In a rain delayed game, the Mets offense was delayed by Tom Gorzelanny and the Nats pitchers for much of the night. Although the Mets did get on the board first and early on a Justin Turner RBI single in the 2nd inning the offense was stiffiled by Nats pitching until the 8th inning.
Down 2-1 Daniel Murphy came up with one of the biggest hits of the young Mets season. A solo shot to RF to tie the game, one hitter after a controversial “over-slide” from Jose Reyes at 3B.
Not to be denied the Nats took the lead again in the 9th yet the come back kids struck for 4 runs in the 9th inning. Much of the rally started by the Mets perfecting NL small ball tactics before blowing the inning open.
1.Jason Bay singles on a ground ball to second baseman Danny Espinosa.
2.Ike Davis singles on a line drive to left fielder Roger Bernadina. Jason Bay to 2nd.
3. Willie Harris singles on a bunt ground ball to pitcher Sean Burnett. Jason Bay to 3rd. Ike Davis to 2nd.
4.Chin-lung Hu out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jayson Werth. Jason Bay scores. Ike Davis to 3rd. Willie Harris to 2nd.
5.Josh Thole grounds out, shortstop Brian Bixler to first baseman Alex Cora. Ike Davis scores. Willie Harris to 3rd.
6.Sean Burnett intentionally walks Jose Reyes.
7.Daniel Murphy doubles (6) on a line drive to right fielder Jayson Werth. Willie Harris scores. Jose Reyes scores.
Wright would go on to strike out to end the inning. Krod would nail down the 9th after giving up a one out double to register his 6th save. The win would go to Beato who was the lucky man after giving up the go ahead run in the bottom of the 8th inning only to see the Mets battle back to take the lead while he was pitcher of record.
Dickey was his normal self again tonight. 6.2 innings 8 hits 2 runs, 3 K’s and only 1 walk lowering his season ERA to 3.82.
Tomorrow the Mets finish up the series in Washington with a 7:00 game featuring Mets former # 5 and Nats current #1 Livan Hernandez vs Mets current #5 Chris Capuano. Capuano is coming off a very solid start where he pitched 7 innings of 1 run ball.
18 comments
Prismo
4/27/2011-11:43pm at 11:43 pm (UTC -4)
Thanks for the post-game TRS!
Great great game. Great game. Great.
njstuckintx
4/27/2011-11:43pm at 11:43 pm (UTC -4)
w00t!!!
6 in a row. Speeding towards .500!
metsfan4decades
4/27/2011-11:46pm at 11:46 pm (UTC -4)
How fun is this?
Great game, great come from behind win.
Someone get Hudson a pair of glasses.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen Reyes so fired up. But he was first at the dugout to congratulate Murphy as he came in on that HR.
Just. Sign. Reyes.
TRS86
4/28/2011-12:14am at 12:14 am (UTC -4)
I noticed that too and should not have left that out in the report. He indeed was in a take that you asshole mood after that play.
gategem
4/28/2011-12:24am at 12:24 am (UTC -4)
A stirring comeback by the Mets and in particular a tip of the hat to Daniel Murphy.
Not to dampen everyone spirits but at CNNmoney.com (http://features.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2011/04/27/inside-the-new-york-mets-financial-ledger/) the following interesting article—“ Inside the New York Mets’ financial ledger” – is available to read. I learned of it through Adam Rubin’s twitter page.
gategem
4/28/2011-12:30am at 12:30 am (UTC -4)
I know some of you hate Adam Rubin but he wrote this about Reyes:
“Sandy Alderson can take into account the sabermetric value of having a leadoff hitter with Jose Reyes’ career on-base percentage. He can question the sanity of a player in his late 20s who is dependent upon his legs getting a six- or seven-year deal if another team will go to that length once Reyes hits free agency.
Yet when the New York Mets’ general manager decides whether to Reyes walk as a free agent next offseason, or even to trade him before July 31, Alderson better take into account nights like Wednesday at Nationals Park too — because there also is a value in having the type of energy and passion that Reyes displays when he is wearing a uniform.”
As “metsfan4decades” correctly says “Just. Sign. Reyes.”
kingman 26
4/28/2011-8:10am at 8:10 am (UTC -4)
“Sandy Alderson can take into account the sabermetric value of having a leadoff hitter with Jose Reyes’ career on-base percentage.”
As I have said again and again, a quick bit of research shows in minutes that the best OBP guys almost always hit 3rd. Because they are the best hitters. Go back and look at least year’s NL OBP leaders. It is not the leadoff guys.
In Jose’s best years his OBP was among the best for leadoff hitters.
Rubin would not know this because research and insight are not a part of what he does.
Sorry Gategem, you should know this with your knowledge of the game.
