Those Mets

PEGAN: MR. CLUTCH

With runs scarce for the Mets lately, Angel Pagan got the ball rolling with a two-run homer. The Mets played their most complete game of the season against the Chicago Cubs Monday night, where both pitching and offense came together. John Niese gave the Mets 6 strong innings only allowing an unearned run while Angel Pagan highlighted the offense with a two-run homer in the bottom of the 7th inning. The Mets went on to score five runs in the seventh inning with contributions also coming from rookie, Ike Davis, who was making his MLB debut at Citi Field. Davis went 2-4 on the night with an RBI single. John Niese delivered his best start of the season, pitching out of a couple early jams. Niese ended his night with seven strikeouts and three walks over six innings. Aside from Angel Pagan, the rookies were the storyline through out Monday night's game. Adding to the rookies' performance Jenry Mejia delivered two solid innings of shutout ball to close out the game. The win Monday night over the Cubs puts the Mets record at 5-8 on the season and will hope to serve as model for this 10 game home stand. The winning pitcher was Fernando Nieve and the losing pitcher was James Russell. The Mets and Cubs will be back at it Tuesday night at Shea. (Bleacher Report)