Built from Within: A New York Mets dynasty

[tejdog1]

Game 131: Astros @ Mets

Roy Oswalt (9-12, 3.55) vs Mike Pelfrey (10-5, 5.29)

The Mets got Pelfrey a pair in the 3rd, with Carlos Beltran's homer kicking off the scoring. David Wright followed with a double, and scored on Victor Diaz' one out single, giving NY a 2-0 lead.

That was all the scoring in the game, as Mike Pelfrey duplicated his best start as a major leaguer, a complete game 3 hit shutout.

Mike Pelfrey is 2-1 in his last 3 starts, with a 1.66 era, 4 earned runs in 21 2/3 innings.

[tejdog1]

Game 132: Astros @ Mets

Andy Pettite (9-8, 3.43) vs Pedro Martinez (11-3, 3.14)

The Mets opened the scoring with a 3 spot in the opening inning. Jose Reyes singled to lead off, and was erased on a fielder's choice by Lastings Milledge. Carlos Beltran walked, and with 2 down, Carlos Delgado blasted a 3 run homer to center, giving Pedro a 3 run lead.

Reyes homered to lead off the 3rd, extending the lead to 4.

Morgan Ensberg led off the 4th with a single, and Jason Lane followed with a double to put both in scoring position. With two down, back to back singles by Craig Biggio and Pettite plated a pair, and cut NYs lead in half, 4 to 2.

The Astros got back to back 2 out doubles by Mike Lieberthal and Biggio in the 6th, closing to within 1, 4 to 3. Pedro went 6, and was replaced by Octavio Dotel in the 7th.

Dotel went 2 scoreless innings, and Billy Wagner came in for the 9th. Wagner, however, blew his 2nd save inside of a week. Willy Taveras doubled with one down, and was tripled home by Adam Everett. Lance Berkman singled Everett home, giving Houston their first lead, 5 to 4.

However, in the bottom of the 9th, the Mets dealt Brad Lidge a similiar fate. Beltran doubled to lead off, and with one down, Delgado walked, and Victor Diaz cranked a walk off 3 run shot to right, giving NY a 7 to 5 victory.

[tejdog1]

Game 133: Astros @ Mets

Brandon Backe (8-7, 4.91) vs Tom Glavine (14-1, 3.62)

Jason Lane tripled to lead off the 2nd, and scored on Carlos Delgado's error, putting Houston ahead, 1 to 0. Paul Lo Duca homered in the 3rd to tie the game, 1 to 1.

Backe and Willy Taveras singled to open the 5th, and Morgan Ensberg's single with two down scored Backe, giving Houston a 2-1 lead. Jose Reyes singled to lead off the NY 5th, stole second, and scored on Lastings Milledge's single, tying the score at 2.

Glavine went 5 2/3 very shaky innings, allowing 11 hits, and left with runners on the corners and two down. Matt Lindstrom came in and struck Taveras out, keeping the game tied at 2.

In the 6th, the Mets scratched out a run, taking the lead, 3-2. Jeff Keppinger doubled with one down, Lo Duca walked, and pinch hitter Endy Chavez singled Kepp in, handing the 1 run lead to Henry Owens.

Owens pitched 2 scoreless innings, and Billy Wagner came right back out for the 9th. Wagner walked a pair, but got a timely double play to escape the 9th with his 30th save.

[tejdog1]

Game 134: Mets @ Cardinals

Scott Kazmir (9-6, 3.97) vs Mark Mulder (8-10, 3.20)

Victor Diaz' 2 out solo shot in the 2nd inning opened the scoring, putting NY ahead, 1-0.

Scott Rolen and Juan Encarnacion singled to open the St. Louis 2nd, and Rolen scored on John Rodriguez' double play ball, tying the score at 1.

The Cardinals put up a 3 spot in the 4th inning, taking a 3 run lead. Albert Pujols tripled to lead off, and scored on Jim Edmonds single. Rolen and Encarnacion followed with singles, and Yadier Molina's sac fly scored Rolen, putting St. Louis ahead, 4 to 1.

Aaron Miles singled to lead off the 5th, and scored on Edmonds 2 run homer, extending the Cardinal lead to 6-1.

