Mets 54-51 vs Nationals 49-55

Chien-Ming Wang 0-0, 0.00 ERA

Dillon Gee 9-3, 3.75 ERA

1. Reyes - SS
2. Turner - 2B
3. Murphy - 1B
4. Wright - 3B
5. Pagan - CF
6. Bay - LF
7. Duda - RF
8. Paulino - C
9. Gee - RHP

The Mets (54-51) have been exciting to watch, great hitting and have won their fourth straight Thursday, one day after trading All-Star Carlos Beltran to San Francisco. New York completed its first four-game road sweep since June 8-11, 2006, after beating Cincinnati 10-9. “The last two games speaks volumes about these guys,” manager Terry Collins said. “They were drained. They were wiped out physically. They were wiped out mentally. They were playing strictly on nothing but game adrenaline.” Lucas Duda who replaced Beltran as a full-time outfielder, went 2-for-4 while driving in three runs on a bases-loaded double. “I knew he had it in him,” Collins said. “He’s a dangerous offensive player.”

Gee went 7-0 with a 2.65 ERA over his first nine starts. Mets have been using Gee out of the bullpen earlier on in the season, but now have him starting full time. Gee is 9-3, 3.75 ERA on the season, is 2-3 with a 4.89 ERA over his last seven starts. During that span, his ERA as a starter has increased nearly a full run from 2.65 to 3.55.

Chien-Ming Wang:

• 1st Start of the Year
• Career vs Mets - 2-1, 4.57 ERA 21.2IP 16H 11ER 7BB 14K 1HR .211BAA (3 Starts)
• 2009 (NYY) - 1-6, 9.64 ERA 42.0IP 66H 45ER 19BB 29K 7HRs .365BAA (12 Games, 9 Starts)

Dillon Gee:

• 2-2, 4.98ERA 30.2IP 30H 17ER 11BB 15K 4HRs (Last 5 Games)
• Away (This Year) 4-1, 4.79 ERA 47.0IP 44H 25ER 18BB 31K 3 HRs .246BAA (9 Games, 8 Starts)
• Career vs Nationals - 2-0, 0.61 ERA 14.2IP 4H 1ER 6BB 7K 1HR .087BAA (2 Starts)

Game Notes:

• Manager Davey Johnson said Wang will be limited to between 80 and 90 pitches.
• New York has won 5 of 8 meetings with Washington.
• Mets are 32-25 on the road.
• Nationals are 28-21 at home.
• Wang's lifetime ERA in the Majors is 4.16.

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