New York Mets vs Arizona Diamondbacks Live Streaming
Monday, July 19, 2010
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9:40 pm EDT Mon Jul 19, 2010
The second half of the season didn’t get off to as good a start as the New York Mets would have wanted, but three key players making their first appearances since the All-Star break will give the club reason for optimism. Mike Pelfrey takes the mound for the Mets in the opener of a three-game series at the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday, as Luis Castillo and Jose Reyes are expected to return from injuries. Pelfrey, who leads New York in wins, had his scheduled start Saturday pushed back after he developed a stiff neck while on the plane to San Francisco two days prior. The additional rest may benefit the right-hander, who has stumbled over the last month, going 1-3 with a 7.52 ERA over his last five starts. He failed to make it out of the fifth inning of his last three outings, and lasted a season-low four against Atlanta on July 10, allowing four runs and 12 hits in a 4-0 loss.
Pelfrey is 0-4 with a 5.22 ERA in five starts against the Diamondbacks, including a 7.16 ERA in three losses at Arizona. Diamondbacks first baseman Adam LaRoche is 6 for 7 with two doubles and two walks against Pelfrey. While Pelfrey returns to the mound looking for a fresh start, his teammates would probably like to start their second half over after losing three of four to San Francisco to drop five games behind the Braves for the NL East lead. The Mets avoided the sweep Sunday by salvaging the finale 4-3 in 10 innings - only their second win in eight games. Ike Davis drove in the game-winner on a double in the top of the 10th and the Mets threw out the potential tying run at home plate, although replays showed the Giants’ Travis Ishikawa appeared to be safe. New York scored eight runs and batted .198 over the four games, getting shut out twice. David Wright went 3 for 15, though ht did hit a solo home run in Sunday’s game.
