This could be a good pitching matchup. The Nationals start their best pitcher--John Patterson--and the Mets start Jae Seo--a 28 year old pitcher who, like Patterson, may have finally figured out this major league baseball stuff. Seo hasn't pitched a lot of innings this year, but he's been very effective. Here's a comparison between tonight's starters:
| Pitcher | IP | H/9 | BB/9 | K/9 | HR/9 | ERA | VORP |
| Patterson | 149.33 | 7.31 | 2.89 | 8.53 | .58 | 2.37 | 49.4 |
| Seo | 33.33 | 5.13 | 1.35 | 6.48 | .81 | 1.35 | 16 |
Patterson has the clear edge given that he's a more dominant pitcher and Seo's innings sample size is so small, but it's not like Seo is facing the '27 Yankees. He's facing a lineup that can go cold faster than Dippin' Dots being flash frozen. (That stuff is good, by the way--cookies and cream, try them.)
The Nationals will start what may be their best lineup at this point of the season, meaning that Cristian Guzman isn't starting. Let's hope they hit like they did in the first game in Philly.
Carlos Beltran starts tonight for the Mets. This is his second start since that awful face-to-face collision with Mike Cameron. Beltran was 1-2 with two walks in his first game back, so he appears to be at full strength.
With our best pitcher on the mound, this is a game we really need to win. Go Nats!
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