Amid all the managerial craziness, the Mets actually have a game to play here tonight in Anaheim against the first-place Angels when Johan Santana takes on LA???s John Lackey. New manager Jerry Manuel is giving David Wright a much-needed break by using him as the DH. Before tonight, Wright had been the only player in the big leagues to play in every inning of every game this season.
Here is the order for the 34-35 Mets:
Jose Reyes SS
Luis Castillo 2B
David Wright DH
Carlos Beltran CF
Carlos Delgado 1B
Marlon Anderson LF
Fernando Tatis 3B
Brian Schneider C
Endy Chavez RF
Santana is 7-4 with a 2.85 ERA.
Here are Santana’s numbers against the Angels’ hitters.
The 42-29 Angels, who have dropped three of their past four games, are going with this lineup:
Chone Figgins 3B
Maicer Izturis SS
Garret Anderson LF
Vlad Guerrero RF
Torii Hunter CF
Casey Kotchman 1B
Howie Kendrick 2B
Gary Matthews Jr. DH
Jeff Mathis C
Lackey is 3-1 with a 1.83 ERA.