Mets(courtesy mlb.com)
Outfielder Jason Bay didn’t start on Sunday, entering the game during a double-switch in the eighth inning. It was a “sabbatical,” as Bay put it, to try to clear his mind from his 0-for-7 in Saturday’s game and a stretch that saw him strike out 10 times and hit .158 in his last four games.
Bay did ground out in the ninth inning to end Sunday’s game in regulation, but the left fielder should be in the starting lineup on Monday against the Cubs.
Lineup
Pagan, CF
Castillo, 2B
Wright, 3B
Bay, LF
Francoeur, RF
Davis, 1B (Davismaina running wild!)
Barajas, C
Cora, SS
Niese, P
Cubs(courtesy of mlb.com)
Expect a slightly different look to the Cubs’ starting lineup on Monday as it faces lefty Jon Niese. Piniella said he was going to tinker a bit against left-handed pitchers to try to get the offense going after it scored just five runs in the final two games against the Astros, both losses.
According to Piniella, Marlon Byrd will move to the leadoff spot, Jeff Baker will hit second and Ryan Theriot, who had been hitting leadoff, will hit eighth, moving Geovany Soto up a slot to seventh. There’s even the chance he’ll move Xavier Nady into the cleanup spot. Get used to it because the Cubs also face Oliver Perez and Johan Santana in this series.
Lineup
Byrd, CF
Baker, 2B
Lee, 1B
Nady, RF (welcome back X-man)
Ramirez, 3B
Soriano, LF
Soto, C
Theriot, SS
Wells, P
Welcome to the bigs kid! PLAY BALL!
13 comments
johan4cy
4/19/2010-7:04pm at 7:04 pm (UTC -4)
Davis 3-4 with a two run homer sounds nice right now. Well so does a win….. Lets Hope. LGM!
metsfan4decades
4/19/2010-7:47pm at 7:47 pm (UTC -4)
And in his first at bat, Ike Davis has his first major league hit. I’m sure he’s glad he got that done.
rustyjr
4/19/2010-7:53pm at 7:53 pm (UTC -4)
He looks real poised at first base – you can tell there will be no adventure @ first with Ike around
asod75
4/19/2010-8:29pm at 8:29 pm (UTC -4)
Another game where the Mets’ pitcher has an elevated pitch count into the fifth. Big trouble for Mr. Niese right now….
asod75
4/19/2010-8:31pm at 8:31 pm (UTC -4)
One more out Jonny….
asod75
4/19/2010-8:33pm at 8:33 pm (UTC -4)
Nice job wriggling out of the jams tonight, Niese. Nice job indeed.
metsfan4decades
4/19/2010-8:34pm at 8:34 pm (UTC -4)
The Cubs are possibly worse than us with R.I.S.P.
You go, Jon. Getting out of that bases loaded jam in the 5th.
asod75
4/19/2010-8:47pm at 8:47 pm (UTC -4)
Wright just never seems to come through in a big spot. Oh well, got one on the board…..
asod75
4/19/2010-9:28pm at 9:28 pm (UTC -4)
Maybe clueless Jerry will stop putting Pagan in the No. 8 hole. He’s been their biggest run producer lately! 3-1 good guys!
metsfan4decades
4/19/2010-9:30pm at 9:30 pm (UTC -4)
Pagan: ‘I feel more comfortable leading off’.
Woot! Woot! HR for Angel.
asod75
4/19/2010-9:45pm at 9:45 pm (UTC -4)
Yeah Ike…first big-league RBI. Off a lefty to boot.
metsfan4decades
4/19/2010-10:15pm at 10:15 pm (UTC -4)
Put It In The Books!
njstuckintx
4/19/2010-10:25pm at 10:25 pm (UTC -4)
w00t w00t! Good stuff.