Post Game: Mets 7, Astros 1
The Mets defeated the Astros by the score of 7-1 at Citi Field tonight.
For a full recap and box score, click here.
The Least You Should Know:
John Maine looked real solid tonight which is really encouraging for him – he went seven innings and struck out seven, and allowed a run on five hits and earned his seventh win of the season.
For the first time since last season, it seemed that Maine had life on every one of his pitches – he had great action on his off speed pitches and his fastball had great late movement.
The Mets pounded out 14 hits tonight, highlighted by Jeff Francoeur‘s go ahead two run home run which scored David Wright in the sixth inning, and then they added four more runs in the eighth thanks to an Omir Santos RBI single, an Anderson Hernandez sacrifice fly that scored Fernando Tatis and a Daniel Murphy pinch hit two run home run.
Other Observations and Notes:
It’s games like this that I wish we could have seen more of in 2009 – not so much the convincing win but a well played game with solid hitting, good defense and good pitching.
I think at this point, in the midst of such a disasterous season, we as fans should look for positives from the pieces we think should be part of the solution for the future, and if Maine is a part of that solution, then it was a very encouraging night for the Mets.
Let the Daniel Murphy debate continue – he certainly has made a case for himself from an offensive stand point lately.
Up Next:
The Mets will look to win their final series of the season tomorrow afternoon at 1:10 pm, with Pat Misch facing Yorman Bazardo.
