Wednesday, May 19, 2004
Mets 5, Cardinals 4
Another day, another dramatic win for the New York Mets. The Mets came up against yet another tough pitcher in Matt Morris, who managed to get the better of Tom Glavine. Glavine struck out six through six innings while walking none, but the Cardinals managed four runs on eight hits, including a home run by Mike Matheny, while the Mets were only able to reach Morris for three runs through six and one-third innings. But the Mets got more good work out of their bullpen as Orber Moreno pitched a scoreless inning and Ricky Bottalico pitched two of his own, while the St. Louis bullpen wasn't quite so sucessful.
The Mets entered the bottom of the ninth down 4-3 on the strength of a solo home run by Jason Phillips, his second on the season an in as many games, and a two-run shot by Cliff Floyd, his third. The bottom of the lineup came up to lead off the ninth, but Mike Cameron walked and moved up on a Joe McEwing sacrifice. Karim Garcia then walked in the pitcher's spot and after Eric Valent struck out, Kazuo Matsui kept the Mets alive with a broken-bat RBI single to right, driving in Cameron. Then all that was left was for Floyd to finish things off with an RBI single of his own. While the Mets continue to get offensive contributions from a lot of spots in the lineup, Floyd's return from injury has certainly provided a boost for a Mets team now only one win shy of the .500 mark.
Tonight, as the Mets try to reach that break-even point, they finally get a bit of a break as far as the pitching matchup goes, as Jeff Suppan (3-4, 4.29) goes for the Cardinals against Steve Trachsel (4-3, 3.60). There's still a long way to go, but if the Mets can get to .500 in this National League East that no one seems to want to win, they'll be in pretty good shape just a week after this season looked like it might be slipping away from them. ¶ joe | 2:41 PM |
Another day, another dramatic win for the New York Mets. The Mets came up against yet another tough pitcher in Matt Morris, who managed to get the better of Tom Glavine. Glavine struck out six through six innings while walking none, but the Cardinals managed four runs on eight hits, including a home run by Mike Matheny, while the Mets were only able to reach Morris for three runs through six and one-third innings. But the Mets got more good work out of their bullpen as Orber Moreno pitched a scoreless inning and Ricky Bottalico pitched two of his own, while the St. Louis bullpen wasn't quite so sucessful.
The Mets entered the bottom of the ninth down 4-3 on the strength of a solo home run by Jason Phillips, his second on the season an in as many games, and a two-run shot by Cliff Floyd, his third. The bottom of the lineup came up to lead off the ninth, but Mike Cameron walked and moved up on a Joe McEwing sacrifice. Karim Garcia then walked in the pitcher's spot and after Eric Valent struck out, Kazuo Matsui kept the Mets alive with a broken-bat RBI single to right, driving in Cameron. Then all that was left was for Floyd to finish things off with an RBI single of his own. While the Mets continue to get offensive contributions from a lot of spots in the lineup, Floyd's return from injury has certainly provided a boost for a Mets team now only one win shy of the .500 mark.
Tonight, as the Mets try to reach that break-even point, they finally get a bit of a break as far as the pitching matchup goes, as Jeff Suppan (3-4, 4.29) goes for the Cardinals against Steve Trachsel (4-3, 3.60). There's still a long way to go, but if the Mets can get to .500 in this National League East that no one seems to want to win, they'll be in pretty good shape just a week after this season looked like it might be slipping away from them. ¶ joe | 2:41 PM |
