The last game with the Braves was pretty ugly. The Mets touched up John Smoltz for five in the sixth to make it 6-3 and then Tom Glavine came out of the game to see the pen completely blow the game. Aaron Heilman ended up picking up the loss when he gave up three unearned runs and he’s now 1-2 but two other relievers gave up runs as well.
Shawn Green brought the big stick in the 9-6 loss. He went three for four with a homerun and he finished with two runs. Jose Reyes had two hits and he drove in three while Paul Lo Duca had two hits and an RBI.
Tom Glavine didn’t get a decision in a pretty good start. He gave up three runs on seven hits with five strikeouts in five innings of work. We already went through what the pen did and this game was a long one at a minute over 3:20.
So the Mets finish the week a half game back of the Braves. The next best team is the Marlins at three games back so at least for now, this is a two team race. Next up is a three game set in Colorado with John Maine throwing tomorrow. The Braves take on the Marlins so either the Braves will push the Marlins further back or the Mets will be in first place by the weekend series.
