Providing the weather holds up (Oh Di Martino, where are you?) the Mets (4-4) and their beloved canine fans will take on the Milwaukee Brewers (6-3) at Shea. Starting for the Mets will be RHP Nelson Figueroa who was 2-2 during his 8 appearances this spring. Facing Figueroa tonight will be LHP Manny Parra who is currently 1-0 with a 3.38 ERA.

And now your starting lineups, courtesy of David Lennon’s blog for Newsday:

METS

• SS Jose Reyes
• LF Angel Pagan
• 3B David Wright
• CF Carlos Beltran
• 1B Carlos Delgado
• 2B Damion Easley
• RF Ryan Church
• C Raul Casanova
• P Nelson Figueroa

Nothing terribly remarkable about this line up except the absence of Brian Schneider. I did think that Castillo was going to make an appearance tonight but I guess not.

The game is scheduled for a 7:10 start and it only seems to be misting at Shea. As always, head on over to the Hot Foot Bleachers to discuss the game with the Hot Foot writers and another fans.

Oh! And in honor of today being Dog Day at Shea, I invite all of you to share picture of your pets showing their Mets pride.

Metsgal’s dog Gwen sporting some Mets gear!