Here’s tonight’s lineup for the second game of the three game series vs. the Nationals. John Maine will look to continue his winning ways vs. the Nationals.  He has a 1.52 ERA and a .143 opponents’ batting average in four straight wins against the Nationals, and is 7-2 with a 3.79 ERA in 11 career starts against them. Emil Brown (pictured above) gets his first start with the Mets batting 2nd vs. Lefty New York native John Lannan.

Castillo, 2b
Brown, rf
Beltran, cf
Sheffield, lf
Wright, 3b
Tatis, 1b
Santos, c
Valdez, ss
Maine, rhp