R.A. Dickey takes the mound today as the Mets go up against Mike Leake and the Reds. Dickey is 15-3 over 23 starts and 162.1 innings with a 2.72 ERA. He pitched his fourth complete game of the season and in his last three starts he has pitched a combined 23.0 innings with an ERA of 1.17. In that stretch he walked only 6 batters and struck out 27 batters. Earlier this season he pitched 6.0 innings against the Reds allowing 4 runs, 3 earned. The Reds have the following numbers against Robert Allen:
Rolen 5-9, 2B, HR
Ludwig 3-8, HR
Valdez 2-8
Phillips 2-8, 2 2B
Stubbs 1-7
Bruce 1-6, 2B
Mike Leake is 4-7 on the season over 22 games and 131.2 innings while posting an ERA of 4.51. In the last three starts he has pitched 13.2 innings while allowing 12 ER, which is really hurt by a 1.1 inning, 5 ER start. Against the Mets this year he made one start allowing 3 runs, 1 earned over 6 innings of work. The Mets have the following numbers against Leake:
Cedeno 4-11
Wright 1-7
Torres 2-7
Turner 3-6
Murphy 1-6, 2B
Davis 1-5, 2B
Let’s Go Mets!
