Jose! Jose! Jose!
| Box Score >>> Record : 39-39 |
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| Chris Woodward watches his fourth inning double drop into left field against the Phillies. Woodward later scored and the Mets won 5-3. |
"The triple, I got two RBIs," Reyes said after the New York Mets' 5-3 victory Thursday. "The double play was nice, too."
Reyes' triple helped the Mets build an early 5-1 lead, something Pedro Martinez appreciated on a day when he didn't have his best stuff. The turn on the double play sealed the victory.
Pedro Martinez won for the seventh time in his last eight decisions, and Chris Woodward drove in a pair of runs with a bases-loaded single as the Mets sent the slumping Phillies to their sixth loss in seven games. Philadelphia has dropped 11 of 15 following a 12-1 homestand.
Martinez (9-2) allowed two runs and five hits in six innings, walked two and struck out six. He raised his strikeout total to 2,776, moving past Frank Tanana (2,773) and into 17th place on the career list.
Cliff Floyd defeated the overshifted defense with a bunt down the third-base line in the third inning. He also stole two bases. ... Carlos Beltran, with just one stolen base previously this season, stole second and third on consecutive pitches in the seventh inning.
Ishii Means "Walks" In English
| Box Score >>> Record : 38-39 |
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| Mets Kazuhisa Ishii removes his cap as he leaves the field after being removed by Mets manager Willie Randolph when he gave up a three-run homer to Phillies batter Chase Utley. |
Ishii (2-7) set down nine of his first 10 batters, then walked three straight starting the fourth. After Jim Thome struck out, Bell delivered a two-run single for the first hit of the game. Ishii dropped to 1-4 in seven outings against Philadelphia. Ishii has walked 32 batters in 63 innings this season.
Cliff Floyd hit his 21st homer and an RBI single for the Mets. Pinch-hitter Jose Offerman also connected for his first homer with New York.
Backed by strong defense, Lidle (7-6) retired his first 10 batters before Mike Cameron's double. After losing 4-3 to Ishii last week, the right-hander, who made his major league debut with the Mets in 1997, allowed five hits and walked one. He struck out seven, improving to 4-1 in five career games against the Mets.
The Hits Keep Coming as Mets Stomp Phillies
| Box Score >>> Record : 38-38 |
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| Mets Carlos Beltran hits an RBI double against the Philadelphia Phillies during the third inning at Shea Stadium. |
Beltran had a double and a triple, punctuating one rally and touching off another, and Mike Piazza drove in three runs with a single and his ninth home run in an 8-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.
Piazza hit a fifth-inning single that put the Mets ahead 3-1 and homered in the sixth off Amaury Telemaco. With 387 homers, Piazza moved within two of Johnny Bench for 46th place.
The Mets won for fourth time in five games and drew back to .500 at 38-38 as they started a stretch of 10 straight games against division opponents.
Looper Catches Armando Fever and Blows Another Game
| Box Score >>> Record : 37-38 |
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| Jose Reyes slides into first with an infield single as Yankees relief pitcher Tom Gordon (36) cannot handle the toss from Jason Giambi in the seventh inning. Two runs scored and Reyes went to second when the ball got away. |
Taking advantage of more sloppy defense by their crosstown rivals, the Mets scored three unearned runs in the seventh off Randy Johnson to take a 4-1 lead.
Derek Jeter, who went 1-for-3 with two walks on his 31st birthday, and Alex Rodriguez began the comeback with RBI singles in the bottom half off Aaron Heilman, and the Yankees came through in the ninth against Braden Looper (2-3).
"You can't walk the leadoff hitter. There's no excuse for that," said Looper, who had converted 14 straight save chances. "We had a one-run lead and we should have won the game. I didn't do my job. I stunk."
Rodriguez doubled just inside the third-base line for his fourth hit, and Hideki Matsui was intentionally walked to load the bases. Giambi's single to the gap in right-center gave the Yankees a split of their six games against the Mets this year.
Floyd Goes Deep Twice as Glavine Wins
| Box Score >>> Record : 37-37 |
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| Cliff Floyd follows through on his two-run home run in the fifth inning off New York Yankees pitcher Sean Henn. |
Tom Glavine pitched six effective innings, sending the bumbling Yankees to their fourth straight loss and leaving both Big Apple teams at 37-37. Coming off three straight losing seasons, the Mets must be pretty pleased with that. The Yankees certainly are not.
