Francoeur Day to Day

After smashing into the fence while making a catch during tonight's ball game and getting hit with a pitch in the elbow, Jeff Francoeur has endured a good amount of pain throughout his body. We are being told after getting taken out of the ball game after he was hit with the pitch, the X-Rays were negative and he is day to day with a bruised elbow.

He said he will do everything in order to be in the lineup for tomorrows duel of Aces.

PostGame, Mets 9 Phillies 1

NYM: 14-9
PHI: 12-10

WP: Jonathon Niese(1-1)
LP: Kyle Kendrick(0-1)

Starters:

NYM-- Jon Niese
7.0 IP, 4 H, 1 Earned Run, 1 Walk, 7 K

PHI-- Kyle Kendrick
5.0 IP, 5 H, 4 Earned Runs, 1 Walk, 3 K, 3 HR Allowed

Pitching:
Well if you look at the pitching line for Niese tonight, it pretty much said Niese was INCREDIBLE! Not only did he shut down a major league lineup for 7 innings while only walking 1 and striking out 7, but it was the Phillies he shut down a lineup with names such as Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, Raul Ibanez, and Jayson Werth. Everything was working for Niese tonight, he was moving fast and had his curveball working well. He got in to jams in 1 or 2 innings but otherwise was superb. Following Niese, Jenrry Mejia was brought on to pitch the 8th and gave up 1 hit but no runs. In the ninth, Manny Acosta took the ball and while walking one and giving up one hit did not give up any runs and kept the winning streak alive for the Mets.

Offense:
The Mets bats came to play today as not only did they score 9 runs but they hit 4 home runs. The top of the 2nd is were they started to pour on as David Wright got the scoring started by hitting a fast ball out beyond center field for his 4th homerun of the season. Two batters later, Jeff Francoeur stepped up and smacked a fastball down and in out of the ball park to give the Mets a quick 3-0 lead going into the 3rd. In the top of the 5th, the Mets hit their third homerun with a solo homerun by Rod Barajas which gave the Mets a 4-1 lead. In the top of the 7th, Rod Barajas continued his stellar night as he stroked an RBI double to right field, which scored Jeff Francoeur and it gave the Mets a 5-1 lead. In the same inning after Jon Niese walked, Angel Pagan hit a two run triple to score Rod Barajas & Jon Niese, and it gave the Mets a 7-1 lead at that point. Two batter later in the same inning with Jose Reyes up he pulls a base hit through the right side of the infield to score Pagan and give the Mets a 8-1 lead. The Mets capped their scoring off tonight with another Rod Barajas home run his second of the night in the 9th inning with led to New York's convincing 9-1 over the Phillies.

Offensive Box Score:

1. CF Angel Pagan, 3-5, 1 RUN, 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 RBI(10)
2. 2B Luis Castillo, 0-5
3. SS Jose Reyes, 1-5, 1 RBI(6)
4. LF Jason Bay, 1-5, 1 RUN, 1 2B
5. 3B David Wright, 1-4, 1 RUN, 1 K, 2 RBI(16), 1 HOME RUN(4)
6. 1B Ike Davis, 0-3, 1 Walk
7. RF Jeff Francoeur, 1-2, 2 RUNS, 1 RBI(13), 1 HOME RUN(4)
8. C Rod Barajas, 3-4, 3 RUNS, 1 2B, 3 RBI(11), 2 HOME RUN(5)
9. SP Jon Niese, 0-2, 1 RUN, 1 Walk, 2 K

Game Picture:

Tonight's Game Picture was between two players for the Mets. Jonathon Niese or Rod Barajas. I decided to give it to Jon Niese, because this is a young kid with so much potential but we have only seen glimpses. I am hoping with this step in the right direction that he can become more consistent and shut down batters the way he did today to some of the best in Howard & Utley.

The Mets will play their 2nd game of their 3 game series with the Phillies tomorrow starting at 3:10PM. It is a pitching matchup like no other so you do not want to miss it. Mike Pelfrey(4-0) vs. Roy Halladay(4-1)

PostGame, Yankees 6 White Sox 4

NYY: 15-7
CHW(AL): 9-14

WP: Alfredo Aceves(2-0)
LP: Matt Thornton(2-2)
S: Mariano Rivera(7)

Starters:

NYY-- Andy Pettitte
6.0 IP, 7 H, 4 Earned Runs, 2 Walks, 3 K, 1 HR Allowed

CHI-- Freddy Garcia
6.0 IP, 5 H, 4 Earned Runs, 2 Walks, 2 K, 1 HR Allowed

Pitching:
Andy Pettitte came into the night as one of the hottest pitchers in the Majors. Unfortunately their is always a brief hiccup when your on a roll and Pettitte endured that tonight. Over 6 inning he gave up 4 runs while walking 2. I felt like he left the ball out in front of the plate a lot more than usual and looked like he might of been not into it from the get go, thankfully for him he has the offense behind him. Following Pettite, Alfredo Aceves who earned the victory threw a scoreless seventh despite walking one. In the eighth inning, Damaso Marte & Joba Chamberlain teamed up to get the hold for Mo, Martes 2nd hold and Jobas 5th hold of the season. In the ninth, Mariano Rivera shut it down one, two, three which included 2 strikeouts.

Offense:
Already being down 3-0 in the bottom of the first, Alex Rodriguez doubled to left which scored Derek Jeter to give the Yankees their first run. In the same inning, with Mark Teixeira on third, Robinson Cano hit a sharp base hit to left which scored Mark, and put the Yankees within one run. In the bottom of the sixth, Derek Jeter hit a home run to left field,his fourth, which tied the ball game up as it was a 2 run shot and as Brett Gardner also scored on the homer. With the game tied at 4 in the bottom of the seventh, Derek Jeter stepped into the box again and lined a triple to right field, Francisco Cervelli, and Brett Gardner scored on the triple.

Offensive Box Score:

1. SS Derek Jeter, 3-4, 2 RUNS, 1 3B, 4 RBI(18), 1 HOME RUN(4)
2. DH Nick Johnson, 0-2, 1 Walk, 1 K
3. 1B Mark Teixeira, 0-2, 1 RUN, 2 Walks
4. 3B Alex Rodriguez, 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI(14)
5. 2B Robinson Cano, 1-4, 1 RBI(18)
6. RF Nick Swisher, 0-4, 1 K
7. CF Curtis Granderson, 0-3, 1 Walk, 1 K
8. C Francisco Cervelli, 0-3, 1 RUN
9. LF Brett Gardner, 2-3, 2 RUNS

Game Picture:

The Game Picture for tonight's ball game goes to Derek Jeter for his 3 for 4 performance which included his home run to left and 4 RBIS.


The Yankees will send Javier Vazquez to the mound in game two of the this 3 game series against the White Sox. The first pitch will be 1:05 PM, as Vazquez will be opposed by lefty and 3-0 John Danks.

PreGame Mets vs. Phillies GAME 22

The New York Mets [13-9] takes on the rival Phillidelphia Phillies [12-9] in the first of a 3 game set, which will decide who moves into first place after one month of play. Here's tonights pitching matchup:

NYM: Jonathan Niese: [0-1, 3.68 ERA, 22 IP, 11 BB, 18 SO, .323 Opp AVG]

PHI: Kyle Kendrick: [0-0, 7.71 ERA, 18.2 IP, 9 BB, 9 SO, .316 Opp AVG]

NYM:

CF Angel Pagan

2B Luis Castillo

SS Jose Reyes

LF Jason Bay

3B David Wright

1B Ike Davis

RF Jeff Francoeur

C Rod Barajas

P Jon Niese

PHI:

CF Shane Victorino

3B Placido Polanco

2B Chase Utley

1B Ryan Howard

RF Jayson Werth

LF Raul Ibanez

SS Juan Castro

C Carlos Ruiz

P Kyle Kendrick

Key Players to watch: [career against oposing pitcher]

PHI: No one in the starting lineup tonight has ever had an official at bat against Niese.

