Today's matchup will feature a battle of the lefty starters, with Takahashi matching up against highly touted Orioles rookie Brain Matusz. Lineup is as follows:
1. Jose Reyes SS
2. Angel Pagan CF
3. David Wright DH
4. Ike Davis 1B
5. Jason Bay LF
6. Fernando Tatis 3B
7. Rod Barajas C
8. Jeff Francoeur RF
9. Ruben Tejada 2B
The Mets certainly hope for a bounce back start from Takahashi, otherwise, it's probably certain he'll go back to the pen barring a setback by Maine. I wonder whether or not Manuel's theory that Dickey's knuckle can throw a team off balance the rest of the series is on target. Although I'm sure there'd be no way to know for sure one way or the other.
Starting Lineup 6/12/10
