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R.A Dickey 5-11, 3.75 ERA

Aaron Harang 11-3, 3.95 ERA

Mets Monday lineup at San Diego: Pagan-CF, Turner-2B, Wright-3B, Duda-1B, Bay-LF, Pridie-RF, Thole-C, Tejada-SS, Dickey-RHPless than a minute ago via web Favorite Retweet ReplyNew York Mets
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Despite beating the Mets last week, Harang is 1-3 with a 6.98 ERA in his last four starts against them. David Wright is 9-for-15 lifetime against Harang, while Jason Bay has hit 17-for-49 (.347) with five homers and six doubles. Wright and Bay have combined for only a single in six at-bats against him Wednesday. Dickey lost to Harang in that game and will oppose him again tonight at Petco Park. Dickey is trying to avoid losing a fourth straight start, which would match a career high when he was with the Rangers from May 13-28, 2004. In his last three starts, Dickey posted a 3.79 ERA and has only received four runs of support.


“Once in a while, that happens to guys, where it just seems the day they pitch, the team doesn’t play well,” manager Terry Collins told the team’s official website. “I don’t have an answer to it.”

The Mets have lost 11 of 14 games, including five in a row since last beating the Padres on August 9th, in a 5-4 victory.  "It's an issue for sure. We've got to throw strikes and we're not doing that. It's displayed in this series. We've got to do better, got to pitch better, from all parts. This game is all about pitching and always will be about pitching. If you don't pitch you're going to get beat." Terry Collins on on the Mets' current pitching troubles. Angel Pagan is batting .371 with two homers in the past eight games, in which both of those home runs came against the Padres at Citi Field, but he owns a .156 average in 10 visits to Petco Park.

R.A Dickey:

• 0-3, 3.79 ERA, 19.0IP 17H 8ER 3BB 7K 1HR (Last 3 Games)
• Away (This Year) - 4-3, 3.26 ERA, 66.1IP 77H 24ER 18BB 46K 8HRs .291BAA (11 Starts)
• Last Game vs Padres - 6.0IP 6H 5R 3ER 1BB 1K (L)

Aaron Harang:

• 2-1, 7.16 ERA, 16.1IP 29H 13ER 7BB 12K (Last 3 Games)
• Home (This Year) - 5-3, 3.45 ERA, 70.1IP 66H 27ER 21BB 44K 7HRs .250BAA (11 Starts)
• Last game vs Mets - 5.2IP 10H 3ER 2BB 5K (W)

In Case You Missed It:

• Mets starting pitchers had gone 37 consecutive starts of at least five innings before that streak ended Saturday when Mike Pelfrey was forced from the game after the first batter in the fifth inning, when Pelfrey was struck on his pitching elbow by a line drive.
• The Mets bullpen overall has given up at least one run in 13 of the last 17 games. During those 17 games the bullpen has a 5.09 ERA.
• Mike Pelfrey left Saturday's start after being struck on the right elbow by a line drive off the bat of Gerardo Parra in the fifth inning. He underwent X-rays Saturday night and was diagnosed with a bruised elbow.
• Chris Capuano gave up four runs in six innings Sunday. It was the fifth time in his last six starts that he has given up at least four runs.

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