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Once again, Hefner gave the Mets a chance to win Monday in St. Louis, allowing three early runs but retiring the final 10 batters he faced. Hefner will be making his second career appearance, and first start, at Wrigley.
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Feldman has felt right at home at Wrigley Field, giving up four earned runs over 20 1/3 innings in three games for a 1.77 ERA. He faced the Mets only once in June 2008 and took a loss, giving up six earned runs over five innings.
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Gee had been improving in increments before taking a sizable step backward Tuesday in St. Louis, giving up six runs (five earned) on nine hits in four innings. He was 1-1 with a 3.46 ERA in two starts last year against the Cubs.
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Wood posted his Major League-best eighth straight quality start in his last outing against the Rockies. He's the second Cubs lefty ever to open a season with eight quality starts, joining Hippo Vaughn (1919). He's also been pretty good at the plate.
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Cueto is scheduled to come off the DL to make his first start since April 13. The righty has been out with a right lat strain, but he has looked strong in his rehab stint. Cueto allowed just three hits over five shutout innings for Class A Dayton.
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Marcum's fourth start with the Mets was by far his best. He completed five innings for the first time, allowing three runs and pitching into the seventh. But the Mets did not back him with offense, leading to another loss.
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It appears that Leake will stick around after Johnny Cueto's return to the rotation following a stint on the DL. Leake helped his cause by posting a 2.79 ERA in three starts since a three-inning bad outing.
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Niese rebounded from the worst two-start stretch of his career to give the Mets 7 1/3 innings of two-run ball Thursday, relying on mechanical lessons reinforced by practicing in front of a mirror. He is 1-2 at Citi Field.
