Friday, June 25, 2004
Reds 6, Mets 2
So now the rest of the Mets have ceased merely robbing Tom Glavine of wins with their inept play, they’ve begun saddling him with undeserved losses as well. Glavine got through the sixth inning with a solid 2-1 lead, receiving a veritable bounty of support from the team’s offense. He then got himself into trouble in the seventh, allowing a pair of hits and a sacrifice bunt before leaving with runners on second and third with just one out. Ricky Bottalico then entered and proceeded to allow a run to score on a groundout. Bottalico left after allowing a walk and made way for Mike Stanton, and as you can imagine, things didn’t go well from there. What might surprise you, though, is how much of it wasn’t Stanton’s fault. Sure, he did walk the first batter he faced, but he also should have gotten out of the inning with a tie game by getting Ken Griffey Jr. to fly out to Mike Cameron in centerfield. But Cameron lost the ball in the sun, dropped it, and allowed all three baserunners, the first of which was charged to Glavine, to score, giving the Mets’ starter the loss, even though the last of his three runs allowed was scored as unearned. Stanton then allowed another hit and run to leave the score at 6-2. Glavine wound up going six and one-third innings, allowing those three runs on nine hits while striking out five and walking none. So now the man with the 2.11 ERA has a record of seven wins and four losses on the season.
On the bright side, Jose Reyes drove in the Mets’ two runs with his first home run of the season. Mike Piazza and Cliff Floyd each had three hits that went for naught.
Elsewhere, the sun rose in the east and David Wright hit a double and drew a walk. He’s now hitting .351/.418/.702 through 37 at bats with Norfolk. Meanwhile, Ty Wigginton of the struggling New York Mets’ offense is hitting .270/.312/.445.
Tomorrow, the Mets’ bubble either begins to burst in earnest or stays surprisingly afloat, as they begin a three game series with the Yankees. The first game’s pitching matchup looks pretty good, although I did say that about today’s game as well, as Al Leiter (2-2, 2.14) takes on new kid Brad Halsey (1-0, 3.18). ¶ joe | 12:44 AM |
So now the rest of the Mets have ceased merely robbing Tom Glavine of wins with their inept play, they’ve begun saddling him with undeserved losses as well. Glavine got through the sixth inning with a solid 2-1 lead, receiving a veritable bounty of support from the team’s offense. He then got himself into trouble in the seventh, allowing a pair of hits and a sacrifice bunt before leaving with runners on second and third with just one out. Ricky Bottalico then entered and proceeded to allow a run to score on a groundout. Bottalico left after allowing a walk and made way for Mike Stanton, and as you can imagine, things didn’t go well from there. What might surprise you, though, is how much of it wasn’t Stanton’s fault. Sure, he did walk the first batter he faced, but he also should have gotten out of the inning with a tie game by getting Ken Griffey Jr. to fly out to Mike Cameron in centerfield. But Cameron lost the ball in the sun, dropped it, and allowed all three baserunners, the first of which was charged to Glavine, to score, giving the Mets’ starter the loss, even though the last of his three runs allowed was scored as unearned. Stanton then allowed another hit and run to leave the score at 6-2. Glavine wound up going six and one-third innings, allowing those three runs on nine hits while striking out five and walking none. So now the man with the 2.11 ERA has a record of seven wins and four losses on the season.
On the bright side, Jose Reyes drove in the Mets’ two runs with his first home run of the season. Mike Piazza and Cliff Floyd each had three hits that went for naught.
Elsewhere, the sun rose in the east and David Wright hit a double and drew a walk. He’s now hitting .351/.418/.702 through 37 at bats with Norfolk. Meanwhile, Ty Wigginton of the struggling New York Mets’ offense is hitting .270/.312/.445.
Tomorrow, the Mets’ bubble either begins to burst in earnest or stays surprisingly afloat, as they begin a three game series with the Yankees. The first game’s pitching matchup looks pretty good, although I did say that about today’s game as well, as Al Leiter (2-2, 2.14) takes on new kid Brad Halsey (1-0, 3.18). ¶ joe | 12:44 AM |