With chants of "Let's Go Mets!" filling a sold-out Yankee Stadium, the Bronx Bombers fell 6 1/2 games behind first-place Boston in the AL East. They are 0-26 when scoring three runs or fewer.
Glavine (5-7) won for the first time in four starts, working out of trouble on a humid, 90-degree afternoon. He scattered seven hits for his 267th win, passing Bob Feller and Eppa Rixey for sole possession of 32nd on the career list. Next up is Hall of Famer Jim Palmer with 268.
Still Your Daddy! NOT!
| Box Score >>> Record : 36-37 |
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| Mets' third baseman David Wright fields New York Yankees' Tony Womack's bunt in the ninth inning. |
Reyes added another sacrifice fly in the ninth as the Mets tied the NL record for sac flies in a game. er going 0-3 in his previous six starts against the Yankees, Martinez was greeted by a "Still Your Daddy!!" sign hanging from the second deck on the third-base side, a reminder of his frustrations against New York while pitching for the Boston Red Sox last year. But by the middle innings the sign was gone.
Martinez allowed two runs and six hits, retiring 15 of 16 batters in a stretch that began when he struck out Williams to end the third and strand two runners.
Floyd hit his 18th homer in the third, but Rodriguez had an RBI single in the bottom half. Beltran, in a 3-for-27 slide, made it 5-2 in the fifth with his ninth homer. All but one have come in games started by Martinez.
Reyes Runs Wild on Phillies
| Box Score >>> Record : 35-37 |
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| Jose Reyes had three hits and stole three bases, leading the Mets past the Phillies 4-3. |
Doug Mientkiewicz homered and drove in two runs for the last-place Mets, who are 6-3 against Philadelphia this season.
Ishii (2-6) gave up three runs and six hits, making sure four runs were enough in a hitter-friendly ballpark. The Mets averaged 2.7 runs per game in his first nine starts. Ishii's only other win came against Florida on May 28. The left-hander allowed 13 earned runs in his last three outings.
The Mets used three relievers in the seventh, including Roberto Hernandez, who worked the eighth and got four outs. Braden Looper finished for his 15th save in 17 chances.
Bullpen Suffers Meltdown
| Box Score >>> Record : 34-37 |
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| Mets pitcher Aaron Hellman comes in to cover the plate as the Phillies' Chase Utley scores from third base on a wild pitch in the seventh inning. Phillies scored 6 runs in the inning. |
Jim Thome homered and Kenny Lofton had a three-run double for the Phillies, who won for just the third time in eight games.
Cliff Floyd and Mike Piazza homered for the Mets, who have lost 10 of 13. Floyd also made an outstanding catch, crashing into the left-field wall to rob Lofton with the bases loaded and two outs in the sixth. Piazza moved into 47th place, ahead of Dwight Evans, on the all-time list with his 386th homer.
Mets starter Victor Zambrano allowed two runs and six hits in six innings. Thome walked with one out off Royce Ring (0-2). Aaron Heilman entered and hit Pat Burrell with his first pitch. Utley followed with a slicing liner to left that scored Thome to make it 3-2. Ring gave up one run and Heilman was charged with five runs while recording just one out.
The Mets Can Hit After All
| Box Score >>> Record : 34-36 |
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| The Mets' Doug Mientkiewicz arrives in the dugout after a solo home run off the Phillies' Ugueth Urbina in the eighth inning. |
Pat Burrell hit a two-run homer for Philadelphia, which has lost five of seven after a 12-1 homestand. Burrell has 28 homers and 76 RBIs in 326 career at-bats against the Mets.
Jose Reyes had three hits and Carlos Beltran drove in two runs for the last-place Mets, who had lost three straight and nine of 11. New York went 2-7 against the AL West, averaging just three runs per game.
Kris Benson (6-2) gave up five runs -- four earned -- and nine hits in six innings. Royce Ring pitched a perfect seventh. Roberto Hernandez worked the eighth and Braden Looper finished for his 14th save in 16 chances.
