Saturday, June 19, 2004
Mets 3, Tigers 2
Yes, I think Mike Cameron is going to be all right. The Mets were lucky to score even a measly two runs off of Detroit starter Nate Robertson. But once he had to leave the game due to injury, the Tigers’ bullpen proved a bit easier to work with, culminating in Cameron’s ninth-inning walk-off home run, his ninth of the year. Prior to that, it took a high chopper over the third baseman’s head by Tom Glavine to drive in a pair of runs against Robertson, who allowed just four hits and one walk through seven and two-thirds before being struck in the leg by a ball off the bat of Kazuo Matsui. Other than Cameron, the only Met to manage more than one single on the night was Mike Piazza, who was honored before the game for his home run record and had a pair of hits in the game.
In addition to provide some much-needed offense, Glavine gave the Mets another start that was good enough to get the win, but didn’t. He got into a little more trouble than usual, allowed more base runners than he usually has this year, but he still managed to get through seven innings allowed just two runs on seven hits and three walks while striking out four. He didn’t seem to quite have his best stuff and as usual, could’ve used a little more help from his defense, as “second baseman” Ty Wigginton failing to turn a double play in the first inning wound up costing the Mets a run. He did get some defensive help on the very next play, though, as Dmitri Young was thrown out by Cameron and Matsui at home trying to score a second run on a double.
Tomorrow the Mets will have a new second baseman in the lineup as they take on the Tigers again, with Al Leiter (2-2, 2.05) taking on Jason Johnson (4-7, 5.40). For the first time all year, the Mets will likely have the lineup they envisioned in spring training taking the field, with the only exception being the recent upgrade in rightfield. So far this year the Mets rank fifteenth out of sixteen National League teams in scoring, ahead of only the hapless Expos. This lineup was supposed to be a good deal better than that, and starting tonight, we’ll get to see if it really is. ¶ joe | 3:13 PM |
Yes, I think Mike Cameron is going to be all right. The Mets were lucky to score even a measly two runs off of Detroit starter Nate Robertson. But once he had to leave the game due to injury, the Tigers’ bullpen proved a bit easier to work with, culminating in Cameron’s ninth-inning walk-off home run, his ninth of the year. Prior to that, it took a high chopper over the third baseman’s head by Tom Glavine to drive in a pair of runs against Robertson, who allowed just four hits and one walk through seven and two-thirds before being struck in the leg by a ball off the bat of Kazuo Matsui. Other than Cameron, the only Met to manage more than one single on the night was Mike Piazza, who was honored before the game for his home run record and had a pair of hits in the game.
In addition to provide some much-needed offense, Glavine gave the Mets another start that was good enough to get the win, but didn’t. He got into a little more trouble than usual, allowed more base runners than he usually has this year, but he still managed to get through seven innings allowed just two runs on seven hits and three walks while striking out four. He didn’t seem to quite have his best stuff and as usual, could’ve used a little more help from his defense, as “second baseman” Ty Wigginton failing to turn a double play in the first inning wound up costing the Mets a run. He did get some defensive help on the very next play, though, as Dmitri Young was thrown out by Cameron and Matsui at home trying to score a second run on a double.
Tomorrow the Mets will have a new second baseman in the lineup as they take on the Tigers again, with Al Leiter (2-2, 2.05) taking on Jason Johnson (4-7, 5.40). For the first time all year, the Mets will likely have the lineup they envisioned in spring training taking the field, with the only exception being the recent upgrade in rightfield. So far this year the Mets rank fifteenth out of sixteen National League teams in scoring, ahead of only the hapless Expos. This lineup was supposed to be a good deal better than that, and starting tonight, we’ll get to see if it really is. ¶ joe | 3:13 PM |
