PREGAME: Mets vs. Braves (Game Two)

The New York Mets (17-14) host the Atlanta Braves (16-16) for the second game of their three-game series tonight at Citi Field. Mike Pelfrey (4-0, 5.46) will start for the Mets, opposite of Jair Jurrjens (3-2, 2.01) for the Braves.

Game time is 7:10 PM EST, and will be broadcast locally on SNY. Follow live online with MLB.TV or MLB.com's Gameday application.

Pitching Matchup
Mike Pelfrey (Career vs. Braves): 7 G (6 GS), 2-3, 5.54 ERA, 37.1 IP, 19 K, 1.500 WHIP

Jair Jurrjens (Career vs. Mets): 3 GS, 2-1, 4.00 ERA, 18.0 IP, 5 K, 1.222 WHIP

Tonight's Lineup
Jose Reyes, ss
Alex Cora, 2b
Daniel Murphy, lf
Carlos Beltran, cf
David Wright, 3b
Fernando Tatis, 1b
Jeremy Reed, rf
Omir Santos, c
Mike Pelfrey, sp

Mets Hitters vs. Jair Jurrjens
Jose Reyes: 2 for 9, BB, SO
Alex Cora: 0 for 0
Daniel Murphy: 1 for 3, 2 RBI
Carlos Beltran: 1 for 7, RBI, 2 BB
David Wright: 2 for 8, HR, 3 RBI, BB
Fernando Tatis: 2 for 3, RBI
Jeremy Reed: 1 for 2, RBI
Omir Santos: 0 for 0
Mike Pelfrey: 1 for 5, RBI

Game Notes

• The Mets are currently 8-2 in the month of May, after finishing April 9-12.
• The Mets are 11-7 at Citi Field. Only the Dodgers (14), Red Sox (13), and Cardinals (12) have more wins at home. Unfortunately, the Mets travel to two of those locations in their upcoming road trip.
• Johan Santana is the 14th pitcher since 1914 (the first year they began tracking earned runs officially in both leagues) to begin the season with an ERA below 0.80 after seven starts. I really don't think some fans realize what kind of phenomenon they are witnessing here. It's truly Amazin.

The Mets need a big win to regain some confidence after last night's awful showing from everybody not named Johan Santana. This team is really good, but it seems they are only good when they realize they are good. As soon as they begin to doubt their abilities or lose sight of the "team first" mantra, they go downhill. With a win tonight, all is forgotten about yesterday and the Mets will remain in first place for yet another day.

With a loss, well, let's just not go there. For some odd reason, I have a really good feeling about tonight. I think Pelfrey will have his best outing of 2009 to date, and the offense will be sufficient to give the Amazin's a win. Of course, I'm being very optimistic here after a very disappointing Monday night.

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Enjoy the game, and as always, Let's Go Mets!