Santos, and Anderson Hernandez.

John Maine (6-5, 4.13 ERA) will start for the Mets. Maine is making his fourth appearance against Florida tonight, and he is 2-0 with a 1.06 ERA against the Marlins this season. At Land Shark Stadium Maine has no record and a 3.60 ERA in just five innings pitched this year.

Sean West (7-6, 4.85 ERA) will start for the Marlins. At Land Shark Stadium, West is 5-2 with a 3.26 ERA on the year, and he has made two stellar starts and one not so stellar starts against the Mets this season, the bad one coming on September 10 when he allowed four runs in four innings.