John Maine took the hill tonight and things didn’t look good from the first pitch, which was exactly like the 8th pitch, a ball. Maine walked the bases loaded and after Jorge Cantu lined out to Reyes, Maine walked Dan Uggla and Florida was on the board without a single hit. Maine almost got out of the inning until Cameron Maybin would hit a 2 out up the middle base hit which would score 2 more runs. When all was said and done, the Marlins had 3 runs on ONE hit- Maine threw 40 pitches. The Mets bounced back in the top of the second with a David Wright 440 foot  Bomb to dead center. Ike Davis almost went yard himself as he hit the top of the wall for a double. Rod Barajas followed with a base hit to right field and Ike was sent home and nailed at the plate.
Maine found the plate the bottom in the bottom of the second inning and in the top of the third the Mets Offense showed some life. Reyes bunted( that’s right, I said bunted!) his way on and with a throwing error by Nat Robertson, advanced to second. Reyes showed a little better smarts and a little foot speed to get to third on a Castillo ground out and a with a Pagan walk, Jason Bay hit a single scoring Reyes and advancing Pagan to third. A David Wright’s Sac Fly would score Pagan and the Mets would have the game knotted at 3 a piece.Â
Maine worked around some trouble in the bottom of the third and approached the 4th inning with over 70 pitches. It wasn’t until the bottom of the fifth that the wheels came off for Maine. Frenchy failed to run down a a pop up by Hanely Ramirez and when he tried to take second, Frenchy overthrew Reyes and Rameriz landed up on third. With over a 100 pitches thrown, Maine began to look a little tired and gave up a Cantu double, scoring Rameriz, and then a Cody Ross single, scoring Cantu. Maybin would hit a sac fly and enable Cantu to jog home. The Marlins would take the lead 6-3.
The final line on Maine, 112 pitches, 6 runs and 5 walks.
David Wright singled in the top of the 6th and after an acrobatic play by Cantu to get Davis out, the Marlins removed Nat Robertson for Chris Leroux who promptly stuck out Frenchy which extended his slump to 0-16. The Marlins would add another run in the bottom of the sixth when Gaby Sanchez collected second hit of the night off of Jenrry Mejia and Hanely Rameriz singled him in.
But the Mets would chip away a run when Brian Sanches came in the top of the 7th and gave up a hit the Chris “the animal” Carter, after a Reyes fly out, Castillo hit a triple into the gap that scored Cater. Sanches was lifted for Clay Hensley to pitch to Pagan who grounded out. Manny Acosta came in the bottom of the 7th and pitched around a double by Brett Hayes.
The Mets were running out of outs and when Jason Bay led off the top of the 8th with a double things looked like they might turn but Wright stuck out for the 49th time this season and Davis hit the ball right back to the pitcher advancing Bay to third. Frenchy with a chance for an RBI and to get off the snide, hit a fly ball to Left Field thus ending the 8th inning threat. Pedro Feliciano pitched a scoreless bottom of the eighth. The Marlins brought in Leo Nunez to close out the game.Â
Things looked up when Rod Barajas hit a nice shot into the left field corner but he made a running gaffe when he tried to stretch it into a double and was nailed sliding into second. Alex Cora flied out to Right Field. Jose Reyes kept the game alive with a double down the Right Field line which enabled Luis Castillo to hit a base hit up the middle to score Reyes. Ironically, who gets up Angel Pagan, the number 3 hitter, who bounced the ball to first to end the game.
The Mets are now 18-19 and are now sitting behind the Marlins in the National League East. The Mets have lost 4 in a row and tomorrow try to avoid a sweep.
16 comments
rustyjr
5/15/2010-11:02pm at 11:02 pm (UTC -4)
Did the fire Jerry click restart itself yet z?
Mr North Jersey
5/15/2010-11:18pm at 11:18 pm (UTC -4)
Rusty didnt you know? Whenever the team goes below .500 the fire Jerry click is set to auto restart.
metsfan4decades
5/15/2010-11:23pm at 11:23 pm (UTC -4)
When’s the west coast trip?
stickguy
5/15/2010-11:44pm at 11:44 pm (UTC -4)
is atlanta close enough?
