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Mets Post Game: Mets 3, Marlins 2

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3 Standout Performances:

  1. Kirk Nieuwenhuis went 3 for 5 with a triple and a walk-off RBI single. 
  2. Jon Niese went 7 innings, let up 4 hits, 2 runs, 0 walks, and 6 strikeouts.
  3. Justin Turner had a 14 pitch walk to tie the game in the 9th. 

I was at school, however looking a the ball-strike ratio and the other numbers, NIese looked like he was in complete control and had only a few minor hiccups throughout the game. 

That at-bat by Turner was the best at-bat that I have seen in a long time. He didn’t swing at any bad pitches and made Bell beat himself. 

Kirk Nieuwenhuis has been so good since he came up. He knows how to hit and doesn’t try to overuse his abilities.

Grade for the Game: A-

Mets Post Game: Mets 3, A’s 2 F/13

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3 Standout Performances:

  1. R.A. Dickey was phenomenal going 8 innings, letting up 3 hits, 1 run, and struck out 9 Athletics.
  2. K-Rod blew the save in the 9th for his 3rd of the year and his 2nd in a row.
  3. Justin Turner had a clutch go-ahead RBI single and a walk-off Hit by pitch.

Dickey had so much movement tonight and honestly had no-hit stuff. His Knuckler was moving so well. He made one mistake to Suzuki that was a homer and Hairston lost the other ball in the lights. Too bad that K-Rod blew the save for him.

Turner finds new ways to drive in runs every night. Tonight he drove in a run on a HBP and he is the Mets most clutch player so far this year.

Bay regressed again, so I don’t know when he will return to his old form.

The Mets bullpen (besides K-Rod) was so good tonight not giving up a run over 4 innings and striking out 5.

They had the strikeout pitch going tonight striking out 16 Athletics.

Grade for the Game: B+

Mets Post Game: Mets 8, Pirates 1

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By the Numbers:

  • Dillon Gee went 8 magnificent innings letting up 8 hits, 1 run, no walks, and 5 strikeouts.
  • Jose Reyes went 3 for 5 with a solo homer.
  • Angel Pagan had a double, triple, and RBI tonight.
  • Justin Turner had a 2 run single.
  • Lucas Duda had an RBI single and Sac fly.
  • Josh Thole had 3 hits and an RBI.
  • Carlos Beltran also had an RBI and a hit.

Dillon Gee is just a great all around pitcher. He does not have ace like stuff but, he is surely pitching like an ace this year. He simply knows how to pitch and can execute even after a rough first. A 7-0 start for arguably the most underrated rookie on the season.

For some reason the Mets can rake against Charlie Morton when no other team can, now if only they could hit the ACTUAL Halladay…

Jose Reyes….you guys know the drill. AMAZING!

Josh Thole and Ruben Tejada have really turned it on this year hitting very well at positions the Mets were unsure of coming into the year.

Lucas Duda looks like a different hitter from earlier this year. He has so much power and he hit the ball so much harder than a 1 for 4 night tonight.

I love watching this non-power lineup for the Mets, getting hits with runners on has been where they have thrived during this good stretch for the offense. Power baseball is exciting, but line drives and singles can be great too.

Grade for the Game: A-

 

 

 

Mets Post Game: Mets 5, Braves 0

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By the Numbers:

  • Dillon Gee was amazing tonight going 7 innings, letting up 0 runs on 4 hits. He walked 2 and struck out 2.
  • Jose Reyes hit a bases clearing 3 run triple to extend the lead.
  • Jason Pridie had a pinch hit single.
  • Justin Turner had a hit and a sac fly.
  • Murphy and Thole had 2 hits a piece.
  • Beato pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings while Byrdak pitched 2/3 of an inning.

Dillon Gee was great tonight as he mauled through a braves lineup through 7 innings while only throwing 85 pitches. He could have gone 9 if the Mets were not rallying in the 7th. He is defiantly, if not the frontrunner, in the conversation for NL Rookie of the Year.

Jose Reyes is the most exciting player in baseball. Period.

Jason Pridie had such a clutch pinch hit today. He has been great so far this year.

Justin Turner just continues to produce for this team.