Interleague Road Trip From Hell
| Box Score >>> Record : 33-36 |
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| Seattle Mariners' Mike Morse, right, slides toward home as New York Mets catcher Mike Piazza tries to handle the throw to him in the second inning, Sunday, June 19, 2005, in Seattle. Morse, who singled earlier, was safe on the single RBI double by Rene Rivera. |
The Mariners knocked out Tom Glavine after just 2 1-3 innings and completed a three-game sweep of the New York Mets with an 11-5 victory Sunday. The win came a day after Seattle beat Pedro Martinez for the first time ever. Martinez had been 13-0 against the Mariners. The Mariners had a season-high 17 hits and won for the fifth time in six games. Seattle has 10 wins this month after going 9-18 in May and has won six of its last seven series.
A group of young talent sparked the Mariners. Rookies Jeremy Reed, Mike Morse and Rivera, and 21-year-old Jose Lopez combined for 11 of Seattle's 17 hits, and drove in five runs. Glavine (4-7) allowed six runs and eight hits in his shortest start since June 5, 2003, against Milwaukee, when he left after one inning with inflammation in his pitching elbow. His shortest start was May 16, 1989, against the Chicago Cubs, when Glavine was pulled without recording an out.
The Mets were swept for the third time, all on the road. They have lost six of their last seven away from Shea Stadium. Floyd hit his 16th homer of the season in the second, a solo shot. Mike Piazza had three hits for the Mets.
Rookies Beat Pedro As Bats Remain Quiet
| Box Score >>> Record : 33-35 |
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| Mets' Mike Piazza reacts after being told that he did not score after crossing home against the Mariners in the second inning. Piazza, who walked earlier in the inning, failed to get to home before teammate David Wright was thrown out while trying to advance to third base for the final out. |
Playing without Adrian Beltre and Bret Boone, and with Richie Sexson gone for most of the game after being ejected, the Mariners used five hits in the fourth to hand Martinez his first loss since April 26 against Atlanta.
"It was just a matter of time," Martinez said. "I didn't feel like I was really hit all that hard, but they still put nine hits on the board and scored four runs."
Martinez allowed four runs and nine hits in six innings, falling to 13-1 all-time against the Mariners. Martinez (7-2) had been 6-0 with a 0.77 ERA at Safeco Field, and was holding Seattle to a .164 batting average in his career. Franklin got some rare run support, and a heads-up defensive play by Winn in the second helped keep the Mets from taking an early lead.
With two outs and runners on first and second, Doug Mientkiewicz hit a shot just inside the third-base line. Mike Piazza was on second and appeared that he would score easily. But Winn fielded the ball quickly and threw out David Wright -- trying to advance from first to third -- before Piazza touched home plate. "As soon as the ball was hit I was looking to score," Wright said. "I was probably a third of the way around second when the ball ricocheted right to him. That's the way the ball bounces sometimes."
Mets manager Willie Randolph understood Wright trying to be aggressive, but was disappointed with his decision.
Hitless in Seattle
| Box Score >>> Record : 33-34 |
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| Mets starting pitcher Kazuhisa Ishii, left, hands the ball to manager Willie Randolph as Ishii is pulled in the sixth inning against the Mariners. |
The 42-year-old Moyer (6-2) allowed six hits in 7 2-3 innings for his 198th career win. He is 5-1 lifetime against the Mets. His only loss against them came 17 years ago, on Aug. 2, 1988, with the Chicago Cubs. Suzuki and Ishii did not face each other often in Japan because they played in different leagues. Suzuki had one career hit in five at-bats against Ishii, with a walk and a hit by pitch. In an exhibition game three years ago, Suzuki was 2-for-2 with a walk when Ishii pitched for the Dodgers.
Ishii (1-6) got in trouble in the second when he hit Mike Morse with an 0-2 pitch. Pat Borders sent Morse to third with a two-out double and Suzuki homered into the right-field corner, one row into the seats. It was his second home run in three games and fifth this season.
Moyer earned just his second win since April 24. He had trouble in the first inning, giving up successive hits to Jose Reyes and David Wright. But Carlos Beltran flied out, Reyes was thrown out at third on a double-steal attempt and Mike Piazza grounded out.
Piazza Goes Deep Finally
| Box Score >>> Record : 33-33 |
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| New York Mets' Mike Piazza, right, is congratulated by Brian Daubach after hitting a solo home run in the eighth inning off Oakland Athletics' Tim Harikkala on Thursday, June 16, 2005. The Mets won 9-6. |
Beltran's eighth homer, a long drive to right in the fifth that put the Mets ahead, was his first for New York in a game not started by Pedro Martinez.
