Tag: Oliver Perez

Preview: Mets at Reds May 3, 2010

New York Mets (14-11)  at Cincinnati Reds (12-13) 7:10 pm

Oliver Perez (0-2 4.35) vs. Mike Leake (2-0 3.25)

TV: SNY   Radio: WFAN

What to watch: The Mets roll into Cincy for a three-game series this week. Perez starts things off for the Mets. He got into trouble in his last start against the Dodgers and couldn’t make it out of the fourth inning. Jerry Manuel clearly had a quick hook with him. Expect that to continue. Leake is a rookie that’s been pitching well for the Reds. They’ve won three of the four games he started this season.

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Mets 10 – Dodgers 5 April 27, 2010 Game 2

New York Mets David Wright slaps hands with Jason Bay at Citi Field in New York

http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/PicAppPIS/JavaScript/PisV4.jsThe Mets put on an offensive show in the second game of the double header tonight. They swept the double header today and won their sixth straight game. This is the kind of game that I expected to see a lot of this season with the Mets scoring plenty of runs.

Oliver Perez started the game but didn’t last long. He only went 3.2 IP and gave up 3 ER. Jerry Manuel clearly had a quick hook ready for Perez. But Hisanori Takahashi put up another great long relief performance going 3.1 IP giving up only 1 ER.

The star on offense was David Wright surprisingly. He was hearing the boo’s in the first game. In the second game he went 3 for 4 with 4 RBI’s including a bases clearing triple in the sixth inning. Hopefully, that’ll get Wright going again.

Ike Davis chipped in with 3 RBI’s after going 1 for 3 and Henry Blanco was 2 for 4 in the game.

The Mets will try to finish off a second consecutive series sweep when the play the Dodgers tomorrow afternoon.

Box score

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Preview: Dodgers at Mets April 27, 2010

Los Angeles Dodgers (8-10) at New York Mets (10-9)  4:10 pm

Game 1: Hiroki Kuroda (2-0 2.18) vs. Johan Santana (0-2 3.71)

Game 2: Charlie Haeger (0-2 6.46) vs. Oliver Perez (0-2 3.71)

TV: SNY   Radio: WFAN

What to watch: The Mets and Dodgers play a single admission double header today. It’s a good day to cut out of work early to see Santana in the first game. He’s only given up 1 ER in his last 13.1 IP and the Mets have won three of the four games he started this season. You never know what to expect from Perez. Although he’s only given up 3 ER in his last 11.1 IP.

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Dodgers- Mets Rain Out April 26, 2010

Raining on the NYPD's 'souped up street sweeper'
Image by John Wardell (Netinho) via Flickr

The Mets and Dodgers game is rained out tonight at Citi Field. They’ll play two games tomorrow starting at 4:10pm. Get this… It’s a single admission double header. Johan Santana will pitch the first game and Oliver Perez the second.

I think it’s been a while since they’ve played a single admission double header. Let me know in the comments if you know when the last one was.

I have to assume that the recent abundance of empty seats at Citi Field played a part in that decision. Imagine how many empty seats there would be if they were charging for both games.

If you had tickets for tonight you can exchange them for any future game based on availability. Check with the Mets box office (718) 507-TIXX.

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Preview: Dodgers at Mets April 26, 2010

Los Angeles Dodgers (8-10) at New York Mets (10-9)  7:10 pm

Hiroki Kuroda (2-0 2.18) vs. Oliver Perez (0-2 3.71)

TV: ESPN, SNY   Radio: WFAN

What to watch: The Dodgers come to town for a three game series. They’re 5-5 in their last ten and just lost two of three in Washington. The Dodgers have won all three of Kuroda’s starts this season but he’s 0-2 with a 10.45 ERA in career against the Mets. The Mets have lost all three games that Perez started this year but he hasn’t pitched terribly in his last two starts. He’s only given up 3 ER in his last 11.1 IP.

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Jon Niese is “Nice”

Mets starting pitcher Niese leaves the game against Braves in New York

http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/PicAppPIS/JavaScript/PisV4.jsOk, I have to admit I really was down on this pitching staff early this year. I thought that Jon Niese would never make it as a fifth starter and that we would be going through one retread pitcher after another in our quest to find that decent fifth starter who can also eat innings.

Neise was Nice! This was a solid 5 1/3 innings of 5 hit, 1 run pitching that will lock down the fifth starter position. I will accept a game pitched like this from our #5 starter any day of the week.

The 116 piches and 5 walks allowed prevented him from staying in the game longer and getting the win. If Niese can improve on his “Nice” he could turn in a decent year.

With Johan Santana holding his own, Mike Pelfrey turning into Superman and even Oliver Perez showing signs of life, having four of our five pitchers in good form is a pleasant surprise. Good enough to win the division? No. Good enough to stay in the race until the trading deadline in July? Definitely! Continue reading “Jon Niese is “Nice””

Cubs 9 – Mets 3 April 21, 2010

MLB: Nationals vs Mets APR 11

http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/PicAppPIS/JavaScript/PisV4.jsThis was one of those games where the Mets ran into a buzz saw, Carlos Silva. He was really on tonight. He went 6 IP and only gave up a solo homer to Rod Barajas. The surprise was that Lou Piniella pulled him after only 87 pitches. He could have gotten at least one more inning out of him and the Cubs had a 3-1 lead at the time.

Oliver Perez went 5 IP giving up 3 runs and throwing 97 pitches. He still looks like he’s having trouble generating velocity consistently on his fastball. You never really expect him to have great control. But he needs velocity to have success. Dan Warthen will need to keep an eye on that in his bullpen sessions.

The Mets did nothing on offense. They only had 6 hits all night. And I thought they might be able to get something going when Silva came out against the Cubs shoddy bullpen. But they only managed to score a run in the eighth on an RBI triple by Luis Castillo.

If you look at the Mets starting lineup, nobody is hitting .300 right now. There’s a serious lack of hitting going on. I thought this was going to be an offense-heavy team this year but it isn’t happening right now.

The Mets need to take the last game of the series tomorrow against the Cubs to win the series, which they haven’t done yet this season.

Box score

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