The Mets dropped the first game in Wrigley, and you can’t blame Wheeler for this one. Wheeler had a tremendous start despite only getting one run of support from the Mets in the first inning. The bullpen, great of late, allowed 2 runs towards the end of the game. While not good, the offense needed to score runs. Tonight they try to take the second game, and get back to one game below .500 with Matsuzaka facing Jackson.
Matsuzaka is 2-0 over 17 games and 1 start this year with a 2.45 ERA over 29.1 innings. His last start was on the doubleheader on May 25th where he allowed 2 ER over 6.0 innings on the way to a Mets victory. Since then he allowed 1 ER over 1.1 innings vs the Phillies and allowed no runs over 1.0 ER in another game against the Phillies. The Cubs have the following numbers against Daisuke:
- Valbuena 3-12, 2b
- Barney 0-3
- Castro 0-2
- Ruggiano 1-3, HR
- Schierholtz 0-2
The Mets bats will try to work things out against Edwin Jackson. He is 3-5 this year with a 4.81 ERA over 11 starts and 63.2 innings. In the month of May he pitched 5 starts and 29.1 innings with a 1-3 record and a 4.30 ERA. Last year he pitched two games against the Mets with a 1-1 record over 12.2 innings and a 2.84 ERA. The Mets have the following numbers against Edwin:
- Abreu 6-33, 2 2B
- Wright 6-15, HR
- Granderson 4-13, 2B, 3B, HR
- Murphy 3-15, HR
- Duda 2-11, 2B
- Tejada 0-10
Lets Go Mets!