NYM: Jeff Francoeur, .400 AVG, 20 AB, 2RBI

NYM: Jose Reyes, .455 AVG, 11 AB, 1RBI

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PreGame Yankees vs. White Sox GAME 21

The New York Yankees [14-7] are recatching fire after taking the last 2 game in Baltimore with stellar pitching and Robinson Cano leading the offenses way. Tonight they take on the Chicago White Sox [9-13] and Ozzie Guillen at Yankee Stadium. Heres tonights pitching matchup:

NYY: Andy Pettitte: [3-0, 1.29 ERA, 28 IP, 9 BB, 22 SO, .216 Opp AVG]

CHI: Freddy Garcia: [0-2, 5.82 ERA, 17 IP, 10 BB, 12 SO, .217 Opp AVG]

NYY:

SS Derek Jeter

DH Nick Johnson

1B Mark Teixiera

3B Alex Rodriguez

2B Robinson Cano

RF Nick Swisher

CF Curtis Granderson

C Fransisco Cervelli
LF Brett Gardner

CHI:

SS Alexei Ramierz
2B Gordon Beckham

RF Andrew Jones

1B Paul Konerko

CF Alex Rios

DH Carlos Quentin

3B Mark Teahan

C Donny Lucy

LF Juan Pierre

Key Players to watch: [career against oposing pitcher]

NYY: Derek Jeter, .308 AVG, 13 AB, 1HR, 1RBI

NYY: Alex Rodriguez, .600 AVG, 10 AB, 2HR, 4RBI

CHI: Alexei Ramirez, .500 AVG, 2 AB, 1HR, 1RBI

CHI: Juan Pierre, .467 AVG, 15 AB

CHI: Alex Rios, .308 AVG, 26 AB, 1HR, 5RBI

Check out myself and Ian Bozsnyak later as we bring you all Mets pre, and post game, plus Yankees post game reactions, only here at Flushing to The Bronx.

PRE GAME YANKEES VS: ORIOLES GAME 20

The New York Yankees [13-7] try to slavage the final game of the 3 game series against the struggling Baltimore Orioles [14-17] at Camden Yards. Here's todays pitching matchups:

NYY: A.J. Burnett: [2-0, 3.20 ERA, 25.1 IP, 8 BB, 16 SO, .298 Opp AVG]

BAL: Brian Matusz: [2-0, 4.38 ERA, 24.2 IP, 10 BB, 27 SO, .242 Opp AVG]

NYY:

SS Derek Jeter

RF Nick Swisher

1B Mark Teixiera

3B Alex Rodriguez
2B Robinson Cano

DH Marcus Thames

CF Curtis Granderson

C Fransisco Cervelli

LF Brett Gardner

BAL:

CF Adam Jones

RF Nick Markakis

C Matt Wieters

3B Miguel Tejada

DH Luke Scott

2B Ty Wigginton

1B Rhyne Hughes

LF Nolan Reimold

SS Cesar Iztuis

Key Players to watch: [career gainst oposing pitcher]

NYY: Alex Rodriguez, .333 AVG, 3 AB

NYY: Mark Teixiera, .500 AVG, 1RBI, 2 AB

BAL: Nick Markakis: .314 AVG, 35 AB, 3 RBI

BAL: Luke Scott:, .400 AVG, 15 AB, 2 HR, 4 RBI

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PostGame, Mets 10 Dodgers 5

NYM: 12-9
LAD: 8-12

WP: Hisanori Takahashi(2-1)
LP: Charlie Haeger(0-3)

Starters:

NYM-- Oliver Perez
3.2 IP, 3 H, 3 Earned Runs, 4 Walks, 2 K

LAD-- Charlie Haeger
4.0 IP, 5 Hits, 5 Earned Runs, 4 Walks, 1 K

Pitching:
Oliver Perez did not have much of anything tonight, meaning he was not awful just was not good. He was a walk machine tonight as it looked as if he just could not hit his spots and could not grip his pitches. He was always blowing on his hands as he looked like he was freezing. He could only go into the fourth luckily thanks to Takahashi the damage for Perez was not worse. Following Perez, as i mentioned Hisanori Takahashi was brought on and was great as he went 3.1 Innings, only allowing 1 Run, while striking out 5. After Takahashi, Jenrry Mejia was brought on and walked one batter but escaped the inning unharmed. Finishing off the game, was Raul Valdes who let up 1 run in the ninth but still closed it out for the Mets 6th straight win.

Offense:
When the pitching was not good the Offense came through, especially David Wright. The first run came in the bottom of the first when after Angel Pagan got on, Jose Reyes knocked him in with a single up the middle which gave the Mets a 1-0 lead. In the same inning with Reyes on first, Jason Bay ripped his third triple of the season( which is his total of last year )to score Jose Reyes and gave the Mets a 2-0 lead. The third run came on a Ike Davis sac fly to score Jason Bay, which gave the Mets a 3-0 lead going into the 2nd inning. The Mets scored a few runs in the bottom half of the fifth inning, the fourth Mets run came on an RBI single by David Wright to score Angel Pagan. The fifth & sixth run's came in the same inning when Ike Davis took a pitch and belted it into the gap which scored Jose Reyes and David Wright. In the bottom of the sixth the Mets scored the final four runs of the night. The first of the inning came with the bases loaded and Jose Reyes up, he grounded a pitch to the shortstop Jamey Carroll, and Carroll went for the force and home and made a bad throw which allowed Henry Blanco to score. The final 3 runs came with the bases loaded and David Wright up, he belted a three run RBI triple into right center which scored Angel Pagan, Luis Castillo, and Jose Reyes. David Wright had a huge night tonight and also reached a milestone as he secured his 1,000 major league hit. Congrats David!

Offensive Box Score:

1. CF Angel Pagan, 1-3, 3 RUNS, 2 WALKS
2. 2B Luis Castillo, 1-2, 1 RUN, 2 WALKS
3. SS Jose Reyes, 1-5, 3 RUNS, 1 RBI(5)
4. LF Jason Bay, 1-5, 1 RUN, 1 RBI(7), 1 3B, 3 K
5. 3B David Wright, 3-3, 1 RUN, 1 WALK, 4 RBI(14)
6. 1B Ike Davis, 1-2, 1 WALK, 3 RBI(5)
7. RF Jeff Francoeur, 1-4
8. C Henry Blanco, 2-4, 1 RUN, 1 K
9. SP Oliver Perez, 0-1

Game Picture:

The Game Picture goes to David Wright for breaking out of his slump with a 3 for 3 performance including 4 RBI. The Game Picture also goes to David for reaching his 1,000 hit tonight.

The Mets will play the final game of their homestand tomorrow afternoon at 1:10 PM against the Dodgers as the Mets will send John Maine to the hill against John Ely for the Dodgers.

PostGame, Yankees 4 Orioles 5

NYY: 12-7
BAL: 4-16

WP: Alberto Castillo(1-0)
LP: David Robertson(0-1)
S: Alfredo Simon(1)

Starters:

NYY-- Phil Hughes
5.2 IP, 2 H, 1 Earned Run, 4 Walks, 2 K

BAL-- Kevin Millwood
5.1 IP, 5 H, 2 Earned Runs, 3 Walks, 4 K

Pitching:
Phil Hughes was a bit erratic tonight, but only let up 1 run, but did walk 4 batters. His fastball was missing the spot Posada wanted, and only struck out 2 batters. Following Hughes, Boone Logan was brought on but let up a run which was earned. After Logan, Dave Robertson was brought on who ultimately took the loss tonight, as he did not have much of anything. He only got 1 batter, and gave up 2 runs and gave up 3 hits. After Robertson, Alfredo Aceves was brought on and gave up a run but was not earned.

Offense:
The Yankees offense scattered 9 hits but only scored 4 runs. Their first run was un earned for the pitcher as with Swisher on base, Brett Gardner hit a grounder to Miguel Tejada at third, and Tejada miss played it which allowed Swisher to come and score. The Yankees second run came in the top of the fourth as Jorge Posada hit his 5th homerun of the season, and gave the Yankees a 2-1 lead. The final two runs came in the bottom of the 9th as the Yankees were trying to come back against the Orioles down 5-2. The first run in the 9th came on another error by the Orioles and this time it was Cesar Izturis who botched a ground ball by Brett Gardner which again allowed Nick Swisher to score. The second run in the 9th came on a Mark Teixeira RBI single to score Ramiro Pena.

