LHP Oliver Perez (10-7, 4.25) vs. LHP Scott Olsen (8-11, 4.23). Here’s a few facts and figures on the two enigmatic southpaws on the hill for Game 162: 
— Here’s Perez against the Marlins’ hitters. Josh Willingham and Cody Ross each have three career home runs against Perez and OPS’s of over 1.300.
— Here’s Olsen against the Mets’ hitters. Jose Reyes, Carlos Beltran and David Wright all have an OPS of 1.100 or better in 30+ career at-bats against Olsen.
— In his career, Perez is 6-3, 4.04 ERA vs. the Marlins.
— In his career, Olsen is 1-5. 4.89 ERA vs. the Mets
— In 2008, Perez is 3-0, 2.03 ERA, 19 H, 16 BB, 32 K in 31 IP (five starts) vs. the Marlins.
— In 2008, Olsen is 0-3, 6.95 ERA, 28 H, 6 BB, 14 K in 22 IP (four starts) vs. the Mets.
— In his career at Shea, Perez is 12-9, 4.05 ERA
— In his career at Shea, Olsen is 0-1, 8.10 ERA.
— Perez has seen his ERA rise by .39 in his last four starts, all of which were no decisions. He has allowed 17 ER in 20.2 IP over those four starts. He earned a no decision in his last start, Wednesday against the Cubs. His line: 4.1 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 5 BB, 6 K.
— Olsen is 2-7 in his last nine decisions. He lost 9-4 in his last start, Tuesday against the Nats. His line: 5 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K.
— Perez has made two starts on three-days rest in his career. On 9/18/05, as a member of the Pirates vs. the Reds, Perez had the following line: 2.2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 5 BB, 4 K. As we all know, he later started Game 7 of the 2006 NLCS on three-days on 10/19/06 and this was his line: 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K.
