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Friday, September 01, 2006
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The Mets started off this series hitting like they were in the Coors Field of old and got good enough pitching on two of three nights to get a series win. Of course a lot of hitters contributed to the consecutive double-digit scoring games, but the revival of David Wright was the big offensive story of the series. In danger of going the entire month of August without a home run, Wright finally broke out on Wednesday.

He had a pretty good game on Tuesday as well with three hits including a triple. He hit his twenty-third home run of the season on Wednesday, his first since July 28th. And he wasted no time following that up, going deep again on Thursday.

The Mets had a total of seven home runs in this series. Jose Reyes and Carlos Beltran each hit one on Tuesday. In addition to Wright's blast on Wednesday, Carlos Delgado homered once and Jose Valentin did it twice.

Steve Trachsel struggled somewhat on Tuesday, but as usual did enough to win. He gave up three runs in six innings, allowing eight hits and two walks. He struck out a season-high six in winning his fourteenth game. He is currently tied for the league lead in wins with an ERA of 4.98. I'd love to see him lead the league outright with an ERA over five, just to see how many sportswriters would prove themselves entirely clueless by putting him on their Cy Young ballot.

Dave Williams pitched solidly again on Wednesday, giving up three runs in seven innings. He allowed nine hits but just one walk and struck out five. If everyone in this rotation is every healthy, Williams will likely disappear to the minors never to be seen again, but he's been a good fill-in, putting up a 3.79 ERA in nineteen innings over three starts.

Oliver Perez was not quite so successful on Thursday. I may have to revise my plans for his spot on the playoff roster. He pitched just three innings and gave up seven runs on twelve hits and two walks, striking out two. It took him ninety-five pitches to get nine outs. I'm not giving up on him quite yet, but I must admit that 2007 is a more likely date for his return to dominance than 2006.

Up next the Mets (82-50) will do their bets to crush the playoff hopes of the surging Astros, (66-68) who have won six straight and sit just 2.5 games out of the NL Wild Card. Roger Clemens is not scheduled to pitch in this series, but it'll be nice to pummel his team all the same. Tom Glavine (12-6, 3.92) makes his return to start game one against Wandy Rodriguez (9-8, 5.46).
 
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