Mets Take 2 Out Of 3 Against Padres At Home

The New York Mets from June 8th-10th, were hosting the San Diego Padres. This series was everything you could have asked for. The only thing regretful was the Mets not taking all three of the games, but I'll get to that now. In game 1, it was a pitching match-up of Mike Pelfrey and Clayton Richard. This opener was a pitching beauty as both teams only combined for 3 runs. Let's jump to the top of the 1st inning, where Pelfrey is in a jam with a man on second base and Adrian Gonzalez batting. Gonzalez drives a ball that hits off the left field wall, that scores Chase Headley. Pelfrey limits the damage with only 1 run allowed. Now its the bottom of the 7th, were Richard has shut out the Mets until now. Jose Reyes, hits a solo homer that was reviewed by the umpires and overruled the original call of a double. Neither team adds to their lead, so this game went into extra innings. Following that, we go into the bottom of the 11th, and this is were the game got great because the Padres are excellent when in late inning games. This game was ironic, however, when Ike Davis blasts a walk-off shot to right center field! What was truly amazing was that I was at Citi Field and I experienced it! In game 1 of a double-header due to a rain-out and game 2 of the series, it was Johan Santana against Mat Latos. This game was a shock to me personally and most Met fans viewing this game because Santana didn't have his control at all, which proved to be the nail in the coffin of the potential sweep. Basically, the Mets provided 2 runs off Henrry Blanco's two run homer, but were shut down after that with 8 strikeouts. The Padres capitalized on almost every runner in scoring position and ended up winning the game 4-2. In game 3, it was Jon Niese versus Jon Garland. Again, this was another pitching beauty for the Mets. In a complete game, Niese threw a 1-hitter including 0 walks! The Mets offense provided enough support off Ike, David, and Frency's RBIs. Amazingly, San Diego turned a triple play, but it wasn't a boost as the Mets won this game 3-0, continued an superb homestand of 5-1, and took this series. Once again, this was a game that I had attended! Now the Mets will continue to dominate baseball, this time taking it into inter-league play, on a 9 game road trip against the Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, and New York Yankees.

Mets Sweep Marlins

The New York Mets hosted the Florida Marlins from the 4th to the 6th of June. As you know by my title, the Mets won all three games of a three game set at Citi Field. This improves the Mets' record against the Marlins to 4-6, when it was previously 1-6. In game 1, it was R.A Dickey pitching against Anibal Sanchez. The Marlins jump on the board first with 3 runs in the top of the 2nd and 3rd innings. Now it's the bottom of the 3rd and Dickey helps his cause by RBI singling to score Luis Castillo's replacement, Ruben Tejada. Later in the inning, Jason Bay doubles off the wall to score R.A Dickey. Three innings later (bottom of the 6th), Jeff Francouer ties the game on an RBI single that scores David Wright. Later, Tajada comes up big with a productive out that scores Rod Barajas from third base. The Mets held on to win the game 4-3, and end the game and the Marlins streak. In game 2, it was all Mets. Johnathan Neise had an excellent return game, in which he had run support and put up 7 solid innings. These innings included 6 strikeouts, 1 walk, and 1 ERA. David Wright had a solid game going 2 for 3, and batting in 3 runs. Mets again win this game and ensure the series with a possibility of the sweep on June 6th. In game 3, the Mets did just that! Game 3 was an offensive explosion! Both teams combined for 13 runs, in which pitching was just not there. Excitingly, the Mets came back from a 1-6 deficit to win the game 7-6. The Mets used their field to the advantage using small hits and getting a big hit when it was needed. The big hit came from Jeff Francouer, who tied the game again with a 3 run home run that was lifted by the winds. This series was great, exciting, shocking, and thrilling and proved why the Mets are a playoff contender.

Mets Lose Series With San Diego Disappointingly

From May 31-June 2, the Mets were hosted by the San Diego Padres. This series again, is another example of the Mets' poor performance on the road. They had this series on their fingertips, but it slipped away. In game 1, on Memorial Day as I have said previously, the Mets just flat out got destroyed. There are no other words to describe this, but I can say that the Grand-Slam Jerry Hairston Jr hit off Takahashi definitely gave the Padres an edge, and they have never looked back in that game. Regardless, Takahashi was due for a loss as he was previously 2-0, and only gave up one run to the Yankees and Phillies combined. So the final score ended up being 18-6 Padres. In game 2, the Mets evened the series with San Diego as Mike Pelfrey pitched 7 innings, and did it like a superstar. In his 7 innings alone, Pelfrey had 8 strikeouts, 2 walks, and only 4 hits. The offense scored 4 for him, with help from David Wright and Ike Davis, combining for 4 runs. David Wright had a solo home run and added with an RBI single, while Ike hit a two-run bomb to straightaway center field. Lastly, K-rod got the save, but he gave up 1 run. This would prove lethal in the rubber game of the series. In game 3, it was Johan Santana pitching for the set. He pitched his heart out, while he didn't have his best performace on the mound. I say this because he walked 5 batters, and stranded 10 plus Padres on base. This was just a gem, but of course, the Mets' offense lacked firepower that it had had in the previous game. Johan qualified for the win because of Jeff Francouer's RBI single, but once again 1 run is enough for K-rod. In the bottom of the ninth, K-rod blew Johan's win by giving up a RBI single to David Eckstein in the bottom of the 9th. The game officially ended when Adrian Gonzalez hit a walk-off grandslam. Anyways the Mets proved again that they aren't comfortable on the road going 2-4 in six games, but at least now their home and can avenge this series in their upcoming homestand!

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