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Post Game Wrap up: Tigers defeat Mets 6-5
Last night, the Mets lost their bid for another interleague sweep, falling to the Detroit Tigers 6-5. The Mets fell behind early 6-1 as Hisanori Takahashi was not good. He went only 4+ innings and allowed 6 earned runs. This poor start and length really hampered the Mets, who were a bit short in the bullpen after recalling Josh Thole C and optioning Raul Valdes RP. The Mets recalled Thole because of concerns about Rod Barajas' back tightness.
Slick Hits
- Jesus Feliciano got the start in CF for Angel Pagan and had a good night at the plate, going 3 for 5 with 2 runs scored.
- David Wright was 2 for 4, but struck out in a big spot in the 7th. Wright came to the plate with the bases loaded with 1 out, down by a run. David failed to put the ball in play to score the tying run.
- David Wright, Ike Davis, Jason Bay, and Chris Carter each collected 1 RBI in the game
- The Mets bullpen worked overtime, but pitched 5 scoreless innings. Bobby Parnell had 3 strikeouts in his one inning of work.
While I'm disappointed they didn't get the sweep, I'm still happy to see them win another series at home. The Mets continue their homestand this weekend, welcoming in the Minnesota Twins tonight at Citi Field at 7:10pm
Slick Hits
- Jesus Feliciano got the start in CF for Angel Pagan and had a good night at the plate, going 3 for 5 with 2 runs scored.
- David Wright was 2 for 4, but struck out in a big spot in the 7th. Wright came to the plate with the bases loaded with 1 out, down by a run. David failed to put the ball in play to score the tying run.
- David Wright, Ike Davis, Jason Bay, and Chris Carter each collected 1 RBI in the game
- The Mets bullpen worked overtime, but pitched 5 scoreless innings. Bobby Parnell had 3 strikeouts in his one inning of work.
While I'm disappointed they didn't get the sweep, I'm still happy to see them win another series at home. The Mets continue their homestand this weekend, welcoming in the Minnesota Twins tonight at Citi Field at 7:10pm
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Pre Game: Tigers @ Mets 7:10pm 6/24/10
Tonight at Citi Field, the Mets look to complete their 3rd interleague sweep of 2010 as they take on the Detroit Tigers in the last game of their 3 game series. The Mets have won the first 2 games of this series by a combined score of 19-6. Jose Reyes looks to stay hot for the Mets, coming off of his 3 hit game last night. Angel Pagan will get the day off to rest due to the muscle spasms that forced him out of last night's game.
Pitching for the Mets tonight is Hisanori Takahashi RHP (6-2, 3.13 era) and pitching for the Tigers will be Armando Galarraga RHP (2-1, 3.32 era). Takahashi went 6 scoreless innings en route to the win against the Yankees last Friday night. Galarraga, the pitcher of the 'imperfect game', allowed 4 earned runs in 4.1 innings in a no decision against the Diamondbacks.
Tonight's Lineup:
Reyes SS
Feliciano CF
Wright 3B
Davis 1B
Bay LF
Francoeur RF
Blanco C
Tejada 2B
Takahashi P
I was surprised to see Cora and Barajas out of the lineup today. I'm glad that Jerry is sticking with Tejada, even though the Mets have had 3 righties in a row. The youngster seems to have found his swing again and his defense is remarkable.
Pitching for the Mets tonight is Hisanori Takahashi RHP (6-2, 3.13 era) and pitching for the Tigers will be Armando Galarraga RHP (2-1, 3.32 era). Takahashi went 6 scoreless innings en route to the win against the Yankees last Friday night. Galarraga, the pitcher of the 'imperfect game', allowed 4 earned runs in 4.1 innings in a no decision against the Diamondbacks.
Tonight's Lineup:
Reyes SS
Feliciano CF
Wright 3B
Davis 1B
Bay LF
Francoeur RF
Blanco C
Tejada 2B
Takahashi P
I was surprised to see Cora and Barajas out of the lineup today. I'm glad that Jerry is sticking with Tejada, even though the Mets have had 3 righties in a row. The youngster seems to have found his swing again and his defense is remarkable.
Post Game Wrap up - Mets Win 5-0!!
Another home game, another win for the Amazins. The New York Mets defeated the Detroit Tigers tonight by a score of 5-0. The Mets win combined with the Braves loss, pulled the Mets to within 1/2 a game of the NL East lead. The Mets got a superb pitching effort from R.A. Dickey tonight, as he went 8.0 innings, allowing 4 hits and no runs. Jose Reyes was the engine again for the Mets offense, giving them an early lead and coming a double short of the cycle.
Slick Hits
- Reyes is on fire, as he went 3 for 4 with 3 runs scored and 1 RBI (solo HR)
- Ike Davis was 2 for 4 with a big 2 RBI hit in the 7th to break the game open
- Angel Pagan left the game for a pinch hitter in the 7th because of muscle spasms. He is expected to have tomorrow off, but the prognosis is that he should be back Friday.
- Dickey was great and probably wanted to go out for the 9th. However, Jerry Manuel felt KRod needed work, so he came on for a fairly stress free 9th inning.
The Mets continue to play well at home and keep winning. They are now 11 games over .500 and look for the sweep of the Tigers tomorrow night at Citi. Dickey has been unbelievable as he improved his record to 6-0 and lowered his ERA to 2.33. What a pleasant surprise.
Slick Hits- Reyes is on fire, as he went 3 for 4 with 3 runs scored and 1 RBI (solo HR)
- Ike Davis was 2 for 4 with a big 2 RBI hit in the 7th to break the game open
- Angel Pagan left the game for a pinch hitter in the 7th because of muscle spasms. He is expected to have tomorrow off, but the prognosis is that he should be back Friday.