David Wright walked, and Carlos Delgado was hit by a pitch to open the Mets 6th, but they only got one run out of that. Diaz grounded into a double play, but Jeff Keppinger doubled Wright in, pulling the Mets to within 4, at 6 to 2. Matt Lindstrom came in to pitch the 6th for the Mets.

Lindstrom pitched a perfect 6th, and Endy Chavez pinch hit for him to lead off the 7th. Chavez struck out, and the Mets went down in order in their half of the 7th, so Jonathan Broxton came in for the St. Louis 7th.

Brox pitched 2 scoreless innings, continuing his recent good pitching, and the Mets exploded for a 4 run 9th, tying the game 6 and 6. Diaz singled, and Kepp homered, pulling the Mets to within 2. Paul Lo Duca walked, and with one down, Jose Reyes homered off Jason Isringhausen, tying the game. Tanyon Sturtze came in to pitch for the Mets.

Sturtze allowed a run in the bottom of the 11th, and the Mets lost, 7 to 6.

[tejdog1]

Game 135: Mets @ Cardinals

Aaron Heilman (11-2, 4.01) vs Jeff Suppan (14-7, 3.81)

Yadier Molina doubled to lead off the 3rd, Suppan followed with a single, and Aaron Miles double play ball scored Molina, giving the Cards a 1-0 lead.

Carlos Beltran walked with two down in the 5th, and scored on David Wright's 2 run homer, putting NY on top, 2 to 1.

Molina singled to lead off the 5th, Miles doubled with one down, and David Eckstein's grounder scored Molina, tying the score at 2.

Jim Edmonds and Scott Rolen singled to start the 6th, ending Heilman's night. Octavio Dotel came in and surrendered a single to Juan Encarnacion, scoring Edmonds, and putting the Cards back in front, 3 to 2. John Rodriguez followed with a bank shot off Dotel, going for an error, scoring Rolen and giving St. Louis a 2 run lead.

The Mets came right back with a 3 run 7th, retaking the lead. Jose Reyes walked to lead off, and Lastings Milledge followed with a single to put runners on the corners. Carlos Beltran grounded out to plate Reyes, Wright walked, and Victor Diaz singled Milly in, tying the score at 4. With two down, Ty Wiggington (filling in for the suspended Carlos Delgado) singled home the go ahead run, making it 5-4. Henry Owens came in for the 7th.

Owens pitched a scoreless 7th, and had to be pinch hit for in a 1 run game. With two down in the 8th, Lastings Milledge singled and stole second, scoring on Carlos Beltran's single, and extending to a 2 run Met lead. Matt Lindstrom came in for the 8th.

"I had a little, very tiny notion to bring Pelfrey in for an inning, but decided against it." Tejesh said after the game.

Lindstrom pitched a scoreless 8th, and the Mets opened it up with a 2 run 9th. Kepp reached on an error by Molina, and with 2 down, Lo Duca tripled him home. Pinch hitter Chris Woodward singled Lo Duca in, giving the Mets an 8-4 lead. Jonathan Broxton came out for the 9th.

Brox worked into and out of trouble, securing the win for the Mets.

[tejdog1]

Game 136: Mets @ Cards

Brian Bannister (10-8, 3.68) vs Cris Carpenter (13-11, 2.67)

Jeff Keppinger singled with one down in the 2nd and stole second. Ty Wiggington and Joe Hieptas walked behind him, and after a failed squeeze by Banny, Jose Reyes walked to force in a run, giving NY a 1-0 lead.

Hieptas singled with one down in the 4th, and after a Banny bunt, Reyes walked, and Lastings Milledge singled to load the bases. Carlos Beltran walked to force in a run, doubling NYs lead to 2-0.

Jeff Keppinger singled with one down in the 5th and stole second. Ty Wiggington singled him home, putting NY on top by 3.

Yadier Molina walked to lead off the St. Louis 5th, and back to back singles by Carpenter and Aaron Miles loaded the bases with no out. David Eckstein doubled in a pair, but Banny buckled down and went through the meat of the Cardinals order without anymore damage being done, protecting a 3-2 lead.

Banny was done after 5, and the Mets turned to Matt Lindstrom for the 6th and 7th. Lindstrom went 2 scoreless innings, and Henry Owens came in for the 8th. Owens, however, allowed the tying run to score. Scott Rolen singled with one down, advanced to second on Juan Encarnacion's grounder, and scored on John Rodriguez' single, tying the score at 3 and 3.

