Plax 4 Prez Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 Piazza faces Mets on Thursday NY Mets (10-4) at San Diego (6-8) 10:05 pm EDT SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- Mike Piazza and the New York Mets renew acquaintances when the San Diego Padres host the Mets in the opener of a four-game series on Thursday. Piazza, the all-time home run leader among catchers, played for the Mets from 1998-2005. He signed with the Padres in the offseason after the Mets decided not to bring him back and acquired catcher Paul Lo Duca from Florida. Heading into Thursday's contest, Piazza is batting .231 with one home run. The Padres are starting to play like the team that won the National League West last season. They send ace Jake Peavy to the mound on Thursday. San Diego has won three of its last four games after opening the season with a 3-7 mark in its first 10 contests. Peavy (1-2, 5.50 ERA) has pitched well in two of his three starts, including Saturday's 2-0 loss to Atlanta in which he yielded just two runs and four hits in seven innings. Peavy is 3-1 with a 3.55 ERA in six career starts against the Mets, who are hoping to rebound from their first series loss of the season. New York dropped two of three vs. Atlanta this week, capped by Wednesday's 2-1 loss in which the team wasted a marvelous outing by Tom Glavine, who allowed only two runs - one earned - in eight innings. The Mets will try to get back on track behind Steve Trachsel (1-1, 4.09), who surrendered four runs in five innings of Saturday's 8-2 setback vs. Milwaukee. The righthander is only 6-8 with a 5.61 ERA in 16 lifetime outings against the Padres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Jeans Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 I hope we can get the early lead and afford Piazza to get his 400th homer against the Mets if it can't be with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mws44 Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 I hope we can get the early lead and afford Piazza to get his 400th homer against the Mets if it can't be with them. I don't know about that much, but I would like to see him do better than .231...... just not against the Mets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxi-xxv Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Carlos Beltran .... welcome to NY and the jinx we call the Mets. Enjoy your stint on the DL Here we go again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Money Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Endy Chavez could strike out in kickball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest So.Cal Dub Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Carlos Beltran .... welcome to NY and the jinx we call the Mets. Enjoy your stint on the DL Here we go again. Keep your head up. Your soon to be 11-4..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxi-xxv Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Keep your head up. Your soon to be 11-4..... Beltrab probably should have waited a few days to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gateb Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 What happened to Beltran? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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