24
2011
Game 75: Cappy Gets Straight A’s In Mets 4-1 Victory
An article by Craig Lerner
After more than a two hour rain delay, the Mets took the rubber game against the A’s with a convincing 4-1 win thanks to a solid effort by Chris Capuano and more timely hitting by Jose Reyes.
Game Notes
Chris Capuano gave the Mets six shutout innings, before leaving the game with a cramp in his right side, according to Sandy Alderson. Cappy scattered five hits and kept the A’s in check throughout his stint, striking out seven and walking none. Capuano has not given up a first-inning run in 14 starts this year. The left-hander has been one of Alderson’s best offseason signings and has really stepped up his performance of late with four straight quality starts.
Pedro Beato blew the shutout and gave up a run in two innings after replacing Capuano. K-Rod then got back on the horse after blowing the save last night and retired the side on seven pitches in the ninth. Rodriguez picks up the 20th save of the season.
Jose Reyes led the offense again with two RBI and run scored in a 2-for-4 performance at the plate. Reyes had a hand in three of the Mets four runs and is now hitting .338 with 31 RBIs.
Daniel Murphy batted cleanup and banged out three hits while driving in a run. It’s a good sign for Murph, who had been struggling on this homestand.
The Mets were 4-8 with RISP. They finish the six-game homestand with a 3-3 record, beating the A’s in the last two of the three-game series.
Game Ball
Chris Capuano who gutted out six shutout innings with a nagging pain in his side, gets the GB.
On Deck
The Mets hit the road and fly to Arlington to face the defending American League champs, the Texas Rangers, for a three-game series. Game one is tomorrow night with Mike Pelfrey going against Matt Harrison. Dallas Mavericks star and NBA champion Dirk Nowitzki will throw out the ceremonial first pitch.
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About the Author: Craig Lerner
I'm a data analyst and researcher for a leading news agency who loves life and is hooked on the Mets. I love following the Amateur Draft and have a particular fondness for the Mets Minor Leagues who I follow each day. Give me a cold beer, a summer day, and a Mets game, and I'm good to go.
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NL East Standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braves | 42 | 30 | .583 | - |
| Phillies | 35 | 37 | .486 | 7.0 |
| Nationals | 34 | 36 | .486 | 7.0 |
| Mets | 27 | 40 | .403 | 12.5 |
| Marlins | 22 | 48 | .314 | 19.0 |
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Right now, Capuano has been the the second base pitcher on this team behind Gee.The think I love about Capuano is that he keeps looking better as the season goes on. If and when Johan comes back, I don’t think I’m rushing to send Capuano to the bullpen.
Hitman’s none too thrilled.
My compliments on the “Straight A’s” title.
Nice win taking 2 out of 3 from the A’s and getting back within a game of .500. Didn’t get to hear the game much but It was good to see Cap give em 6 innings at least considering they apparently were aware b4 his start of his discomfort.
Wright at least has been cleared to begin working his way back on to team and while the news about Ike is not great let’s hope that in 3 weeks the Mets get some good news on him and he too can start working his way back to team.
a little bump and a claf injury and this man is out for more than 3 months??!!! it shows how fragile ike davis is.. is funny, the man who we DON’T need right now and injure him will be back sooner.. yikes!!!
Thanks for the morning laugh, if you think for one minute the Mets don’t need DW you’ve proven what everyone says that you don’t know a darn thing about baseball.
As far as a little bump in the calf – where did you get your degree?
NYyankeefan..
you just another dwright lover, who everytime someone gets a fair shot at your beloved you get all riled up.. this man was hittin 220, we already got 1 doing that in the middle of the lineup with bay, are we in a rush to bring him back? i am not for sure, if it wasnt for turner being horrible defensively at 3rd base i’d trade that choker while on the DL!
AlexNOCLUE68,
You are doing something incredible that I didn’t think was possible. You get dumber every day, congratulations.
Yeah DW is a 220 hitter, that’s right. Fractured back and all, and since we are not doctors we don’t know when it really happened since we do know he played with it for a while.
Your double standards on judging Reyes and Wright are asinine.
You call me a DWright lover, but your obsession with Reyes is sick.
Unlike YOU, I want the entire team to do well, not just Reyes so I can be happy that he’s the MMO player of the week – wahoo……that really matters.