Offensive Box Score:

1. SS Derek Jeter, 0-5, 1 K
2. LF Brett Gardner, 0-5, 2 K, 1 RBI(6)
3. 1B Mark Teixeira, 1-3, 2 WALK, 1 K, 1 RBI(9)
4. 3B Alex Rodriguez, 0-5, 1 K
5. 2B Robinson Cano, 3-4
6. C Jorge Posada, 1-3, 1 RUN, 1 WALK, 1 RBI(12), 1 HOME RUN(5)
7. CF Curtis Granderson, 0-4, 3 K
8. DH Nick Swisher, 3-4, 2 RUNS
9. RF Randy Winn, 1-3, 1 K

Game Picture:

The Game Picture for tonight's Yankees game goes to the Baltimore Orioles third basemen Cesar Izturis for his excellent game offensively going 2-3, with a Walk and 3 RBI.

The Yankees will play the second game of three tomorrow night at 7:05 PM at Camden Yards in Baltimore against the Orioles as CC Sabathia will take the hill against Jeremy Guthrie.

PreGame, Mets vs. Dodgers GAME 21-- GAME 2 of DH

The New York Mets(11-9) look to sweep the doubleheader against the Los Angeles Dodgers(8-11) and extend their winning streak to 6. Here's today's pitching matchup:

NYM: Oliver Perez: [0-2, 3.71 ERA, 17 IP, 10BB, 14 SO, 2.50 Opp. ERA]

LAD: Charlie Haeger: [0-2, 6.46 ERA, 15.1 IP, 12BB, 19 SO, 2.50 Opp ERA]

NYM:

CF Angel Pagan

2B Luis Castillo

SS Jose Reyes

LF Jason Bay

3B David Wright

1B Ike Davis
RF Jeff Francoeur
C Henry Blanco
P Oliver Perez

LAD:

LF Reed Johnson

1B James Loney

RF Andre Either

CF Matt Kemp

3B Ronnie Belliard

2B Blake Dewitt

SS Jamey Carroll

C A.J. Ellis

P Charlie Haeger

Key Players to watch: [ career against oposing pitcher]

NYM: Only Alex Cora [2 AB] and Luis Castillo [1 AB], have ever faced Haeger

LAD: LF Garret Anderson, .600 AVG, 5 AB, 1HR, 1RBI

LAD: 2B, 3B Ronnie Belliard, .333 AVG, 12 AB

LAD: 2B Jamey Carroll, .800 AVG, 5 AB

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PostGame, Mets 4 Dodgers 0

NYM: 11-9
LAD: 8-11

WP: Johan Santana(3-1)
LP: Hiroki Kuroda(2-1)

Starters:

NYM-- Johan Santana
6.o IP, 4 H, 0 Earned Runs, 3 Walks, 6 K

LAD-- Hiroki Kuroda
6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 Earned Runs, 3 Walks, 4 K
( 1 Home Run Allowed )

Pitching:
Starting in the 2nd inning Santana started his shaky but successful outing as he threw a total of 115 pitches over 6 innings, including a 36 pitch inning in the 2nd. Santana's command was off and looked like he could not hit the outside part of the plate. His velocity was down around 86-89 as he only hit 90 a few times. In the Postgame, Santana said he feels great just the wind was blowing and sometimes could not find a grip. Either way he competed like Johan Santana and had the strike out pitch going for him as he was nearing the end. The changeup looked good as well. Following Santana's 6 shutout innings, Fernando Nieve was brought on and threw 2 shutout innings. In the ninth, having a four nothing lead, Pedro Feliciano was brought on and got his three outs despite walking Russell Martin. Feliciano shut it down to seal the deal on the Mets 5th straight win.

Offense:
The Mets offense scored a total of 4 runs over 8 hits. There first run came in the bottom half of the 2nd inning, when with the bases loaded and Rod Barajas up a wild pitch was thrown by Hiroki Kuroda which allowed David Wright to score the 1st run of the game. The Mets second run came on a huge blast by Jason Bay which was his first as a Met to give them a 2-0 lead. Bay really looks like he is coming out of his slump. The Final two runs came in the bottom of the 7th with the bases loaded and Luis Castillo up he ripped a two runs RBI single up the plate to put the score at 4-0.

Offensive Box Score:

1. CF Angel Pagan, 1-4, 1 K
2. 2B Luis Castillo, 1-4, 2 RBI(7)
3. SS Jose Reyes, 1-4
4. LF Jason Bay, 1-3, 1 RUN, 1 WALK, 1 RBI(6), 1 HOME RUN(1)
5. 3B David Wright, 1-3, 1 RUN, 1 K, 1 WALK
6. 1B Ike Davis, 1-3, 1 WALK, 1 2B, 1 K
7. RF Gary Matthews JR, 0-2, 1 WALK, 1 K
8. C Rod Barajas, 1-4, 1 RUN, 1 K
9. SP Johan Santana, 1-2

Game Picture:

The Game Picture goes to Jason Bay for finally breaking out of his slump and hitting his first home run not only of the season but as a Mets.

Tune into the Pre & Post Game coverage of Game 2 of the double header & post game coverage of the New York Yankees game.

PreGame, Yankees vs. Orioles GAME 19

The New York Yankees(12-6) will play the first of three against the Baltimore Orioles(3-16). Here's the Pitching Match up for Tonight's game:

NYY: Phil Hughes
(2-0, 2.19 ERA, 12.1 IP, 7 BB, 16 K, .100 Opp. AVG)

BAL: Kevin Millwood
(0-3, 3.38 ERA, 26.2 IP, 4 BB, 24 K, .269 Opp. AVG)

NYY:

1. SS Derek Jeter
2. LF Brett Gardner
3. 1B Mark Teixeira
4. 3B Alex Rodriguez
5. 2B Robinson Cano
6. C Jorge Posada
7. CF Curtis Granderson
8. DH Nick Swisher
9. RF Randy Winn

BAL:

1. CF Adam Jones
2. RF Nick Markakis
3. C Matt Wieters
4. 3B Miguel Tejada
5. DH Luke Scott
6. 2B Ty Wigginton
7. 1B Rhyne Hughes
8. LF Nolan Reimold
9. SS Cesar Izturis

Key Players to Watch(Career against Opposing Pitcher):

NYY: DH Nick Swisher, .345 BA, 29 AB, 7 RBI, 3 HR
NYY: RF Randy Winn, .600 BA, 15 AB, 5 RBI, 2 HR

BAL: RF Nick Markakis, .429 BA, 14 AB, 3 RBI
BAL: CF Adam Jones, .500 BA, 8 AB, 3 RBI, 1 HR

Stay Tuned for all Yankees & Mets Post Game Coverage as well as Coverage for Game 2 of the Mets Dodgers Double Header only on Flushing 2 the Bronx.

Minor League Notes

• Mets Outfield Prospect Fernando Martinez has not played since Friday, and has been diagnosed with a lower back strain

• Mets Pitching Prospect Dillon Gee who has a 3-0 record with an ERA of 1.00 will start tonight for the Buffalo Bisons.
  

PRE GAME METS VS: DODGERS GAME 1 OF DH, GAME 20

The New York Mets [ 10-9] and Jerry Manuel look to keep their excellent play up against the Dodgers [8-10] as they play 2 games today, one which is being made up from last nights rainout, today at 4:05pm. Here's game 1's pitching matchup:

Game 1:

NYM: Johan Santana:
[ 2-1, 2.59 ERA, 24.1 IP, 6BB, 22 SO, 233 Opp. AVG]

LA: Hiroki Kuroda:
[ 2-0, 2.18, 20.2 IP, 3BB, 18 SO, 265 Opp. AVG]

NYM:

CF Angel Pagan

2B Luis Castillo

SS Jose Reyes

LF Jason Bay

3B David Wright

1B Ike Davis

RF Gary Matthews Jr

C Rod Barajas

P Johan Santana

LA:

SS Rafael Furcal

LF Reed Johnson

RF Andre Either

CF Matt Kemp

3B Casey Blake

1B James Loney

C Russel Martin

2B Jamey Carroll

P Hiroki Kuroda

Key Players to watch: [career against oposing pitcher]

NYM: 3B David Wright, .571 AVG, 7AB, 3 RBI

NYM: SS Jose Reyes.600 AVG, 5AB, 1RBI

LAD: LF Reed Johnson, .533 AVG, 15 AB, 1HR, 3RBI

LAD: LF Garret Anderson, .286 AVG, 14 AB, 1HR, 3RBI

Check out Myself and Ian later, as we bring you full Mets postgame reactions to game 1, game 2 coverage, and Yankees Vs Orioles coverage at 7:05 only at Flushing to The Bronx.