Piazza hadn't homered since May 9 at Wrigley Field, a stretch of 98 at-bats without going deep, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
"It's been a while. I felt like I've been swinging the bat better the last 30 or 40 at-bats or so, but I'm still not driving the ball as well as I can," Piazza said. "Carlos came up with a big home run. That kind of got us going."
Willie Randolph is a man of intuition, and everything told the Mets' manager that a couple tweaks to the lineup might be all it would take to get his team's offense back on track. He moved David Wright to the second spot for the first time this season, and Wright delivered an RBI single before Beltran's homer.
Below .500 As Losing Streak Continues
| Box Score >>> Record : 32-33 |
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Justin Duchscherer (3-1) pitched two innings for the win as the A's won their third straight and eighth game in June to surpass their entire May win total of seven. The Mets lost for the sixth time in seven games, and they have failed to score more than three runs in any of those losses. They lost 5-0 in the opener Tuesday night.
Victor Zambrano was sharp, giving up two runs and five hits in 7 2-3 innings. He retired 17 of his first 19 batters, allowing a second-inning walk to Ginter followed by a double from Eric Byrnes. After that, he got 12 straight outs before Crosby's single in the sixth.
Diaz made a terrific catch in right field in the fifth to rob Byrnes of an extra-base hit. Diaz sprinted toward the wall and backhanded the ball just before brushing up against the fence.
Mets manager Willie Randolph waited to write the lineup until outfielder Mike Cameron had gone through work on the field to test his strained right quadriceps muscle and swollen knee. Cameron, who dislocated his left ring finger in Sunday's game against the Angels, wore two patches on the leg over night to decrease the swelling but he was still given another day to recover.
Back to .500
| Box Score >>> Record : 32-32 |
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| Mets' Tom Glavine prepares a pitch to the Oakland Athletics in the first inning, June 14, 2005, in Oakland, Calif. |
Blanton (2-6), a burly right-hander who outpitched Tom Glavine, didn't allow a baserunner until Marlon Anderson lined a two-out single to right in the fifth. After that hit, Blanton got seven straight outs before Mike Piazza's eighth-inning single and another base hit by Anderson.
This is the same pitcher who less than a month ago was knocked out of a game at Tampa Bay after one-third of an inning, giving up seven earned runs and six hits.
"I wouldn't say my confidence was shaken, but I started nibbling a little too much instead of going after hitters," Blanton said. "It's one of those games you have to forget about quick. ... I'm starting to get a little more comfortable."
He made some key adjustments since that May 25 start and has been pleased with his recent bullpen sessions. On Tuesday, he thrived in the fast pace of the game. It allowed him to keep a nice rhythm.
Official Scorer Can't Get The Call Wright
| Box Score >>> Record : 32-31 |
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| Mets' David Wright chases down Darin Erstad's ninth-inning hit to third base for an error that allowed the Angels pinch runner Rob Quinlan to score the go-ahead run in the Angels' 4-3 victory. |
Pinch-runner Robb Quinlan scored on David Wright's error in the ninth inning, and Los Angeles rallied against Pedro Martinez and the New York Mets for a 4-3 victory Sunday.
"Run scores, we win. I could care less about that stuff," Erstad said.
Trailing 3-0 going into the fifth inning -- thanks partly to Pedro Martinez's first RBI in nearly nine years, the Angels bounced back after blowing a 3-2 lead in the 10th inning Saturday night and took two of three from the Mets to finish their 12-game road trip 6-6.
"They called that an error?" Angels manager Mike Scioscia asked. "I thought it was a clean hit all the way. It took a nasty hop to his backhand, and even if he picks it clean he's going to have to make a heck of a throw to get Ersty."
Mets closer Braden Looper (2-2) walked Jose Molina to start the ninth. Quinlan advanced to second on pinch-hitter Josh Paul's sacrifice and moved to third on a groundout. Erstad then hit a groundball down the third-base line that Wright tried to backhand, but ball hopped up high and skipped off his glove, allowing Quinlan to score.
Floyd Dramatic Home Run Saves Mets
| Box Score >>> Record : 32-30 |
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| New York Mets' Cliff Floyd, right, celebrates with manager Willie Randolph, left, after hitting a walk-off, three-run home run against the Angels. The Mets won 5-3. |
He won the showdown with a three-run homer on a full-count pitch that came moments after he sent a long drive into the right-field seats just foul. His 15th home run of the year gave the Mets a 5-3 comeback victory over the Angels on Saturday night.
