Still 2 biotches!
New York Mets starter Dillon Gee fell behind early giving up a 1st inning 2-run homer to Philadelphia Phillies slugging 1st baseman Ryan Howard. But that was all he and the Mets bullpen would surrender tonight and the Mets mounted a rare late comeback, when combined with the Atlanta Braves win today, to keep the Phillies magic number for clinching the NL East at 2.
The Duda pinches one
Phillies starter Kyle Kendrick was cruising until the 7th inning. Nursing that 2-0 lead, Kendrick allowed a lead off single to Beltran to open the 7th. David Wright then grounded back to the pitcher who threw to 2nd base to start a double play but Beltran, perhaps with last night’s Chase Utley hard slide in mind, slid late and hard into 2nd base causing Wilson Valdez enough distress that Wright arrived safely at 1st base. The next batter Ike Davis singled then Angel Pagan hit a hard grounder to Howard at 1st and as Keith Hernandez put it “he ole’d that one and the red cape wasn’t big enough.” The ball bounced off of Howard’s glove into right field for an error loading the bases with 1 out. Josh Thole singled to drive in Wright and cut the Phillies lead to 2-1. Thole’s hit prompted Charlie Manuel to remove Kendrick and bring Chad Durbin in from the bullpen. Jerry Manuel then sent up Lucas Duda to pinch-hit for Ruben Tejada and Duda cracked a bases-clearing double into the right field gap for a 4-2 Mets lead. Joaquin Arias pinch-ran for Duda and 1 out later Jose Reyes doubled driving in Arias to give the Mets a 3 run lead.
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Gee threw one more inning and finished his night having thrown 96 pitches over 7 innings allowing 2 runs on 5 hits and 2 walks while striking out 5. He impressively recovered from the 1st inning Howard blast to shut down the prolific Phillies in their bandbox home park. Elmer Dessens and Pedro Feliciano shut the Phils down in the 8th and Hisanori Takahashi closed it out for his 8th save. Final score New York Mets 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2.
9 comments
Mr North Jersey
9/25/2010-10:06pm at 10:06 pm (UTC -4)
Kid: Mom. what’s for dinner?
Mom: No comment.
kid: Again???
metsfan4decades
9/25/2010-10:09pm at 10:09 pm (UTC -4)
I need to learn not to read these post games, or at least avoid the pics, while I’m eating. LOL and Ewwwww….
Gee quietly pitching a nice ball game. We’ve got an abundance of #5 starters next year. It’s 1-3 that’s suspect……
Nice to see Duda get that big hit here in what Gary referred to as ‘the bases loaded challenged Mets’.
Hopefully, we’ll win tomorrow, the Braves will win and Philly can go on to clinch against some other team.
It’s the little things left….
stickguy
9/25/2010-11:19pm at 11:19 pm (UTC -4)
might be best given the overall situation to come to terms with not having an “ace” next year. Just hope that they can end up with a 2, 3-3s and a 4. Which actually would be plenty to win a lot of games, with any kind of offense!
metsfan4decades
9/25/2010-10:13pm at 10:13 pm (UTC -4)
Bobby O on the post game:
‘I hate the Phillies. I love the city of Philadelphia but the ball club? Grew up and played the game hating the Phillies and nothing’s changed’.
-or words close to that.
Mr North Jersey
9/25/2010-10:16pm at 10:16 pm (UTC -4)
well if Mets win 2morrow they will escape not having the chance to watch Phillies run on field and celebrate but if i hear right it seems Manuel feels watchin Phils celebrate is a good thing. I hope that was just a misinterpretation.
Good win Mets still have a shot at finishing .500 which is about the only goal they have left.
That and trying to end the season without having to use Ollie. Somehow I think Ollie has a better chance at pitching than the Mets finishing .500.
It will be interesting at least.
Lets Go 2011!!!
metsfan4decades
9/25/2010-10:18pm at 10:18 pm (UTC -4)
Wish I could remember where I read that Manuel quote this morning…
Mr North Jersey
9/25/2010-10:22pm at 10:22 pm (UTC -4)
its ok 4d i am sure it will be rehashed again.
stickguy
9/25/2010-11:20pm at 11:20 pm (UTC -4)
still not sure why jerry bothers to worry about these guys for next year, but good for him!
Mr North Jersey
9/26/2010-12:14pm at 12:14 pm (UTC -4)
Kingy will be happy 2 know Howie Rose shares his feelings.
“He really got wound up in the fifth inning, when Jose Reyes and Ryan Howard were laughing about something at first base. His main point was that if the Mets were soooo upset about the Utley play, what the heck are Reyes and Howard doing sharing a laugh? Of course, Howard had the last laugh when Reyes got picked off.”
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/bitterbill/2010/09/howie-rose-more-passionate-tha.html