9/22: Braves @ Mets Game Preview

September 22, 2009 - 7:10 (SportSouth)
Braves (80-70) vs. Mets (65-86)
@


Jair Jurrjens
(12-10, 2.75 ERA, 68 BB, 138 K, 1.24 WHIP)
Career vs. Mets: 5-1, 2.62 ERA in 7 starts
vs.

Nelson Figueroa
(2-6, 5.21 ERA, 18 BB, 42 K, 1.78 WHIP)
Career vs. Braves: 2-1, 5.11 ERA in 4 starts, 11 total games

Braves vs. Figueroa:
Chipper Jones: 2-12
Brian McCann: 2-5, HR, 4 RBI
Martin Prado: 4-7, RBI
Adam LaRoche: 2-5
Matt Diaz: 1-3, RBI
Nate McLouth: 4-5

Mets vs. Jurrjens:
David Wright: 6-17, HR, 3 RBI
Luis Castillo: 3-13, RBI
Daniel Murphy: 4-13, 2 RBI
Angel Pagan: 1-12, RBI
Carlos Beltran: 2-10, RBI
Fernando Tatis: 4-12, 3 RBI

Season Series:
11-5 (Last Game: 9/21, W 11-3)

What to Look For:
The Braves have won six straight over the Mets, who have completely lost all hope of saving their dignity this season. Jair Jurrjens' last start was seven innings of one-run ball against the Mets, and he has just one loss in seven career starts against them. Nelson Figueroa's last start was also against Jurrjens and the Braves, giving up six runs in five innings. The only Met to have success against Jurrjens is David Wright, though the one to watch should be Daniel Murphy. He is hitting .358 with three homers and 12 RBIs in his last 14 games, and is 4-13 with two RBIs against Jurrjens. Murphy also went 2-4 with a homer last night.

Matchup to Watch:
Jair Jurrjens vs. Daniel Murphy