Tonight is a test for the Dodgers, a test that the Mets will want them to fail. The Dodgers just ended yesterday a 8 game win streak that pushed them to 3 games above .500. The Mets, who are also 3 games above .500, will try to turn the Dodgers loss yesterday into a losing streak. With momentum from taking a series from the best team in baseball, the Mets will now have to count on Perez tonight as he tries to right his pitching ship. Perez has recent history on his side though tonight. Last year in two games against the Dodgers, he was lights out. In those two games, which he won both, he pitched 14.1 innings where he posted a .63 ERA, walked 8 and struck out 14. Tfollowing Dodgers have put up these numbers against Perez:
    Jones 6-25, HR
    Furcal 4-19
    Pierre 5-20
    Martin 3-7
    Kemp 1-6
The pitcher tonight for Dodgers is Billingsley, who has had very little prior experience with the Mets. So far this season, Billingsley has posted a 1-4 record over 7 games, 27.2 IP, and having a 5.20 ERA. He has only pitched one inning against the Mets, which has been a perfect one. As his number suggest, this season has been a bit of a struggle for him. The only Mets that have numbers against him are Mets that recently joined the team:
    Church 0-4
    Schneider 1-4
    Castillo 1-4
This should be an interesting game. Both teams are trying to establish momentum with this series. If the Mets can figure out Billingsley, because we all know over the past few years that the new pitchers on the block tend to frustrate the Mets, and if Perez can perform like his 2007 numbers suggest, the Mets can get the win tonight.
Lets Go Mets!