The Mets are on the verge of doing something for possibly the first time in franchise history.<\/p>\n
New York Mets at Baltimore Orioles<\/strong><\/p>\n New York\u2019s pitching staff dominated Baltimore hitters for a second consecutive night, picking up a 3-1 victory on Saturday night and capturing its first road series win of the season.\u00a0 The Mets lead the majors with a 2.31 ERA in June, leading the team to an 8-2 record during the month (+540).\u00a0 The offense is hoping to get a contribution from OF Jason Bay in the series finale, as he\u2019s suffering from a 0-for-16 slump.\u00a0 It\u2019s hard to imagine that he breaks out this afternoon due to his .152 average (5-for-33) in his last nine games at Camden Yards.\u00a0 The Mets are 4-1 in interleague play this year (+380) and 109-107 overall against the American League since 1997.<\/p>\n Mets SP Mike Pelfrey has been a main contributor to the starting rotation\u2019s success over the last couple months, producing a 4-0 record and 1.19 ERA in his last five outings.\u00a0 The right-hander has a great chance of continuing his great run, considering the Mets are 4-0 in his interleague starts on the road.\u00a0 Pelfrey has been rock solid on the road this year, posting a 3-1 record and 2.93 ERA in five outings (four starts), including wins over division leaders\u2019 San Diego and Atlanta in his last two appearances.\u00a0 He has been a dominating pitcher under the lights, but has posted just a 1-1 mark and 5.09 ERA in four daytime appearances, allowing a .292 average by opposing batters (.210 at night).<\/p>\n Baltimore continues to suffer through a forgettable season that seems to get worse with every passing week.\u00a0 The Orioles have been outscored 96-35 in losing 14 of their last 16 games overall.\u00a0 Opposing pitchers are having their way against the Baltimore lineup, posting quality starts in 15 of their last 16 games.\u00a0 In fact, opposing starters have made 43 quality starts against the Birds in 61 games.\u00a0 The main problem for the club is its recent inability to produce the long ball, with three of its regulars going through an extended power outage.\u00a0 Ty Wigginton has gone 60 at-bats without a home run, while Miguel Tejada (155 AB) and Matt Wieters (98 AB) are working on the second-longest droughts of their career.\u00a0 The Orioles are 1-4 in interleague play this year (-280) and 23-18 the past three seasons (+490).<\/p>\n Orioles SP Kevin Milwood is 0-7 with a 4.64 ERA and will be making his 14th start of the season.\u00a0 The right-hander received little run support in his first seven outings, going 0-4 with a 3.26 ERA, but has gone 0-3 with a 6.34 ERA over his last six starts.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019m just not throwing the ball where I want to.\u00a0 I need to locate,\u201d Milwood said.\u00a0 Perhaps a game against a familiar National League-foe will help turn things around, as he has gone 3-0 with a 1.89 ERA in his last five starts against the Mets.\u00a0 Milwood is 0-2 with a 4.14 ERA in six home starts this year, surrendering 11 home runs in just 41.1 innings of work.<\/p>\n Bettors must be wary of jumping on the Mets to sweep the series, when the team has never swept a road series of any length in interleague play.\u00a0 New York is also sitting at a disappointing 10-18 mark on the road (-660), even with its first two victories in this series.\u00a0 Baltimore has had all kinds of trouble playing on Sunday\u2019s the past three years (-2,090), but is a respectable 4-5 this season (+80).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Mets are on the verge of doing something for possibly the first time in franchise history. 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