Owens bounced back and pitched a scoreless bottom of the 9th, and the Mets got a pair in the top of the 10th, grabbed a 5-3 lead. David Wright and Victor Diaz singled to start the inning, and Jeff Keppinger walked to load the bases with no out. With one down, Paul Lo Duca, pinch hitting for Joe Hieptas, doubled home a pair. Billy Wagner came in for the save chance.

[tejdog1]

Game 137: Mets @ Reds

Mike Pelfrey (11-5, 4.93) vs Eric Milton (6-16, 4.60)

The Mets pounded on Milton in the opening in, scoring 6 times and batting around. Jose Reyes made the first and last outs of the inning, but in between, Lastings Milledge walked and stole second, Carlos Beltran, David Wright, Victor Diaz and Jeff Keppinger all drew walks, with the latter two forcing runs in. Ty Wiggington singled home a pair, Paul Lo Duca singled home one, and Pelfrey squeezed home the 6th run, completing the walk-filling 1st inning.

That was all Pelfrey needed. He went 8 innings, allowing 3 runs, and the Mets won it comfortably, 9 to 3.

[tejdog1]

Game 138: Mets @ Reds

With the division clinched, the Mets will be downshifting over the next 24 games, resting their starters, and not allowing them to go beyond 6 innings, if that.

"We're going to put it on cruise control for the next 2 1/2 weeks." Tejesh said.

Pedro Martinez (11-3, 3.21) vs Mark Belisle (9-7, 4.83)

The Mets put up a 3 spot in the opening inning, jumping out to a quick lead. With two down, Carlos Beltran singled and stole second. David Wright was hit by a pitch, and Endy Chavez, giving Victor Diaz the day off, doubled one in. Jeff Keppinger followed with a 2 run single to give Pedro a 3 run 1st inning lead.

The Reds came right back to tie it in their half of the first. With two down, Ken Griffey Jr homered to get them on the board. Adam Dunn walked, and then singles by Jason LaRue, Scott Hatteberg and Deanglio Jiminez plated a pair and knotted the game at 3.

The Mets knocked Belisle out with a 5 run 2nd. Pedro reached on a one out error by 1B Scott Hatteburg, and then the hit parade began. Jose Reyes and Lastings Milledge followed with singles to load the bases. Beltran stroked a 2 run single, but was erased on a caught stealing for the 2nd out. Wright singled Milledge in, Chavez followed with a single to put runners on the corners. Back to back RBI singles by Jeff Keppinger and Ty Wiggington plated a pair, putting NY ahead, 8 to 3.

The Mets lead 16 to 4 after 5 innings, so Paul Lo Duca got the rest of the game off. Joe Hieptas came in to replace Lo Duca, and Jonathan Broxton came in for Pedro Martinez.

Brox went 4 innings, allowed 4 runs, but the Mets won easily, 17 to 8.

[tejdog1]

Game 139: Mets @ Reds

Tom Glavine (14-1, 3.60) vs Brandon Claussen (10-10, 3.24)

Lastings Milledge singled with one down in the first, stole second, and after consecutive walks to Carlos Beltran and David Wright, scored on Victor Diaz' sac fly, putting NY on top, 1-0.

The Mets extended the lead in the 4th with a 3 spot. David Wright doubled to lead off, and Diaz homered to put NY up, 3-0. Ty Wiggington, moved up to 6th with Jeff Keppinger getting the day off, homered as well, to extend the lead to 4.

Glavine went 6 shutout innings, before giving way to Octavio Dotel for the 7th. The Mets put up a solo run in the top of the 7th, giving Dotel a 5 run cushion. Jose Reyes walked with one down, stole second, and scored on David Wright's 2 out single.

Dotel allowed a run in the 7th, so heading to the 8th, the Mets led, 5 to 1. Matt Lindstrom came in to pitch the final two innings, but he ran into serious 9th inning trouble. Deanglio Jiminez homered to lead off the 9th, cutting the Met lead to 3. With two down, Felipe Lopez and Ryan Freel hit back to back triples, cutting the lead to 2, and bringing the tying run to the plate. Billy Wagner was brought into the game at that point. Wagner walked Griffey, and then Adam Dunn stunned the Mets with a 3 run homer, giving the Reds a shocking 6 to 5 victory.

