Tuesday, May 6, 7:10 PM on SNY, FSFL

Marlins Park, Miami, Florida

New York Mets - Colon, B (2-4) vs. Miami Marlins - Alvarez, H (1-2)

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On Tuesday night, the Miami Marlins will welcome the New York Mets to Marlins Park. The matchup between 2 National League East division rivals will feature the pitching matchup of right hander Bartolo Colon getting the start for the Mets, while right hander Henderson Alvarez will get the ball for the Marlins.

The Mets gave Colon a big contract in the offseason, but the 40-year-old native of the Dominican Republic has made many fans cringe when he steps to the mound every 5 days. He is currently 2-4 with a 5.65 ERA and while he has pitched well in 4 starts, has been roughed up in his other 2. Included in those bad starts was a 4 2/3 inning performance against the Colorado Rockies where he allowed 7 earned runs on 10 hits last week. In his career against the current members of the Marlins, he has given up 10 hits in 49 at-bats with Reed Johnson and Jarrod Saltalamacchia combining for 8 hits.

The 24-year-old Alvarez is presently 1-2 this season with a 3.28 ERA in 35 2/3 innings. He has recorded 22 strikeouts and has 11 walks, while allowing 13 earned runs on 41 hits. In his career against the current Mets, he has allowed 20 hits in 83 at-bats with a .630 OPS. Only Curtis Granderson and Daniel Murphy have faced him more than 10 times and they have combined for 5 hits in 27 at-bats.

New York Mets Betting Trends

New York Mets are 13-12-5 against the Over/Under

Run Differential for New York Mets is -0.1

Miami Marlins Betting Trends

Miami Marlins are 19-10-2 against the Over/Under

Run differential for Miami Marlins is 0.8

Injuries to Watch

New York Mets

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

03/28/14 2B Rafael Furcal Hamstring 15-day DL (3/21)

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