John Maine will have quite an interesting lineup behind him when he takes the mound at Citi Field tonight. No Daniel Murphy, no Ramon Castro and no Carlos Delgado.
Delgado was going to take Wednesday off, but apparently tweaked his hip, and will sit tonight. Tatis was originally slated to play second base, but Luis Castillo will take the field as Tatis moves to first. Sheffield, and his .136 AVG, will hit in the cleanup spot.
- Jose Reyes – SS
- Luis Castillo – 2B
- Carlos Beltran – CF
- Gary Sheffield – LF
- David Wright – 3B
- Ryan Church – RF
- Fernando Tatis – 1B
- Omir Santos – C
- John Maine – RHP
Interesting to see Santos with another start. Could the Mets be considering shipping Ramon Castro (and others) elsewhere to see if they can land some starting pitching? Santos has proven, so far, that he can play up here and the Mets must like what they see.
Also, according to Steve Popper, Wright is now sporting a freshly shaved head and took a few swings of early batting practice left handed.