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Post Game: Rockies 4 Mets 2

by Regis Courtemanche on July 30th, 2009 at 10:10 pm

The Mets (49–52) lost to the Rockies (55–47) tonight by the score of 4 to 2 in Citi Field.

For a full recap and boxscore, click here.

The Least You Should Know:

  • Jon Niese was strong through six, and was getting ahead of hitters quickly. In the seventh however, Angel Pagan took an imperfect angle on a double off the bat of the pitcher, Jorge De La Rosa. Fernando Tatis saved a run with a stellar diving grab, but it was all for naught as Clint Barmes then hit a two-run shot to left, putting the Rockies up 3-1. Niese finished off with four earned runs on eight hits, three K’s and four walks.
  • Brian Stokes relieved Niese and promptly allowed an RBI triple to Troy Tulowitzki, putting the Rockies up by three.
  • In the first inning, Angel Pagan was overly aggressive and got caught trying to score, which killed a potential rally.
  • In the seventh, Tatis homered off the second deck’s facade in left field, but it wasn’t enough.

Misc., Etc., and other Observations:

  • The Mets’ streak of 5 wins and 27 scoreless innings allowed ended tonight.
  • Sean Green and Bobby Parnell pitched very well.
  • Heading into the weekend, I’m feeling much more confident with how the Mets have been playing, but am trying to keep my expectations tempered.

The Mets start a four-game series with the Diamondbacks tomorrow night, with Livan Hernandez (7-5) squaring off against Doug Davis (5-10) at 7:10 p.m.