NEW YORK: After starting the home stand 2-0 against the Tigers, the Mets will try to avoid a 3-3 split today when they face the Twins in the 2010 Interleague finale.
The Mets will send Jon Niese to the mound, who in his last start, got sidetracked by a rain delay. On Tuesday against the Tigers, Niese, coming off of three straight wins, held them hitless through the first three innings.
After a nearly one-hour rain delay, Niese got rusty and allowed six runs on seven hits and a home run in a Mets 14-6 win. He fell one out shy of qualifying for a win and looked like he was on his way to another dominating performance before the rain delay.
He'll be facing another tough American League lineup today, but he'll try to equalize the lefties Mauer and Morneau with his changeup.
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Mets Wrap Up Interleague Against Twins With Jon Niese Pitching
Posted: 27th June 2010 by Sammy Makki in MLBComments Off on Mets Wrap Up Interleague Against Twins With Jon Niese Pitching