Saturday, April 16, 2005
Mets 4, Marlins 3
The Mets need to score more runs. This just isn't going to keep working, particularly as long as Braden Looper remains incapable of getting anyone out. Scoring 43 runs while only allowing 42 isn't the worst possible situation, I suppose, but eventually, they're going to lose a game or five.
Today was your standard Pedro Martinez start--seven innings, nine Ks, one walk, three hits, two runs. And his record still sits at 1-0 becuase the Mets didn't put their second run of the day on the board until the bottom of the eighth. Somehow Al Leiter got through seven innings allowing only three hits and two walks. That's the Mets' offense for you. Fortunately, the bats came to life against someone at least as deserving as Leiter, Todd Jones. They put up two with two out in the eighth on one of Carlos Beltran's three singles on the day and a Mike Piazza double, which unfortunately bounced over the left field wall, preventing a third run from scoring. But still, they took the lead in time to hand it over to the closer.
Sadly, Braden Looper '05 looks like an entirely different beast than his '04 counterpart. This time he gave up three hits, including a double by Juan Encarnacion of all people, and didn't strike out anyone. Somehow this only added up to one run, thanks in part to an apparently blown call on a tag at the plate.
But once again the Mets managed to score just enough runs to win. Victor Diaz doubled with two down to leave things up to ninth-inning defensive replacement Ramon Castro. And Castro came up with his fourth single in nine at bats this season, this one to the gap in right center, to bring Diaz home and win it.
So this win gives the Mets six in a row and a record of 6-5 on the year, putting them one game shy of the division lead. And just to make sure you realize how meaningless eleven games in April are, the team they trail is the Washington Nationals.
Tomorrow the Mets go for their second straight series sweep with Tom Glavine (0-1, 5.59) taking on AJ Burnett (1-1, 2.40).
On an entirely unrelated note, the Yankees currently have the worst record in the American League. Hooray for April. ¶ joe | 11:44 PM |
The Mets need to score more runs. This just isn't going to keep working, particularly as long as Braden Looper remains incapable of getting anyone out. Scoring 43 runs while only allowing 42 isn't the worst possible situation, I suppose, but eventually, they're going to lose a game or five.
Today was your standard Pedro Martinez start--seven innings, nine Ks, one walk, three hits, two runs. And his record still sits at 1-0 becuase the Mets didn't put their second run of the day on the board until the bottom of the eighth. Somehow Al Leiter got through seven innings allowing only three hits and two walks. That's the Mets' offense for you. Fortunately, the bats came to life against someone at least as deserving as Leiter, Todd Jones. They put up two with two out in the eighth on one of Carlos Beltran's three singles on the day and a Mike Piazza double, which unfortunately bounced over the left field wall, preventing a third run from scoring. But still, they took the lead in time to hand it over to the closer.
Sadly, Braden Looper '05 looks like an entirely different beast than his '04 counterpart. This time he gave up three hits, including a double by Juan Encarnacion of all people, and didn't strike out anyone. Somehow this only added up to one run, thanks in part to an apparently blown call on a tag at the plate.
But once again the Mets managed to score just enough runs to win. Victor Diaz doubled with two down to leave things up to ninth-inning defensive replacement Ramon Castro. And Castro came up with his fourth single in nine at bats this season, this one to the gap in right center, to bring Diaz home and win it.
So this win gives the Mets six in a row and a record of 6-5 on the year, putting them one game shy of the division lead. And just to make sure you realize how meaningless eleven games in April are, the team they trail is the Washington Nationals.
Tomorrow the Mets go for their second straight series sweep with Tom Glavine (0-1, 5.59) taking on AJ Burnett (1-1, 2.40).
On an entirely unrelated note, the Yankees currently have the worst record in the American League. Hooray for April. ¶ joe | 11:44 PM |
