The Mets try to break out of their slump tonight as they make a visit to the city of Brotherly love to start a series with the Phillies. The Mets are on a streak right now similar to the start of the season, and will look to Dillon Gee to help raise them out of it as he takes on Cliff Lee.
Dillon Gee is 11-4 this season with a 3.94 ERA. After two poor starts in a row, he posted a positive one his last time out where he went 6.2 innings allowing only one earned run. This season he has faced the Phillies once as he came out of the pen, pitched 1.2 innings while allowing 4 ER. The Phillies have the following numbers on Gee:
Howard 2-4, 2 HR
Ibanez 0-4
Pence 0-2
Ruiz 0-3
The Mets bats will deal with Cliff Lee tonight who is 13-7 this year with a 2.82 ERA. In his last three starts he has pitched 24.0 innings with a 0.75 ERA (a complete game shutout, 8 innings of shutout, 7 innings 2 earned runs). Against the Mets this year he has made one start where he allowed 8 hits over 7 innings, which produced only one earned run (and only one run total). The Mets have the following numbers against Lee:
Bay 3-9
Turner 0-3
Wright 2-4
Pagan 1-3
Paulino 2-3
Let's Go Mets!
