If it weren’t for Ryan Howard, the Mets would probably have the NL East wrapped up by now. He’d look awfully nice in a Mets uniform once Carlos Delgado moves on.
The Mets have now won nine of their last ten, they have an eleven game lead over the Cardinals for the best record in the National League and the only question now is who the Mets first round opponent will be. What a difference a year makes. At this point last year, I was writing off the Mets.
Carlos Beltran homered and drove in three runs on Friday, but he was our offense in the 4-3 loss. Brian Bannister looked okay in his first major league start since April but he lost his first career start.
Saturday, the Mets turned it on. Carlos Beltran hit his 38th homerun of the season and Carlos Delgado hit his 33rd. Endy Chavez finished four for four with two RBIs and Oliver made his first start as a Met. He wasn’t good, but he wasn’t absolutely horrible. Pedro Feliciano picked up the win though and he’s now 6-2.
The Mets wrapped up the series this afternoon. A six run third set the tone and the final was 8-3. Delgado, David Wright and Paul LoDuca all drove in two runs and Jose Reyes and Beltran scored twice. John Maine improved to 4-3 with 6 1/3 solid innings and the pen did their job.
Next up is three against the Rockies. I hate seeing the Mets play in Denver. I just don’t like the bandbox.
