The Mets go the west coast as they face the first place Arizona Diamondbacks tonight. The Mets dropped the series finale to the Padres yesterday, in a game where they got a lot of players on the base, but couldn't bring them home. Tonight Dillon Gee will get the start as he goes against Ian Kennedy.
Dillon Gee is 10-3 on the season with a 3.93 ERA. He struggled in his last start against the Braves as he allowed 5 ER in 5 innings of work. His second start of the season was against the Diamondbacks as he allowed 2 earned runs, 4 total in 6 innings. Arizona has the following numbers against Gee:
Johnson 0-3
Montero 1-3, HR
Roberts 1-3
Upton 1-3
Young 0-3
The Mets bats will try to score some runs today against Ian Kennedy who is 14-3 this season with a 3.20 ERA. In his last three starts he has pitched 21.0 innings with a 3.00 ERA. He didn't face the Mets yet in 2011 but in 2010 he pitched 11 innings against the amazins where he allowed 6 ER. The Mets have the following numbers against Ian:
Haiston 1-5, HR
Pagan 1-5
Wright 4-6, 2B, 2 HR
Harris 0-3
Let's Go Mets!
