Tuesday, October 2, 2012 • 7:10 p.m.
Marlins Park • Miami, FL
RHP R.A. Dickey (20-6, 2.69) vs. RHP Jacob Turner (1-4, 3.86)
Dickey is 8-0 with a 0.92 ERA in eight starts against the Marlins over the last two seasons. That is tied for the second-longest winning streak in franchise history by a Met against one organization, matching Tom Seaver, who had eight straight wins against the Padres from 1972-75. The franchise record belongs to Dwight Gooden, who won nine in a row against the Cubs from 1988-91. – ESPN Stats and Research
Starting Lineup
- Ruben Tejada, ss
- Daniel Murphy, 2b
- David Wright, 3b
- Ike Davis, 1b
- Scott Hairston, rf
- Lucas Duda, lf
- Josh Thole, c
- Andres Torres, cf
- R.A. Dickey, rhp
The Mets try to rebound from last night as they send out the best story in 2012 to mound in R.A. Dickey. Dickey is 20-6 over 227.0 innings with a 2.69 ERA and 222 strikeouts. He has pitched 59.1 innings in his last 8 games while posting a 2.12 ERA. Against the Marlins this year he is 5-0 in as many starts with an ERA of 1.38. The Marlins have the following numbers against Dickey:
Lee 9-33, 3 2B, HR
Reyes 2-23
Dobbs 3-21, 3B
Stanton 4-17, 3B
Buck 3-16, 2B
Peterson 2-13, 2B
Cousins 0-7
The Mets draw Jacob Turner again who is 2-5 on the season over 9 games and 47.1 innings while posting a 4.94 ERA. In the month of September he has pitched 24.0 innings in 4 games while allowing 12 runs, 7 earned. His worst start was against the Mets where he allowed 8 hits, 6 runs, 3 earned in 5 innings of work. The Mets have the following numbers against Turner:
Davis 1-3
Hairston 2-3, 3B, HR
Murphy 1-2
Tejada 1-3, 2B
Thole 1-2, 2B
Let’s Go Mets!