"We all in here know that when you hit a long home run foul, the next pitch you strike out," he said, laughing. Floyd had struck out in his previous three at-bats.
Marlon Anderson had tied the score for the Mets in the bottom of the ninth with a pinch hit, inside-the-park homer before Darin Erstad's RBI single against Braden Looper (2-1) had put the Angels ahead 3-2 in the top of the 10th.
Jose Reyes, celebrating his 22nd birthday, popped a single to left leading off against Donnelly. Mike Cameron walked but Donnelly came back to strike out Carlos Beltran and Mike Piazza. That brought up Floyd.
Angels Open Up A Can of Whoop-Ass
| Box Score >>> Record : 31-30 |
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| The Mets' Kazuhisa Ishi reacts after giving up a two-run home run by the Los Angeles Angels' Darin Erstad in the sixth inning. |
Guerrero had three hits and scored three runs, a more modest offensive output than teammates Steve Finley and Darin Erstad, who each homered in the Angels' 12-2 win over the New York Mets on Friday night.
Bartolo Colon won his fourth straight decision in Guerrero's first game since the reigning AL MVP partially dislocated his shoulder May 20. Colon (8-3) wound up outpitching Mets starter Kazuhisa Ishii, and has four wins in six starts since losing May 7 to Detroit. He went six innings, allowing just two runs on seven hits. He struck out three with no walks.
Ishii (1-5) was overpowering his first two times through the Angels' order. The left-hander threw first-pitch strikes to 17 of 18 batters, and lefties looked particularly uncomfortable against him.
His promising night came to a quick halt in the sixth, shortly after he had to run the bases. He gave up a four-pitch walk to Chone Figgins and allowed a tying homer to Erstad, who struck out his first two times up, lunging awkwardly at a pitch far outside the zone his second time. Erstad's home run was followed by bloop singles from Guerrero and Garret Anderson. A sacrifice and a strikeout later, Finley hit a three-run shot to right-center and Mike DeJean relieved Ishii.
Astros Beat Mets in Extra Innings at Shea
| Box Score >>> Record : 31-29 |
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| Heath Bell faced five batters in the eleventh, and gave up three runs. |
David Wright homered and drove in two runs for the Mets, but Houston opened the 11th with three straight hits off Heath Bell (0-3). Jose Vizcaino and Lance Berkman singled before Ensberg doubled to left to make it 4-3. One out later, Everett singled to right to chase Bell.
"Balls were hit off the end of the bat," Bell said. "I couldn't get them out. I lost the game. Luck was on their side."
Russ Springer (1-2) pitched a scoreless inning for the win, and Brad Lidge struck out three batters in the 11th for his 15th save. He gave up a one-out double to Carlos Beltran, his third hit. Glavine allowed three runs and seven hits in seven innings.
The Shea Stadium crowd of 30,737 booed former Yankees star Andy Pettitte when he took the mound in the first and each time he came to the plate.
Pettitte had his third straight strong start in an up-and-down season, limiting the Mets to two runs and four hits in six innings. He has given up just three runs in his last 19 innings but is 3-6 this season.
Mets Take A Step Backe
| Box Score >>> Record : 31-28 |
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Backe worked around a career-high six walks, and pinch-hitter Orlando Palmeiro homered to lead the Houston Astros past the New York Mets 4-1 Wednesday night.
New York lost star catcher Mike Piazza to a bruised left wrist in the first inning after he was hit by a foul ball. X-rays were negative and he was day-to-day.
One night after Pedro Martinez pitched a gem against one of baseball's worst offenses, Mets starter Victor Zambrano (3-6) allowed three runs and six hits in six innings.
The Mets stranded 11. They loaded the bases in the second, but Carlos Beltran grounded out.
Pedro! Pedro! Pedro!
| Box Score >>> Record : 31-27 |
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| Pedro Martinez fires in a pitch against the Astros in the second inning at Shea. Martinez held the Astros to just two hits and struck out twelve in the Mets 3-1 win. |
Martinez took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning Tuesday against the Houston Astros before Chris Burke hit his first major league home run. The speed bump hardly disturbed Martinez, who allowed only one other hit and struck out 12 in a 3-1 victory over one of the worst-hitting teams in baseball.
