It looked like another snoozer by the Mets. Instead of scoring early and going to bed, they chose to just go to bed. Then out of nowhere in the 6th, two-run homer by Beltran. Two batters later, two-run homer by Wright. The Mets had a 4-3 lead. The next inning, with a man on, boom, two-run homer by Beltran again. A 6-3 lead was enough for the bullpen, a Chipper Jones homerun off JJ Putz notwithstanding.
Parnell-Putz-K-Rod. Should work most nights. You breathed a sigh of relief as soon as John Maine escaped that jam in the 6th, reaching a 100 pitches and due to lead off in the top of the 7th, because you knew the bullpen formula was going to work.
Ollie's in the pen now. That's one formula I hope we do not see in a meaningful situation. Eventually we will, just not now. Let's get his confidence up in mop-up situations. Maybe an assignment to the minors would've destroyed him. At least he looked happy in the bullpen, judging by those shots of him in there early in the game.
Good to see Jose Reyes steal a couple of bases. He's gotta have the dominant type of stolen base season Carl Crawford is having right now. I don't buy the fact that he's worn down by the end of the season stealing too many. As long as the opportunity is there, run Jose run.
At least Derek Lowe is not pitching tomorrow.
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