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postGame: Marlins 7 Mets 5

by Brandon Eddy on July 30th, 2008 at 10:11 pm

The Marlins (57–51) took two out of three from the Mets (58–50) following a 7 to 5 win in Miami tonight.

For a recap, boxscore, stats, etc., go to SNY.tv.

  • The Mets took the early lead in the top of the 1st inning when Jose Reyes singled and then later scored on a David Wright double play.
  • Brian Schneider made a nice tag at the plate on Dan Uggla to keep the one run lead. Keith Hernandez expressed how he really felt about Uggla’s slide, calling it “the slide du jour and it stinks!”
  • Mike Pelfrey continued his strong pitching through three innings. However, it all came crashing down when he surrendered five runs on six hits in the fourth. Pelfrey’s line for the night: 4 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 3 K. Ouch!
  • I agree with Matt’s statement about how annoying it is to watch games in Florida. Although hearing what some of these fans yell is pretty amusing.
  • Carlos Muniz was impressive in two innings to keep the Mets in the game. He struck out four in two innings pitched.
  • Muniz’s effort turned out to be big when, in the top of the 7th, Damion Easley jacked a three-run home run to cut the lead by one run.
  • Duaner Sanchez seemed to get back on track with only nine pitches thrown in the bottom half of the 7th.
  • Uggla killed any hope of a Mets comeback with a towering two-run shot off of the recently struggling Joe Smith in the bottom of the 8th.
  • With two outs in the ninth, again the Mets almost came back with three straight hits, but Jose Reyes flied out to center field to end the game.

This was a big win for the Marlins confidence, and if they somehow land Manny Ramirez, I will be legitimately concerned. The Mets now fall out of first place by a half a game following the Phillies win over the Nationals tonight.

The ‘Metsies,’ as Keith likes to call them, are off tomorrow and head to Houston to start a three-game series on Friday. Pedro Martinez returns to the mound to face Brandon Backe.