Sunday, April 09, 2006
Mets 3, Marlins 2
Who is the best young third baseman in the National League? When trying to answer this question, I suggest basing your conclusions entirely on this weekend's series between the Mets and Marlins. If studying both games of the series, in which Miguel Cabrera had a total of zero hits and one walk as compared to David Wright's three hits, which included a triple and a home run, one walk and six RBI, proves too time-consuming, feel free to just look at today's game.
Wright drove in all three of the Mets' runs. In the bottom of the seventh, with the Mets trailing by two, he drove in a pair when the aforementioned triple eluded the glove of Florida right fielder Jeremy Hermida. And in the bottom of the ninth with the score tied and runners on first and third, he wasted no time, smacking the first pitch he saw to right field for a game-ending sacrifice fly. Cabrera drew an intentional walk, reached on an error and scored one of the two Florida runs.
Five games into the season, Cabrera is hitting .250/.286/.500 with two doubles, one home run and four RBI. Those numbers are nothing to be ashamed of and he's still got some time to pull them up before Marlins fans really need to start worrying. Wright, on the other hand, is hitting .474/.478/.895 with one triple, two home runs, a stolen base and nine RBI. It's unfortunate that his average dipped below .500 as a result of today's game, but I still think it's pretty clear who the winner of this competition is through the first week of the season.
Also continuing to perform well today was Tom Glavine. He lasted six innings again and allowed two runs on five hits and two walks while striking out six. Duaner Sanchez also pitched well again, holding the Marlins scoreless for two innings with one walk and two strikeouts. Billy Wagner pitched a scoreless ninth with one walk.
Regardless of what happens later today, the Mets will finish the first week of the season alone in first place in the NL East with a record of 4 wins and 1 loss. They will get another chance to beat up on the dregs of the division starting Tuesday when they head down to Washington to take on the Nationals (2-4). Victor Zambrano (7-12, 4.17 in 2005) is scheduled to make his first start of the season for the Mets. He will be opposed by Ramon Ortiz (0-1, 10.80) who the Mets roughed up on Thursday. ¶ joe | 5:14 PM |
Who is the best young third baseman in the National League? When trying to answer this question, I suggest basing your conclusions entirely on this weekend's series between the Mets and Marlins. If studying both games of the series, in which Miguel Cabrera had a total of zero hits and one walk as compared to David Wright's three hits, which included a triple and a home run, one walk and six RBI, proves too time-consuming, feel free to just look at today's game.
Wright drove in all three of the Mets' runs. In the bottom of the seventh, with the Mets trailing by two, he drove in a pair when the aforementioned triple eluded the glove of Florida right fielder Jeremy Hermida. And in the bottom of the ninth with the score tied and runners on first and third, he wasted no time, smacking the first pitch he saw to right field for a game-ending sacrifice fly. Cabrera drew an intentional walk, reached on an error and scored one of the two Florida runs.
Five games into the season, Cabrera is hitting .250/.286/.500 with two doubles, one home run and four RBI. Those numbers are nothing to be ashamed of and he's still got some time to pull them up before Marlins fans really need to start worrying. Wright, on the other hand, is hitting .474/.478/.895 with one triple, two home runs, a stolen base and nine RBI. It's unfortunate that his average dipped below .500 as a result of today's game, but I still think it's pretty clear who the winner of this competition is through the first week of the season.
Also continuing to perform well today was Tom Glavine. He lasted six innings again and allowed two runs on five hits and two walks while striking out six. Duaner Sanchez also pitched well again, holding the Marlins scoreless for two innings with one walk and two strikeouts. Billy Wagner pitched a scoreless ninth with one walk.
Regardless of what happens later today, the Mets will finish the first week of the season alone in first place in the NL East with a record of 4 wins and 1 loss. They will get another chance to beat up on the dregs of the division starting Tuesday when they head down to Washington to take on the Nationals (2-4). Victor Zambrano (7-12, 4.17 in 2005) is scheduled to make his first start of the season for the Mets. He will be opposed by Ramon Ortiz (0-1, 10.80) who the Mets roughed up on Thursday. ¶ joe | 5:14 PM |
