A lot of you may have said this earlier, but I’m now calling the NL East race finished. The Phillies had a chance to put a dent into an almost insurmountable lead and they failed. At this point, with a thirteen game lead and even with two months, there’s no doubt in my mind that the Mets are heading to the playoffs.
Even better, the Mets are taking care of their own. Jose Reyes is now ours for four years and David Wright signed of for six years. This team is going to be good for a very long time.
Orlando Hernandez left the game in the sixth after some decent innings but in the very next frame, Darren Oliver gave up the lead. Jose Reyes rewarded the Mets after his new contract with three hits in this one. He drove in one run and scored another in the 5-3 loss.
On Saturday, the Mets came back from being three down in the first with one run in the bottom of the first and three more in the sixth. Tom Glavine picked up his first win since late June and he gave up three runs on five hits and two walks over seven innings. Billy Wagner picked up save number 24 and Endy Chavez drove in two runs in the 4-3 win.
It was Jose Reyes again last night. His grand slam opened this one up and John Maine cruised to an easy win. Once again, Maine wasn’t scored on as he threw six shutout innings. Jose Valentin also homered in this one.
Next up is three games against the Padres with a day off today. If the Phillies can somehow win the Wild Card, then the Padres would be our first round opponent.
