The Mets close their series at Chicago this afternoon behind R.A. Dickey needing a victory to give them a split of their six-game road trip.
Here’s the batting order:
Jose Reyes, SS
Josh Thole, C
Carlos Beltran, RF
Jason Bay, LF
Daniel Murphy, 1B
Justin Turner, 3B
Jason Pridie, CF
Ruben Tejada, 2B
R.A. Dickey, RP
NOTES: Terry Collins said Fernando Martinez will be optioned to Triple-A Buffalo when Angel Pagan is activated from the DL tomorrow. … Collins said he doesn’t plan on moving Jason Bay to the two hole in the batting order.