The Mets made it two in a row last night as they beat the Braves in the series opener. For the Mets it was a night of homers and back and forth action as Marcum faltered as did parts of the bull pen. However the captain, David Wright, tied the game on a solo shot (after the Braves took the lead from the Mets and Wright did it against the fantastic Mets closers) and that was followed by a great 10th inning. The Mets try to take the series today behind Jon Niese as he goes up against Julio Teheran.
Jon Niese is 2-2 on the season over 6 games with a 3.31 ERA and 32.2 innings of work. In his last 9 innings he’s allowed 3 ER. Last year he faced the Braves 4 times with a 3-1 with a 2.00 ERA over 27.0 innings. The Braves have the following numbers against Jon Niese:
Uggla 8-29, 3 2B
Freeman 6-19, 2B, 2 HR
R Johnson 6-16
Justin Upton 5-11, 2B
Schafer 0-8
C Johnson 2-6, 2B
The Mets bats have scored 7 runs two games in a row and look to keep it going against Julio Teheran. He’s 1-0 over 5 starts this season with a 5.08 ERA while pitching 28.1 innings. He’s gotten better in his last two starts posting a 2.19 ERA over 12.1. He faced the Mets once in 2011 where he allowed 5 ER over 8 innings of work. The Mets have the following numbers against Julio:
Duda 1-4, 2B
Tejada 0-4
Turner 1-3
Wright 1-2, HR
Lets Go Mets!
