Thursday, June 22, 2006
Mets 6, Reds 2
You cannot stop David Wright. You can only hope to contain him. And if you are Eric Milton, you probably can't even do that. The Met third baseman hit a pair of two-run home runs in this game to give him seventeen on the season. He is now hitting .338/.405/.601 on the season and inspiring legitimate conversations about the league's Most Valuable Player award. Jose Reyes may be the most exciting player on the team, but Wright has been the best.
Reyes is pretty good, though. He had two more hits and two stolen bases in this game to continue his ridiculous hot streak. He has now raised his OBP all the way to .349, leading me to wonder if the real Jose Reyes isn't locked in Rickey Henderson's basement swinging at curve balls in the dirt right now.
Reyes and Wright's efforts played a big role in getting Pedro Martinez his seventh win. Pedro struggled with his control, walking five batters. But he only gave up two hits and was able to escape any jams he found himself in without too much trouble, allowing just two runs in six innings. He struck out eight batters to reclaim the league lead in that category.
Tomorrow the Mets (45-27) cross boundaries between leagues and nations as they head to the Great White North to take on the Toronto Blue Jays (40-32). Tom Glavine (10-2, 3.48) will start the first game having allowed at least four runs in each of his last three starts. Casey Janssen (5-5, 4.50), who has allowed at least five runs in his last two starts, will be his opponent. Given that this series will pit two of the best offenses in the game against one another, expect someone to pitch a no hitter tomorrow. ¶ joe | 11:41 PM |
You cannot stop David Wright. You can only hope to contain him. And if you are Eric Milton, you probably can't even do that. The Met third baseman hit a pair of two-run home runs in this game to give him seventeen on the season. He is now hitting .338/.405/.601 on the season and inspiring legitimate conversations about the league's Most Valuable Player award. Jose Reyes may be the most exciting player on the team, but Wright has been the best.
Reyes is pretty good, though. He had two more hits and two stolen bases in this game to continue his ridiculous hot streak. He has now raised his OBP all the way to .349, leading me to wonder if the real Jose Reyes isn't locked in Rickey Henderson's basement swinging at curve balls in the dirt right now.
Reyes and Wright's efforts played a big role in getting Pedro Martinez his seventh win. Pedro struggled with his control, walking five batters. But he only gave up two hits and was able to escape any jams he found himself in without too much trouble, allowing just two runs in six innings. He struck out eight batters to reclaim the league lead in that category.
Tomorrow the Mets (45-27) cross boundaries between leagues and nations as they head to the Great White North to take on the Toronto Blue Jays (40-32). Tom Glavine (10-2, 3.48) will start the first game having allowed at least four runs in each of his last three starts. Casey Janssen (5-5, 4.50), who has allowed at least five runs in his last two starts, will be his opponent. Given that this series will pit two of the best offenses in the game against one another, expect someone to pitch a no hitter tomorrow. ¶ joe | 11:41 PM |
