Alright, the Mets won and they’re back in first. The rubber game will determine who will begin next week in the top spot but at least for now, it’s back to advantage Mets.
Carlos Beltran had a huge day at the plate today. He went four for five with two RBIs and two runs and he finished a homerun short of hitting for the cycle. Jose Reyes did it all and he went three for five with two runs, a solo homer and a stolen base. Damion Easley and Ramon Castro each hit homers in the 7-2 win.
Oliver Perez bounced back nicely from his previously horrible start. He gave up just two runs on nine hits with nine strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings. The most important thing was, he didn’t walk a batter so he must have worked on a few things.
Tomorrow it’ll be John Smoltz versus Tom Glavine in a rematch from a couple of weeks ago. Like I said earlier, the prize is first place. Let’s hope the Mets can get to Smoltz better then they did last time.