Double Header Notes

• Johan Santana will start Game # 1, Starting at 4:10 PM
• Oliver Perez will start Game # 2
• Jerry Manuel Planned on giving David Wright the day off on Wednesday; now with the double header things might change. I say you start him Game 1 tomorrow; and still give him a day off on Wednesday, its a nice things for David knowing he is not playing on Wednesday so he can have a nice 2 days off then get back
  

Tonights Game PostPoned

Tonights New York Mets Game has been postponed due to rain; this game will be made up tomorrow with a double header starting at 4 PM;

Oliver Perez slated to throw 1st game
Johan Santana slated to throw 2nd game

PreGame, Mets vs. Braves GAME 19

The New York Mets look to continue their hot playing as they look to take their third straight win and sweep the Atlanta Braves. Here's todays pitching matchup:

NYM: Mike Pelfrey: [3-0, .086]

ATL: Tommy Hanson: [1-1, 2.81]

NYM:

1. CF Angel Pagan
2. 2B Luis Castillo
3. SS Jose Reyes
4. LF Jason Bay
5. 3B David Wright
6. 1B Ike Davis
7. RF Jeff Francoeur
8. C Henry Blanco
9. P Mike Pelfrey

ATL:

1. LF Melky Cabrera
2. 2B Martin Prado
3. 3B Chipper Jones
4. C Brian McCann
5. 1B Troy Glaus
6. RF Jason Heyward
7. SS Yunel Escobar
8. CF Nate McLouth
9. SP Tommy Hanson


Key Players to watch: [career against opposing pitcher]

NYM: Jason Bay: 333AVG in 3AB

NYM: No one besides Bay has ever got a hit against Hanson

Check out later, as Ian Bozsnyak has all of the Mets postgame notes and reactions only at Flushing to The Bronx.

POST GAME YANKEES 4, ANGELS 8

NYY: 12-6

LAA: 10-10

WP: LAA: Scott Kazmir: [2-1]

LP: NYY: Javier Vazquez: [1-3]

Starters:

NYY-- Javier Vazquez

3.2 IP, 5H, 5R, 3BB, 3K's, 1HR

LAA-- Scott Kazmir

5.1 IP, 3H, 4R, 4BB, 3K's, 2HR

Pitching:

Javier Vazquez started for the Yankees this afternoon in L.A., in hopes of salvaging the final game of the series to win their 13 game, but it did not go as planned. Everything fell apart in the 4th inning when Vazquez gave up 5 runs, again not lasting more than 6innings. Boone Logan and Alfredo Aceves than threw 2.1 scoreless innings, to leave the game up to Damaso Marte who just made things even worse. After an indecision of whether or not to pitch to Kendry Morales, on a 3-0 count, Marte threw an 89 mph fastball right down the middle and Kendry did not miss hit. A three run bomb over the center field wall, and the rest was history. Sergio Mitre finshed the day with 1 scoreless inning.

Offense:

Most of the Yankees damage was done in the second inning against Kazmir, after throwing at Robinson Cano Jorge Posada stepped up to the plate, knocking his next pitch over the center field wall for his 3rd of the year. Marcus Thames then followed with a double and scored on a fielders choice hit by the captain Derek Jeter. The final run came in the 6th inning of Kazmir as he bombed his 5th homer and a little sweet revenge on a hanging curveball, and his 3rd homer off Kazmir this season.

Box Score:

SS Derek Jeter: 0-4, 1RBI, 1SO

RF Nick Swisher: 0-3, 1BB

1B Mark Teixiera: 0-2, 2BB

3B Alex Rodriguez: 0-4, 1SO

2B Robinson Cano: 2-3, 1H, 1RBI, 1SO, 1HBP, 1HR [5]

DH Jorge Posada: 1-4, 1H, 2RBI, 1SO, 1HR [3]

LF Marcus Thames: 1-1, 1 2B, 1BB, 1R

CF Curtis Granderson: 0-3, 1SO

C Fransisco Cervelli: 0-2, 1BB

Game Picture:

The game picture today is when Bobby Abreu knocked another homer off of Javier Vazquez as he is congratulated by Torii Hunter as he reaches home plate, to get the Angels on the board in which they would never look back.

The Yankees will have a day off tomorrow as they travel to Baltimore to face the O's as Phil Hughes will square off at Kevin Millwood at 7:05 Tuesday on YES.

PreGame, Yankees vs. Angels GAME 18

The New York Yankees(12-5) will play the final game of their series in Anaheim against the Los Angeles Angels(9-10). Here is today's pitching matchup:

NYY: Javier Vazquez
[1-2, 8.27 ERA, 3 GS, 16.1 IP, 8 BB, 15 K]

LAA: Scott Kazmir
[1-1, 7.45 ERA, 2 GS, 9.2 IP, 3 BB, 9 K]

NYY:

1. SS Derek Jeter
2. RF Nick Swisher
3. 1B Mark Teixeira
4. 3B Alex Rodriguez
5. 2B Robinson Cano
6. DH Jorge Posada
7. LF Marcus Thames
8. CF Curtis Granderson
9. C Francisco Cervelli

LAA:

1. SS Maicer Izturis
2. RF Bobby Abreu
3. CF Torii Hunter
4. DH Hideki Matsui
5. 1B Kendry Morales
6. LF Juan Rivera
7. 2B Howie Kendrick
8. C Mike Napoli
9. 3B Brandon Wood

Key Players to Watch(Career against opposing Pitcher):

NYY: C Jorge Posada, .435 BA, 23 AB, 1 HR, 4 RBI
NYY: 1B Mark Teixeira, .636 BA, 11 AB, 3 RBI

LAA: RF Bobby Abreu, .364 BA, 11 AB, 4 HR, 7 RBI
LAA: SS Maicer Izturis, .500 BA, 4 AB

Tune into PostGame Coverage, as well as New York Mets pre & post game coverage only here on Flushing 2 the Bronx.

Maine to start Wednesday?

According to Multiple Reports, after experiencing pain in his left elbow, John Maine expects to make his next start on Wednesday. In the PreGame of WFAN yesterday, when Jerry Manuel was asked, Manuel said he has not made any decisions, and Hisanori Takahashi could be a candidate if Maine were to miss his next start. Possible replacements for Maine:

RHP Dillon Gee

LHP Hisanori Takahashi

RHP R.A Dickey

What Yankee are we suprised with the Most?

When i look at the Yankees season thus far i think of their 11-5 record and knowing that they are the defending World Champions. Coming into the season though, their were quite a few questions marks including, How Nick Johnson & Brett Gardner will play and if they could fill the shoes of Johnny Damon & Hideki Matsui? Well Brett Gardner is riding high with a .310 AVG and 8 stolen bases in 14 games. Nick Johnson who was brought in to get on base hasn't done much of that lately but still maintains a .375 on base percentage. Looking at the Yankees though the player who has surprised me the most would have to be Phil Hughes who nearly threw a no hitter in Oakland on the 21st of April. Phil Hughes has been lights out, in 2 starts owns an ERA of 2.19 while allowing 3 earned runs in 12.1 innings, and striking out 16 while only walking 7. I have to think back before the season to what i really expected from Hughes which probably was just to keep the Yankees in the ball game he was starting until their offense got going. Hughes has been ANOTHER force in that rotation, and once they get Javier Vazquez going this team will be scary as we all know and have seen before.