[tejdog1]

Game 140: Phillies @ Mets

Randy Wolf (6-14, 3.98) vs Scott Kazmir (9-6, 4.20)

Randy Wolf helped himself out with a leadoff single in the third. Jimmy Rollins walked, and Bobby Abreu grounded into a double play, moving Wolf to 3rd. Chase Utley singled him home, giving Philly a 1-0 lead.

Jose Reyes tied the score with a 1 out solo shot in the bottom of the 3rd, his 19th homer of the season.

"Getting to 20 would be a major accomplishment for Jose. There aren't too many people who can go .310/20 HR/20 2b/20 SB/80 RBI in baseball." Tejesh said.

The Phils took the lead in the 5th with a 2 spot. Rollins singled, and with one down, Utley doubled him home. Pat Burrell followed with a single to plate Utley, putting Philly up, 3 to 1.

Kazmir went 5 innings, and was replaced by Matt Lindstrom. Lindstrom pitched 2 perfect innings, and Jonathan Broxton came in for the 8th, the Mets still trailing, 3-1.

Broxton allowed 2 runs in his 2 innings, but the Mets fell, 5 to 1.

[tejdog1]

Hey, is anyone still reading this??? Some comments would be nice

Game 141: Phillies @ Mets

Ryan Madson (11-11, 3.69) vs Aaron Heilman (11-2, 4.12)

Victor Diaz led off the 2nd with a homer, giving NY a 1-0 lead. The Mets extended the lead in the 5th, when Paul Lo Duca doubled with one down, and scored on Jose Reyes' 2 out single, making the score 2 to 0.

The Phils got that run back in the 6th. Bobby Abreu singled with one down, stole second, and scored on Pat Burrell's 2 out single, halving the Mets lead to 2-1. Heilman went 6 solid innings, before handing off to Octavio Dotel.

Dotel pitched a scoreless 7th, and left for a pinch hitter, with a runner on first and one down. Endy Chavez homered for Dotel, giving the Mets breathing room, 4 to 1. Henry Owens came in for the 8th.

Owens pitched a perfect 8th, and Billy Wagner came in for the 9th. Wagner bounced back from his recent troubles, just allowing a 2 out single, and recorded his 32nd save.

[tejdog1]

Game 142: Phillies @ Mets

Cole Hamels (12-9, 4.44) vs Brian Bannister (10-8, 3.67)

Pat Burrell reached on an error by Banny with one down in the 4th, and that led to a pair of runs for the Phillies. Aaron Rowand walked with two down, and both scored on Abraham Nunez' double, putting Philly ahead, 2-0.

Hamels singled to lead off the 5th, Jimmy Rollins doubled him to third, putting two in scoring position. Bobby Abreu's sac fly plated Hamels, and Chase Utley's single scored Rollins, doubling the Philly lead to 4-0.

Banny went those 5 innings, and was replaced by Tanyon Sturtze for the 6th.

The Mets got a run back in the 6th. Carlos Beltran and David Wright drew 2 out walks, and Victor Diaz singled to load the bases. Jeff Keppinger was hit by a pitch, forcing in a run and bringing NY to within 3, 4-1. Sturtze went 2 scoreless innings, and was replaced by Henry Owens for the 8th.

But not before a 4 run outburtst propelled the Mets into the lead, all with 2 down. Jose Reyes walked, and Lastings Milledge doubled him home, ending Hamels night. Beltran followed with an RBI single, and then stole second. Wright walked, putting 2 on, and Diaz singled to drive Beltran in, tying the score at 4. Kepp followed with a go ahead RBI single, driving Wright in, giving NY a 5-4 lead.

Owens pitched a perfect 8th, setting it up for Billy Wagner. Wagner pitched a 1-2-3 9th, earning his 33rd save.

[Dom2662]

I'm following. Can you post the stats for your players?

[rolliefingers08]

I check in once in awhile... but it's hard to follow when not a single game is actually being played. And I'm not gonna lie, I have a short attention span and some pictures would be nice to entertain me

But it's still a good dynasty. You must really enjoy reporting on the games to get this far without a break or losing it all together.

