The Mets had the ability to win last night but the initial bad outing was followed by an offense that clicked late but just couldn't climb out of the hole they were put in. Anyway the Mets go to avoid the second sweep on the road by the Marlins this year as they send out Pelfrey to play stopper. This is a role that Pelfrey has completed already this year and he will have to do it against Volstad.
Pelfrey picked up his 10th win of the season in his last time out as he got back on the right track. On the season he is 10-2 with a 2.79 ERA over 99.2 innings and in his last three games he is 2-1 with a 4.74 ERA. Strangely enough, although the Mets and the Marlins have played each other a lot this season, Pelfrey still hasn't seen them. Last year he was 0-1 in two games with a 4.05 ERA against the fish. The Marlins have these numbers against Big Pelf:
Uggla 9-23, 4 2B
Coghlan 2-7, 2 HR
Cantu 7-20, 3 2B
Volstad will be on the other side of the rubber tonight. On the season he is 4-7 with a 4.40 ERA. In his last four games he is 1-1 as he has pitched 21.2 innings with a 5.40 ERA. He also has not faced the Mets this season but he was 0-2 last year while pitching 11 innings and recording a 4.91 ERA. The Mets have these numbers on Volstad:
Wright 2-8
Reyes 1-6
Pagan 1-5, 2B
Lets Go Mets!
