Just Mets

The Mets open a three-game series with the Brewers tonight at Citi Field at 7:10 PM.

Here is tonight’s starting lineup for New York:

Curtis Granderson – RF
Juan Lagares – CF
Lucas Duda – 1B
Michael Cuddyer – LF
Daniel Murphy – 3B
Wilmer Flores – SS
Johnny Monell – C
Ruben Tejada – 2B
Bartolo Colon – RHP

Here are the pitching matchups:

Bartolo Colon (6-1, 3.30 ERA) will start for the Mets.

Key matchups vs. Colon:

Adam Lind: 5-for-16, HR
Aramis Ramirez: 2-for-6, HR

Kyle Lohse (2-4, 7.03 ERA) will start for the Brewers.

Key matchups vs. Lohse:

Curtis Granderson: 8-for-17, 2 HR, 5 RBI
Michael Cuddyer: 3-for-7, 2B
Daniel Murphy: 1-for-11

Here’s what I am looking for from the Mets tonight:

The right track.

The Mets are home, they’re playing a Brewers team which has really struggled over the first five weeks of the year, so this is a chance to right the ship and get some wins under the belt in a place they’re very comfortable playing in. It’s going to take a clean game, something the Mets haven’t played in a while, even against the Brewers.

A strong day for Wilmer Flores.

Just forget what happened yesterday, move on and try and right this ship. It’s that simple. It would be really nice to see him continue with what he did yesterday at the plate tonight, and put together a clean nine innings in the field without incident. Go get ’em.

Attitude, swagger, and hunger.

It seems like these three items have been missing from the Mets over the last few weeks. It was evident throughout camp and over the first 3 weeks of the season, but they now seem flat, unfocused, and a tad indifferent out there which has led to the lackadaisical play. A little step to their game and a re-establishment of the confidence which has gone absent would be nice to see this evening.