Post Game: Giants 5, Mets 4
The Mets lost to the Giants by the score of 5-4 at Citi Field today.
For a full recap and box score, click here.
The Least You Should Know:
The game and the result were overshadowed by David Wright getting hit in the head by a Matt Cain fastball in the top of the fourth inning.
It did not appear that Cain hit him intentionally, but Johan Santana appeared to retaliate by throwing behind Pablo Sandoval, who promptly hit a solo home run, and then he hit Bengie Molina in the seventh inning.
Santana was not ejected from the game even though both teams had been issued warnings.
Wright was taken via ambulance to the Hospital for Special Surgery for further examination.
This was a pitchers duel until the sixth inning when the Giants scored three runs off of Santana thanks to a Bengie Molina RBI double, a Ryan Garko RBI single, and an Aaron Rowand RBI groundout.
The Mets managed to tie the game at four a piece with a three run eighth, two of which were charged to Cain.
In a tasteless move, Cain tipped his cap to the Met fans as he left the game in the bottom of the eighth inning.
However, Francisco Rodriguez allowed a solo home run to Molina in the top of the tenth inning and the Mets had no answer to that in the bottom half.
Other Observations and Notes:
I was glad to see Santana stand up for his teammate, I just wish he would have hit Sandoval rather than allowing a solo home run.
As bad as I feel for Wright and I am hoping that he will be ok, today marked another day in this freaky Mets season that has been riddled with injury.
Molina is becoming a Met killer.
The Mets conclude their series against the Giants tomorrow afternoon at 1:10 pm with Mike Pelfrey taking on Jonathan Sanchez.
