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Today's matchup has the New York Mets taking on the Montreal Expos.
Pitchers-
Jae Weong Seo gets the start for the Mets. His record for the year stands at 5-6 and he holds a 3.83 ERA. He has faced the Expos 3 times in his career, with his team losing all 3 deciscions. He had an ERA of 6.58 in those starts. Opponents are batting .273 against Seo this year, while the Expos have managed a batting average of .391 lifetime against Seo and .400 batting average against him this year.
Javier Vazquez will be starting for Montreal. He has a record of 7-6 on the year with a 3.75 ERA. Vazquez's lifetime record against the Mets stands at 6-5 with a 3.75 ERA. Vazquez has held opponents to a respectable .241 batting average against on the year. The Mets have managed to hit only .246 against him in all starts in his career while he has held them to a .217 batting average this year.
Edge=Montreal
Bullpens-
The Mets Bullpen has an ERA of 4.31 on the season with a 69% save ratio.
The Expos Bullpen has a 4.28 ERA on the season with a 68% save ratio.
Edge=Push
Offense-
The Mets are 30-39 on the year against righties and average 4.3 runs a game.
The Mets batting average against righties is .248.
The Expos are 37-40 on the year vs righties and only average 4.4 runs a game.
The Expos batting average against righties is .256.
Slight Edge=Montreal
Defense-
The Mets have committed 77 errors this year, while the Expos have committed only 52.
The Mets have given up 62 stolen bases on the year while the Expos have given up 33.
Edge=Montreal
Team Speed-
The Mets have stolen only 37 bases on the year while the Expos have stolen 63.
Edge=Montreal
Final Analysis
Seo pitched well early in the season, however most teams have faced him now and his record of late has shown that he hasn't been able to make adjustments to throw batters off the 2nd and 3rd time through the lineup. He has made it to the 6th inning in only 2 of his last 5 starts.
Vazquez should be good for 6 or 7 innings in this game. He is in great form and has allowed no more than 3 runs in his last 5 ball games while going deep into all games. The Expos have struggled scoring runs the past few games but got Vladimir Guerrero back on Tuesday. Having him back should boost the teams morale. We look for the Expos to come through with the win here.
We recommend a 2-Unit play on Montreal -185
# 906 Montreal -185 2-Units(6:05 P.M. CST) (New York-Seo vs Montreal-Vazquez)
Today's matchup has the New York Mets taking on the Montreal Expos.
Pitchers-
Jae Weong Seo gets the start for the Mets. His record for the year stands at 5-6 and he holds a 3.83 ERA. He has faced the Expos 3 times in his career, with his team losing all 3 deciscions. He had an ERA of 6.58 in those starts. Opponents are batting .273 against Seo this year, while the Expos have managed a batting average of .391 lifetime against Seo and .400 batting average against him this year.
Javier Vazquez will be starting for Montreal. He has a record of 7-6 on the year with a 3.75 ERA. Vazquez's lifetime record against the Mets stands at 6-5 with a 3.75 ERA. Vazquez has held opponents to a respectable .241 batting average against on the year. The Mets have managed to hit only .246 against him in all starts in his career while he has held them to a .217 batting average this year.
Edge=Montreal
Bullpens-
The Mets Bullpen has an ERA of 4.31 on the season with a 69% save ratio.
The Expos Bullpen has a 4.28 ERA on the season with a 68% save ratio.
Edge=Push
Offense-
The Mets are 30-39 on the year against righties and average 4.3 runs a game.
The Mets batting average against righties is .248.
The Expos are 37-40 on the year vs righties and only average 4.4 runs a game.
The Expos batting average against righties is .256.
Slight Edge=Montreal
Defense-
The Mets have committed 77 errors this year, while the Expos have committed only 52.
The Mets have given up 62 stolen bases on the year while the Expos have given up 33.
Edge=Montreal
Team Speed-
The Mets have stolen only 37 bases on the year while the Expos have stolen 63.
Edge=Montreal
Final Analysis
Seo pitched well early in the season, however most teams have faced him now and his record of late has shown that he hasn't been able to make adjustments to throw batters off the 2nd and 3rd time through the lineup. He has made it to the 6th inning in only 2 of his last 5 starts.
Vazquez should be good for 6 or 7 innings in this game. He is in great form and has allowed no more than 3 runs in his last 5 ball games while going deep into all games. The Expos have struggled scoring runs the past few games but got Vladimir Guerrero back on Tuesday. Having him back should boost the teams morale. We look for the Expos to come through with the win here.
We recommend a 2-Unit play on Montreal -185
# 906 Montreal -185 2-Units(6:05 P.M. CST) (New York-Seo vs Montreal-Vazquez)
