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Jon Niese took the mound for game one of two this afternoon in an attempt to bring the Mets to that ever elusive .500 mark. He would be opposed by Yovanni Gallarado. It would hardly be a pitchers duel.
It looked like the Mets were going to draw first blood in the first inning when Jose Reyes led off the game with a double but after a Duda ground out and a Pagan and Wright strike out, we realize why this team is where they are in the standings.
Jon Niese didn’t make it out of the 3 rd inning when 10 men would come to the plate and score 6 runs. It began with Corey Hart, who continues to kill the Mets, as he hit his 98th RBI in the top of the third. Prince Fielder would follow hitting a single into the shift thus scoring Hart from second. Lorenzo Cain would hit a double and increase the lead to 4. Jonathan Lucroy would hit a single and pad the lead. When all was said and done, the Brewers sent 10 men up to the plate and scored 6 runs-all earned.
The Mets would chip away in the bottom of the third when Chris Carter would hit a single to score a pair and pull the Mets within 4. The Mets would get back in the game in the bottom of the 4th when Reyes would hit hit a triple, scoring Mike Nickeas, and with a throwing error score the 4th run. Lucas Duda would come to bat and go yard to the right field seats to pull the Mets within one. But the Mets weren’t done: Pagan would hit a single and steal second and David Wright would hit his 28th home run and get his 100th RBI of the season. The Mets would send 9 men to the plate and score 5 runs and take the lead 7-6.
The lead would last until the top of the 8th when Manny Acosta, the 7th Met pitcher, would walk former Met Carlos Gomez and after a steal of second and advance to third, would score on a Corey Hart infield single. Prince Fielder would single off of new Pitcher Takahashi and score Hart putting the Brewers up 8-7.
What is it about second base and dropping pop flies? Rubin Tejada did his best Luis Castillo imatation when he dropped a routine pop up and gave the Brewers a chance to pad their lead in the 9th but luckily they Mets got a strike out and double play to end the inning.
The Mets went down 1-2-3 in the 9th.
Total, the Mets used 8 pitchers to get through this game. How much do you want to bet were going to see Oliver Perez tonight in the nightcap?
7 comments
stickguy
9/29/2010-7:59pm at 7:59 pm (UTC -4)
well, at least they hit. And how about my boy Duda! Next to Tulo, player of the month baby!
and unless Dickey goes deep into this game, you just might see Ollie, since he was the only pen guy not to pitch, right? at least of the ones not scheduled to start a game this year (misch, valdes).
hey, pitch tomorrows SP. With the rain forecast, real good chance of a rain out anyway.
FREE OLLIE!
stickguy
9/29/2010-8:09pm at 8:09 pm (UTC -4)
game 2:
1. Jose Reyes SS
2. Angel Pagan CF
3. David Wright 3B
4. Ike Davis 1B
5. Lucas Duda LF
6. Nick Evans RF
7. Josh Thole C
8. Joaquin Arias 2B
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I like this lineup better.
and other than bay for evans, and hopefully a better 2B, this could be next years opening day lineup if they do move Beltran.
And even if he is here, I like the idea of a 4 man rotation with bay,beltran, pagan and Duda to keep everyone fresh, and provide better L/R match ups if bay is still, well, lousy.
metsfan4decades
9/29/2010-10:59pm at 10:59 pm (UTC -4)
Couple of thoughts:
Didn’t look to me like a bunch of vets going through the motions. Yeah, we fell one run short but that was more Niese’s poor start and Jerry’s crazy notion of thinking Carter is an OF than anything else.
I’m wondering if Niese with Mike N. was more the problem than anything else. Niese has consistently credit Thole and Blanco for his success saying ‘I just threw what they called for’.
If Saturday’s projected pitcher, Valdes, pitched in this game, who starts then on Saturday?
stickguy
9/29/2010-11:03pm at 11:03 pm (UTC -4)
kind of flies in the face of what Bobby O said in the interview linked earlier, about the catcher having to pull him through it. so sure, put him with the new guy!
metsfan4decades
9/29/2010-11:13pm at 11:13 pm (UTC -4)
Jerry said despite Valdes making an appearance in both games tonight he will be ready to start on Sat.
Sure, why not? But still wanted to see Ollie start purely for the entertainment value, even though no way he lasts more than a couple of innings since he hasn’t pitched in like 6 weeks.
stickguy
9/29/2010-11:31pm at 11:31 pm (UTC -4)
valdes was in both games? Nice!
not really a big deal. for a SP, this would be the normal throw day. and he will have 2 days to rest.
and since he is on a RP schedule, saturday would be a normal day anyway. Just don’t expect him to go too deep. So, might see Ollie anyway if it starts off bad!
stickguy
9/29/2010-11:04pm at 11:04 pm (UTC -4)
but, pretty sure they don’t lose tomorrow. Based on the weather coming up the coast, I expect a wash out.