Post Game: Mets 4 Reds 0
The Mets (41–45) defeated the Reds (43–43) by the score of 4 to 0 in Citi Field tonight.
For a recap and boxscore, click here.
The Least You Should Know:
- Johan Santana pitched seven innings, tossed 114 pitches, 77 of which were strikes, and allowed zero runs and five hits, while striking out five and walking just one.
- The Mets sent nine men to the plate in the first inning, and scored three runs, thanks to a dink from Jeff Francoeur and a dunk from Omir Santos.
- Pedro Feliciano and Francisco Rodriguez teamed up for three scoreless innings in relief to close out the game.
Misc., Etc., and Other Observations:
- In the eighth, Pedro Feliciano got a called strike on Joey Votto, to end the inning, which may have be one of the worst calls by an umpire I have seen in some time, but, oh well…
- The Mets have outscored opponents 40 to 20 in the first inning at Citi Field.
- Santana finally returned to pitching inside, while changing height with his pitches, which got a lot of awkward swings from the Reds.
- Angel Pagan was 2 for 4, with a triple and two stolen bases, or, as Gary Cohen put it, ‘a Jose Reyes-like night.’ By the way, the Mets are 29–15 when they steal at least one base.
- Maybe Jerry Manuel is right, if this team gets good pitching and plays strong defense, they’ll have a chance to win every night. Tonight, they did just that, plus got timely hits and were aggressive on the base paths. Well played game, and a good win.
The Mets conclude their series with the Reds tomorrow, in the final game before the All-Star break, when Mike Pelfrey takes on Aaron Harang at 1 pm.
