Post Game: Rockies 5 Mets 2
The Mets lost to the Rockies by the score of 5-2 in Coors Field tonight.
For a recap and boxscore, click here.
The Least You Should Know:
Tim Redding had another good outing. He once again started shakily, allowing a solo home run to the second batter of the game, but settled down and went 6.2 innings, allowed seven hits, two runs, and had six strikeouts. He only walked one and has improved in each of his last three starts.
The game was tied until the eighth inning when the “stokes” fell off. Brian Stokes came into the game, and with the bases loaded Jason Giambi got his first hit as a Rockie, squeaking one over Anderson Hernandez‘s glove to drive in two. Yorvit Torrealba then followed up with a RBI single to make it 5-2.
It was a very good game on both sides until then. In the fifth, Angel Pagan covered major ground to track down a potential run scoring hit, relayed to Wilson Valdez, who then gunned out Carlos Gonzalez at the plate. Again, all for naught.
Misc., Etc. and Other Stuff:
Jeff Francoeur hit a solo shot in the seventh, and almost put a 9-3 in the scorebook after nearly throwing out Ubaldo Jimenez at first on a shallow single.
Speaking of Jimenez, he was impressive and went eight strong innings.
Keith Hernandez needs to work on his inflection when reading the promos. However, he did make up for it by discussing The Great Gazoo of Flintstones fame.
It’s late, go to sleep.
What’s Next for the Mets:
The Mets conclude their series with the Rockies on Thursday at 3:10 p.m., with Pat Misch taking the hill against Jason Marquis.