Grade for the Game: A

 

Mets Post Game: Pirates 9, Mets 3

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By the Numbers:

  • Chris Capuano went 6+ innings, let up 8 hits, 5 runs, 1 walk, and 2 strikeouts.
  • Justin Turner hit a homer tonight, that is bigger than it sounds.
  • Ruben Tejada had 2 hits and 2 RBIs.
  • Beltran and Murphy each had 2 hits also.
  • Beato let up 3 runs in one inning while Dale Thayer had a scoreless outing.

Chris Capuano pitched SO much better than  his line. Once again he had a shutout through 6 innings and then just fell apart in the 7th.

Justin Turner’s homer ended a 10 game drought for the Mets today If you think about it they is at least 97 homerless innings.

Ruben Tejada has produced so well offensively for him, he has been great all year.

The Mets are just going through one blow up inning per game. It was the 7th and 8th tonight. Our bullpen just flat out sucks lately. They need to get their act back together.

Grade for the Game: C

Mets Post Game: Mets 9, Phillies 5

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By the Numbers:

  • Jon Niese started and was great going 6 1/3 innings letting up 5 hits. 1 run (0 earned), 2 walks, and 6 strikeouts.
  • Jose Reyes had 4 hits, an RBI, and 2 triples today.
  • Josh Thole and Daniel Murphy each had 3 hits. Thole had 3 RBI while Murph had one.
  • Turner and Bay had 2 hits a piece.
  • Tejada had an RBI hit as did Angel Pagan.
  • The bullpen struggled as Buchholz gave up 3 runs and Beato gave up 1.

Jon Niese was great today throwing a career high 122 pitches. He got out of all of the jams he pitched into only faltering after a Reyes error.

Speaking of Reyes, as Gary Cohen said we are running out of adjectives to describe Jose and the price grows higher every day. He had yet another great game.

Thole had a huge day breaking out of a long slump he also did not strikeout. Whatever tinkering he did with his swing, it worked.

The bullpen is in a rut right now. It just gives up run after run almost blowing an 8 run lead today. If they don’t straighten up, this team will not win games.

I feel Bay getting into a hot streak now with 2 straight games with RBI hits.

Grade for the Game: B+

Mets Post Game: Phillies 6, Mets 4

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The Numbers:

  • Chris Capuano went 6 great innings, gave up 4 hits, 2 runs (1 earned), 1 walk, and 8 strikeouts.
  • Justin Turner went 4 for 5 with an RBI.
  • Reyes, Beltran, and Paulino had 2 hits each.
  • Angel Pagan made his return tonight and had a 2 hit game.
  • Izzy gave up a run in the 8th and K-Rod gave up 3 in the 9th.
  • Ruben Tejada went 0 f0r 3 with  16 pitch walk.

Capuano was spectacular again tonight holding the Phillies to 1 earned run while striking out 8 men in just 6 innings. He only threw 77 pitches but was pinch hit for in the middle of a rally.

The at-bat by Tejada was amazing. 16 pitches and drawing the walk is just the type of pesky hitter that he needs to be. I am very happy with his production so far.

The Mets made some amazing diving catches in the outfield today, but also botched a few balls. One was an error by Beltran and one was a ball that Murphy should have caught at first, but it got by him.

Justin Turner is a great hitter so far. I don’t know how you can take both him and Tejada out of the lineup once Wright returns. That is going to be a tough choice to make.

Angel Pagan looked like the man from 2010 today getting 2 hits in 4 at-bats. He needs to be back to that form for this team to be succesful.

Grade for the Game: B

 

Mets Post Game: Yankees 7, Mets 3

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The Numbers:

  • Capuano started and went 5 1/3 innings and let up 6 hits, 6 runs, and struck out 5. He gave up 4 homers.
  • Beato went 1 2/3 innings scoreless and Buchholz gave up 1 run.
  • Jose Reyes had 3 hits, a stolen base, and scored twice.
  • Murphy had 2 hits and scored a run.
  • Beltran had an RBI single as did Justin Turner.
  • Jason Bay hit a sac fly.

Chris Capuano simply got bit by Yankee Stadium tonight. It was a long night for him with all of those “long” balls.

If the Mets were playing this game at home, then I can assume that would have resulted in a 3-1 victory. That is smallest ballpark on the face of the planet.

Justin Turner is amazing. An RBI in 7 straight games is an amazing achievement seeing as he set a new franchise record. You need runners on base along with timely hitting to pull this off.

Pedro Beato’s return was nothing out of the ordinary. He was great as usual.

Hey look, no one got raptured so we got to play this game!

Grade for the Game: B-