Leiter will face Montreal for the third time this season. The veteran left-hander, who is 6-3 with a 2.22 ERA in 17 games overall this season, hasn't received a decision in his first two starts against the Expos despite allowing just one run in 12 innings.
Leiter allowed three hits in five scoreless innings of New York's 1-0 loss to Montreal in San Juan on April 11. He yielded one run and five hits over seven innings in the Mets' 2-1 loss to the Expos at Shea Stadium on April 20.
Leiter, who has won five of his last six decisions, has the lowest ERA in the majors among pitchers with at least 10 starts. He has given up one run or fewer in four of his last five starts.
SERIES GAME LOG
Date at Result/Time Winner Loser
Apr 9 MON NYM 3-2 Weathers Ayala
Apr 10 MON MON 1-0 Patterson Seo
Apr 11 MON NYM 4-1 Glavine Hernandez
Apr 19 NYM NYM 4-1 Yates Ohka
Apr 20 NYM MON 2-1 Day Weathers
Apr 21 NYM MON 2-1 Hernandez Glavine
Apr 22 NYM NYM 3-2 Trachsel Bentz
Jul 21 NYM NYM 5-4 Moreno Horgan
Jul 22 NYM MON 4-1 Ayala Franco
Jul 26 MON MON 19-10 Ayala Erickson
Jul 27 MON NYM 4-2 Glavine Day
Jul 28 MON MON 7-4 Tucker Seo
Jul 29 MON 1:05 PM EDT
Sep 21 MON 7:05 PM EDT
Sep 22 MON 7:05 PM EDT
Sep 23 MON 7:05 PM EDT
Oct 1 NYM 7:10 PM EDT
Oct 2 NYM 7:10 PM EDT
not even knowing the totals of these games, o/u had to be 3-9 under the total.
leiter already pitched in 2 unders this year vs the expos, and Glavine faced the expos twice also, both unders.
i don't think the expos hit lefty's that well. be back with more in a sec.