Game Time: 7:10pm
Record: 3-2 Era: 2.79 K: 17 BB: 16 WHIP: 1.48
Mets Notes:
- Although he wasn’t nearly as effective as he had been in his first three starts with the Mets, Nieve deserved a slightly better fate when he faced the Phillies on Saturday. He was charged with four runs in 5 2/3 innings, but the fourth was unearned and scored after he had been removed. Moreover, Nieve’s own inability to execute a sacrifice bunt may have denied the Mets a run — or not. As it was, Nieve allowed six hits and six walks. Now, he faces a team against which he has pitched five times, once as a starter. He has a convenience store ERA — 7.11 — in 6 1/3 innings against the Reds. Only three position players on the Reds’ roster have faced Nieve, and they have merely five at-bats against him.
- He walked six in a loss at Philadelphia on Saturday, but will hope a return to Queens helps. In two home starts, he has allowed six hits and one run in 12 innings. Playing at their pitching-friendly new park has certainly not helped New York’s hitters lately. The Mets have dropped five of six at home, totaling 10 runs in those games, including two shutout losses. This will be the Reds’ first visit to Citi Field. They lost two of three to the Mets at home to open the season.
- John Maine threw off a mound Friday and could be back with the Mets by the end of the month, Jerry Manuel said. “From what I understand he’s pain free,” Manuel said.
LINEUP
Pagan, CF (welcome back)
Cora, SS
Murphy, 1B
Wright, 3B
Church, RF
Reed, LF
A. Reyes, 2B
Brian Schneider, C
Nieve, P
Record: 8-8 Era: 5.85 K: 54 BB: 41 WHIP: 1.57
Reds Notes:
- Arroyo’s struggles continued in his last start, on Sunday against the Cardinals. He allowed eight runs, five of which were earned, in a 10-1 loss. Since June 13, the right-hander is 1-4 with an 8.41 ERA. Arroyo will look to avoid any first-inning struggles in his next start, against the Mets. This season, Arroyo’s ERA in the first is 10.59, dipping to 4.92 the rest of the way. Over his career, Arroyo is 5-2 against the Mets with a 3.92 ERA. He won his first start of the season against the Mets, on April 9, an 8-6 win.
- Cincinnati is in fifth place but is still closer to the top of its division than the Mets, 4 1/2 games behind first-place St. Louis in the NL Central. Bronson Arroyo, who is coming off three straight disastrous starts. The right-hander is 0-3 with a 10.29 ERA over that span, with opponents hitting .426 against him, including six home runs in 14 innings. “I’ve been through worse stretches,†Arroyo said. “That’s just the way it goes. I have no excuses other than the fact that this game isn’t easy.â€
- Arroyo beat the Mets in his first start of the season April 9 despite allowing five runs in six innings of an 8-6 win. Since joining the Reds, he’s 4-1 with a 2.93 ERA in six starts against New York.
LINEUP
Dickerson, RF
Taveras, CF
Votto, 1B
Phillips, 2B
Nix, LF
Encarnacion, LF
Hairston, SS
Hanigan, C
Arroyo, P
19 comments
metsfan4decades
7/10/2009-7:20pm at 7:20 pm (UTC -4)
Tatis in RF. Church gone.
Sigh……
steveo
7/10/2009-8:14pm at 8:14 pm (UTC -4)
Francour is contimplating suicide right now.
gategem
7/10/2009-8:18pm at 8:18 pm (UTC -4)
And the defensive miscues continue. In 1962 I laughed at these types of mistakes. I guess I’ll have to learn to do the same now.
metsfan4decades
7/10/2009-8:24pm at 8:24 pm (UTC -4)
The big difference in the early 60′s team is we didn’t expect them to be any better than they were. The expectations for this current team – at least since 2006 – was so much higher. That’s what makes it so damn frustrating…
dentulous
7/10/2009-8:50pm at 8:50 pm (UTC -4)
its really sad when the pitcher is the only one with a hit so far. Last time it was Nieve who drove in the only run. This season needs to end quicker because this is unbearable.
wannybackstra
7/10/2009-9:09pm at 9:09 pm (UTC -4)
The Mets took their best hitter out.
dentulous
7/10/2009-9:13pm at 9:13 pm (UTC -4)
Haha! Sad, but true…
CaseStreet
7/10/2009-9:26pm at 9:26 pm (UTC -4)
where’s the dugout?
stickguy
7/10/2009-9:39pm at 9:39 pm (UTC -4)
I was just looking for it too. Did you guys forget to pay the bill?
tkfj
7/10/2009-9:28pm at 9:28 pm (UTC -4)
This team is funny, but not quite as funny as their GM.
tkfj
7/10/2009-9:38pm at 9:38 pm (UTC -4)
This entire team is a joke one would hope the fans would boo them off the field to let them know how unacceptable their play is. Omar and the Wilpons don’t give two shts.
metsfan4decades
7/10/2009-9:48pm at 9:48 pm (UTC -4)
Yeah, b/c they don’t know how bad it is right now. They need to hear boos to realize that? I don’t think so…
CaseStreet
7/10/2009-9:41pm at 9:41 pm (UTC -4)
do the Marlins have trash they’d like to trade us? how bout the phillies?
dentulous
7/10/2009-9:41pm at 9:41 pm (UTC -4)
Another day, another loss…
CaseStreet
7/10/2009-9:41pm at 9:41 pm (UTC -4)
this is the bottom people
dentulous
7/10/2009-9:47pm at 9:47 pm (UTC -4)
yeah, now I know how agonizing it is for nationals fans.
gategem
7/10/2009-9:58pm at 9:58 pm (UTC -4)
lol But at the bottom you get rest.
CaseStreet
7/10/2009-9:42pm at 9:42 pm (UTC -4)
at least my little league team is winning
stickguy
7/10/2009-9:53pm at 9:53 pm (UTC -4)
At least Neive seemed to pitch OK today.
Glad I played scrabble with the family after dinner. Didnt miss much.
Liked this quote form omar (even if I disagree with teh move):
“This is a trade that’s not only for now, but for next year and beyond, because of the youth of the player and that what he does fits the ballpark,” general manager Omar Minaya said.”
He was also quaoted as saying they were far from done in the trade market, and were looking to make changes ro shake thing up (something along those lines).