Welcome back Pedro Martinez. The Mets pitching has been a little subpar of late, and while Martinez was hardly stellar on Friday, he got the job done. Obviously on a pitch count, Martinez game up four runs on five hits and two walks over six innings. Jose Reyes and David Wright homered for the Mets and they both scored two runs. Billy Wagner picked up his 21st save of the season.
Yesterday was a beatdown. Carlos Beltran homered twice and drove in five and he could have beaten the Braves by himself. Paul LoDuca had four hits and four different Mets scored twice. Orlando Hernandez threw a very nice game and he gave up three unearned runs on three hits with seven strikeouts in eight innings.
Today was another offensive onslaught. Carlos Beltran hit two more homeruns and drove in five more runs and Carlos Delgado jumped on the HR train as well. He hit number 26 and drove in three runs. Tom Glavine struggled again and Darren Oliver ended up picking up the win. Wagner picked up save number 22.
The Phillies are back in second place and they’re playing as we speak. Regardless, the Mets will have at least a 13 1/2 game lead, and we’re heading into August.
