BEAUTIFUL AFTERNOON IN QUEENSSELL OUT CROWD AND A SERIES WIN AS METS TAKE DOWN BRAVES
On the one-week anniversary of the never-ending game, the Mets and Braves took steps in the same direction, leaving 10 zeros as footprints. But as Citi Field patrons began to worry about their dinner reservations, both teams left nothing behind and actually scored. The result was a 3-1 victory for the Mets that put their winning percentage at .500 and moved them out of last place and ahead of the Braves. Their fifth victory in six games was the byproduct of some long-ball hitting -- not home runs, though -- by Jason Bay and Jeff Francoeur, additional zeros produced by their bullpen and a well-timed, well-executed diving catch by Jose Reyes in the eighth inning. Not only did the Mets assure themselves of winning a second straight series, they finally gained a measure of revenge on losing pitcher Jair Jurrjens, who had beaten them four times last season. Jurrjens, who pitched into the seventh inning, was responsible for the Mets' three runs. He made the mistake of walking Reyes with two outs in the sixth. Reyes advanced to third base almost immediately via a stolen base and a throwing error. Bay followed with a long double to center field, his second run-scoring, extra-base hit in two games. Jurrjens, who walked three of his last eight batters and one before, walked Ike Davis on four pitches to begin the seventh. Francoeur's long double to center scored Davis. Francoeur reached third on a throw to the plate, and Henry Blanco's sacrifice fly scored him. Former Brave Manny Acosta emerged as the winning pitcher, He replaced starter Jon Niese in the sixth and achieved five outs. Niese had pitched one clean inning, the fourth, and allowed 11 baserunners -- 12 if the error by David Wright in the first play of the game is included -- in his 5 1/3 innings. Each of his six strikeouts came in the first four innings. But the walks and the strikeouts took their toll. Niese had thrown 116 pitches, equaling a career high, by the time he was removed. The 116 also are the most by a Mets pitcher this season. Fernando Nieve, Pedro Feliciano and Frankie Rodriguez (third save) followed Acosta. (MLB.com)
On the one-week anniversary of the never-ending game, the Mets and Braves took steps in the same direction, leaving 10 zeros as footprints. But as Citi Field patrons began to worry about their dinner reservations, both teams left nothing behind and actually scored. The result was a 3-1 victory for the Mets that put their winning percentage at .500 and moved them out of last place and ahead of the Braves. Their fifth victory in six games was the byproduct of some long-ball hitting -- not home runs, though -- by Jason Bay and Jeff Francoeur, additional zeros produced by their bullpen and a well-timed, well-executed diving catch by Jose Reyes in the eighth inning. Not only did the Mets assure themselves of winning a second straight series, they finally gained a measure of revenge on losing pitcher Jair Jurrjens, who had beaten them four times last season. Jurrjens, who pitched into the seventh inning, was responsible for the Mets' three runs. He made the mistake of walking Reyes with two outs in the sixth. Reyes advanced to third base almost immediately via a stolen base and a throwing error. Bay followed with a long double to center field, his second run-scoring, extra-base hit in two games. Jurrjens, who walked three of his last eight batters and one before, walked Ike Davis on four pitches to begin the seventh. Francoeur's long double to center scored Davis. Francoeur reached third on a throw to the plate, and Henry Blanco's sacrifice fly scored him. Former Brave Manny Acosta emerged as the winning pitcher, He replaced starter Jon Niese in the sixth and achieved five outs. Niese had pitched one clean inning, the fourth, and allowed 11 baserunners -- 12 if the error by David Wright in the first play of the game is included -- in his 5 1/3 innings. Each of his six strikeouts came in the first four innings. But the walks and the strikeouts took their toll. Niese had thrown 116 pitches, equaling a career high, by the time he was removed. The 116 also are the most by a Mets pitcher this season. Fernando Nieve, Pedro Feliciano and Frankie Rodriguez (third save) followed Acosta. (MLB.com)
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