postGame: Mets 7 Yankees 4
The Mets (21–19) defeated the Yankees (20–23) by the score of 7 to 4 in the Bronx yesterday.
For a boxscore, stats, etc, check out SNY’s Recap Page.
- Johan Santana looked great, minus the three times he allowed a home run. It’s amazing how great he can be, yet allow so many long balls. It’s odd. Anyway, Santana in to the eighth, to Billy Wagner, is always going to be a winning combination.
- Ryan Church picked up a hit in the gap by Bobby Abreu, threw to Luis Castillo, who threw to Brian Schneider, who blocked home plate with his foot, tagging out Johnny Damon, who was trying to score from first.
- Given all the stress around the Mets of late, I am happy they were lead to victory by Santana, and David Wright and Jose Reyes. It only seems fitting to me. Wright was 3 for 5 with a home run, while Reyes was 2 for 5 also with a home run. Nice job by Reyes, running so hard out of the box on his home run, because in most parks that’s bouncing off the wall, that he essentially sprinted around the bases, while trying to hold his batting helmet from falling off. Run, Reyes, run.
- It was clear that Joba Chamberlain would be throwing an inside fastball to Carlos Delgado, with a Carlos Beltran on third in the ninth, and the Mets up two. Yet, he turned on it and ripped a ground ball by the first baseman, allowing Beltran to score and add an insurance run.
- I was not nervous at all, with Billy Wagner pitching and two runners on and no outs in the ninth. Not nervous at all. You’re right, Billy, you can pitch in the eighth. He’s looking more and more like a Cy Young candidate every day.
The Mets face the Yankees tonight at Yankee Stadium on ESPN at 8 pm, with Oliver Perez taking on Chien-Ming Wang.
