Interesting lineup tonight in Atlanta with both Jose Reyes and Angel Pagan not playing because of injuries.
Tonight will be Lucas Duda’s debut as the Mets are going younger. Duda’s reputation is that he can punish the ball, and power is something this team desperately needs.
Also, Josh Thole, who has good bat control will bat second. I don’t envision this being a permanent spot in the batting order for him, but the more information the better, especially in games when Pagan might hit third.
Here’s tonight’s lineup:
Luis Castillo, 2B
Josh Thole, C
David Wright, 3B
Chris Carter, RF
Carlos Beltran, CF
Ike Davis, 1B
Lucas Duda, LF
Ruben Tejada, SS
Mike Pelfrey, RP
Posted under New York Mets 2008-09
This post was written by John Delcos on September 1, 2010
Tags: 2b, 3b, Bat Control, Braves, Carlos Beltran, Chris Carter, David Wright, Davis 1b, Jose Reyes, Josh Thole, Lf, Luis Castillo, Mets, Mike Pelfrey, Pagan, Reputation, Rf, Rp, Ruben, Tejada