12
2011
Capuano Pitches Gem, Mets Win 7-0
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Chris Capuano and the bullpen combined for a shutout and the offense exploded in the late innings for a 7-0 win against the Pirates
Game Notes
Chris Capuano pitched a strong seven innings today, giving up three hits, allowing six total baserunners (two via walk, one via HBP) and five strikeouts. Capuano kept inducing weak contact and surprisingly, ground balls which allowed him to get out of trouble. The only thing that worries me about Capuano is, at 93 pitches entering the eighth he could have easily gone another inning, but I guess the Mets would rather seal it up.
Jason Isringhausen came out and pitched an inning, striking out one and allowing one hit. Izzy must appreciate this sense of rest he has gotten with Mets starters going into the seventh in the last four games. Bobby Parnell came in for mop-up duty in the ninth after the Mets were ahead 7-0 and allowed two hits, but struck out two including Ronny Cedeno to end the game on a 100 MPH fastball.
The bullpen didn’t have to worry much, as a 7-0 lead into the eighth is almost insurmountable.
The offense today couldn’t get it going against Kevin Correia until the fifth when they managed their first hit. In the seventh, on a confusing play Jason Bay hit a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Daniel Murphy but Angel Pagan was called out for failing to touch second base on his way back to first. After review and discussion, the run was allowed to score. The Mets went big in the eighth inning, on an RBI double by Justin Turner, a Carlos Beltran two-RBI single and an Angel Pagan RBI single. By then, everything else was breathing room. Forgotten man Scott Hairston hit a blast to LF for his second homer on the season. Right after that, Jose Reyes sent his second of the series, third of the year to the RF bleachers making the game 7-0.
The Mets have been winning without the long ball, and in most cases without extra-base hits, but still winning.
Josh Thole – 0 for 4. Don’t see the hook coming any time soon though. Unless he can’t throw out 20% of baserunners.
Ruben Tejada – 0 for 4 with a strikeout. Everyone has an off-day, Ruben. Shake it off for tommorrow
Murphy & Pagan – 4 for 8 with an RBI and a run. Both of these guys are scorching hot.
Turning Point
The eighth inning explosion. The Mets like to find one inning, and expose the other teams weakness.
Game Ball
Jose Reyes & Chris Capuano split the game ball. Seven amazing innings from Chris and a 3 for 5 day with two runs, an RBI and a home run for Mr. Reyes.
On Deck
The Mets will look to win the series outright tomorrow, sending Mike Pelfrey to the mound against Pirates lefty Paul Maholm. Game time is 7:05 P.M.
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About the Author: Sean Kenny
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Nice game!
Jose Reyes is hitting .346! Just awesome. For a guy that was a career .286 hitter entering the season Reyes is just RAKING! He is having a career year and while I am no longer a big fan of the ASG that Reyes somehow is not the leading vote getter to be the starting SS at the ASG has me somewhat surprised. What more can he possibly do?
Capuano looked good today (insert “yea but it was vs the Pirates” here) on the mound.
Capuano has now started 12 games for the Mets and has pitched at least 5 innings in every start and at least 6 innings in 8 of his 12 starts. He has given up 2 earned runs or less in 7 of his 12 starts overall this season and in 6 of his last 8 starts has given up 2 earned runs or less.
All things considered while not what I would describe as great regarding Cap it also is not that bad as well.
LGM!
Regarding Capuano- he looks to be a very good pickup by Alderson. His overall numbers aren’t great, but I think they may be skewed a bit by a couple of bad, bad outings. Overall, he has been as good as you could ask for from a #4 starter. I wonder if Sandy will parlay that type of performance into a trade prior to July 31st? Many contenders would give up a decent prospect (not an A or B+, but maybe a B- or C+) to get an inexpensive, yet productive veteran LH starting pitcher. IMO it will depend on where the Mets are in the standings a week or so prior to the deadline. If we’re within 4 or 5 games he may not want to deal Cap, but if we’re further out I can see him getting a bidding war started for his services since there are no front line SP available via trade this year.
As for my man, Jose Reyes, wow! What a year he’s having! Just awesome. It’s a crying shame he isn’t leading the vote for NL SS in the All Star game. All I can figure is that so many Mets fans are disgusted with the way the Wilpons have run this team that they’re staying away from the ballot box as well. It’s a shame. Personally, I’m using multiple e-mail accts. daily to maximum usage to try and get Jose elected. I hope many others are doing the same.
Let’s Go Mets!
I watch a lot of Pirates games, and I will say these are no longer the same old same old Pirates. They are a decent young team. Their offense has been struggling lately though. Correia is a having a decent season so far. That said Cappy just looked OUTSTANDING. He pitched on heck of a game today. Reyes has been incredible so far, with yet another multi-hit game today. Of note though, is some production by two guys who we’ve pretty much written off. Harris with a pinch hit single in the 8th, and Hairston with a pinch hit homer in the ninth. All around great team effort today. Lets just keep taking it one day at a time.
Cappy does it again. Will we even need Johan Santana when he comes back? Starters have been lights-out lately.
Mets’ bats erupt in the last 3 innings for the big win. Read all about it at Midwestern Met: tiny.cc/h8uey
HaaaHaa, Hey now lets not get crazy here….
Capuano pitched really well today! I enjoyed watching him pitch!
If Jose Reyes continues to play the way he is over the next month, i think that we can discuss him as a possible NL MVP. I just think that he has florished to the kind of player that we were hoping he would eventually be.
The video chat was fun, i’ll be there next Sunday. Dave Doyle seems like a nice guy
Wow. Thia is a very likable team!
One win away from .500 again, I hope this time we actually get there. Can Pelfrey stay on his streak of solid starts? I sure hope so.
This team is much more professional than the team of the past few years. Yes, they are short on talent, but I like all these singles and doubles. I was posting here earlier this year, wondering why they never strung three or four straight hits together and they seem to have solved that problem. You have to give Collins credit. They are a more prepared team. They are taking a sounder approach. Reyes is hitting the ball to left and left center like he never has, and laying off the junk for the most part. and laying off the junk for the most part. Turner has a ridiculous number of RBIs for his time here, and he does it with very few extra base hits. Even Tejada looks like a professional hitter. I know some of these guys will come back to earth. The question is: where will they settle? But for now, I am impressed. If only the BP had been mediocre instead of egregious for that recent stretch……
Great team win, even Hairston, Harris AND Bay contributed to win; this is a team can ewin when all parts are contributing and when David, Ike and Johan return the infusion of talent will make them even better this year.
Great job so far Terry and Sandy.
[...] fans are also coming around on Capuano, with several bloggers taking notice of his latest strong start against the Pittsburgh Pirates (I guess you can include those of us at Kiner’s Korner in that level of thinking as well). [...]