Friday, June 18, 2004
Mets 6, Indians 2
Some untimely rain kept him from getting all the credit he deserved for it, but boy did Jae Weong Seo bounce back from his latest rough start. Seo only went four innings thanks to a lengthy rain delay, but it was a scoreless four innings in which he struck out six and allowed just a pair of hits. Who knows what he’ll do next time out, but this performance really should earn him a couple of starts worth of breathing room between himself and Scott Erickson.
Once the game resumed, Ricky Bottalico pitched an inning and one-third scoreless, striking out two and walking one. And he wound up getting the win, because Mike Cameron, who’s looking more and more like an adequate major league hitter, smacked his eighth home run of the season. Kazuo Matsui had a fine offensive game as well, as he reached on a bunt, stole second and scored the Mets’ second run, and later drove in a pair with a bases loaded single in the seventh.
The Mets got some fine relief work from John Franco who went one and two-thirds perfect, and Mike Stanton chipped in with a scoreless inning as well. Braden Looper, on the other hand, pitching with a six run lead for some reason, allowed two runs, one earned, on two hits and a Todd Zeile error. The Mets’ bullpen was a little short tonight due to the trade and the rain delay, but a six run lead with three outs left seems a lot like a Dan Wheeler situation to me.
Jose Reyes had a rough day in AA, going hitless in five at bats with three strikeouts, and will spend at least one more day with Binghamton before joining the big league squad. Thankfully the extra day seems to have nothing to do with any health concerns, and is just an attempt to let him get his game up to major league caliber before he returns. Justin Huber had another big day, though, going three for five with two doubles. And first baseman Josh Pressley, who you may remember from the Rey Ordonez trade, went five for five. David Wright finally went hitless for Norfolk, in two at bats, though he did draw a walk. Victor Diaz did go three for four to get his average up to .302.
Tomorrow, the Mets and their new rightfielder welcome the Detroit Tigers to town for the first time on Mike Piazza Night as Tom Glavine (7-3, 2.03) takes on the surprising strikeout machine Nate Robertson (5-3, 3.91). ¶ joe | 2:02 AM |
Some untimely rain kept him from getting all the credit he deserved for it, but boy did Jae Weong Seo bounce back from his latest rough start. Seo only went four innings thanks to a lengthy rain delay, but it was a scoreless four innings in which he struck out six and allowed just a pair of hits. Who knows what he’ll do next time out, but this performance really should earn him a couple of starts worth of breathing room between himself and Scott Erickson.
Once the game resumed, Ricky Bottalico pitched an inning and one-third scoreless, striking out two and walking one. And he wound up getting the win, because Mike Cameron, who’s looking more and more like an adequate major league hitter, smacked his eighth home run of the season. Kazuo Matsui had a fine offensive game as well, as he reached on a bunt, stole second and scored the Mets’ second run, and later drove in a pair with a bases loaded single in the seventh.
The Mets got some fine relief work from John Franco who went one and two-thirds perfect, and Mike Stanton chipped in with a scoreless inning as well. Braden Looper, on the other hand, pitching with a six run lead for some reason, allowed two runs, one earned, on two hits and a Todd Zeile error. The Mets’ bullpen was a little short tonight due to the trade and the rain delay, but a six run lead with three outs left seems a lot like a Dan Wheeler situation to me.
Jose Reyes had a rough day in AA, going hitless in five at bats with three strikeouts, and will spend at least one more day with Binghamton before joining the big league squad. Thankfully the extra day seems to have nothing to do with any health concerns, and is just an attempt to let him get his game up to major league caliber before he returns. Justin Huber had another big day, though, going three for five with two doubles. And first baseman Josh Pressley, who you may remember from the Rey Ordonez trade, went five for five. David Wright finally went hitless for Norfolk, in two at bats, though he did draw a walk. Victor Diaz did go three for four to get his average up to .302.
Tomorrow, the Mets and their new rightfielder welcome the Detroit Tigers to town for the first time on Mike Piazza Night as Tom Glavine (7-3, 2.03) takes on the surprising strikeout machine Nate Robertson (5-3, 3.91). ¶ joe | 2:02 AM |