Martinez said he didn't realize he had a no-hitter going until the crowd of 39,953 responded following the homer, which came on his 69th pitch of the night.
It was Martinez's fourth double-digit strikeout game this season and the 103rd of his career, which ranks fourth behind Nolan Ryan, Randy Johnson and Roger Clemens.
Floyd of Queens Hits Two Bombs
| Box Score >>> Record : 30-27 |
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| Cliff Floyd hits a solo home run against the Giants during the fifth inning of the second game of a doubleheader. |
Beltran robbed Michael Tucker of a leadoff homer, Floyd connected twice and the Mets routed San Francisco 12-1 Sunday night for a doubleheader split.
"We're proving to ourselves that we're a very good ballclub," New York third baseman David Wright said. "We played long ball, we played small ball. We did everything well offensively."
On the mound, Benson threw three-hit ball for seven innings -- with a boost from Beltran, who redeemed himself right away. After failing to track down Grissom's tiebreaking double in the opener, he made a leaping grab of Tucker's drive to start the nightcap.
Tomko Beats Mets
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| Carlos Beltran leaps for a ball hit by the Giants Marquis Grissom during the sixth inning of the first game of a double header. |
Tomko (5-7) also helped himself with sacrifice bunts each of his first two times up. He is 5-for-26 (.192) at the plate this season with five RBIs.
With the score tied at 1 in the sixth, Mets starter Kazuhisa Ishii issued his first walk of the game to Niekro. Two outs later, Cruz singled and Grissom followed with a drive to deep center that Carlos Beltran probably should have caught. But as Beltran retreated, the ball sliced back over his head and bounced over the fence for a ground-rule double.
Yorvit Torrealba was intentionally walked to get to Tomko, who lined a 1-1 pitch to left-center for his first extra-base hit of the season and a 5-1 lead. Niekro added his seventh homer in the seventh, chasing Ishii (1-4).
Vintage Glavine
| Box Score >>> Record : 29-27 |
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| Mets pitcher Tom Glavine delivers a pitch in the first inning against the Giants. Glavine scattered nine hits over 7 2-3 innings for his career 266th win. |
The message he sent again Saturday is that he's far from finished, pitching effectively into the eighth inning to lead the New York Mets over San Francisco 5-1 and send the Giants to their eighth straight loss.
Glavine (4-5) wasn't overpowering. He never is. He scattered nine hits over 7 2-3 innings for his 266th win, tying Bob Feller and Eppa Rixley for 32nd on the career list. He struck out three, walked none and left with two runners on.
As he walked off, he got a standing ovation from the crowd of 37,194.
The New Mets Featuring Pedro and Carlos
| Box Score >>> Record : 28-26 |
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| Mets pitcher Pedro Martinez struck out nine Diamondbacks, increasing his NL-leading total to 92. He also got his regular home run from Beltran, who has hit seven this year, all with Martinez pitching. |
In the first inning, Martinez was pitching to Luis Gonzalez when the Shea Stadium infield sprinkler system went off, shooting water everywhere. Some pitchers might have been annoyed. Martinez was amused.
"They came out aggressive," he said. "I took advantage of their aggressiveness and spotted the fastball early in the count. I could reach for a power pitch when I needed it. I get a lot of grounders, especially if a team is aggressive."
And a lot of strikeouts, too. Martinez struck out nine, increasing his NL-leading total to 92. He also got his regular home run from Beltran, who has hit seven this year, all with Martinez pitching.
New York RF Mike Cameron fell down chasing Jose Cruz Jr.'s fly ball in the sixth inning but made the catch while flat on the ground.
Zambrano Looks Like Carlos
| Box Score >>> Record : 27-26 |
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| Mets pitcher Victor Zambrano delivers a pitch against the Diamondbacks during the first inning. |
Zambrano took a shutout into the ninth inning, and Reyes' speed sent the New York Mets to a 2-1 victory Wednesday night over the Diamondbacks.
Mike Piazza had an RBI double and Carlos Beltran drove in the first run with a groundout, helping the Mets (27-26) bounce back from consecutive defeats. Reyes got three hits, stole three bases and manufactured a run with his legs.
Zambrano (3-5) gave up five hits and struck out five in perhaps his best outing since joining the Mets last July.
Acquired from Tampa Bay in a heavily criticized trade that cost New York top pitching prospect Scott Kazmir, Zambrano did not last longer than six innings in any of his first nine starts this year.