Wednesday, June 16, 2004
Mets 7, Indians 2
Damn that Denny Walling, holding the Mets’ offense back all these weeks. With their former hitting coach in the rearview mirror, the Met bats got off to a quick start on Tuesday, scoring three times in the first inning, including two runs driven in by a Mike Cameron single with the bases loaded. The Mets wound up smacking fourteen hits and drawing three walks to put up seven runs and earn the win. Mike Piazza and Ty Wigginton each had three hits and Karim Garcia added his seventh home run of the year in the fifth inning a the Mets put the Indians away with a four-run inning.
In addition to the improved hitting, the Mets got a good starting pitching performance from Steve Trachsel to earn his sixth with of the year. Trachsel went six and two-thirds innings striking out five and walking just one, allowing two runs on eight hits. Even with a comfortable lead, Art Howe stuck with the same old relievers as David Weathers, John Franco and Braden Looper all got the call rather than Tyler Yates. Looper had the best performance of the bunch, striking out the side in the ninth to finish things off.
Down in the minors Jose Reyes went hitless in three at bats, but walked, stole a base and drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in his first game with Binghamton as the B-Mets won 8-6. Yusmeiro Petit had an absurd start, perhaps his best of the season, for Capital City as he struck out fourteen through six innings, walking one and allowing just two hits. Also in that game, Lastings Milledge went three for four with a pair of doubles in a 16-2 Bombers win. The Norfolk Tides had another big offensive game with some help from their latest additions, winning 15-8. Prentice Redman went three for four with two doubles, a walk and a stolen base, while David Wright went two for four with a sacrifice fly and shortstop http://mets.nyfansites.com/players.php?player=chris_basak”>Chris Basak added three hits including a pair of home runs.
Tomorrow, Matt Ginter (1-0, 3.43) goes for the Mets against C.C. Sabathia (3-3, 3.14). ¶ joe | 12:32 AM |
Damn that Denny Walling, holding the Mets’ offense back all these weeks. With their former hitting coach in the rearview mirror, the Met bats got off to a quick start on Tuesday, scoring three times in the first inning, including two runs driven in by a Mike Cameron single with the bases loaded. The Mets wound up smacking fourteen hits and drawing three walks to put up seven runs and earn the win. Mike Piazza and Ty Wigginton each had three hits and Karim Garcia added his seventh home run of the year in the fifth inning a the Mets put the Indians away with a four-run inning.
In addition to the improved hitting, the Mets got a good starting pitching performance from Steve Trachsel to earn his sixth with of the year. Trachsel went six and two-thirds innings striking out five and walking just one, allowing two runs on eight hits. Even with a comfortable lead, Art Howe stuck with the same old relievers as David Weathers, John Franco and Braden Looper all got the call rather than Tyler Yates. Looper had the best performance of the bunch, striking out the side in the ninth to finish things off.
Down in the minors Jose Reyes went hitless in three at bats, but walked, stole a base and drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in his first game with Binghamton as the B-Mets won 8-6. Yusmeiro Petit had an absurd start, perhaps his best of the season, for Capital City as he struck out fourteen through six innings, walking one and allowing just two hits. Also in that game, Lastings Milledge went three for four with a pair of doubles in a 16-2 Bombers win. The Norfolk Tides had another big offensive game with some help from their latest additions, winning 15-8. Prentice Redman went three for four with two doubles, a walk and a stolen base, while David Wright went two for four with a sacrifice fly and shortstop http://mets.nyfansites.com/players.php?player=chris_basak”>Chris Basak added three hits including a pair of home runs.
Tomorrow, Matt Ginter (1-0, 3.43) goes for the Mets against C.C. Sabathia (3-3, 3.14). ¶ joe | 12:32 AM |
