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Series Preview: Reds vs. Mets

When: 7:10 Thursday and Friday, 7:40 Saturday, and 1:15 Sunday

Where: GABP

TV: FSN-Ohio all four games (Thurs, Fri, and Sun in HD

Radio: 700 WLW

Records: Reds 46-50 (4th place N.L. Central); Mets 51-44 (2nd place N.L. East)

Pitching Matchups:

• Thursday-Reds RHP Johnny Cueto (7-9, 4.67) vs. Mets LHP Johan Santana (8-7, 2.84)
• Friday-Reds RHP Bronson Arroyo (7-7, 5.97) vs. Mets RHP John Maine (8-6, 3.99)
• Saturday-Reds RHP Josh Fogg (1-2, 7.94) vs. Mets LHP Oliver Perez (6-5, 4.44)
• Sunday-Reds RHP Edinson Volquez (12-3, 2.29) vs. Mets RHP Pedro Martinez (3-2, 6.25)

Notes:

• The hottest team in baseball comes to town for a 4-game set.  The Mets have won nine games in a row and are threatening to take over the Phillies in the East.  Pretty amazing for a team that fired its manager a month ago.
• It remains to be seen if Jerry Hairston’s hamstring will loosen up enough for him to be in the lineup to start the series.  My money’s on him heading to the DL, but I hope not.
• This is a key stretch for the Redlegs.  If they can find a way to win some games, they might convince management to keep the team together with hopes of a chance to win when the young pitchers mature.  Lose a lot out of the gate and you might just see Dunn and/or Junior gone as well as some soon-to-be free agents like Weathers, Affeldt, Hairston Jr. and Patterson (yeah, right…who would take him??).

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