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Scouting: Cubs @ Mets

Cubs vs. New York Mets at Wrigley FieldTV: Comcast SportsNet Friday; Channel 9 Saturday and SundayRadio: WGN 720-AMPitching matchups: The Cubs' Randy Wells (6-12) vs. R.A. Dickey (9-5) Friday at 1:20 p.m.; Casey Coleman (1-1) vs. Jenrry Mejia (0-2) Saturday at 12:05 p.m.; Carlos Zambrano (6-6) vs. Jonathon Niese (8-7) Sunday at 1:20 p.m.At a glance: The Cubs lost three of four from the Mets at Citi Field in April. The Mets are buried in fourth place in the NL East. They rank near the bottom of several key offensive categories, including runs (14th), on-base percentage (14th) and home runs (15th). The Cubs are 10th in runs and OBP and fifth in homers. Former Cub Angel Pagan led the Mets in batting at .294 entering Thursday, but David Wright led in most of the other key categories. The Mets ranked fifth in ERA (3.69) while the Cubs were 13th (4.37). Wright is 3-for-21 against Zambrano. The Cubs have seen little of the Mets' starting pitchers for this series.Next: Houston Astros at Wrigley Field, Monday-Wednesday