Niese is due for a good start he's had good pitches and just made mistakes in recent games, but vs. Houston at home I think he bounces back as he has given up just 2 ER in 14 innings vs. the Astros. The Astros are just 1-6 in their last7 vs. lh starters and 17-35 in thier last 52 as a road dog. Mets need this game if they will be any kind of a factor in the NL East although we know they probably won't. Wand Rodriguez is known for struggling on the road and I think he will again today as Houston is just 7-20 in their last 27 in New York and the Mets hit lefties better and have a .333 average vs. Wandy with a 1.044 OPS. Beltran, Hairston and Wright all solid numbers vs. the lefty.
Indians are hot and the Royals look like they are going cold. Jeanmar Gomez has a lot to prove that he can be part of this rotation he's pitched well int he minors and last year when he was up he pitched well in all three match ups with the Royals as he was 1-1 with a 2.70 ERA. Cleveland has killed lefties this year they are #1 in runs scored with 40 and have a .916 ops vs. lefties. Chen has benefited from playing subpar teams. Today he faces a hot Indians team that has 74 ab vs. him a .324 average and a .986 ops. Think the Indians roll here suprrised to see them as dogs.