I do not hate Rubin, I laugh at him–he’s just another annoying, sensationalist, biased guy who does as much serious research as the average 3rd grader.
stickguy
4/28/2011-8:42am at 8:42 am (UTC -4)
I did a whole piece on Reyes (complete with numbers!) a while back, and came to the conclusion that he is a dead reliable .350-.355 OBP guy. With a lot of power (HR and slugging %) for a leadoff man.
as with many players, career #s are, if not meanlingless, at least misleading. In this case, his OBP was low the 1st couple of years (not FT player, a couple of hammy tweaks, and he came up exceedingly young (19/20). So, he was learning on the job.
By 2006, when he was settled in as an established, everyday guy, he put up 3+ years (2006-2009) with an OPB between .350 and .355 each season, in well over 2000 PAs.
2010 was low, but mostly from rushing back (no ST). after about the 1st month, including the time playing with the oblique when he should have been on the DL, his OBP was ~.343 (with almost career high power #s to boot).
so to me it is nonsense that he is a .320 OBP guy. Even .330. He is about as dead reliable .350s guy as you are ever going to find, with a pretty high slg% for a lead off man to go with it.
kingman 26
4/28/2011-8:50am at 8:50 am (UTC -4)
And please take a few minutes and you will realize quickly that when his OBP was .350+, it was among the best for leadoff hitters—the top OBP guys are almost always the Pujolses and Wrights of the world. Rickey and Raines were the rare exceptions.
And this is from a guy who is not Jose’s biggest fan.
But I am among the biggest fans of the facts; that’s why I detest guys like Rubin.
njstuckintx
4/28/2011-9:22am at 9:22 am (UTC -4)
his exploits aside, it’s going to come down to the monster contract he’s going to be expecting.
And i want him extended, like yesterday, but I’m sure Sandy’s looking a the big picture looking through financially tinted glasses. If the silly rumors turn out to be true and something as soon as June could be hammered out with the investors, maybe that will give them that flexibility to start chatting with Reyes. But if I’m Reyes, I’m going FA all the way. It’s like hitting the lottery. Even if he comes back to the Mets, how do you not include multiple suitors, just to drive up the price. Supply and Demand. Or rather, Supply and High Demand.
stickguy
4/28/2011-9:36am at 9:36 am (UTC -4)
every early extension is about risk management. Sure he can say I will play the season out and hit the jackpot, but what if he blows out a knee in August? goes into a slump and has a lousy year?
He is going to get a boatload regardless, but he could guarantee how big a boat right now with the mets.
they also don’t need investors to sign an extension with Jose. Any deal they ink won’t have to start getting paid until April, 2012. And by then, beltran, Ollie and Castillo all will not be getting paid (close to $40 million right there).
so they can easily slash payroll $30mill for next year, while still signing reyes. And I am sure he would be flexible about doing a back loaded deal (though the mets get burned with them, but OK if you keep it modest.
say he is OK with 6/108 (18/year). Pay him 13 in 2012, then 19 in years 2-6, and get to the same place. Without creating a crazy K rod type timebomb at the end of the deal!
who knows. maybe he does really want to be on the Mets, and will work with them to make it happen. Would not be the first time. Not saying he will take a cheap deal, just that he could be reasonable and flexible.
njstuckintx
4/28/2011-9:42am at 9:42 am (UTC -4)
You can ‘what if’ it to death. He’s got money in the bank, so if he never played another game, he’d still be set. Now is all about hitting the motherload.
And yes, maybe he does want to work with the Mets. One can only hope!
metsfan4decades
4/28/2011-11:35am at 11:35 am (UTC -4)
I can only hope that Sandy saying ‘I want to see him play a bit first’ was sincere, and it wasn’t a stalling tactic designed too keep his fingers crossed he wouldn’t come back strong and since they have no intention of resigning him, the fallout wouldn’t be that great.
stickguy
4/28/2011-11:38am at 11:38 am (UTC -4)
well, they have now seen him play. He looks, acts and plays 100% healthy, and is having a big year so far. Does he need to see another month? 2 months?
the guy has a track record of what he can do when healthy, and he is showing that he still can perform that way. So it doesn’t really seem necessary to drag it out any longer.
unless, of course, it was all a smokescreen to hide behind, in which case, pretty soon they are going to have to find another one!
Ceetar
4/28/2011-11:49am at 11:49 am (UTC -4)
I think need to see him first was simply that. And also, Mets would have to have paid tax on a new contract this year if they did it before the season.
My guess is they’re waiting for the partial sale to go through.
metsfan4decades
4/28/2011-11:59am at 11:59 am (UTC -4)
A few of us said all along – you and I included stick – that we were willing to bet once healthy, we’d see the Jose of old.
Glad to see the troubles of the last 2 years have no burned the enthusiasm for the game out of him either.
kistics
4/28/2011-9:51am at 9:51 am (UTC -4)
Mets win!! Bahhhhhhh! Let’s show the Nats who belongs in the 4th place!!!!
oleosmirf
4/28/2011-11:07am at 11:07 am (UTC -4)
now that was a fun game