Man is this going to be a boring two months. I’m looking forward to September and the callups when we get a chance to see some of the kids play. In the meantime, hopefully Willie Randolph will be giving guys like Carlos Beltran, David Wright and Jose Reyes a break now and then. The lead is now 14 games.
David Wright was the hero in Tuesday’s game. He drove in the tying and go ahead runs on seperate singles and finished the game with three hits. Beltran had three hits and a run while Steve Trachsel improved to 11-5 on the season. He gave up two runs on five hits in 5 2/3 innings. Five relievers combined to shut out the Padres over the final 3 1/3 innings in the 3-2 win.
Pedro Martinez got the job done yesterday. He threw 7 1/3 solid innings and improved to 9-4 on the year. Endy Chavez had three hits and an RBI and Jose Reyes went two for five with a run, an RBI and a stolen base in the 4-3 win.
The Mets finished the sweep this afternoon. Orlando Hernandez gave up two early runs but the Mets bounced back and took a one run lead with one run in the second. The Padres actually tied this game up, but then the Mets broke things open with four runs in the seventh inning. El Duque improved to 8-8 on the season and Jose Reyes had two hits, two runs and two RBIs in the 7-3 win.
Next up is three against the Nationals. Yawn.
