LOS ANGELES DODGERS (15-18) vs. NEW YORK METS (14-18) (TIED FOR THIRD PLACE, NL WEST, -4.5 GB) (FIFTH PLACE, NL EAST, -7.5 GB)
Saturday, May 7, 2011 • 7:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y. RHP Jon Garland (1-2, 3.81) vs. RHP Chris Young (1-0, 1.88) PIX11 • WFAN • WQBU Game #33 • Home Game #18
TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME: Actor and comedian Jerry Stiller will lead Citi Field in Take Me Out to the Ball Game tonight from suite 233…Stiller played Frank Costanza on the hit TVshow Seinfeld…The first 25,000 fans at tonight’s game will receive a Mets hat courtesy of Seinfeld.
AUTISM AWARENESS NIGHT: Tonight is the Mets annual Autism Awareness Night…PIX11 news anchor Jim Watkins and his son, Liam with throw out a ceremonial first pitch and CitiVision will feature information on this national concern.
AT HOME: Carlos Beltran and Ike Davis each have a 10-game home hitting streak…Beltran is hitting .417 (15-36) with seven runs scored, six doubles, three home runs and nine RBI over this stretch which dates back to April 19…Davis is batting .333 (12-36) with seven runs scored, two doubles, five home runs and nine RBI on his nine-game home streak
BAY WATCH: Jason Bay went 2-4 with an RBI last night…The Mets are 9-3 (6-0 at home) when Bay plays this season and 5-15 when he does not.
Reyes leads the majors with five triples this season and the Mets are tied for fifth in the majors with seven triples this year.
METS BULLPEN: Since April 16, the Mets bullpen is 4-1 with a 2.42 ERA (14 earned runs/52.0 innings).
