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Found June 07, 2012 on Mets Merized Online: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Jason Bay,  Scott Hairston,  Kirk Nieuwenhuis,  Josh Thole,  David Wright,  Lucas Duda,  Ike Davis,  Omar Quintanilla,  RA Dickey,  Chien-Ming Wang
TEAMS: New York Mets,  Washington Nationals
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Jason Bay was in the original starting lineup for today, but he removed himself because he is experiencing flu-like symptoms. Scott Hairston will take his place and bat sixth. Starting Lineup 1. Kirk Nieuwenhuis CF 2. Josh Thole C 3. David Wright 3B 4. Lucas Duda RF 5. Daniel Murphy 2B 6. Scott Hairston LF 7. Ike Davis 1B 8. Omar Quintanilla SS 9. R.A. Dickey RHP The Mets try to avoid the sweep today as they finish off their series in Washington. Yesterday the Mets just fell short of the Nationals as they lost by a score of 5-3. This afternoon should be the last game that the Mets have to play light handed as they should get a full roster back that is hopefully healthy enough to play over the weekend. Today R.A. Dickey looks to continue his incredible stretch as he takes on Chien-Ming Wang. Dickey is 8-1 on the season over 11 starts over 73.2 innings of work with an ERA of 2.69. In his last three starts he has pitched 23.1 innings of work with an amazing ERA of 0.39. Last season he...
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