Mr North Jersey
5/15/2010-11:17pm at 11:17 pm (UTC -4)
Nice Job gonzo thanks 4 posting this.
gonzowill
5/15/2010-11:22pm at 11:22 pm (UTC -4)
no sweat
metsfan4decades
5/15/2010-11:23pm at 11:23 pm (UTC -4)
So…how much worse can this get?
I swear the opposition just waits to play the Mets. ‘Cause whatever is ailing them, they seem to be able to fix it when we pull into town.
Team struggling to score runs? Just play the Mets.
Pitcher struggling to get a win? Just play the Mets.
Got a rookie starter or position player you want to try? Just play the Mets. We’ll straighten out that arm, give the young man his first hit, HR, multi hit game.
Been playing for several years and don’t hit HRs? Just play the Mets.
Been pitching for years and never had a hit? Just play the Mets.
I love this team but they’re killing me lately. But I’ll be back tomorrow….
gategem
5/15/2010-11:38pm at 11:38 pm (UTC -4)
I missed the game so thank you for the recap.
stickguy
5/15/2010-11:51pm at 11:51 pm (UTC -4)
frenchy is looking about as bad as anyone right now, including Gmjr. Good think Carter is getting a shot tomorrow to start. Hopefully they hit plenty of balls to RF to see how he looks.
also grateful that they never signed him to that rumored 3 year deal in the spring.
I like his energy, and what he supposedly brings to the team. But he is not an everyday RF. Now, as a 4th OF, sometimes platoon, defensive replacement type, then he makes sense. But not at the salary he is likely to get in arbitration this year.
If/when beltran comes back, based on how they have played so far this year, better off playing pagan over frenchy.
njstuckintx
5/16/2010-12:23am at 12:23 am (UTC -4)
What’s really to say. Maine is what Maine is. Not so good anymore. Perez is a headcase that his physical ability would compensate(?) for him. Now, the physical isn’t doing him so good. There goes 2/5 pf the rotation. I’d say Nieve would be the guy, but he’s pitched about 75 innings already. Looks like Gee will be rushed up, NYM style!
The hot streaks are going to get us up, the losing streaks are going to get us down. At the end, we’ll most likely end at where we thought they’d be. 3rd place-ish? I hope not but I’m not going to let over-optimism run rampant. The hitting will come around. I’m convinced of that (on the Bay, Wright, Reyes side). The pitch, uff da… Takahashi, channel your inner Daniel-son!
I’m still stoked as hell for next year. I’ve been saying this prior to this season. I’m excited for what next season holds, with Ike, Mejia, Neise, maybe Fmart or Tejada… That is, if our beloved GM can focus on the problem of the SP. Santana, Pelf, Neise, wonderful free agent, Mejia? Could be.
Mr North Jersey
5/16/2010-12:26am at 12:26 am (UTC -4)
Here’s to 2011!!!
Unless God forbid, The Mets trade Ike, Mejia, Neise, Fmart and Tejada.
njstuckintx
5/16/2010-12:29am at 12:29 am (UTC -4)
amen.
stickguy
5/16/2010-12:34am at 12:34 am (UTC -4)
bite your tongue.
this is actually my biggest fear about the rocky season unfolding. I am not that concerned about them not making the playoffs, as long as they are building up still. But I worry about them panicking, and undoing all the goodness of hanging onto the good prospects last off season.
johan4cy
5/16/2010-12:44am at 12:44 am (UTC -4)
Reyes sucks, casillo sucks, pagan and wright are decent, bay sucks, davis is decent, francouer sucks, barajas sucks, maine sucks, takahshi is good, pelfrey sucks, neise sucks, Oli sucks, johan is decent. GMJ and frank catalanotto are the leading contestants for the “We don’t play and we suck” award, cora is just washed up, Carter hasn’t even played yet, blanco is “ehh”, acosta sucks, nieve and mejia scare me, krod needs a new nick name, feliciano is good. I think I missed someone but whoever he is, he sucks. The only good players on the team are Takahashi and feliciano, and maybe santana when he’s feeling good. I’m so pissed off!
johan4cy
5/16/2010-12:45am at 12:45 am (UTC -4)
Tatis sucks
njstuckintx
5/16/2010-12:08pm at 12:08 pm (UTC -4)
Don’t hold back man. Just let it rip!