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Friday, August 24 Purchase Tickets Shea Stadium | 7:10 PM ET
LAD Brad Penny, RHP (14-3, 2.59)
Dodgers (66-61) @ NYM Oliver Perez, LHP (11-8, 3.52)
Mets (71-55)

Scouting Report:
Dodgers: Penny was brilliant on three days' rest on Sunday afternoon against the Rockies. The only problem was he ran out of gas after five innings, exiting the game with a one-run lead. Penny allowed just one run on two hits while striking out three in five innings while throwing 111 pitches and giving up five walks, but he made pitches when it counted. Penny is 2-0 with a 2.70 ERA against the Mets this season.

Mets: Perez admitted he didn't have his best stuff on Saturday, but he got enough offensive support to claim his 11th win of the season. He went 5 2/3 innings, allowing seven hits and three runs. His command was off at times, and he said he was relying too heavily on his sinker. He will go to the bullpen and work on his control before his next outing.


Saturday, August 25 Purchase Tickets Shea Stadium | 3:55 PM ET
LAD Eric Stults, LHP (1-1, 3.91)
Dodgers (66-61) @ NYM Orlando Hernandez, RHP (8-4, 3.09)
Mets (71-55)

Scouting Report:
Dodgers: Stults had only a brief lapse against Colorado, he otherwise appeared overpowering as he allowed two hits in six innings with nine strikeouts. And now he returns to the scene of his other Major League victory, accomplished in the pressure of last year's pennant race. Stults seems to rise to the occasion, as he's pitched better for the Dodgers than he did in the Minor Leagues.

Mets: El Duque has been spectacular for the Mets in the past month, pitching into the late innings and always giving his team a chance to win. They're 11-1 in his last 12 starts, though Hernandez has not received the decision every time. He said that he doesn't mind large pitch counts and thinks that fatigue from long outings is mostly mental. He avoids that by not paying attention to his count.


Sunday, August 26 Purchase Tickets Shea Stadium | 8:05 PM ET
LAD Brett Tomko, RHP (2-11, 5.80)
Dodgers (66-61) @ NYM John Maine, RHP (13-7, 3.64)
Mets (71-55)

Scouting Report:
Dodgers: It didn't go well for Tomko in Philadelphia. He was given a 3-0 lead after two innings and he was gone before a batter was retired in the fifth. He walked three -- one with the bases loaded -- and he was bailed out of further trouble when Mark Hendrickson inherited the bases loaded and left them that way.

Mets: Maine began his last outing on a sharper note than he has of late, but eventually unraveled and couldn't escape the sixth inning. While he finished with a no-decision, Maine -- for the fifth straight outing -- wasn't able to record a quality start. His ERA in August stands at 8.68, and his career ERA against the Dodgers at 5.23.