The Unhappy Recap: Cubs 7, Mets 1

John Maine pitched well enough to win, but the Mets hit poor enough to lose against Carlos Zambrano and the Cubs. While Zambrano (the good one) shut the Mets down, the Mets imploded in the eighth after Jose Reyes made an error to start the frame, with Aaron "Two-Run" Heilman pitching.

Heilman hit the next batter, and then Fukudome fouled off five pitches before singling to load the bases. Heilman got the next two batters on a strikeout and popup before allowing a TWO-RUN single to Ronny Cedeno. Jorge Sosa came in and allowed a three-run homer to Felix Pie, another slugger. So the bullpen continues its erratic pace, unhittable one night and flammable the next.

Can't blame the loss at all on Maine, who gets saddled with it. Maine threw six innings and allowed five hits and two walks with six strikeouts. Brian Schneider remained out of the lineup for the second game with a bruised forearm.