Thursday, August 17, 2006
Mets 7, Phillies 2
On their fourth try, the Mets were finally able to win a game in Philadelphia thanks to a revived offense and some unsurprisingly good pitching. Some hitters who've spent the last week struggling came to life. And John Maine just kept on making the case for a postseason start.
Jose Reyes has not been among those struggling and he had another good game with two singles, a walk and his fiftieth stolen base. But it was the Carloses who carried the Mets. Carlos Beltran had four hits including a double and his thirty-fourth home run. Carlos Delgado hit two home runs to give him twenty-eight on the year and also hit his first triple of the season. Jose Valentin had two hits before leaving with a hamstring strain that is apparently not serious.
Maine continued to show his mortality, giving up runs for the second straight outing. But this time he gave up just two in six innings. He allowed eight hits, walked none and struck out four. He left with two runners on and no outs in the seventh inning, but Chad Bradford and Pedro Feliciano were able to get him out of trouble without allowing further scoring.
Next up for the Mets (72-48) is a three game series at home against the Rockies (59-62). Despite their sub-.500, the Rockies and their humidified balls are just three games out of the Wild Card lead. Byung-Hyun Kim (7-7, 4.65) will start the first game. Steve Trachsel (11-5, 4.84), whose most recent start was his best and longest in over two months, will take the ball for the Mets. ¶ joe | 11:58 PM |
On their fourth try, the Mets were finally able to win a game in Philadelphia thanks to a revived offense and some unsurprisingly good pitching. Some hitters who've spent the last week struggling came to life. And John Maine just kept on making the case for a postseason start.
Jose Reyes has not been among those struggling and he had another good game with two singles, a walk and his fiftieth stolen base. But it was the Carloses who carried the Mets. Carlos Beltran had four hits including a double and his thirty-fourth home run. Carlos Delgado hit two home runs to give him twenty-eight on the year and also hit his first triple of the season. Jose Valentin had two hits before leaving with a hamstring strain that is apparently not serious.
Maine continued to show his mortality, giving up runs for the second straight outing. But this time he gave up just two in six innings. He allowed eight hits, walked none and struck out four. He left with two runners on and no outs in the seventh inning, but Chad Bradford and Pedro Feliciano were able to get him out of trouble without allowing further scoring.
Next up for the Mets (72-48) is a three game series at home against the Rockies (59-62). Despite their sub-.500, the Rockies and their humidified balls are just three games out of the Wild Card lead. Byung-Hyun Kim (7-7, 4.65) will start the first game. Steve Trachsel (11-5, 4.84), whose most recent start was his best and longest in over two months, will take the ball for the Mets. ¶ joe | 11:58 PM |
