New York at Cincinnati

The Mets will have an emotional lift today, as Pedro Martinez makes his season debut. The Mets are already feeling good, having beaten the Braves in three straight, wiping out the ill feelings of getting swept by the Phillies. The Reds will start Aaron Harang who has been winning with regularity. The Reds have won 14 straight Harang starts, if you don't count the game he left in the first inning with back stiffness. We have ridden Harang most of the way, but we get off today! Harang worked a gem his last time out pitching a complete game, two-hit shutout. That is where the interest comes in this one. Harang has allowed no earned runs on five occasions this season, and has been awful in his next start. Harang has pitched to a 6.66 ERA in a start following a zero earned-run performance! The Reds have lost three straight, and five of seven, while the Mets come in with a three-game winning streak. The Mets have surprised all season, when you expect them to win, they lose, and when you expect them to lose, they win. The Mets have been 8-2 on the road as a dog, in their last 10. And, the current Mets roster has a lifetime .360 average against Harang. The Mets surprise again!