Game Time: 7:10pm
The Cool Record: 5-1 Era: 4.18 K: 44 BB: 22 WHIP: 1.39
Mets Record:
- Hernandez he would have beaten the Orioles last Thursday if not for a blown save, and he still has not lost any of his last 10 starts, dating back to April 23 — and that from a pitcher who wasn’t even projected to make the Opening Day rotation. He is not walking batters — just 2.5 per nine innings — and he is stranding men on base. With runners in scoring position, opponents are batting just .183 off Hernandez this season. He’ll look to continue that trend against the Cardinals, a team that thumped him for seven runs in 4 1/3 innings earlier this year.
- Livan Hernandez seeks some redemption of his own Tuesday when he faces a Cardinals club that handed him his only loss of the season. Hernandez is 2-0 with a 3.55 ERA in four starts at home.
- Though Carlos Delgado (hip) and Jose Reyes (calf) are also on the disabled list, New York is still batting an NL-best .279. Hernandez has been a beneficiary of this – he is among the league leaders, receiving 5.65 runs per start. The right-hander is 4-0 with a 3.39 ERA in 10 starts since a 12-8 loss at St. Louis on April 23 when he yielded seven runs and nine hits over 4 1-3 innings.
LINEUP
Cora, SS
Murphy, 1B
Wright, 3B
Tatis, LF
Church, RF
Santos, C
Martinez, CF
Castillo, 2B
Hernandez, P
- Record: 5-8 Era: 3.76 K: 39 BB: 11 WHIP: 1.27
Cardinals Notes:
- The NL Central-leading Cardinals go for their first win at the Mets’ new ballpark with Joel Pineiro on the mound. The veteran right-hander, though, has lost his last five starts and eight of his last nine. Pineiro pitched well in Thursday’s 6-3 loss to Detroit, but he gave up four runs—one earned—in the first inning.
- Pineiro had to be carried off the field by teammates after the seventh inning due to severe cramping. He’s 2-0 with a 3.96 ERA in four career starts against the Mets, including a eight-inning effort April 22 when St. Louis won 5-2. After batting .500 with three homers and 10 RBIs in a three-game sweep at Kansas City over the weekend, reigning NL player of the week Albert Pujols went 1 for 4 on Monday. He hit two homers off Hernandez on April 23, and leads the major leagues with 26.
LINEUP
Schumaker, 2B
Duncan, LF
Pujols, 1B
Ludwig, RF
Ankiel, CF
Molina, C
Greene, 3B
Pinero, P
Ryan, SS
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3 comments
oleosmirf
6/23/2009-7:11pm at 7:11 pm (UTC -4)
curious to see how Livan does tonight…he hasn’t pitched well with Santos behind the plate
metsfan4decades
6/23/2009-7:14pm at 7:14 pm (UTC -4)
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Come on, Livan. Prove all the naysayers wrong. They’re all predicting a bad outing tonight…..
oleosmirf
6/23/2009-9:58pm at 9:58 pm (UTC -4)
man Tatis is making last year seem more and more like a fluke each game…