Phillies 8, Mets 2

Ah, crud. This seemed to be going really well for about five innings. The Mets were on the verge of being the Wild Card leaders. And then it all fell apart. And then, it fell apart some more.

Pedro Martinez was cruising early, allowing one run in the first five innings. But in the end, he got smacked around pretty good. He allowed five runs, and all of them scored as a result of the four home runs he gave up. He allowed eight hits in total, along with three walks while striking out six. Shea Stadium seemed unusually conducive to the home run ball on this night, but then again, the Mets didn't really take advantage of it.

Ramon Castro hit another home run, but he was the only Met to do so. The Mets had just six hits and two walks, and Castro was the only Met with multiple hits, adding a single. A double from Mike Jacobs was the only other extra base hit. Jose Reyes and Carlos Beltran each had a single and a stolen base.

So tomorrow, the Mets will send out Tom Glavine (10-11, 4.06) to try to salvage this series. The Phillies will counter with Jon Lieber (12-12, 4.81). I will likely be unable to watch or hear any of this game, as it will occur at 1:10 PM, when I will be at work, and given that I live in the greater Philadelphia area, my MLB.TV subscription will be powerless to do anything about it.

EDIT: Hey, for some reason MLB.TV is letting me watch this game. So I'll be able to have it on in the background. Of course, that means having to listen to Ted Robinson and Fran Healy "call the game", which generally means not having any idea what the count is or how many outs there are. Those guys are really awful.  ¶ joe | 11:07 PM |