Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Marlins Park in Miami

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Tuesday night, Jonathon Niese (7 - 10, 3.48 ERA) will take the mound for the New York Mets as they face Brad Penny (1 - 0, 5.40 ERA) and the Miami Marlins. Niese makes his 26^th start as Penny makes his 3^rd start and 5^th appearance.

Jonathon Niese dropped his 2^nd straight game the last time out. In the loss, Niese gave up 3 runs and 9 hits in 7.1 innings. He walked a batter and struck out 5. Niese has allowed 8 runs and 17 hits in his last 2 starts. The losses have outpaced the victories in recent weeks and Niese is just 3 - 6 in his last 10 outings. In 2013, Niese started 24 games and compiled an 8 - 8 record with a 3.71 ERA.

Last season, Niese was 1 - 0 with a 2.84 ERA in 3 starts against the Marlins. This season, he is 1 - 0 in 2 starts against Miami.

Brad Penny had a very short appearance in his last outing. In an inning of relief, Penny faced just 4 batters and allowed just a walk. Penny has made 2 starts and 2 relief appearances since getting the call up in early August. He was 2 -4 with a 3.05 ERA in 7 starts at Triple-A and AA. Penny is in his second stint with the Marlins after beginning his career in 2000 with the then-Florida Marlins. Since then, he has pitched for the Dodgers, Red Sox, Giants (twice), Cardinals, Tigers, Royals and in Japan.

Penny didn't pitch anywhere in 2013 but he has seen 6 of the current Mets before. David Wright is 12 for 20 against Penny with 4 homers and 10 RBIs.

New York Mets Betting Trends

New York Mets are 61-61-15 against the Over/Under

Run Differential for New York Mets is -0.1

Miami Marlins Betting Trends

Miami Marlins are 71-55-9 against the Over/Under

Run differential for Miami Marlins is -0.2

Injuries to Watch

New York Mets

08/29/14 2B Daniel Murphy Calf 15-day DL (8/25)
08/28/14 P Victor Black Neck 15-day DL (8/24)
04/01/14 P Bobby Parnell Elbow 15-day DL (4/1), out for season
03/28/14 P Matt Harvey Elbow 60-day DL (3/30), out for season

Miami Marlins

07/18/14 P Kevin Gregg Elbow 60-day DL (7/14)
06/22/14 2B Rafael Furcal Hamstring 15-day DL (6/20), out for season
05/13/14 P Jose Fernandez Elbow 15-day DL (5/10), out for season

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