Sunday, September 10, 2006
Dodgers 9, Mets 1
The Mets' difficulty with young lefties continued on Sunday, but it didn't really matter much since their pitching was also awful. In the end, the Mets won four out of seven games against the Dodgers this season. All they'll ever need to do is repeat that.
Hopefully if the Mets have to play seven more against LA, Steve Trachsel won't start any of them. The Mets' sixth best starter lasted just two and two-thirds innings in this game. He allowed four runs on five hits and two walks and left with the bases loaded. Royce Ring got him out of that jam, retiring the only batter he faced. Brian Bannister entered after that did exactly what he needed to do to not earn another shot at starting. He lasted three innings and gave up five runs on six hits.
Perhaps demoralized by the presence of Trachsel on the mound, the Mets managed just three hits against Eric Stults. No, not this guy. Jose Valentin and Endy Chavez each had singles. David Wright drew two walks. And Jose Reyes's nineteenth home run of the season accounted for the Mets' only run.
The non-stop September continues tomorrow for the Mets (88-54) as they begin a three-game series in Florida. The Marlins (72-71) have amazingly pulled into a tie for second place in the NL East, a mere sixteen and a half games back. Dave Williams (5-3, 5.68) will start the first game. He's pitched quite well in four starts with New York. Anibal Sanchez (7-2, 2.89) will start for the Marlins. He's also pitched pretty well lately, though he did walk four batters last time out, so I don't think the Mets have much to worry about. ¶ joe | 11:51 PM |
The Mets' difficulty with young lefties continued on Sunday, but it didn't really matter much since their pitching was also awful. In the end, the Mets won four out of seven games against the Dodgers this season. All they'll ever need to do is repeat that.
Hopefully if the Mets have to play seven more against LA, Steve Trachsel won't start any of them. The Mets' sixth best starter lasted just two and two-thirds innings in this game. He allowed four runs on five hits and two walks and left with the bases loaded. Royce Ring got him out of that jam, retiring the only batter he faced. Brian Bannister entered after that did exactly what he needed to do to not earn another shot at starting. He lasted three innings and gave up five runs on six hits.
Perhaps demoralized by the presence of Trachsel on the mound, the Mets managed just three hits against Eric Stults. No, not this guy. Jose Valentin and Endy Chavez each had singles. David Wright drew two walks. And Jose Reyes's nineteenth home run of the season accounted for the Mets' only run.
The non-stop September continues tomorrow for the Mets (88-54) as they begin a three-game series in Florida. The Marlins (72-71) have amazingly pulled into a tie for second place in the NL East, a mere sixteen and a half games back. Dave Williams (5-3, 5.68) will start the first game. He's pitched quite well in four starts with New York. Anibal Sanchez (7-2, 2.89) will start for the Marlins. He's also pitched pretty well lately, though he did walk four batters last time out, so I don't think the Mets have much to worry about. ¶ joe | 11:51 PM |
