PLAYERS:
Gary Sheffield,
Jose Reyes,
David Wright,
Carlos Delgado,
Carlos Beltran,
Brian Schneider,
Luis Castillo,
Oliver Perez
Here is tonight’s lineup which has Gary Sheffield batting sixth.
Jose Reyes, SS
Daniel Murphy, LF
David Wright, 3B
Carlos Delgado, 1B
Carlos Beltran, CF
Gary Sheffield, RF
Brian Schneider, C
Luis Castillo, 2B
Oliver Perez, P
Mike Pelfrey has been diagnosed with forearm tendinitis after an MRI on Tuesday. More on that later on.
Following Perez’s season debut last week in Cincinnati, Mets manager Jerry [...]
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