Blanco to start tomorrow

According to WFAN, the Mets have made the decision to start Henry Blanco not only today but tomorrow as well. Blanco will catch Niese today & Pelfrey tomorrow.
Blanco works well with BIG PELF, and i also think it is just a good rest for Barajas who has been starting almost every game. It will also get Barajas fully ready for the 3 game series against the Dodgers Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday

PRE GAME METS VS: BRAVES

The New York Mets(8-9) look to do the same as they did last night, as today they are led by Jonathan Niese to defeat the Atlanta Braves(8-8) and the great Chipper Jones who turns 38 today, and take the first two games of this series. Here's todays pitching matchup:

NYM: Jonathan Niese: [0-1, 4.32 ERA]

ATL: Jair Jurrjens: [0-1, 6.06 ERA]

NYM:

CF Angel Pagan

2B Alex Cora

SS Jose Reyes

LF Jason Bay

3B David Wright

1B Ike Davis

RF Jeff Francoeur

C Henry Blanco

P Jon Niese

ATL:

2B Omar Infante

SS Yunel Escobar

3B Chipper Jones

1B Troy Glaus

LF Matt Diaz

CF Melky Cabrera

LF Jason Heyward

C David Ross

P Jair Jurrjens

Key Things to watch:

#1.] Can Jerry Manuel's new lineup work for the second day in a row?

#2.] Can Jonathan Niese keep the Mets gret playing up?

#3.] Can Ike Davis keep supporting the Mets pitching staff with his offensive outbursts?

Key Players to watch: [career against oposing pitcher]

ATL: Matt Diaz, 500 AVG, 1RBI

NYM: Luis Castillo, 313 AVG, 2RBI

We will be back later with Postgame reactions, and much more here at Flushing to The Bronx.

PostGame, Mets 5 Braves 2

New York Mets(8-9)
Atlanta Braves(8-8)

WP: Hisanori Takahashi(1-1)-- First MLB WIN
LP: Kenshin Kawakami(0-3)
S: Francisco Rodriguez(2)

Starters:

NYM-- John Maine
3.2 IP, 4 Hits, 1 Earned Run, 2 Walks, 3 Strikeouts
(Left Game Due to Injury)

ATL-- Kenshin Kawakami
6.0 IP, 6 Hits, 3 Earned Runs, 1 Walk, 3 Strikeouts, 1 Home Run Allowed

Pitching:
The Pitching was stellar for the Mets tonight, as through 3.2 Innings John Maine threw 63 pitches but then exited due to an injury to his non pitching arm. After John Maine exited in the 4th, Hisanori Takahashi was brought on and was outstanding and through 3 innings struck out 7 batters while giving up 1 run. With the holds in the ball game was Raul Valdes, Pedro Feliciano, and the save went to Francisco Rodriguez who lived on the edge of a bridge in the ninth but escaped trouble.

Offense:
Jose Reyes hit third for the 1st time in his career, with Angel Pagan leading off. The Mets got their scoring started in the bottom of the fifth down 1-0 when Ike Davis hit his first major league career homerun which tied the ball game up at 1 a piece. In the bottom of the 6th, an encouraging sign from Jason Bay as he stepped up and lined a RBI triple to score Jose Reyes to give the Mets a 2-1 lead. In the same inning with Jason Bay on third, David Wright had a productive at bat and got a RBI on a sac fly to center field which scored Bay. The Final two runs came in the bottom of the 7th, with Pagan on second and Castillo on 1st, and one out Jose Reyes popped a pitch up in the infield which was dropped by Chipper Jones. Reyes was called out on an infield fly rule. Pagan and Castillo advanced and after Pagan ran to third swiped home and made the ball game a 4-2. The Final run came on a David Wright RBI Single back through the middle to score Luis Castillo.

Things to Note:

• John Maine is day to day with back spasms & non throwing elbow pain
• Manuel said in PostGame that he noticed the setback when his velocity was way down
• 3 Firsts tonight: Ike Davis 1st Major League Home Run, Hisanori Takahashi 1st Major League Career win, Hisanori Takahashi 1st Major League Career hit
• Reyes hit third for the 1st time in career; first time out of lead off spot in 5 years
• Jason Heyward struck out 3 times tonight

Game Picture:
The Game Picture was a close one between Hisanori Takahashi & Ike Davis, but it goes to Ike Davis for hitting his first MLB Home Run & through 5 games thus far has a .389 AVG

Offensive Box Score:

1. CF Angel Pagan, 1-5, 1 RUN, 1 K
2. 2B Luis Castillo, 0-3, 1 RUN, 1 WALK
3. SS Jose Reyes, 2-4, 1 RUN, 1 3B, 1 K
4. LF Jason Bay, 1-3, 1 RUN, 1 WALK, 1 3B, 1 RBI(4)
5. 3B David Wright, 1-3, 1 K, 2 RBI(10)
6. 1B Ike Davis, 1-3, 1 RUN, 1 WALK, 1 RBI(2), 1 HOME RUN(1)
7. RF Jeff Francoeur, 1-4
8. C Rod Barajas, 0-4
9. SP John Maine, 0-0

The Mets will try for there 3 straight and 5th in 6 games, as they will send Jonathon Niese to the hill and he will be opposed by the Atlanta Braves hurler Jair Jurrjens starting at 1:10 PM at Citi Field. I will be attending the ball game so i will be tweeting throughout the game. Follow us on twitter at:
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John Maine Day to Day

During Tonight's Mets game against the Atlanta Braves in the 4th inning of the ball game, John Maine the starting pitcher for tonight's affair was taken out of the game due to back spasms & some pain in his left elbow. Maine has been listed Day to Day.

PreGame, Mets vs. Cubs GAME 15

The New York Mets(6-8) will play the third game of a four game series tonight against the Chicago Cubs(5-9) which was scheduled to start at 7:10, but due to the rain the first pitch is set for 7:35PM. Here is the pitching matchup for tonight's ball game:

NYM: Oliver Perez[0-1, 3.75 ERA, 2 GS, 10 K]

CHI: Carlos Silva[1-0, 0.69 ERA, 2 GS, 8 K]

NYM:

1. SS Jose Reyes
2. 2B Luis Castillo
3. 3B David Wright
4. LF Jason Bay
5. RF Jeff Francoeur
6. 1B Ike Davis
7. C Rod Barajas
8. CF Angel Pagan
9. SP Oliver Perez

CHI:

1. SS Ryan Theriot
2. 2B Jeff Baker
3. 1B Derrek Lee
4. CF Marlon Byrd
5. 3B Aramis Ramirez
6. LF Alfonso Soriano
7. C Geovany Soto
8. RF Tyler Colvin
9. SP Carlos Silva

Key Things to Watch:

#1.] Can Oliver Perez stay consistent & stay focused?

#2.] Can Jason Bay & David Wright get on the right track?

#3.] Can Jose Reyes have another performance like he did yesterday?

Key Players to Watch(Career against opposing pitcher):

CHI: Xavier Nady, .400 BA, 5 AB, 2 RBI
CHI: Ryan Theriot, .667 BA, 3 AB

NYM: Gary Matthews JR, .300 BA, 30 AB, 2 RBI
NYM: Frank Catalanotto, .300 BA, 20 AB, 1 RBI, 1 HR

Stay Tuned for Mets Postgame as well as Yankees Pre Game brought to you here on Flushing 2 the Bronx

Mets Interested in Roy Oswalt

The New York Mets have expressed interest in Astros starting pitcher Roy Oswalt, according to Adam Rubin from ESPN New York. Although the trade is highly unlikely due to Oswalts current contract with the stros that includes a no-trade clause. The right hander is owed 15 million this season, 16 million in 2011, and a 16 million dollar club option for 2012, with a 2 million dollar buyout. So we will see what happens with the Mets and GM Omar Minaya, if they do try to pull the trigger on Oswalt, it would certainly improve their pitching staff.

Manny Acosta on his way up North; Igarashi on his way to DL

Manny Acosta who was once a former Brave, and who the Mets claimed off waivers from the Braves is on his way up north & will replace a key member of the Mets bullpen Ryota Igarashi as he has been placed on the 15 day DL. Igarashi suffered a strained left hamstring last night during the ball game. Through 3 seasons in the Majors, Acosta has a career 3.55 ERA in 103 games with the Braves. Acosta will be available for tonights ball game.

Beltran Return Delayed

It seems that though the Mets are winning ball games they can't seem to get away from negative headlines as Carlos Beltran who visited Dr. Steadman in Colorado earlier today, was told to delay resuming the baseball activities he was supposed to start when the season began; no word on when he will visit Dr. Andrews again.

