For teams like the New York Mets and Washington Nationals that are out of the playoff picture, September is a time to call up minor leaguers to give them some major league experience.
Tuesday night's game at Nationals Park features two pitchers making their major league debuts when New York's Dillon Gee and Washington's Yunesky Maya square off.
7:05 PM ET, September 7, 2010
Nationals Park, Washington, D.C
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This will be just the fifth time since 1980 two starting pitchers make their big league debut in the same game. The last time it happened was April 9, 2009, when Detroit's Rick Porcello and Toronto's Ricky Romero opposed one another.
The Mets (67-71), losers of six of eight, called up Gee from Triple-A Buffalo to take the place in the rotation of staff ace Johan Santana, who left Thursday's win over Atlanta after five innings with a strained left pectoral muscle.
Gee went 13-8 with a 4.96 ERA in 28 starts for the Bisons after appearing in just nine games last season because of a torn right labrum. The 24-year-old right-hander set a
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