Thursday, July 21, 2005
Mets 12, Padres 0
Mets' record before moving David Wright up to the fifth slot in the lineup: 46-46.
Mets' record after moving David Wright up to the fifth slot in the lineup: 3-0.
I'm just sayin'.
Yeah, I don't know what happened here. I was at work where I don't have a radio and my computer's version of Windows Media Player is so antiquated as to prevent the use of MLB.TV, so I didn't see or hear a moment of this game as it happened. And somehow the Mets scored twelve runs and Kazuhisa Ishii pitched six shutout innings.
Ishii has fared pretty well in ridiculously lopsided pitching matchups this year, having bested both Roger Clemens and Dontrelle Willis so far. But his allowing seven fewer runs than Jake Peavy in this game is quite the shocking development. Ishii only lasted six innings on ninety-seven pitches and wasn't exactly dominant, but he did keep the Padres off the board. Five walks, four hits and three strikeouts is not an impressive line, but it was probably enough to save Ishii's job for a while.
Ishii allowed six base runners in the first three innings, which did not augur well for New York's chance to win. But, of course, none of those guys scored. So Doug Mientkiewicz's third-inning home run--his tenth of the year--gave the Mets all the runs they'd need. The running up of the score began in the fifth inning when Ramon Castro's second home run of the season put two more runs on the board and Jose Reyes's speed helped the Mets add a couple more. Reyes had three singles and a stolen base in the game. Other Mets with multiple hits included Mientkiewicz, Wright and Mike Cameron, with the latter two each driving in runs with doubles. The Mets were unusually efficient in this game, as it took just twelve hits, three walks and one San Diego error to add up to twelve runs.
A modest four-game winning streak has landed the Mets (49-46) in third place all by themselves, just four and a half games shy of the division-leading Nationals and Braves. They will welcome the free-falling Dodgers (43-52) to town for a weekend series. Victor Zambrano (4-8, 3.51) tries to keep the Mets climbing toward the top of the division. He will take on former Yankee flameout Jeff Weaver (7-8, 4.26). ¶ joe | 11:43 PM |
Mets' record before moving David Wright up to the fifth slot in the lineup: 46-46.
Mets' record after moving David Wright up to the fifth slot in the lineup: 3-0.
I'm just sayin'.
Yeah, I don't know what happened here. I was at work where I don't have a radio and my computer's version of Windows Media Player is so antiquated as to prevent the use of MLB.TV, so I didn't see or hear a moment of this game as it happened. And somehow the Mets scored twelve runs and Kazuhisa Ishii pitched six shutout innings.
Ishii has fared pretty well in ridiculously lopsided pitching matchups this year, having bested both Roger Clemens and Dontrelle Willis so far. But his allowing seven fewer runs than Jake Peavy in this game is quite the shocking development. Ishii only lasted six innings on ninety-seven pitches and wasn't exactly dominant, but he did keep the Padres off the board. Five walks, four hits and three strikeouts is not an impressive line, but it was probably enough to save Ishii's job for a while.
Ishii allowed six base runners in the first three innings, which did not augur well for New York's chance to win. But, of course, none of those guys scored. So Doug Mientkiewicz's third-inning home run--his tenth of the year--gave the Mets all the runs they'd need. The running up of the score began in the fifth inning when Ramon Castro's second home run of the season put two more runs on the board and Jose Reyes's speed helped the Mets add a couple more. Reyes had three singles and a stolen base in the game. Other Mets with multiple hits included Mientkiewicz, Wright and Mike Cameron, with the latter two each driving in runs with doubles. The Mets were unusually efficient in this game, as it took just twelve hits, three walks and one San Diego error to add up to twelve runs.
A modest four-game winning streak has landed the Mets (49-46) in third place all by themselves, just four and a half games shy of the division-leading Nationals and Braves. They will welcome the free-falling Dodgers (43-52) to town for a weekend series. Victor Zambrano (4-8, 3.51) tries to keep the Mets climbing toward the top of the division. He will take on former Yankee flameout Jeff Weaver (7-8, 4.26). ¶ joe | 11:43 PM |
