The Happy Recap: Mets 12, Dodgers 1
Now that's more like it.
A day after blowing a lead and displaying an uncanny ability to fail with runners in scoring position, the Mets did just about everything right in a 12-1 win over the Dodgers that gave them a 3-3 record against the best team in the NL (Arizona) and the hottest (L.A.).
You got the idea that things were going to go the Mets way when Angel Pagan made a web gem catch of a foul ball in the left field stands in the first inning. He stayed in the game but eventually left and will have an MRI on his shoulder. Said Pagan: "You do anything you can to stay in the game, but you can’t be Rambo."
John Maine, meanwhile, went 8 1/3 innings, allowing four hits and two walks while striking out four. He's run off five quality starts in his seven outings so far and is 4-2. The guy is taking the step to the next level and with Johan Santana makes a great 1-2 punch (which, yes, makes Pedro number 3 when he gets here).
Did I mention the 14 hits and 12 runs? Raul Casanova singled in two in a four-run second, Maine himself singled in two more in the six-run fifth that saw Wright double in two more. Ryan Church also homered, his sixth of the season. Jose Reyes went hitless, but otherwise everyone else but Endy Chavez had a hit in the game.
So is Willie a genius again?
A day after blowing a lead and displaying an uncanny ability to fail with runners in scoring position, the Mets did just about everything right in a 12-1 win over the Dodgers that gave them a 3-3 record against the best team in the NL (Arizona) and the hottest (L.A.).
You got the idea that things were going to go the Mets way when Angel Pagan made a web gem catch of a foul ball in the left field stands in the first inning. He stayed in the game but eventually left and will have an MRI on his shoulder. Said Pagan: "You do anything you can to stay in the game, but you can’t be Rambo."
John Maine, meanwhile, went 8 1/3 innings, allowing four hits and two walks while striking out four. He's run off five quality starts in his seven outings so far and is 4-2. The guy is taking the step to the next level and with Johan Santana makes a great 1-2 punch (which, yes, makes Pedro number 3 when he gets here).
Did I mention the 14 hits and 12 runs? Raul Casanova singled in two in a four-run second, Maine himself singled in two more in the six-run fifth that saw Wright double in two more. Ryan Church also homered, his sixth of the season. Jose Reyes went hitless, but otherwise everyone else but Endy Chavez had a hit in the game.
So is Willie a genius again?
posted by Gaspo @ 10:00 AM
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