The New York Mets lost the series opener to the Houston Astros last night by a score of 4-3, falling 1 1/2 games behind idle Washington in the NL East.
Tonight the team will try to rebound and even the series up as 25-year-old Jonathon Niese squares off against fellow lefty J.A. Happ:
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Tuesday 5/1 @ 8:05 p.m. (ET): Niese (2-0, 2.81 ERA) vs Happ (1-1, 4.70 ERA)
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Tuesday’s matchup has both teams turning to left-handed starters, with Houston’s J.A. Happ facing New York’s Jon Niese. The Astros went 1-1 in Happ’s pair of starts against New York last year, with the OVER going 2-0. Niese faced Houston once last April, giving up two runs in six frames en route to a 6-1 loss for New York as a 138 home favorite.
Happ logged a no-decision in Wednesday’s 7-5 victory for Houston as a 176 road dog in Milwaukee, with the battle seeing both squads unite for 24 hits. The 29-year-old gave up four runs over five innings, while tossing eight strikeouts.
Niese picked up his second straight no-decision in Thursday’s 3-2 triumph for New York as a 109 home favorite against Miami. The fifth-year hurler allowed four hits, including a homer to Marlins first baseman Gaby Sanchez.
Wednesday 5/2 @ 2:05 p.m. (ET): Schwinden (0-0, 11.25 ERA) vs Rodriguez (2-2, 1.72 ERA)
The series finale has Mets right-hander Chris Schwinden slated to make his second start of the year, opposing Astros southpaw Wandy Rodriguez. Schwinden has had the OVER cash at 5-0 in his stretch of five career outings, while not facing Houston as part of that span. Rodriguez faced New York last April, giving up just three hits over seven frames, cashing as a 130 road dog in a 6-1 victory.
Schwinden was rocked for six runs over four frames in Friday’s 18-9 defeat for New York as a 145 road dog in Colorado. The 25-year-old allowed seven hits in the short stint, including a pair of homers.
Rodriguez notched a second straight win in Friday’s 6-4 victory for Houston, who cashed as a 128 road dog at Cincinnati. The Dominican Republic native held the Reds to two runs in six innings, while recording six strikeouts. The surroundings of an afternoon affair went well for Rodriguez on April 22, shutting out the Los Angeles Dodgers for seven innings. Houston cruised in a 12-0 victory that day, cashing wire-to-wire as a 118 home dog.
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May 01, 2012
