The Mets will try to complete the sweep of a playoff contender today as they take on the Brew Crew in an afternoon game. The Mets will be sending up Perez to the mound while the Brewers will be sending up Bush to rubber. This is a possible playoff preview, and if the Mets were in the playoffs today, they would be going for the NLDS win over the Brewers right now.
Perez is 9-7 on the season with 161.1 innings pitched and an ERA of 3.90. He will try for his fourth straight time to get his 10th win on the season. In his last five games, he is 2-0 and his ERA over that stretch has been 3.06. He pitched against the Brewers earlier this year where he had a bad start, but walked away with a no decision. He pitched 4.1 innings and he allowed 6 runs. He will be hoping to replicate those results this afternoon. Here are some Brewer stats against Perez:
Hall 2-18, HR, 9K
Hardy 3-14, 2B, HR
Fielder 1-11, HR
Cameron 1-7
Durham 3-7, 2B
Hart 4-9
For the most part, he can control the Brewer lineup. If he can keep them off the basepahts, he should be fine. For the most part, when the Brewers make contact against him, they make good contact and drive the ball hard, so keep them off the paths, and keep the Mets in the game.
The Mets will face Bush who has been in the majors 4 years, but for the most part, have had a few AB against him. This season he is 9-9 over 25 games and 153.0 innings pitched. During that time he has an ERA of 4.12. He has brought his great stuff in his last five games where his record is 4-0 and his ERA is 2.12. Here are some Mets stats against him:
Schneider 5-10, 2B
Castillo 2-7
Reyes 1-4
Delgado 2-3, HR
The Mets are going to have to go after him and get that bullpen. I know that always the plan, but after the last two games, both bullpens have been used a lot. So if Perez can give ours a rest, that would be great. If our hitters can start hitting on their's again, that would also be great. Lets Go Mets! Beat the Brewers!