[tejdog1]

Game 143: Brewers @ Mets

Chris Capuano (8-11, 3.63) vs Mike Pelfrey (12-5, 4.85)

Matt Murton singled to lead off the Milwaukee 2nd, and scored on JJ Hardy's one out homer, giving the Brewers an early 2-0 lead. Carlos Lee doubled to lead off the 3rd, and scored on Murton's 2 out 2 run homer, doubling the lead to 4-0.

The Mets got a run back in their half of the 3rd. Paul Lo Duca singled to lead off, and Pelfrey doubled to put two in scoring position. Jose Reyes' grounder to short plated Lo Duca, cutting the Brewers lead to, 4-1.

Pelfrey settled down after the rough beginning, and went 7 innings, allowing those 4 runs and nothing more. He left for a pinch hitter, Eli Marrero, following Lo Duca's leadoff single in the bottom of the 7th. Marrero singled, to put runners on 1st and 2nd with no out. Reyes singled Lo Duca in, cutting the deficit to 2, and Lastings Milledge followed with a game tying 2 run double. With one down, David Wright singled Milledge in, giving Pelfrey a chance for his 3rd straight win, and putting NY on top, 5 to 4. Octavio Dotel came in for the 8th.

Dotel pitched a scoreless 8th, and Billy Wagner came in for his 3rd straight game, looking for save #34.

However, Wagner allowed a run, blowing his 6th save. JJ Hardy doubled to lead off, and scored on Francisco Pena's 2 out single, tying the score at 5, denying Pelfrey his 13th victory. The Mets failed to score in the bottom of the 9th, so the game moved into extra innings. Henry Owens replaced Wagner for the 10th.

Owens also allowed a run, and this one doomed the Mets. Bill Hall and Prince Fielder singled to lead off the inning, and Matt Murton's sac fly scored Hall, giving Milwaukee a 6-5 victory.

[tejdog1]

Game 12 squared: Brewers @ Mets

Tomo Ohka (9-8, 4.52) vs Pedro Martinez (12-3, 3.38)

Carlos Lee and Endy Chavez exchanged leadoff homers in the opening inning, so it was 1-1 after 1.

In the 5th, the Brewers took the lead with a 2 run inning. Rickie Weeks walked, stole second, and scored on Francisco Pena's 2 run homer, putting Milwaukee up, 3 to 1.

Lastings Milledge's 2 out solo shot in the bottom of the 5th pulling NY within 1, 3-2.

Pedro went 6 innings, and was pinch hit for by Jeff Keppinger, with first and second, no one out. Kepp singled to drive Ty Wiggington in, tying the game at 3. That was all the Mets got, so Matt Lindstrom came in to pitch the 7th for the Mets.

Lindstrom pitched a scoreless 7th, but allowed a pair in the 8th. Bill Hall led off the inning with a walk, and with one down, Matt Murton walked, and Corey Hart followed with a 2 run triple, putting the Brewers ahead, 5 to 3.

Jonathan Broxton came in for the 9th, trying to hold the game where it was. Broxton pitched a scoreless 9th, and the Mets tied it in the bottom of the 9th. Chavez led off with his 2nd homer of the game, and with one down, Lastings Milledge singled and stole 2 bases. After a walk to Carlos Beltran, David Wright's squeeze bunt brought Milledge in, tying the score at 5.

In a show of faith, Brox was allowed to start the 10th. Brox worked into and out of 10th inning trouble, and Tanyon Sturtze replaced him for the 11th.

Sturtze allowed a run in the 13th, and the Mets did get runners on 2nd and 3rd with 2 down in the bottom of the 13th, but David Wright couldn't deliever, so the Mets lost, 6-5 in 13 innings.

[tejdog1]

Game 145: Brewers @ Mets

Dana Eveland (5-13, 5.62) vs Tom Glavine (14-1, 3.45)

With the bullpen having been stretched for 7 innings in yesterday's game, Tom Glavine will have to go a little farther then Tejesh would like to push him.

"We don't have a long man behind him. Pelfrey's not ready to go, Sturtze went 3 yesterday, Liddy and Brox went 2 each. Dotel and Owens are my setup men, I would like to avoid using either in long relief. I don't like it, but Tommy's going to have to give me at least 7 innings today, maybe 8."

Asked who he would turn to if the worst case scenerio happened, Tejesh wasn't sure.