This is bad news! Reyes is turning it on, Santana, Pelfrey, Perez, & Niese are pitching well as well as the bullpen-- Wright & Bay will heat up, and Francoeur will reheat! All of that sounds great but having Beltran in that lineup and another guy capable of 280 25 100 in the lineup will get pitchers all over the majors jumping out of their skin! Please come back soon Beltran we need you man

PostGame, Mets 4 Cubs 0

New York Mets(6-8)
Chicago Cubs(5-9)

WP: Mike Pelfrey(3-0)
LP: Carlos Zambrano(1-2)

Starters:

NYM-- Mike Pelfrey
7.0 IP, 3 Hits, 0 Earned Runs, 3 Walks, 6 Strikeouts

CHI-- Carlos Zambrano
6.0 IP, 6 Hits, 2 Earned Runs, 3 Walks, 9 Strikeouts

Pitching:
Mike Pelfrey for his third consecutive start was incredible & earned his third win of the year. His fastball & splitfinger looked nasty; as everything was working for him tonight. Again tonight we did not see any of the pacing around the mound, or the taking off the cap, he was just focused all seven innings he was out there. Following Pelfrey, Ryota Igarashi came into the ballgame with a 2-0 lead, but after getting the first two outs of the inning, exited the game with a leg injury. Fernando Nieve struck out the final batter in the 8th, in his 10th game of the year. After a two run homerun ruined Francisco Rodriguez's chances for getting his first save of the season, he shut it down in the ninth in a non-save situation.

Offense:
The Mets scattered 9 hits tonight, even without a contribution from David Wright or Jason Bay as they both continued to struggle. Jose Reyes broke out of his slump with a 4 hit performance tonight including a two run triple were he looked like the Jose Reyes of the past. Following Reyes driving in the two runs; the final two runs came on a Fernando Tatis pinch hit homerun in the 8th, to give the Mets a 4-0 lead.

Things to Note:

• Reyes looked outstanding with a 4-5 performance.
• Mike Pelfrey went 7; his ERA stands at 0.86!
• Ike Davis went 0-3 with a Walk
• Jason Bay struck out 2 more times tonight
• According to Adam Rubin of ESPNNewyork.com, Ryota Igarashi has been diagnosed with a strained hamstring, and will have an MRI done tomorrow.

Game Picture:

The Game picture tonight goes to the catalyst Jose Reys for breaking out of his slump & going 4 for 5.

Offensive Box Score:

1. SS Jose Reyes, 4-5, 1 3B, 1 SB(2), 2 RBI(4)

2. 2B Luis Castillo, 2-4, 1 WALK

3. 3B David Wright, 0-5, 1 Kn Bay, 0-2, 2 WALK(1 HBP), 2 K

5. RF Jeff Francoeur, 0-4, 2 K

6. 1B Ike Davis, 0-3, 1 RUN, 1 WALK, 2 K

7. CF Angel Pagan, 1-3, 1 RUN

8. C Henry Blanco, 1-3, 1 K, 1 WALK

9. SP Mike Pelfrey, 0-2, 1 RUN, 1 WALK, 1 K

-- PH: Fernando Tatis, 1-1, 1 RUN, 2 RBI(5), 1 HOME RUN(1)

The Mets will go for there third straight against the Cubs tomorrow as the Mets will send Oliver Perez to the hill and he will be opposed by former Seattle Mariner Carlos Silva, tomorrow night at 7:10PM at Citi Field

PRE GAME YANKEES VS: ATHLETICS GAME 13

The New York Yankees(9-3) will face the Oakland Atheletics(9-5) tonight at 10:05pm. The Yanks will look to extend their winning streak to 5 games, and silence the Oakland bats. Here's today's pitching matchup as follows:

NYY: Javier Vazquez: [0-2, 9.82]

OAK: Gio Gonzalez: [1-0, 3.38]

NYY:

SS Derek Jeter

DH Nick Johnson

1B Mark Teixiera

3B Alex Rodriguez

2B Robinson Cano

C Jorge Posada

RF Nick Swisher

CF Curtis Granderson

LF Brett Gardner

OAK:

CF Rajai Davis

1B Daric Barton

RF Ryan Sweeney

3B Kevin Kouzmanoff

C Kurt Suzuki

DH Eric Chavez

2B Mark Ellis

LF Travis Buck

SS Cliff Pennington

Keys things to watch:

#1.] Can Javier Vazquez win his first game in his second tour with the Yankees and show fans he is still the old Vazquez of last year.

#2.] Can Mark Teixiera prove that after Sunday's homer he can fully break out of his slump.

#3.] Lets see how Brett Gardner does against the lefty Gio Gonzalez, getting a rare start against a lefty.

Key Players to watch: [caeer against oposing pitcher]

NYY: No one has had much suceess against Gonzalez only seeing him twice last year.

OAK: Kevin Kouzmenoff, Mark Ellis and Eric Chavez have all seen Vazquez with only 1-3 hits each, with Chavez's only hit being a home run.

Check out Ian Bozsnyak later with the Mets postgame only at Flushing to the Bronx.

PRE GAME METS VS: CUBS GAME 14

The New York Mets(5-8) will be taking on the Chicago Cubs(5-8), as they are looking to start a streak after last night's win. Here's todays pitching matchup as follows:

NYM: Mike Pelfrey: [2-0, 1.29 ERA]

CHC: Carlos Zambrano: [1-1, 9.45 ERA]

NYM:

SS Jose Reyes

2B Luis Castillo

3B David Wright

LF Jason Bay

RF Jeff Francoeur

1B Ike Davis

CF Angel Pagan

C Henry Blanco

P Mike Pelfrey

CHC:

RF Koskue Fukudome

2B Jeff Baker

1B Derek Lee

3B Aramis Ramierz

CF Marlon Byrd

LF Alfonso Soriano

SS Mike Fontenot

C Koyie Hill

P Carlos Zambrano

Key Things to watch:

#1.] Can Mike Pelfrey countinue his excellent pitching thus far?

#2.] Can Ike Davis have another great performance at 1st base?

#3.] Can the Mets get some run support for big Pelf, off of Zambrano?

Keys Players to watch: [career against oposing pitcher]

NYM: Jason Bay: 359 AVG, 5HR, 4 2B,

NYM: Luis Castillo: 529 AVG, 680 OBP

CHC: Jeff Baker: 333AVG, 540 OBP

Check out myself and Ian Bozsnyak as we bring you Mets postgame and Yankees game coverage tonight, only on Flushing To The Bronx

PostGame, Mets 6 Cubs 1

New York Mets(5-8)
Chicago Cubs(5-8)

WP: Fernando Nieve(1-1)
LP: James Russell(0-1)

Starters:

NYM-- Jonathon Niese
5.2 IP, 8 Hits, 0 Earned Runs( 1 Run Allowed), 3 Walks,
7 Strikeouts

CHI-- Randy Wells
6.0 IP, 6 Hits, 1 Earned Runs, 2 Walks, 5 Strikeouts

Pitching:
Jon Niese looked much more comfortable tonight against the Cubs rather then his previous start against the Rockies when he gave up 5 earned runs. Tonight his curve ball looked much sharper along with his fastball that helped him tie his career high in strikeouts in a game at 7. He was unable to get his first win of the season, the offense did not wake up until the seventh inning. Following Niese, Fernando Nieve was brought on and pitched 1.1 Innings, were he allowed 1 hit but no runs, and lowered his ERA to 5.00 and earned his first win of the season out of the pen. After Niese & Nieve, Jenrry Mejia was brought on and despite hitting Marlon Byrd in the head(which he was ok) threw 2 innings, while walking 2(1 HBP ), and striking out a batter.

Offense:
Once again tonight the bats were quiet early on, but got hot in the seventh inning when Angel Pagan took a fastball that ran inside & drove it out beyond the left field wall for his first home run of the season, and gave the Mets a 3-1 lead. Making his debut tonight was Ike Davis, who some say is the best offense prospect the Mets currently have, and boy did he look good, as he went 2-4 with an RBI single in the seventh. The other two runs, came on a Jason Bay RBI double which bounced up and against the wall in the seventh, and a past ball which allowed Jeff Francoeur to score. The Mets offense tonight scattered 9 hits.

Things to note:

• Ike Davis went 2-4 with an RBI single & singled in his first at bat
• Jason Bay looked much better as he went 2-3 with a walk.
• David Wright continued to struggle tonight as he struck out 2 more times

Game Picture:
The Game picture goes to Angel Pagan for breaking a 1-1 tie & taking a pitch out & beyond the big wall in left.

