Mets: Only You Can Save Us, Angel Guzman

↵CSTB ↵points out Cubs manager Lou Piniella has back-tracked on his stated intention of ↵starting Carlos Zambrano in Chicago’s meaningless (for ↵Chicago) closer against Milwaukee. Instead of able Z, the ↵Cubs will get behind ... Angel Guzman, a 20-year-old with a ↵career 0-7 record and a 6.13 ERA.
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↵If Milwaukee wins, the Mets must beat the Marlins to force ↵a wild-card tiebreaker on Monday. The Crew has C.C. ↵Sabathia (10-2, 1.78 ERA in MIL) on the mound. Chicago has ↵some say in who it’d face in the NLDS: if Milwaukee loses ↵and the Mets win, the Cubs get New York. If Milwaukee wins ↵the spot, the Dodgers will visit Wrigley.
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↵Meanwhile, the Phillies closed out the NL East with a brilliantly turned ↵double-play instigated by Jimmy Rollins. The Mets will ↵depend on Ollie Perez (and the bullpen, which didn’t get ↵any Saturday work thanks to t↵he brilliance of Johan Santana). If NY loses and the ↵Crew pulls it out over Guzman, Shea Stadium is done. A win ↵over the Marlins ensures at least one more opening pitch in ↵the Flushing ballpark. Mets-Marlins begins at 1PM EST, ↵while the Brewers-Cubs hit the field at 2PM EST.↵