postGame: Dodgers 9 Mets 5
The Mets (26-27) lost to the Dodgers (27-27) by a score of 9 to 5 tonight at Shea Stadium.
For a complete recap and box score, check out SNY.tv.
- Jay Horwitz can now take off the orange jacket. For the most part, this game was like a see-saw in terms of lead changes. 20-year-old Clayton Kershaw showed glimpses of why he is so highly touted but just wasn’t throwing strikes and wound up going only 4.2 innings. John Maine had similar issues, but after dealing 34 pitches and giving up three runs in the first, he settled in and only gave up one more over 6 innings.
- In the first inning, Luis Castillo hit his second home run in three days and hell then froze over. Later, a left hip flexor strain forced him out of the game…ugh.
- I was excited when Chan Ho Park came into the game with the bases loaded in the fourth, but despite losing his hat, Park pitched effectively through the seventh.
- The bases were loaded with Mets on three occasions but they managed to squeeze out just one run each time.
- The recently reliable Aaron Heilman threw batting practice and gave up the lead for good in the eighth while the boos rained down once again. Scott Schoeneweis helped the Dodgers tack on a couple runs as well. I hope this was just a fluke.
- Pedro Martinez was in the building and will get the start on June 3rd, Jose Reyes set a new Mets record for leadoff hitters by reaching base in 30 straight games, and tomorrow is ‘Cap Day’ but it’s harder for me to see silver linings when the Mets lose.
The Mets play the third of four games against the Dodgers tomorrow at 3:55 pm.
