The Mets start a crucial series with the first place Braves at 7:10 PM in Citi Field. They'll send nasty knuckler R.A. "Trickey" Dickey (6-1, 2.62 ERA) to face highly touted Tommy Hansen (8-5, 4.19 ERA). Should be an interesting matchup. The lineup:
1. Angel Pagan CF
2. Jose Reyes SS
3. David Wright 3B
4. Ike Davis 1B
5. Jason Bay LF
6. Josh Thole C
7. Jeff Franceour RF
8. Ruben Tejada 2B
9. R.A. Dickey P
Curious to see if Jose Reyes will still be batting from the right side against the righty. He was supposedly set to see a doctor on the off day yesterday but that was cancelled. Maybe he's feeling much better, so we'll have to wait and see. It's important for the Mets to win this game and set the tone for Pelfrey and Santana, who pitch Saturday and Sunday.
Starting Lineup 7/9/10