Offensive Box Score:

1. CF Angel Pagan, 1-4, 1 RUN, 1 WALK, 2 RBI(6), 1 HOME RUN(1)
2. 2B Luis Castillo, 1-4, 1 RBI(4)
3. 3B David Wright, 1-3, 1 RUN, 2 K, 1 WALK
4. LF Jason Bay, 2-3, 1 RUN, 1 K, 1 WALK, 1 RBI(3), 1 2B
5. RF Jeff Francoeur, 0-4, 1 RUN
6. 1B Ike Davis, 2-4, 1 RBI(1)
7. C Rod Barajas, 0-4, 2 K
8. SS Alex Cora, 1-2, 1 RUN
9. SP Jon Niese, 1-2

The Mets will look for their second straight tomorrow night as they will be opposed by Carlos Zambrano. Mike Pelfrey who has started the season 2-0 will start for the Mets tomorrow, first pitch at 7:10PM at Citi Field.

PreGame, Mets vs. Cubs GAME 13

The New York Mets are looking to start there home stand off on a good note, as they will welcome Lou Pinella & the Chicago Cubs to town. Here is tonight's pitching matchup:

NYM: Jonathon Niese[0-1, 6.55 ERA, 2 GS, 5 K]

CHI: Randy Wells[1-0, 2.92 ERA, 2 GS, 8 K]


NYM:

1. CF Angel Pagan
2. 2B Luis Castillo
3. 3B David Wright
4. LF Jason Bay
5. RF Jeff Francoeur
6. 1B Ike Davis
7. C Rod Barajas
8. SS Alex Cora
9. SP Jonathon Niese

CHI:

1. CF Marlon Byrd
2. 2B Jeff Baker
3. 1B Derrek Lee
4. RF Xavier Nady
5. 3B Aramis Ramirez
6. LF Alfonso Soriano
7. C Geovany Soto
8. SS Ryan Theriot
9. SP Randy Wells

Key Things to Watch:

#1.] Can the top of the order produce without Reyes?

#2.] How does Ike Davis do in his much anticipated Mets debut?

#3.] Can Jon Niese right the ship, and start the home stand on the right note with a solid performance against the Cubs tonight?

Key Players to Watch( Career against opposing Pitchers):

CHI: SS Ryan Theroit, 1,000 BA, 1 AB
CHI: C Geovany Soto, 500 BA, 2 AB

NYM: 2B Luis Castillo, 500 BA, 2 AB
NYM: CF Angel Pagan, 333 BA, 3 AB

Look for the Postgame following the game

Davis to bat sixth

Ike Davis will make his much anticipated debut tonight, as he will bat sixth in a lineup that is starved for offense. Davis was taken out of the lineup today in Buffalo were he was scheduled to bat clean up. As Ike Davis has been called up, Tobi Stoner who took the loss last night has been sent down to Triple AAA

BREAKING NEWS: Ike Davis will be promoted

According to Adam Rubin of ESPNNewYork, Jerry Manuel and the Mets organization have decided it is time for the fans to see what they want. Multiple sources have leaked the Mets plan on promoting first base prospect Ike Davis within the next few days. Rubin did not indicate weather the move will take place tomorrow, though it could, it could also take place later in the week. Either or, Ike Davis will be playing for the big club in Flushing and hopefully can have an impact like the one Ryan Braun did in 2007.

PostGame, Mets 3 Cardinals 5

New York Mets(4-8)
St. Louis Cardinals(8-4)

WP: Adam Wainwright(3-0)
LP: Tobi Stoner(0-1)

Starters:

NYM-- John Maine
5.0 IP, 6 Hits, 3 Earned Runs, 4 Walks, 4 K, 115 pitches

STL-- Adam Wainwright
9.0 IP, 4 Hits, 2 Earned Runs, 2 Walks, 9 Strikeouts

Pitching:
John Maine took the hill tonight knowing that a bad start could turn into a demotion to Triple AAA, with prospect Dillon Gee waiting in the farm system. Maine was better tonight against St. Louis opposed to his start in Colorado as he was trying to use his fast ball more tonight, as his velocity has dropped big time since 2007. He still was not great though, giving up a three run homerun to Colby Rasmus in the 5th inning and his fastball topped out at around 91. Though Maine wasn't great, he put them in a decent position to win. Following Maine, was recently promoted pitcher Tobi Stoner who went 2.1 risky innings, which he ultimately was responsible for the lead runner during the Ludwick home run off of Igarashi which caused him to get the loss. Many people around the tean said Ryota Igarashi was not available to pitch tonight, though he pitched anyways.

Offense:
Once again tonight for the Mets, they were unable to score, none the less hit tonight as they only scattered 4 hits over 9 innings. They scored all 3 of their runs in the top half of the 2nd, when Angel Pagan hit a 2 run RBI single with the bases loaded, following the two runs scoring Pagan got caught between 1st & 2nd and Wainwright threw the ball away trying to nail Pagan at first which allowed Gary Matthews JR to score.

Offensive Box Score:

1. SS Jose Reyes, 0-4, 1 K
2. 2B Alex Cora, 0-3
3. 3B David Wright, 0-4, 2 K
4. 1B Frank Catalanotto, 1-3, 1 RUN, 1 Walk
5. RF Jeff Francoeur, 0-3, 1 RUN, 1 Walk
6. CF Gary Matthews JR, 1-3, 1 RUN, 2 K
7. C Rod Barajas, 0-3, 1 K
8. LF Angel Pagan, 2-3, 1 K, 2 RBI(4)
9. SP John Maine, 0-1, 1 K

During the PostGame, Jerry Manuel hinted that he will probably be making a roster move, because he does not believe they need 13 pitchers. Many are saying that a position player will be called up, meaning that Ike Davis could really be that player to be called up.

• The Mets have lost their first 4 series of the season

The Mets will head back east to Queens, as from Citi Field tomorrow night at 7:10PM they will welcome Lou Pinella and the Chicago Cubs, with youngster Randy Wells on the bump for the Cubbies, and Jon Niese will be making his third start of the season for the Mets.

PRE GAME METS VS: CARDINALS GAME 12

The New York Mets hope that last night's 20 inning win, will get the amaizings on track for a hot streak. Here's tonights pitching matchup:

NYM: John Maine: [0-1, 13.50 ERA]

STL: Adam Wainwright: [2-0, 1.20 ERA]

NYM:

SS Jose Reyes

2B Alex Cora

3B David Wright

1B Frank Catalanotto

RF Jeff Francoeur

CF Gary Matthews

C Rod Barajas

CF Angel Pagan

P John Maine

STL:

2B Skip Schumaker

RF Ryan Ludwick

1B Albert Pujols

LF Matt Holliday

CF Colby Rasmus

C Yadier Molina

3B David Freese

SS Brendan Ryan

P Adam Wainwright

Keys things to watch:

#1.] Surprisingly Jerry Manuel is sitting Jason Bay, and batting Frank Catalanotto 4th? not even power hitting Jeff Francoeur, or someone other then Catalanotto who's at first base tonight, we will see how this Jerry move works out?

#2.] Without Bay, and Castillo can the offense hit the All Star Adam Wainwright, with probably the worst lineup of the season?

#3.] Can John Maine finally pick up his first win of the season, looks like its going to be tough with this lineup?

Key Players to watch: [career against oposing pitcher]

STL: Albert Pujols: 5-11, 2HR, 417 OBP

NYM: Rod Barajas: 2-4, 500 SLG %

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Mets designate Jacobs for assignment

The New York Mets designated infielder Mike Jacobs for assignment, recalling right-hander Tobi Stoner to add some bullpen depth one day after playing 20 innings. Jacobs was just 5 for 24 with one homer, a double and two RBIs in seven games. Does this mean Daniel Murphy is almost ready to come back? Manuel said he'd go with Frank Catalanotto and Fernando Tatis for the time being, and Catalanotto was at first base, Sunday night against the Cardinals' Adam Wainwright. I anticipated the call up of a relief pitcher when I first heard the news, since Manuel emptied the pen in last night's 20 inning affair. We will see how long untill Murphy comes back.

