A sweep puts the Mariners at five games under .500 for the first time since May 8th.
NEW YORK METS SEATTLE MARINERS
Anderson 2B Ichiro RF
Reyes SS Winn LF
Beltran CF Beltre 3B
Floyd LF Sexson 1B
Piazza C Ibanez DH
Daubach DH Lopez 2B
Wright 3B Reed CF
Mientkiewicz 1B Morse SS
Woodward RF Rivera C
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Glavine (4-6, 4.55) Meche (6-4, 4.38)
It's the matchup of almost statistically identical pitchers! Although their styles are different, their results have been similar so far - neither guy has struck out many hitters or allowed many home runs, and they've walked enough to put the K/BB dangerously close to 1.00. There's a good chance that Adrian Beltre's back in the lineup today, but that probably won't help very much, as he's just been owned by Glavine for his career (6-32, 1 2B, 1 BB). If you hate offense, today might be a good day for you - the Mariners have a .685 team OPS against lefties, and the Mets have a .700 team OPS against righties. Let the feeble pitcher's duel begin!
LET'S GO MARINERS!