Thankfully, Pedro is coming back because this stuff has to stop. The Cubs are one of the very worse teams in the league and they ran up eight runs in two different games and outscored us. Then today it took us ten innings just to score a single run that ended up being the game winner.
Steve Trachsel is starting to show signs of wear. On Monday, he gave up eight runs on ten hits including three homeruns in the loss. The Mets actually put seven runs on the board to make it 8-7, but a loss is a loss. Carlos Delgado drove in two and all seven runs were scored by different Mets.
Yesterday it was more of the same, only this time the Mets only scored six. Tom Glavine was roughed up and like Trachsel, he’s showing signs of wearing down. He gave up eight runs (five earned) on seven hits through 6 1/3 innings. Carlos Beltran homered and drove in two while Endy Chavez homered and drove in three.
John Maine was spectacular today. He threw seven shutout innings and didn’t get a win for his troubles. The game went into extra frames and Jose Valentin singled home the winning run in the tenth inning. Aaron Heilmann picked up his first win of the season in relief.
The Mets still have a twelve run lead. Next up is a three game set with the Braves in Atlanta. Pedro is being activated and should pitch in the opener on Friday.