Post Game, Yankees 5 Rangers 2

New York Yankees [9-3]

Texas Rangers [5-7]

WP: Andy Pettitte [2-0]

LP: Rich Harden [0-1]

S: Mariano Rivera [5]

Starters:

NYY-- Andy Pettitte
8 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 4 K's

TEX-- Rich Harden
3.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 6 BB, 5 K's

Pitching:

Andy Pettitte went eight very strong innings, only allowing 4 hits, striking out 4 batters. He did not look too sharp in the early going but regained his control of his fastball, and relocated his change up, mixing his pitches up making it very hard for the Texas hitters to pick up Pettittes stuff today. He gave the ball to Mariano Rivera in the 9th who shut the door on the Rangers, striking out 2 and completing the three game sweep.

Offense:

Mark Teixiera broke out of his slump today, and blasted his first home run of the season off of pitcher Rich Harden in the 3rd inning into the second deck of the right field porch. Brett Gardner went 2-3 today as he led of, with Derek Jeter recovering from a head cold, Brett also stole 2 bases the 7th and 8th of the season. Robinson Cano had a sac- fly in the 3rd inning, and catcher Jorge Posada blasted the Dustin Nippert offering over the right field wall in the 7th inning. Ramiro Pena gave the Yanks the lead in the 3rd inning following Tex's homer with a bases loaded single, a lead witch the bombers never let up.

Offensive Box Score:

1.] LF Brett Gardner, 2-3, 1R, 1BB, 1HBP, 2 SB [8]

2.] DH Nick Johnson, 0-4, 1BB, 3SO

3.] 1B Mark Teixiera, 1-4, 1R, 1HR [1]

4.] 3B Alex Rodriguez, 1-1, 3BB, 1R

5.] 2B Robinson Cano, 0-2, 1R, 1RBI [10], 1BB

6.] Jorge Posada, 2-4, 2R, 1RBI, 1BB, 1HR [3]

7.] Curtis Granderson, 0-2, 2BB, 2 SO

8.] RF Nick Swisher, 0-4, 2 SO

9.] SS Ramiro Pena, 1-4, 2 RBI, 1 SO

The Yankees have the day off tomorrow as they face the 9-4 Oakland Athlectics on Tuesday at 10:05PM. LHP Gio Gonzalez will face Javier Vazquez who is still looking for his first win. We will be back later with the Mets Pre and Post game coverage, only at Flushing to The Bronx

PreGame, Yankees vs. Rangers GAME 12

The New York Yankees(8-3) will face the Texas Rangers(5-6) in the finale of a 3 game series at Yankees Stadium today starting at 1:05PM. Here is today's pitching matchup:

NYY: Andy Pettitte[1-0, 0.75 ERA, 10 K]

LAA: Rich Harden[0-0, 2.79 ERA, 10 K]


NYY:

1. LF Brett Gardner
2. DH Nick Johnson
3. 1B Mark Teixeira
4. 3B Alex Rodriguez
5. 2B Robinson Cano
6. C Jorge Posada
7. CF Curtis Granderson
8. RF Nick Swisher
9. SS Ramiro Pena

TEX:

1. SS Elvis Andrus
2. 3B Michael Young
3. CF Josh Hamilton
4. DH Vladimir Guerrero
5. RF Nelson Cruz
6. 1B Ryan Garko
7. LF David Murphy
8. C Matt Treanor
9. 2B Andres Blanco

Key Things to Watch:

#1.] Can the Yankees get things going with Gardner leading off rather then Jeter

#2.] Can Mark Teixeira finally get it going?

#3.] Can Andy Pettitte follow up on his performance from his previous start?

Key Players to Watch(Career against opposing pitchers):

TEX: DH Vladimir Guerrero, .353 BA, 17 AB, 1 RBI
TEX: LF David Murphy, .500 BA, 8 AB, 3 RBI, 1 HR

NYY: 3B Alex Rodriguez, .455 BA, 11 AB, 1 RBI, 1 HR
NYY: CF Curtis Granderson, .333 BA, 6 AB, 1 RBI, 1 HR

Tune into the Postgame Coverage with Tyler Paci here on Flushing 2 the Bronx.

PostGame, Yankees 6 Angels 2

New York Yankees(6-3)
Anaheim Angels(3-7)

WP: Phil Hughes(1-0)
LP: Scott Kazmir(0-1)
S: Mariano Rivera(4)

Starters:

NYY-- Phil Hughes
5.0 IP, 3 Hits, 2 Earned Runs, 5 Walks, 6 Strikeouts, 1 Home Run allowed

LAA-- Scott Zazmir
4.0 IP, 8 Hits, 6 Earned Runs, 3 Walks, 2 Strikeouts, 3 Home Runs Allowed

Pitching:
Phil Hughes made his first start of the year tonight wearing the number 42 as everyone did on this great night were the MLB celebrated the legacy of Jackie Robinson. I think Hughes looked very good tonight despite the 5 walks. Hughes gave up one home run which came in the second inning off the bat of former Yankee Hideki Matsui. Hughes was a tad erratic but looked good & looked like he has potential to stay in the rotation and make a huge impact. Hughes also had good velocity on his fastball. Following Hughes, Dave Robertson came in for 1.2 innings, and was much better tonight then previous appearances as he only walked 1 batter. After Hughes, and Robertson, Damaso Marte came on to get two men, and then it was up to Joba Chamberlain & Mariano Rivera to shut it down, which they did.

Offense:
The Yankees offense looked much better today rather then yesterday when it looked like their bats were just shut down. After the Angels took the lead in the second off the Matsui homerun, Robinson Cano answered in the bottom half of the 2nd inning, with his 3rd homerun of the year which was a laser to right field. Derek Jeter helped out an inning later when he connected for his 2nd homerun of the season, and his second in 3 games. At that point when its 2-1 Yankees, after a Marcus Thames double, Curtis Granderson connected on an RBI Triple when scored Thames, and gave the Yankees a 3-1 lead. In the same inning, Derek Jeter continued his productive game as he came through with an RBI double, which scored Curtis Granderson. Robinson Cano came up in the bottom half of the 5th and smacked a two run shot his 4th homerun of the season & second of the game which gave the Yankees the 6-1 lead which pulled them to a victory tonight.

Offensive Box Score:

1. SS Derek Jeter, 2-5, 1 RUN, 2 K, 1 2B, 2 RBI(6), 1 HOME RUN(2)
2. RF Nick Swisher, 0-4, 1 WALK
3. 1B Mark Teixeira, 0-2, 2 K, 3 WALKS
4. 3B Alex Rodriguez, 1-3, 1 RUN, 1 WALK, 1 2B
5. 2B Robinson Cano, 2-4, 2 RUNS, 1 K, 3 RBI(9), 2 HOME RUNS(4)
6. C Jorge Posada, 0-4, 1 K
7. DH Marcus Thames, 2-3, 1 RUN, 1 2B
8. CF Curtis Granderson, 2-4, 1 RUN, 1 3B, 1 RBI(6)
9. LF Randy Winn, 0-4, 1 K

The Yankees will welcome in Ron Washington's Texas Rangers for a weekend series which will begin tomorrow night Friday starting at 7:05 PM in the Bronx, as CC Sabathia will try to have a repeat of his last close no hit performance, as he will be opposed by the Rangers C.J Wilson.

My Thoughts on Jose Reyes batting 3rd

So it looks like Jose Reyes will be batting 3rd this upcoming weekend in St. Louis. Jerry Manuel has been trying to make this happen for quite some time, and Manuel feels now Reyes is ready. So what do i think:
I think it is something the Mets NEED to do until Carlos Beltran returns. For 0ne, it spreads out the lineup a ton more and it will push David Wright to potentially the 5th hole which is more of an RBI hole. This also keeps Bay in the clean spot, and Francoeur down to sixth, so this move just moves everyone down more, so even after for instance a pitcher gets the 1,2, & 3 batters, the next inning he faces, Bay, Wright, & Frency. I am excited to see what Reyes brings to the table batting third, which really could be in effect as soon as tomorrow.Here is tomorrows potential batting order:

1. CF Angel Pagan
2. 2B Luis Castillo
3. SS Jose Reyes
4. LF Jason Bay
5. 3B David Wright
6. 1B Mike Jacobs
7. RF Jeff Francoeur
8. C Rod Barajas
9. Pitcher