Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Mets 9, Reds 2
And things are back to normal. The Mets got solid starting pitching and good relief work and they scored a bunch of runs. David Wright didn't have a hit, though, so I am still deeply, deeply concerned.
Steve Trachsel wasn't perfect, but his performance tonight was a definite improvement over his last two starts. He allowed two runs in six innings on six hits and two walks with just one strikeout. He actually started the seventh inning, but he loaded the bases without recording an out. Duaner Sanchez entered and allowed one of the runners to score on a sacrifice fly, but he ended the threat with a timely double play.
The game was still close at this point as the Mets had scored three runs in the first inning and one more in the sixth. But they smacked David Weathers around for four more in the bottom of the seventh to put the game out of reach. Four home runs accounted for the bulk of the Mets' runs. Xavier Nady had a pair. Carlos Delgado hit his twentieth. And for the first time in eight years, Trachsel went deep. In a rare bout of usefulness, Paul Lo Duca hit a pair of doubles. Jose Reyes maintained his hot streak with a double and a single. And Jose Valentin had two hits of his own, one of which was a triple that he very nearly stretched into and inside-the-park home run.
Having relocated their groove, the Met bats will get to show what they can really do tomorrow as the Reds send Joe Mays (0-4, 8.22) to the mound. The man has a 1.92 WHIP and a K:BB ratio of 13:14 on the season. Alay Soler (2-1, 3.00) will probably not have to toss another shutout to pick up his third win. ¶ joe | 11:26 PM |
And things are back to normal. The Mets got solid starting pitching and good relief work and they scored a bunch of runs. David Wright didn't have a hit, though, so I am still deeply, deeply concerned.
Steve Trachsel wasn't perfect, but his performance tonight was a definite improvement over his last two starts. He allowed two runs in six innings on six hits and two walks with just one strikeout. He actually started the seventh inning, but he loaded the bases without recording an out. Duaner Sanchez entered and allowed one of the runners to score on a sacrifice fly, but he ended the threat with a timely double play.
The game was still close at this point as the Mets had scored three runs in the first inning and one more in the sixth. But they smacked David Weathers around for four more in the bottom of the seventh to put the game out of reach. Four home runs accounted for the bulk of the Mets' runs. Xavier Nady had a pair. Carlos Delgado hit his twentieth. And for the first time in eight years, Trachsel went deep. In a rare bout of usefulness, Paul Lo Duca hit a pair of doubles. Jose Reyes maintained his hot streak with a double and a single. And Jose Valentin had two hits of his own, one of which was a triple that he very nearly stretched into and inside-the-park home run.
Having relocated their groove, the Met bats will get to show what they can really do tomorrow as the Reds send Joe Mays (0-4, 8.22) to the mound. The man has a 1.92 WHIP and a K:BB ratio of 13:14 on the season. Alay Soler (2-1, 3.00) will probably not have to toss another shutout to pick up his third win. ¶ joe | 11:26 PM |