"Well, Kazmir's turn is tomorrow, and Heilman is on his throw day. Either one of those two would be 'first choice', if the situation warrented. I hope it doesn't."

It definetly didn't look good 3 batters into the game. Carlos Lee doubled to lead off, and scored on Bill Hall's single. Prince Fielder followed with a single, and that had Tejesh edging nervously towards the top step of the dugout. Glavine, though, settled in and escaped further trouble, keeping the score 1-0.

The Mets tied it in the 2nd inning. David Wright singled to lead off, and with one down, Carlos Delgado, moved down to 6th versus lefties, singled to put runners on the corners. With two down, Joe Hieptas singled to drive Wright in, tying the game at 1.

The Mets chased Eveland with a 4 run 3rd. Carlos Beltran walked and stole second with one down. Wright singled him home. Victor Diaz walked, and Delgado doubled one in. Jeff Keppinger singled another in, and Hieptas hit into a force play to plate the 4th run of the inning, making it 5-1, NY.

Glavine did his job and more, going 8 terrific innings, just allowing that lone run. Eli Marrero pinch hit for him with one down in the bottom of the 8th.

"Tommy did an incredible job today. He really stepped up big time and allowed us to rest the pen." Tejesh praised.

Octavio Dotel came in to pitch the 9th, and threw up a 0, giving Glavine his 15th victory, 5 to 1.

[AnAmazin06]

Would it be possible for you to post the standings, just to see where everyone else is in the playoff race.

Great Job reaching 100 wins :D

[tejdog1]

Game 146: Mets @ Nationals

Scott Kazmir (9-7, 4.24) vs Zach Day (6-12, 5.72)

The Mets opened the scoring with a run in the 2nd. David Wright walked to lead off, Carlos Delgado singled, and with one down, Jeff Keppinger was hit by a pitch, loading the bases. Paul Lo Duca's sac fly scored Wright, putting NY on top, 1-0.

Lo Duca doubled to lead off the 5th, and scored on Jose Reyes' homer, extending the Met lead to 3-0.

Kazmir went 7 strong innings, allowing just one run, in the 7th, on back to back one out doubles by Ryan Church and Brian Schneider. Henry Owens came in for the 8th.

Owens, though, got touched up for 3 runs in the 8th inning. Christian Guzman singled to lead off, and Jose Vidro doubled him home. With one down, Ryan Zimmerman homered, putting Washington on top, 4 to 3.

In the 9th, the Mets rallied to tie the score against Chad Cordero. Victor Diaz reached on an error by Nick Johnson. Jeff Keppinger singled him to third, and Paul Lo Duca's squeeze tied the score at 4. Matt Lindstrom came in for the bottom of the 9th.

Lindstrom pitched a scoreless 9th, and the Mets poured across 3 in the 10th, taking a 7-4 lead. Lastings Milledge singled with one down and stole 2nd, scoring on Carlos Beltran's double. David Wright singled, and Carlos Delgado walked, loading the bases. Victor Diaz hit a slow roller up the third base line, scoring Beltran and making it 6-4. Jeff Keppinger followed with an RBI single, scoring Wright and giving Billy Wagner a 3 run cushion to work with.

Ryan Zimmerman homered with one down in the bottom of the 10th, cutting the Met lead to 2, 7-5. Nick Johnson singled, and then back to back walks to Ryan Church and Brian Schneider moved the tying runs into scoring position. At that point, Tejesh made a bold move, bringing Octavio Dotel into the game, setting himself up for all sorts of criticism. Brandon Watson was first up against Dotel, and he fouled out to first. With two down and the bases juiced, the count got to 3-2 on Ryan Bernadina.

"Dotel set, the runners take their leads, they'll be off with 3 and 2 and 2 down. Dotel delievers, and it's hit on the ground to third. Wright fields, straightens, fires and Bernadina is out! The ballgame is over! Octavio Dotel comes into a bases loaded one out mess and cleans it up, preserving a 7 to 5 victory. Dotel gets the save, his 3rd, and Matt Lindstrom gets his 9th victory in relief."

[tejdog1]

Would it be possible for you to post the standings, just to see where everyone else is in the playoff race.

Great Job reaching 100 wins

Sure, no problem.

