Last night, I thought the Mets were on the verge of snatching another loss from the jaws of victory. For the second straight start we saw Matt Harvey leave the game with a 1-0 lead, only to be rewarded with a no-decision. The only comfort on Monday night was that at least the Mets walked away with a win. Harvey has tossed 15 scoreless innings in his last two starts while striking out 18 batters and has nothing to show for it.
Alex Torres was an unsung hero in the Mets’ 2-1 victory. A after a shaky outing against the Cubs in Chicago, Torres has roared back with two dominant appearances, tossing 3.1 innings, allowing one baserunner, and striking out six including four last night.
Nothing good lasts forever, and so it was only a matter of time until Jeurys Familia ended his perfect streak of converting 13 consecutive save opportunities with a blown one against the Cards. “I think I did the same as I’ve pitched every time I’ve gone out there this year,” Familia would say. And of course he has, but that’s how fate works. Onward and upward, big guy.
According to the folks on ESPN, which I was forced to watch when my SNY broadcast suddenly went black, the game should of ended in regulation time if not for Curtis Granderson. They spent an inordinate amount of time elaborating on how any other major league right fielder would have nailed the runner at the plate. They called Granderson’s throw embarrassingly weak.
The slow groundball heard ’round the world, or at least Flushing. John Mayberry didn’t put good wood or even a good stroke on that game winning squeaker, but it was good enough. And isn’t that all that matters?
The bottom line and end result was an exciting win against a St. Louis Cardinals team that owns the National League’s best record. And who knows, by the end of this series, that mantle could fall to us.
