Phillies 13, Mets 0
Phillies 11, Mets 4

These things happen. Eight dollars.

So Pedro Martinez and Orlando Hernandez got pretty well smacked around in the first two games of this series. Pedro strained his right calf warming up before the game but pitched anyway and the results were not good. He gave up six runs in one inning, and I can't really even blame it on the stadium. He allowed four hits and one walk and he also hit two batters and balked in a run.

Hernandez's problems are easier to blame on the ballpark, but he probably bears some responsibility, too. He allowed eleven runs in four innings on ten hits and four walks. He did give up two home runs in the first inning to raise my Citizen's Bank ire, but he pretty well sucked after that despite keeping the ball in the yard.

Jose Reyes did hit three home runs on Tuesday, which was pretty cool.

The Mets will give "not getting embarrassed" another shot on Wednesday. Tom Glavine (12-5, 3.92), who has pitched solidly in his last two starts, including one against the Phillies, will go for the Mets. Jon Lieber (4-9, 5.51), who the Mets beat with the aid of the Philly defense two starts ago, will be the opposition.  ¶ joe | 11:36 PM |