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2011
Road Warriors Win 4th Straight Without Reyes In 5-3 Win Over Dodgers
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Home cooking is overrated – just ask the Mets who continue to dominate on the road and now boast the most road wins in the National League with a 26-20 mark. Remarkably, the Mets won their fourth straight game last night with a convincing 5-3 win over the Dodgers.
Game Notes
Jonathon Niese (8-7) allowed three runs and five hits over seven innings, improving to 8-4 over his last 14 starts. Niese walked one and struck out six batters. The left-hander has won a career-best four straight outings on the road. Just call him Mad Max.
The Bullpen rose to the occasion once again as fire-baller Bobby Parnell pitched a perfect eighth inning and closer Francisco Rodriguez picked up three outs in the ninth for for his 22nd save in 25 chances. K-rod is now ten saves away from 300 for his career.
By the way, Rodriguez has been the subject of trade rumors and with trade deadline closing in, the question becomes, will he get save No. 300 in a Mets uniform? Manager Terry Collins said yes without any hesitation. “I have no reason to doubt that he’d get it anyplace else.”
Infield prospect Ruben Tejada, who is filling in for the injured Jose Reyes, started at shortstop and doubled home two runs, while Carlos Beltran doubled twice and scored twice to help power the Mets offense against Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda. Beltran now has a major league best 26 doubles this season.
Lucas Duda and Josh Thole both had a pair of hits and drove in a run, while Jason Bay snapped his hitting streak and went 0-4 at the plate.
The Mets are now 3 games over .500, their high-water mark of this season. Carlos Beltran likes what he sees from the kids who have the task of carrying the load for Wright, Reyes and Davis: “They’re having fun,” Beltran said. “I’m having fun. We’re winning. When you win, of course, that makes things better for everybody.”
My thanks to Tron for giving me the perfect closing to my recap… Now on to other matters…
Odd Ball (Instead of Game Ball)
In the bottom half of the sixth, the Dodgers capitalized on a blown call by first base umpire Greg Gibson who called Andre Ethier safe at first base after he hit into what appeared to be a tailor-made double-play grounder to Tejada. Jon Niese flipped out after the blown call and replays showed Ethier was out by a stride – it wasn’t even close. Terrible job by Gibson as the umpiring in major league baseball continues to get worse and worse.
Did You Know?
The Mets have scored 166 runs with two outs this season. That is the second best mark in the majors, trailing only the Boston Red Sox who have 170.
Justin Turner, who failed to make the team out of spring training, has now reached base in 28 straight games, a new Mets rookie record!
The Mets are 26-21 since 3B David Wright went on the disabled list with a stress fracture in his lower back, and 4-0 since Reyes strained his left hamstring.
On Deck
Dillon Gee (8-2, 3.47 ERA) faces off against Clayton Kershaw (8-4, 3.23 ERA) in the series finale tonight as the Mets look to complete the four game sweep. Game time is 10:10 PM.
About the Author: Joe DeCaro
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| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Mets | 27 | 40 | .403 | 12.5 |
| Marlins | 22 | 48 | .314 | 19.0 |
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LET’S GO METS!!!
road warriors is the term, the mets have the most wins in the NL on the road, and if i am not mistaken the phillies have 167 runs with 2 outs? i could be wrong but i know boston has 170, also, the mets are 29-22 since ike went down as well.
krod is 22-25 and ppl wanna “shop” him, yeah, because we have a better option on the wings waiting.. good luck with that
for those who saw kuroda pitching, he’s now 6-10 3.06 and ppl would say he’s better than a pitcher who’s line is 8-2 3.46 era..
LET’S GO METS!!!
i could care less who’s pitching, we are playing good and unafraid, let’s go out and make a statement!!!!! SWEEP BOYS!!
actually if you listened to the broadcast last night, in the first inning Gary & Ron went into great detail about how talented Kuroda is and how he’s had some terrible luck with the Dodgers and gets some of the worst run support in baseball.
But yea, your way is better what does Ron know anyway
first inning?? how did that translate? to another whupping!!! be happy for once the mets are playing good baseball!!!
Another nice win in a place where the Mets have had their struggles.
I am going to just keep enjoying this ride the Mets are on “Thank You” very much.
Considering all the two out hits and RBIs you have to admit that this team is playing very well in the clutch.
It is a testament to their fight and refusal to give up.
And as much as I would like to compliment the players for that you also have to give a lot of credit to Collins who has seemed to instill his dynamo personality onto the team!
Great win inspite of Bay once again not delivering with RISP.
Here he had 3 opportunities even just get a ground ball to right side to get run in but if not for hitters behind him this game might have come out different.
2 HR in one game does not make you clutch, consistency does cause I was frustrated that once again when all thought he was out of his slump he returns to not bringing in runners when even a ground ball would do.
Great job by Niese despite bad call at 1st.
Great way to pick up slace by Duda and Tejada.
Winning without our starting infield in there goes to show that heart, soul, ‘wanting out, have some guts goes a very long way at this level because if you’re at this level you’re already talented but there are some very talented guys that have made a career out of blinking first in a staredown. Evidently these kids don’t.
Guts, heart, hustle and being smart DOES matter.
that should say “wanting it” not “wanting out” …we’ve already had plenty of guys who want out, lol.