Pregame: Mets vs. Braves; let's play two!
The Mets head to Atlanta set to take on the Braves for four games in three days. The series kicks off today with a day-night doubleheader. In game one, John Maine (5-2, 2.81 ERA) will take the hill and his opponent will be Tom Glavine (1-1, 4.41 ERA), who Mets fans haven't seen since the pathetic performance on September 30, 2007.
John Maine has been terrific all season long, outside of his first start which was at Turner Field. In his seven starts since that game, Maine hasn't allowed more than 2 earned runs and the Mets are 6-1. His last two starts may have been his best on the year, in which he's pitched a total of 14-1/3 innings allowing only two earned runs and six hits. The significant number is he's only had one walk in each of those starts.
The Mets are coming off maybe their best weekend of the season, with two very good victories against the Yankees. They hope to build momentum now, as only three times this year have they had a winning steak of three games (the longest being five).
The Mets hope they can ride on Jose Reyes and David Wright. Reyes went 4-for-10 at Yankee Stadium, while Wright went 5-for-10.
This is a huge series for the Mets. They finally showed that attitude of dropping the hammer on other teams, and I hope that mentality is there in Atlanta. This is a team they should want to kill.
Only one game out of first, let's get a good string of games going.
LET'S GO METS!
John Maine has been terrific all season long, outside of his first start which was at Turner Field. In his seven starts since that game, Maine hasn't allowed more than 2 earned runs and the Mets are 6-1. His last two starts may have been his best on the year, in which he's pitched a total of 14-1/3 innings allowing only two earned runs and six hits. The significant number is he's only had one walk in each of those starts.
The Mets are coming off maybe their best weekend of the season, with two very good victories against the Yankees. They hope to build momentum now, as only three times this year have they had a winning steak of three games (the longest being five).
The Mets hope they can ride on Jose Reyes and David Wright. Reyes went 4-for-10 at Yankee Stadium, while Wright went 5-for-10.
This is a huge series for the Mets. They finally showed that attitude of dropping the hammer on other teams, and I hope that mentality is there in Atlanta. This is a team they should want to kill.
Only one game out of first, let's get a good string of games going.
LET'S GO METS!
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