- Dickey was great and probably wanted to go out for the 9th. However, Jerry Manuel felt KRod needed work, so he came on for a fairly stress free 9th inning.
The Mets continue to play well at home and keep winning. They are now 11 games over .500 and look for the sweep of the Tigers tomorrow night at Citi. Dickey has been unbelievable as he improved his record to 6-0 and lowered his ERA to 2.33. What a pleasant surprise.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Pre Game: Tigers @ Mets 7:10pm 6/23/10
I'll be leaving shortly to sit in traffic on my way to Citi Field for game 2 of the series vs. the Tigers. Thus, the early Pre Game.
After last night's offensive explosion, the Mets look to win another interleague series with R.A. Dickey RHP (5-0 2.82 era) on the mound tonight. Dickey went 6.0 innings, allowing 2 earned runs and picking up the win last week, in Cleveland. Opposing Dickey will be Jeremy Bonderman RHP (3-4, 4.06 era). Against the Nationals last week, Bonderman allowed 2 earned runs over 7.0 innings to get the win.
With their win last night, the Mets again moved to 10 games over .500. The look to move to 11 games over and continue to creep closer to the Atlanta Braves for 1st place in the NL East.
Here's tonight's lineup:
Reyes SS
Pagan CF
Wright 3B
Davis 1B
Bay LF
Francoeur RF
Blanco C
Tejada 2B
Dickey P
I'll be tweeting from the game, so be sure to follow www.twitter.com/citislickblog for updates. For those of you going to the game, the 1st 20,000 fans in attendance will get:
After last night's offensive explosion, the Mets look to win another interleague series with R.A. Dickey RHP (5-0 2.82 era) on the mound tonight. Dickey went 6.0 innings, allowing 2 earned runs and picking up the win last week, in Cleveland. Opposing Dickey will be Jeremy Bonderman RHP (3-4, 4.06 era). Against the Nationals last week, Bonderman allowed 2 earned runs over 7.0 innings to get the win.
With their win last night, the Mets again moved to 10 games over .500. The look to move to 11 games over and continue to creep closer to the Atlanta Braves for 1st place in the NL East.
Here's tonight's lineup:
Reyes SS
Pagan CF
Wright 3B
Davis 1B
Bay LF
Francoeur RF
Blanco C
Tejada 2B
Dickey P
I'll be tweeting from the game, so be sure to follow www.twitter.com/citislickblog for updates. For those of you going to the game, the 1st 20,000 fans in attendance will get:
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Post Game Wrap up - Mets Win 14-6!!
Well, the Mets started their 6 game home stand with a bang. The Mets throttled the Tigers tonight by a score of 14-6. The Mets got on the board early with RBIs by Angel Pagan (triple) and David Wright (sac fly). Jonathon Niese started the game for the Mets and did not allow a hit for the first three innings of work. The game had a 58 minute rain delay in the 3rd inning, which led to Justin Verlander being pulled from the game. His line for the night....not good, going 2+ innings and being charged with 5 earned runs. Niese would come out for the 4th and 5th innings, but struggled mightily.
Slick Hits
The Mets tired out the official scorer tonight:
- Jose Reyes was 3 for 6 with an RBI and 3 runs scored.
- Angel Pagan went 4 for 6 with 4 RBIs and 3 runs scored. He was a homer shy of the cycle, as Gary Cohen repeated about 27 times during the broadcast.
- David Wright was 3 for 3 with 2 RBIs, while Jason Bay added 2 RBIs.
- Ike Davis went 3 for 6 with 3 RBIs.
- Every starting position player for the Metropolitan had at least 1 RBI except for Rod Barajas.
- Niese was a different pitcher after the rain delay, allowing 6 runs total over 4.2 innings.
This game was a great way to start the home stand. I would have liked to have seen Niese make it through the 5th to get the victory, but he just had nothing following the rain delay. Between the rain delay and the Mets big inning, Niese went about 1.5 hours between throwing live pitches. I'll be at the game tomorrow night, be sure to keep an eye on twitter as I'll be tweeting throughout the game @citislickblog
Slick Hits
The Mets tired out the official scorer tonight:
- Jose Reyes was 3 for 6 with an RBI and 3 runs scored.
- Angel Pagan went 4 for 6 with 4 RBIs and 3 runs scored. He was a homer shy of the cycle, as Gary Cohen repeated about 27 times during the broadcast.
- David Wright was 3 for 3 with 2 RBIs, while Jason Bay added 2 RBIs.
- Ike Davis went 3 for 6 with 3 RBIs.
- Every starting position player for the Metropolitan had at least 1 RBI except for Rod Barajas.
- Niese was a different pitcher after the rain delay, allowing 6 runs total over 4.2 innings.
This game was a great way to start the home stand. I would have liked to have seen Niese make it through the 5th to get the victory, but he just had nothing following the rain delay. Between the rain delay and the Mets big inning, Niese went about 1.5 hours between throwing live pitches. I'll be at the game tomorrow night, be sure to keep an eye on twitter as I'll be tweeting throughout the game @citislickblog
Minaya: Beltran to start minor leage rehab Thursday
Earlier this afternoon, Omar Minaya spoke with reporters and said that Carlos Beltran would be starting his minor league rehab assignment on Thursday. If all goes well, he could be back with the team, just after the All Star Break. For the full story, check out MetsBlog.com here .
While this sounds like the best news we could have expected today, I will remain cautiously optimistic until I see #15 in center field at Citi Field. I wish Carlos the best in his minor league assignment and hope he can rejoin the team sooner rather than later.
While this sounds like the best news we could have expected today, I will remain cautiously optimistic until I see #15 in center field at Citi Field. I wish Carlos the best in his minor league assignment and hope he can rejoin the team sooner rather than later.
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