NL East

Team W L GB

Mets 104 42 --

Marlins 75 71 29

Braves 74 72 30

Phillies 73 72 30.5

Nationals 72 73 31.5

Wild Card

Cubs 79 67 --

Marlins 75 71 4

Reds 75 72 4.5

Braves 74 72 5

Cardinals, Dodgers, A's, Twins and Orioles lead the other 5 divisions.

[tejdog1]

Game 147: Mets @ Nationals

Aaron Heilman (12-2, 4.02) vs Livan Hernandez (15-6, 4.40)

The Mets, in the midst of another long stretch of consecutive games (16), rested 3 of their regulars, and once more, ended up with Jose Reyes batting 3rd. The lineup posted is: Endy Chavez (cf), Jeff Keppinger (2b), Jose Reyes (ss), David Wright (3b), Victor Diaz (rf), Paul Lo Duca ©, Ty Wiggington (1b) and Eli Marrero (lf)

Kepp doubled with one down in the opening inning, and scored on Wright's 2 out triple, giving NY a 1-0 lead.

The Mets exploded for a 8 hit, 6 run attack in the 2nd, chasing Hernandez. Lo Duca doubled to lead off, and scored on Wiggy's single. With two down, Chavez singled to put runners on the corners, and then the RBI single attack began. Kepp, Reyes, Wright, Diaz and Lo Duca all stroked 2 out RBI singles, making the score 7-0, NY.

The Mets led 14-1 after 6 1/2 innings, and replaced their battery, bringing in Jonathan Broxton for the final 3 innings, along with Joe Hieptas, giving Lo Duca the rest of the game off.

Brox pitched marginally better, allowing a run on 4 hits in his 3 innings of work, and the Mets won comfortably, 14 to 2.

[tejdog1]

Game 148: Mets @ Nationals

Brian Bannister (10-8, 3.73) vs John Patterson (13-9, 3.89)

The Mets trotted out another B lineup, resting 4 more of their regulars. Endy Chavez, coming off a banner 4 for 5 day with 4 runs scored and 2 homers, leads off and plays left field. Jeff Keppinger (2b), Lastings Milledge (rf), Carlos Delgado (1b), Carlos Beltran (cf), Ty Wigginton (3b), Chris Woodward (ss), and Joe Hieptas ©, roundout the lineup for NY.

The Mets put up a 3 spot in the 4th, opening the scoring. Milledge homered with one down, and Delgado walked. With two down, Wiggy homered to cap the scoring, giving NY a 3-0 lead.

Kepp homered in the 5th, chasing Patterson and giving NY a 4-0 lead.

The Nationals, kept in the game because NY had 3 runners thrown out trying to steal, took advantage of the Mets agressiveness, tying the game with a 4 run 6th off Bannister. The opposing pitcher, Gary Majewski, doubled to lead it off. With one down, Jose Vidro singled, and Alfonso Soriano belted a 3 run homer, pulling the Nationals to within 1. Ryan Zimmerman followed with a double, and Nick Johnson's single scored him, tying the game 4 to 4.

The Mets loaded the bases with no out in the top of the 7th, but failed to score. Tanyon Sturtze came in for the bottom of the inning.

Sturtze allowed back to back 1 out walks in the bottom of the 9th, and a walkoff single to Christian Guzman, providing Washington with a gift 5-4 victory.

[tejdog1]

Game 149: Mets @ Nationals

Mike Pelfrey (12-5, 4.86) vs Ramon Ortiz (12-14, 5.19)

The Nats scored first, a run in the opening inning, taking a 1-0 lead. Jose Vidro singled with one down, Alfonso Soriano walked, and Nick Johnson's 2 out single scored Vidro.

In the 3rd, the same 3 Nats plagued Pelfrey again, this time for 2 runs. Vidro singled with one down, Soriano doubled, and with two down, Johnson doubled the pair in, opening up a 3-0 Washington lead.

Pelfrey went 6 good innings, allowing those 3 runs, and Matt Lindstrom came in for the 7th, with the Mets down 3. In the 7th, Vidro singled and Soriano homered, extending the lead to 5.

The Mets lost, 6 to 1.

[GEOLINK]

Good Grief you should just skip to the playoffs because you are def. in it lol

[metzrule3]

What has happened to Broxton?