Marlins 1, Mets 0

Okay, so Jae Seo's got some competition for that Rookie of the Year award. Dontrelle Willis (6-1, 2.61) continued an excellent rookie season by throwing a one-hit shutout against the Mets. It was a weak Mets lineup, with Tsuyoshi Shinjo batting leadoff and Joe McEwing playing second base due to the lefty on the mound, but even the bigger bats got shut down by Willis. Only Ty Wigginton managed anything, hitting a single and drawing a walk.

On the other side of the ball, Tom Glavine rebounded nicely from three poor starts and some elbow inflammation for one of his best starts of the year, going seven innings, giving up just one run on four hits and three walks while striking out three. But that one run, a solo home run in the fourth by Ivan Rodriguez that was the Marlins' first hit of the game, proved enough to stick Glavine with his seventh loss of the season.

While I can take solace in the fact that both Willis and Rodriguez are on my fantasy team, it was a rough night for the Mets. It's good to see Glavine back and pitching well and hopefully he'll get a little more support this weekend against the Yankees. Tomorrow the Mets' offensive task gets a littl easier as Carl Pavano (5-7, 4.63) takes the mound for the Marlins. His numbers are almost exactly the same as Glavine's 5-7, 4.52, but hopefully he'll pitch closer to his numbers that Glavine did tonight. Jae Seo (4-2, 2.88) will go for the Mets looking for his sixth consecutive good start.  ¶ joe | 12:28 AM |