Luis Castillo is back in the lineup after his wife gave birth to a baby girl. Jerry Manuel mixed it up a little bit, bumping Daniel Murphy from the cleanup spot. Omir Santos is catching both ends of the doubleheader.
When your lineup looks like this, you many think you know where you’re going to get your numbers from. Not so much today. Sure, David Wright drove in two runs, but the real story was the obscure players who contributed.
Cory Sullivan and Angel Berroa combined for three hits, two runs scored and three RBIs in the Mets 7-0 win over the Colorado Rockies.
Johan Santana turned in another gem, allowing only four hits over seven innings. He walked only one while striking out eight. Santana retired the first eight batters and the last seven batters that faced him.
The Mets stitched together five straight hits in the second inning (six overall), plating five runs. They added runs in the fifth on a Wright sac-fly and two innings later on a Wright double.
Wright moved into a tie with Keith Hernandez for 10th on the Mets all-time list and now has sole possession of 5th on the Mets all-time RBI list.
An all-around solid game for the Mets fifth victory in a row. If they can pull off a sweep of the Rockies by taking both games of today’s doubleheader, then things really start to get interesting.
The first half of a day / night doubleheader…
Jason Hammel (5-5, 4.28 ERA) vs. Johan Santana (11-8, 3.12 ERA)
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Jotted down quickly during the pre-game that SNY just aired with Omar Minaya speaking to reporters from the dugout of Citi Field…
The Mets have designated Elmer Dessens for assignment and promoted Robinson Cancel, according to Bart Hubbuch.
Hubbuch claims this move was made to add “depth due to knee issues for Brian Schneider.” It is also because the Mets were going to be forced to have a three-man bench today, with Luis Castillo possibly missing the entire first game due to the birth of his daughter.
This also frees up Omir Santos on days Schneider is catching for some pinch-hitting duties.
Cancel was hitting .218 AVG / .266 OBP / .259 SLG for triple-A Buffalo.
-Jerry Manuel on Jeff Francoeur’s hand
Wednesday night’s game between the Mets and the Rockies has been rained out.
It has been rescheduled as part of a day / night doubleheader on Thursday. If you had tickets for tonight’s game, they will be honored for tomorrow night’s game, not the day game.
Johan Santana will be pitching in the regularly scheduled 12:10 p.m. game, with Jon Niese shifting to the nightcap at 7:10 p.m.
Jason Hammel (5-5, 4.28 ERA) vs. Johan Santana (11-8, 3.12 ERA)
Join in for some game gabbing and barstool banter with your fellow fans!
(Chat removed, as ususal.)
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
Two writers, Jon Heyman and Danny Knobler, have both said that the Mets are actively searching for a left handed reliever.
What, Pat Misch isn’t doing it for them?
Pedro Feliciano, the main lefty in the bullpen, is on pace to break his appearance record of 86 games, set last season. He’s been effective all season, especially lately, as he hasn’t allowed a run in his last six appearances.
Out on the market, there are some decent lefties relievers that might be available. My main candidate is Joe Beimel from the Washington Nationals. He’s currently sporting a 3.43 ERA and a WHIP of 1.347 with the lowly Nats.
You may remember Beimel as the player that missed the NLDS against the Mets back in 2006 after he cut his hand in a bar the night before the first game.
I considered Beimel in the off-season, saying he was “worth a look.” He might be worth another now.
But I’d rather the Mets stand pat. Billy Wagner is supposedly on the comeback trail and if he can still be effective at the major league level, the Mets may just have to wait until he’s ready instead of shipping away players for a reliever.