Diamondbacks 5 B-Mets 1 Poor John Maine threw a fine ballgame, but had a AA-level offense supporting him. Maine threw six strong innings, allowing five hits, two runs, and no walks while striking out seven over 103 pitches, 68 for strikes. He made one mistake in the ballgame: a meatball to catcher Chris Snyder — … Read more
Mets 4 Giants 2 Orlando Hernandez had some first-inning issues, giving up a leadoff single, a triple, and a sac fly to give the Giants a quick two-run lead. However, the Mets matched that output in the bottom of the inning, then added another two in the second to give El Duque a lead and … Read more
Giants 3 Mets 0 The overhand curveball remains the Mets’ kryptonite. And if Pedro Feliz sat out, the game might still be going on. Barry Zito had a pocketful of kryptonite in this ballgame, scattering six hits over seven innings, striking out seven, walking one, and allowing no runs. Manager Bruce Bochy was interested in … Read more
Mets 5 Giants 4 Oliver Perez pitched seven solid innings, and gave up three solo homers. Looking at it, it was a very good performance — he gave up only five hits total, walked none, and struck out 8 in throwing 98 pitches over the 7 frames. It’s safe to say that Ollie has regained … Read more
Mets 6 Marlins 4 What’s that sound? Can you hear it? It’s a swishing … no, SWEEPING sound … Jorge Sosa rebounded from his poor start in Atlanta to throw one out short of six strong innings, allowing two runs on five hits and a walk. He didn’t get as many swings and misses as … Read more
Mets 7 Marlins 2 Great news for Mets fans: Carlos Delgado is back to his old self, and John Maine has his “luck” back as well. Maine pitched six solid innings, allowing four hits, two runs, striking out 8 and walking four. Yes, he walked too many — again — but otherwise did a fine … Read more
Mets 6 Marlins 2 This game was a lot closer than the final score tells. In the end, it was the Mets who were a little less lazy than the Marlins. For seven innings, there was no score, as Orlando Hernandez and Sergio Mitre traded goose eggs. El Duque, in his first start since April … Read more
Braves 2 Mets 1 Tom Glavine pitched a good game, but it wasn’t good enough to beat John Smoltz. Smoltz had his typical unbelievable performance against the Mets, and received a boatload of magnificent support from his defense. The Mets’ best chance to score against Smoltz came in the top of the third, when they … Read more
