This series definitely wasn’t fun. Kris Benson got some revenge and the Mets lost two of three. Fortunately, the Phillies didn’t fare much better so that monster lead is intact.
On Friday, the Mets took a 3-2 lead into the seventh inning before Aaron Heillman was shelled for four runs to make it 6-3 (the eventual final score). Alay Soler gave up two runs (one earned) on four hits and two walks with four strikeouts in six innings. Jose Reyes had two hits and two RBIs as well as his 29th stolen base.
Yesterday we saw the return of Kris Benson and he ended up in a pitchers duel with Pedro Martinez. Pedro wasn’t his usual self (four runs, eight hits through seven innings) and Benson held the Mets to two runs on six hits in eight innings. Even worse, Benson took Pedro deep for a solo homerun that tied the game at 2-2. The final was 4-2. Carlos Delgado had two hits and an RBI.
The Mets finally got it done today. David Wright had yet another monster game. He went three for four with a homerun, five RBIs and two runs. The homerun was his fifteenth of the season. Ramon Castro went yard as well and he drove in two in the 9-4 win. Tom Glavine won his tenth game and he gave up four runs on nine hits with six strikeouts in six innings.
The Phillies are up by three and if they hold on to snap their six game losing streak, we’ll have the same 9 1/2 game lead we had heading into the series. Next up is a four game series with the Reds, who can hit the snot out of the ball. They’ve struggled the last week or so though, so I like our chances.
