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The Mets finished April 14-12 and ½ game behind the Marlins the NL East. Their big bats in their lineup are struggling as Carlos Beltran is batting .211 and Carlos Delgado .198. It's one of those good news bad news situations as the Mets are fortunate to be sitting where they are in the standings without their stars hitting. After a 13-1 loss to Pittsburgh on Wednesday relief pitcher Billy Wagner called out his teammates by criticizing them for not showing up. Things are volatile in with the Mets right now and probably not a good time to hit the road. Pelfrey is coming of 2 rocky starts by giving up 19 hits and 9 runs in 10 1/3rd's innings pitched. The D'backs had an outstanding April going 20-8 and sitting 5 ½ games in first in the NL West. Many have handed Arizona the NL West Crown already. Brandon Webb is having a CY Young type start, as he is 6-0 on the year with an ERA under 2. Brandon Webb has pitched in tough luck against the Mets as the opposing pitching has stepped up against the Arizona ace. Despite sporting an ERA of 2.05 in his last 6 starts against NY he is only 1-4 against them. Webb will keep the Mets struggling with the bats and I will play under 8 runs in this one.