Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Mets 3, Padres 2
The big story of the evening was the return of Mike Piazza, but it was the current longest tenured Met who had the greatest effect on the outcome of the game. Steve Trachsel had a very solid outing which might have been even better if not for the fickle wind. The guys who the Mets have come up with to replace Piazza's bat in the lineup had a pretty good night, too.
Trachsel lasted five and two-thirds innings and allowed just two runs. Both of those scored on a second-inning home run by Geoff Blum that barely clearly the right field wall with the aid of a strong wind. In total, Trachsel allowed five hits and two walks and struck out two. It took five relievers to get through the next three and one-third innings, but they did it without allowing a run to make the Mets' slim lead hold up.
Carlos Beltran and David Wright led the way for the offense with three hits each. All three of Beltran's were doubles and he scored one run. Wright scored one run and drove in the other two.
Piazza was of course enthusiastically received by the Shea Stadium fans. He had one hit, a single, in the seventh inning. The Mets did take a bit of advantage of his presence behind the plate, stealing three bases against him. Perhaps to show it was nothing personal, they stole another against Josh Bard, who replaced Piazza in the eighth.
Tomorrow night Pedro Martinez (8-4, 3.48) will make his third start since returning from the disabled list. He's been excellent for the last eleven innings or so, so hopefully he can keep that up against Piazza and company. The Padres will start Clay Hensley (7-8, 4.33), who I swear I thought was scheduled to start tonight. ¶ joe | 11:31 PM |
The big story of the evening was the return of Mike Piazza, but it was the current longest tenured Met who had the greatest effect on the outcome of the game. Steve Trachsel had a very solid outing which might have been even better if not for the fickle wind. The guys who the Mets have come up with to replace Piazza's bat in the lineup had a pretty good night, too.
Trachsel lasted five and two-thirds innings and allowed just two runs. Both of those scored on a second-inning home run by Geoff Blum that barely clearly the right field wall with the aid of a strong wind. In total, Trachsel allowed five hits and two walks and struck out two. It took five relievers to get through the next three and one-third innings, but they did it without allowing a run to make the Mets' slim lead hold up.
Carlos Beltran and David Wright led the way for the offense with three hits each. All three of Beltran's were doubles and he scored one run. Wright scored one run and drove in the other two.
Piazza was of course enthusiastically received by the Shea Stadium fans. He had one hit, a single, in the seventh inning. The Mets did take a bit of advantage of his presence behind the plate, stealing three bases against him. Perhaps to show it was nothing personal, they stole another against Josh Bard, who replaced Piazza in the eighth.
Tomorrow night Pedro Martinez (8-4, 3.48) will make his third start since returning from the disabled list. He's been excellent for the last eleven innings or so, so hopefully he can keep that up against Piazza and company. The Padres will start Clay Hensley (7-8, 4.33), who I swear I thought was scheduled to start tonight. ¶ joe | 11:31 PM |
