postGame: Mets 9 Nationals 3
The Mets (65–56) beat the Nationals (44–78) by the score of 9 to 3 tonight in Washington, D.C.
For a recap, boxscore, stats, etc., from tonight’s game, go to SNY.tv.
These are the teams you need to sweep, and it was good to see the Mets not take the Nationals lightly.
- Happy 63rd Birthday Jay Horwitz and happy day before your 27th birthday Oliver Perez, who went 6.2 innings allowing three runs on six hits while striking out eight. Perez’s slider looked very good tonight, but his consecutive scoreless inning streak ended at 14 when in the seventh, Perez allowed a two-run triple to Pete Orr. Another run would score and that was all for Perez.
- You know it’s a good night when Brian Schneider hits a home run. It was a two run shot in the fifth and was his first homer since May 14th. Carlos Delgado also smashed a line-drive home run to left field in the sixth inning to make it 5-0.
- David Wright made a great play in the eighth on a short-hop to get Duaner Sanchez out of a jam that Joe Smith had created.
- Easley does it, as Damion drove in Dan Murphy and Fernando Tatis in the top of the ninth to provide some insurance. Then the wheels came off for Joel Hanrahan as a slew of errors helped the Mets increase their lead.
- Aaron Heilman effectively closed the game out, and was even booed in Washington. Ouch.
- Lastly, Teddy Roosevelt lost the President’s Race…again.
I hate scoreboard watching this early on, but the second place Phillies play the Dodgers tonight at 10:10.
The Mets start a four game set with the Pirates in Pittsburgh tomorrow at 7:10 with Mike Pelfrey (10-8) facing off against Jason Davis (1-1).
