Daily Archives: June 28, 2008
The Mets (39–41) lost to the Yankees (44–37) by the score of 3 to 2 in Shea Stadium this afternoon, complete with two rain delays.
For a recap, boxscore, stats, etc., go to SNY.tv.
In case you missed it, know that Johan Santana looked great through three innings, but came unglued in the fourth inning, albeit with no help from the ump, letting up two runs; by the way, three of the four people walked by Santana eventually scored today, hell he even had a balk; meanwhile, Andy Pettitte pitched six innings, however he put a ton of runners on base, of course the Mets continue to strand runners in what feels like every inning, including in the fifth inning today, when Jose Reyes got picked up off of second base to end the inning with two runners on and David Wright at the plate; lastly, Carlos Beltran struck out four times; and Carlos Delgado is 0 for 6 since his offensive explosion on Friday afternoon.
The Mets conclude their three-game series with the Yankees tomorrow at 1 pm in Shea Stadium, with Oliver Perez (5-5, 5.29 ERA) facing Darrel Rasner (4-5, 4.50 ERA).
Following last night’s game, Pedro Martinez told reporters that he would need to review tape of his last few starts to determine exactly what he has been doing wrong of late.
Sure enough, during today’s broadcast on FOX, Ken Rosenthal said Martinez told reporters today that he was clearly telegraphing his change-up to Yankee hitters yesterday by widening his glove while switching his grip.
Rosenthal talked with a Yankees coach, and a few players, all of whom confirmed Martinez had been tipping his pitches, just as the pitcher suspected.
Martinez, after last night’s game, said:
“I’m not doing my job and that’s something to worry about…It’s time for me to start getting better, not getting worse. It seems like I’m getting worse.”
In his last two starts, Martinez allowed 12 runs and 21 base runners in 10 innings pitched.
In his previous three starts, Martinez was 2–0 with a 4.23 ERA.
Tagged Pedro Martinez |
Luis Castillo was originally scheduled to be today’s starting second base, but he was pulled after complaining of pain in his thigh.
Damion Easley started in place of Castillo.
Ryan Church is at Shea Stadium, but will not be activated.
Prior to today’s game, Jerry Manuel told reporters that Church will likely be activated tomorrow.
Also, Manuel said that Moises Alou could return to the team next weekend in Philadelphia.
Tagged Moises Alou, Ryan Church |
The Game:
The Mets (39-40) continue their three-game series against the Yankees (43-37) today at Shea Stadium starting 3:55 pm.
The Lineup:
- SS Jose Reyes
- 2B Damion Easley
- 3B David Wright
- CF Carlos Beltran
- 1B Carlos Delgado
- RF Fernando Tatis
- LF Andy Phillips
- C Ramon Castro
- P Johan Santana
The Pitchers:
LHP Johan Santana (7-6, 2.93 ERA) starts for the Mets. He is 3-2 with a 2.68 ERA in seven home starts this season. In nine career games, six starts, Santana is 4-0 with a 2.98 ERA versus the Yankees.
LHP Andy Pettitte (8-5, 4.04 ERA) starts for the Yankees. In eight starts on the road this season, Pettitte is 5-2 with a 3.51 ERA. He is 7-4 with a 3.48 in 17 career starts versus the Mets.
How To Catch It:
Today’s game can be seen locally on FOX and heard locally on WFAN.
The Bleachers:
For a live chat, head over to The Hot Foot Bleachers.
…enjoy, and as always, Let’s Go Mets…
Tagged Mike Nichols |The crew from Baseball Prospectus, including Will Carroll, Joe Sheehan, Steven Goldman, Jay Jaffe and Derek Jacques, will all be at Foley’s in New York on Monday, June 30, along with special guests Will Leitch and MLB.com’s Fantasy 411 Crew, for a pizza feed and to talk baseball.
For more information on attending this event, click here.
