The New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers will mix it up again on Friday night as the two teams play the second of four games at Citi Field at 7:10 PM.
Jonathon Niese (5-8, 3.36) starts for the Mets and will oppose left-hander Ian Thomas (0-1, 5.23), who was acquired from the Atlanta Braves in May in the trade for Juan Uribe.
The Mets have placed outfielder Michael Cuddyer on the 15-Day Disabled List and selected the contract of outfielder Michael Conforto from Binghamton (AA) of the Eastern League.
Conforto, 22, will wear uniform No. 30 and sas hitting .312 (54-173) with 21 runs scored, 12 doubles, three triples, five home runs and 26 RBI in 45 games with the B-Mets. When he appears in a game, he will become the 1,000th player in team history.
Please remember this kid is not a savior, only the deliverer. There’s a difference.
Mets Starting Lineup
- Curtis Granderson – RF
- Ruben Tejada – SS
- Daniel Murphy – 3B
- Wilmer Flores – 2B
- Lucas Duda – 1B
- Juan Lagares – CF
- Michael Conforto – LF
- Kevin Plawecki – C
- Jonathon Niese – LHP
Last night was a typical night for the Mets. They got an amazing outing from a starting pitcher (this time it was the good Colon) but the offense couldn’t muster anything (which may be a little understandable, it was Kershaw). Anyway, the Mets drew a lucky, lucky card today as Grienke is expecting a child, and Ian Thomas has to make a spot start.
For the Mets Jon Niese will take the mound. Niese is 5-8 over 18 games and 112.1 innings with a 3.36 ERA. If the season ended today, this would be his best season ERA of his career. Since the start of June, Niese has made 8 starts and 55.1 innings with a 2.28 ERA. He missed the Dodgers earlier this season but last year was 1-1 in as many starts with a 3.29 ERA over 13.2 innings. The Dodgers have the following numbers against Jon:
- Rollins 11-53, 3 2B
- Gonzalez 0-9
- Ethier 4-10
- Puig 0-6
- Turner 3-5,2B
- Van Slyke 1-5, 2B
- Kendrick 0-5
Ian Thomas is making the spot start today, he was acquired by the Dodgers earlier this season from the Braves and overall on the season he has pitched in 7 games over 10.1 innings with a 5.23 ERA. In two games this year he logged 1.1 innings against the Mets. The Mets haven’t hit off of Thomas, but they have walked 3 times.
Lets Go Mets!
