Tonight’s Mets Lineup vs. Diamondbacks
Tonight’s Mets lineup against lefthander Joe Saunders of the Diamondbacks:
Jose Reyes – SS
Dan Murphy – 2B
David Wright – 3B
Carlos Beltran – RF
Jason Bay – LF
Ike Davis – 1B
Mike Nickeas – C
Jason Pridie – CF
Mike Pelfrey – P
I’m a little surprised to see the lefthanded-hitting Pridie starting in center against the lefty Saunders. Wasn’t part of the point of signing Scott Hairston that he could capably play all three outfield positions? If all Hairston is going to do is pinch-hit and occasionally botch balls in left field, I’m not sure why the Mets spent $1.1M for him.
Nice to see Nickeas back in the lineup, after hitting his first MLB homer.