The Mets and Braves open a series in New York before the hurricane comes to town. The Mets are still in a terrible stretch but saw some light in their last game as they beat the Phils and avoided the sweep in Philly. Tonight, Capuano will get the start for the Amazins as he takes on Hudson of the Braves.
Capuano is 9-11 on the season with a 4.71 ERA. In the month of August he has pitched 23.2 innings over 4 games with an ERA of 5.70. Surprisingly, he hasn't started against the Braves yet this season and has only pitched 0.1 innings where he got an out. The Braves have the following numbers against Chris:
Uggla 2-11, 2B
Bourn 2-11
Jones 1-8
Gonzalez 3-9, 2 2B
McCann 2-6, 2B
The Mets bats will try to repeat Wednesday against Hudson tonight who is 13-7 this season with a 3.01 ERA. In August he pitched 4 games over 29.1 innings with a 1.53 ERA. In three starts against the Mets this season, Tim is 1-2 with a 4.80 ERA over 15.0 innings of work. The Mets have the following numbers against Tim:
Wright 13-57, 2B, 2 HR
Bay 7-20, 2 2B, HR
Pagan 9-20, 2B, HR
Harris 3-17
Let's Go Mets!
