THE NATIONALS' UPCOMING SERIES

	Time	Nationals Pitchers	Mets Pitchers
Today	7:05	Matt Chico (1-2, 6.38)	Oliver Perez (2-1, 3.31)
Tomorrow	7:05	Jerome Williams (0-4, 7.77)	Tom Glavine (3-1, 3.07)
Sunday	1:35	Jason Bergmann (0-1, 3.27)	John Maine (3-0, 1.71)

Outlook

The Nationals' three-game homestand begins with a matchup of left-handers, and that might not be good for Washington. Through play Wednesday, the Mets had the best average (.352) and second-best slugging percentage (.522) in the NL against lefties. The Nationals? Not so much. Their numbers against lefties (.227 average, .352 slugging percentage) are among the worst in the NL, and they get southpaw Tom Glavine tomorrow . Since 2005, Glavine has a 2.61 ERA in eight starts against Washington, and he has never been charged with more than three earned runs.

NATS' BEST VS. METS

D'Angelo Jimenez

AB	HR	RBI	AVG.	OBP.	SLG.
59	2	4	.339	.451	.492

NATS' WORST VS. METS

Felipe Lopez

AB	HR	RBI	AVG.	OBP.	SLG.
79	0	4	.177	.261	.215