Daily Archives: May 3, 2008
The Mets lost to the D’Backs by the score of 10 to 4 in Arizona.
For a recap and boxscore, go to SNY.
…well, i was happy to see the Mets fight back from down four to bring the game within one run…however, though Jorge Sosa and Aaron Heilman were able slip through two innings without giving up a run, while giving the team’s offense a chance to reclaim the lead, Duaner Sanchez entered the game, put runners all over the bases, which Scott Schoeneweis let cross the plate…it was all down hill after that…
…much like the case last season, the bullpen is just all over the road…guys who were great yesterday, are terrible today…guys who were terrible yesterday, are great today…they all look exhausted and off rhythm, and i can’t help but think they are overworked, which has everything to do with the team’s starting pitchers throwing a million pitches by the fifth inning, leaving Willie Randolph very little wiggle room for the coin he flips in the bullpen…
…it’s not that Jose Reyes isn’t patient enough, it’s that he just doesn’t keep himself compact and hit through the zone and hit the other way…he’s perpetually pull-happy, and it’s clear as day when he faces a pitcher like Brandon Webb…
…speaking of webb, he entered the day regarded as one of – of the not the – best pitcher in baseball, with a 1.98 ERA and having won six of six starts, yet the Mets were able to score four runs off of him…not that you get extra points for this, but it’s worth noting…
…i don’t really care, but it’s a bit much having D’Backs local announcer Mark Grace calling the Mets-D’Backs game on national television…which got me thinking…an interesting option could be to always have one home-town announcer from each team call the game, instead of these generic, uninvolved national announcers like Kenny Albert, Tim McCarver, etc…so, today, it could have been grace and Gary Cohen…or Ron Darling…i think this would be fun…
…i have never seen a catcher have more trouble with his equipment than Raul Casanova has with his…
…speaking of casanova, he capitalized on a fielding error by webb, which allowed a base runner and the inning to continue, by driving in an early run in the second…
…Carlos Delgado got in the way of a ground ball, jogging and lunging and deflecting the ball by Damion Easley, who was in prefect position to field it, and, as such, two runs scored to give arizona it’s first lead of the day…of course, had Mike Pelfrey not walked two batters it would not have been so bad…
…however, delgado sprung to life after that…he hit a big three-run home run to right off of webb, who uncharacteristically left a ball up over the plate, which closed the Mets to within one run…in the bottom of the inning, delgado picked a bad throw from David Wright out of the dirt to end the inning…had the ball gone by delgado, who knows what may have happened…
…speaking of carlos, i have been giving Carlos Beltran the benefit of a lot of doubts, but this is getting to be a bit alarming…it’s May, and he’s batting .208…
…one step forward, one step back…one step forward…one back…
The Mets end their three-game series with the D’Backs at 4 pm EDT pm today in Arizona, with Johan Santana facing Dan Haren.
The Game:
The Mets (15-12) continue a three-games series against the D’Backs (20-9) today in Arizona at 3:40 pm EST.
The Lineup:
SS Jose Reyes
OF Ryan Church
3B David Wright
OF Carlos Beltran
1B Carlos Delgado
2B Damion Easley
C Raul Casanova
OF Endy Chavez
RHP Mike Pelfrey
The Pitchers:
RHP Mike Pelfrey (2–1, 4.43 ERA) starts for the Mets, while RHP Brandon Webb (6–0, 1.98 ERA) starts for the D’Backs.
The Bleachers:
For a live chat, head over to The Hot Foot Bleachers.
…i am not totally sure why willie is going with a sort-of secondary lineup against one of the best pitchers in baseball…odd, since a) alou hits well against webb, and b) alou only played six inning yesterday…but you win as a team and lose as a team, i guess, so, good luck, gentlemen…
New Orleans (AAA): 6-4 loss to Portland
RHP Ruddy Lugo lowered his ERA to 2.25 by allowing just a run on three hits and three walks in six innings pitched. He struck out four. LHP Willie Collazo blew the lead in the eighth and eventually took the loss, getting tagged for four runs on three hits and two walks.
2B Argenis Reyes was 2-for-4 with a walk and a run scored, and recent signee OF Val Pascucci went 1-for-4 with a walk and a double. 3B Fernando Tatis finished 1-for-3 with two walks and two RBI.
Binghamton (AA): 5-3 win over Connecticut
RHP Bobby Parnell won his first game of the season in his finest outing thus far. He allowed two runs on four hits and three walks in 6.1 innings pitched, striking out two. RHP Eddie Kunz tossed a perfect ninth for his fifth save of the year.
1B Nick Evans continued his hot streak, going 3-for-4 with his fourth triple on the season, his fifth homer of the year, two runs scored and two driven in. He even added his first stolen base of 2008. 3B Danny Murphy was 1-for-4 with his second homerun of the year. OF Fernando Martinez finished 1-for-3 with a double, a run and an RBI. 1B Mike Carp was 1-for-4 with an RBI.
St. Lucie (A+): 11-8 win over Daytona
RHP Dillon Gee skated around nine hits to allow just two runs in 6.2 innings pitched, walking none and striking out seven. Flushing native RHP John Wesley allowed four runs without recording an out in the eighth, while RHP Brandon Nall surrendered two more before closing the door in the ninth.
Rehabbing C Ramon Castro caught seven innings and was 0-for-2 with two walks. 1B Lucas Duda had a big night at the plate, going 2-for-5 with his eighth double and third homerun of the year, driving in four. OF Ezequiel Carrera was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored. OF DJ Wabick finished 4-for-5 with two doubles, a run scored and two driven in, and recently demoted 3B Josh Petersen went 2-for-5 with a double, two runs and an RBI.
Savannah (A-): 9-6 win over Hickory
Tagged Minors |RHP Scott Moviel, a highly touted second round pick in last June’s draft, had his first quality start in five outings. The tall righthander allowed three runs on seven hits and a walk in six innings pitched, striking out two.
2B Greg Veloz stayed hot, going 2-for-4 with a run scored. 20-year old Dominican OF Richard Pena went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two runs scored and two driven in. 1B Jose Jimenez was 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI. 3B Richie Lucas went 1-for-4 with a triple, a run and an RBI.
To watch SNY.tv’s exclusive Post Game Extra from last night’s win over the D’Backs, click play below:
