PostGame: Mets 7 Nationals 2

by Matthew Cerrone on April 23rd, 2008 at 11:42 pm

The Mets (11–9) defeated the Nationals (6–16) by the score of 7 to 2 in Washington, DC, last night.

For a recap and boxscore, go to SNY.tv.

…give a game ball to Johan Santana, who, with his team on a three-game losing streak, was in total control of the game – allowing two runs, seven hits, while striking out three and walking one, while also hitting two doubles and making two fantastic plays in the field…

…in his post-game remarks, he referred to himself as a pitcher on at least four occasions…and that’s the thing is, he is a pitcher, in every meticulous facet, and he appears to wear that title with pride…he let up hits, but then set up the coming batters to command the inning…he’s the definition of an ace…

…second, give Willie Randolph credit for pushing his team to play a more small-ball style…the bunted, stole bases, hit and ran (avoiding double plays), and put lots of pressure on the defense on all night long…and i like this, especially since the team is struggling to drive the ball lately…

…Carlos Beltran helped, hitting the ball hard and looking like a totally different player than he has in the past…he seems more balanced, comfortable with who is, and a bit more in command of his game…as the guys from SNY pointed out during the game, carlos is just growing up…

…in time Ray King and Error Makers took over, throwing the ball around the field like Little Leaguers…yes, it was nice to finally see the Mets catch a break or two, but they made their luck tonight by forcing the Nationals to react…seriously, don’t discount the Mets life on the base paths when counting the Nationals physical and mental errors…

…huge, huge hit by Ryan Church late in the game to tack on an additional two runs…which is something the team must do more of, so it was great to see it happen here…

…what happened to the patience of Jose Reyes from last season…he is not walking, and swinging at everything, including a lot of first-pitch balls out of the zone…

…hats off to Duaner Sanchez and Billy Wagner for closing the door, and reminding us what an old school, dominant bullpen should look like…

The Mets face the Nationals in the final game of a two-game series tonight in Washington, DC.

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