The Mets open up a six game home stand tonight with the first of three against Detroit. They'll send lefty Jon Niese (4-2, 3.64 ERA) to the mound to square off against young Tigers ace Justin Verlander (8-4, 3.54 ERA). This should be an awfully fun one to watch, as I know I'm excited for the 7:10 PM start.
1. Jose Reyes SS
2. Angel Pagan CF
3. David Wright 3B
4. Ike Davis 1B
5. Jason Bay LF
6. Rod Barajas C
7. Jeff Franceour RF
8. Ruben Tejada 2B
9. Jonathan Niese P
I, for one, am happy to see Chris Carter out of the lineup. I'm not particularly enamored with his all or nothing approach at the plate. Not to mention the Mets were batting him in front of two more of those kinds of players, Barajas and Franceour. Should be interesting to see how the Mets fare against one of the best young pitchers in the game and the offensive juggernaut that is the Tigers. Hopefully, you'll see the Mets come back hungry after dropping two straight to the Yanks and send a message to MLB that they are, in fact, for real.
Starting Lineup - 6/22/10
