Thursday, June 08, 2006
Dodgers 8, Mets 5
Mets 9, Dodgers 7
I don't know quite what happened here. The Mets sent our their top two pitchers, each with a reasonable claim as one of the best in the National League this season, especially if you refrain from muddying the phrase "one of the best" with any sort of number. They did this at Dodger Stadium, historically a very comfortable locale for pitchers. And yet they both got smacked around.
On Tuesday, Pedro Martinez gave up seven runs, six of them earned, in just five innings. He allowed eight hits and two walks while striking out six, which seems like a decent collection of numbers. But two of the hits were home runs and each came with a runner on base.
Heath Bell relieved Pedro and of course that didn't help matters. There were two runners on when Pedro left and they both scored while Bell was on the mound. He even allowed a run of his own. He pitched two innings and gave up three hits and one intentional walk. He struck out two.
Tom Glavine didn't do much better on Wednesday. He recorded one more out that Pedro and allowed one fewer run. But like Pedro he put ten men on base as he allowed seven hits and three walks. And he gave up three home runs which accounted for five of the runs.
The Mets' offense did fairly well on both nights, though, despite mounting injury problems. Chris Woodward started at shortstop both nights due to soreness in Jose Reyes's wrist and totaled four singles and a walk. David Wright had two singles and a walk in game one, three and one in game two. Jose Valentin had three hits, two of which were doubles. Cliff Floyd had one hit in the first game before leaving with a sprained ankle, but the injury appears not to be series.
Lastings Milledge had merely a sacrifice fly in a hitless first game. But he had a terrific game two, hitting his first major league triple and his second home run. Carlos Beltran also had a hitless game one, though he did draw two walks. But, like Milledge, he did a bit better in the second game, hitting three singles and stealing a base.
Tonight the uninterrupted week of late night games continues in Arizona. The Mets will send out Orlando Hernandez (3-5, 6.19) to face the team that didn't want him. The Diamondbacks will start Claudio Vargas (6-2, 5.20). Another high-scoring game may be in the offing. ¶ joe | 7:18 PM |
Mets 9, Dodgers 7
I don't know quite what happened here. The Mets sent our their top two pitchers, each with a reasonable claim as one of the best in the National League this season, especially if you refrain from muddying the phrase "one of the best" with any sort of number. They did this at Dodger Stadium, historically a very comfortable locale for pitchers. And yet they both got smacked around.
On Tuesday, Pedro Martinez gave up seven runs, six of them earned, in just five innings. He allowed eight hits and two walks while striking out six, which seems like a decent collection of numbers. But two of the hits were home runs and each came with a runner on base.
Heath Bell relieved Pedro and of course that didn't help matters. There were two runners on when Pedro left and they both scored while Bell was on the mound. He even allowed a run of his own. He pitched two innings and gave up three hits and one intentional walk. He struck out two.
Tom Glavine didn't do much better on Wednesday. He recorded one more out that Pedro and allowed one fewer run. But like Pedro he put ten men on base as he allowed seven hits and three walks. And he gave up three home runs which accounted for five of the runs.
The Mets' offense did fairly well on both nights, though, despite mounting injury problems. Chris Woodward started at shortstop both nights due to soreness in Jose Reyes's wrist and totaled four singles and a walk. David Wright had two singles and a walk in game one, three and one in game two. Jose Valentin had three hits, two of which were doubles. Cliff Floyd had one hit in the first game before leaving with a sprained ankle, but the injury appears not to be series.
Lastings Milledge had merely a sacrifice fly in a hitless first game. But he had a terrific game two, hitting his first major league triple and his second home run. Carlos Beltran also had a hitless game one, though he did draw two walks. But, like Milledge, he did a bit better in the second game, hitting three singles and stealing a base.
Tonight the uninterrupted week of late night games continues in Arizona. The Mets will send out Orlando Hernandez (3-5, 6.19) to face the team that didn't want him. The Diamondbacks will start Claudio Vargas (6-2, 5.20). Another high-scoring game may be in the offing. ¶ joe | 7:18 PM |
