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WFAN’s Steve Somers talks to Duaner Sanchez about the game in St. Louis last night. Specifically, he talks about the line drive he took off the back of his knee that was hit by Yadier Molina. From what Sanchez says, he’s not going to miss any time because of the injury.
Tony Armas, Jr. didn’t look like a Cy Young Award candidate in his spot start but he did get the win. He went six innings giving up four runs on eight hits and a walk. Armas was shaky early in the game giving up a two run homer to Rick Ankiel in the first inning. But he settled down and threw strikes. He doesn’t look like he has much of an arsenal to rely on but may be serviceable as a long man in the bullpen.
The Mets offense woke up tonight! David Wright was 3 for 4 with a solo homer in the sixth inning. Carlos Delgado was 3 for 3 with two doubles. Ramon Castro was the offensive star going 2 for 4 with 3 RBI’s. Castro had a two run double in the fourth and an RBI single in the fifth.
There was a scary moment in the eighth inning. Yadier Molina hit a line drive off the leg of Duaner Sanchez. David Wright picked up the carom and threw out Molina at first base for the last out of the inning. So we don’t know the extent of the injury yet.
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Myers is 3-9 with a 5.84 ERA in 17 starts this season. Myers was optioned so he didn’t have to go through waivers, which he would never make it through. He didn’t have to accept the move having five years of MLB service time. Myers will try to get himself right with the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs.
Myers made 31 or more starts from 2003-2006. Then last season the Phillies switched him to the bullpen where he appeared in 51 games (3 of which were starts). He had 21 saves last season. He hasn’t been able to make the switch back to the rotation successfully this season.
Unfortunately, it looks like the Mets won’t get to tee off on Myers this weekend like the rest of the league has this season.
I’ve got some audio clips for you this afternoon. Brian Schneider talks to WFAN’s Joe & Evan about their lifeless game in St. Louis last night. From ESPN Radio, Michael Kay talks to Chris Singleton about what it’s like to play for Jerry Manuel. From ESPN’s Baseball Today, Peter Pascarelli talks to Jerry Manuel prior to last night’s game in St. Louis.
New York Mets (40-42 Road: 18-24) at St. Louis Cardinals (48-36 Home: 24-17) 8:15pm
Tony Armas, Jr. (0-0 0.00) vs. Todd Wellemeyer (7-2 3.46)
TV: SNY Radio: WFAN
What to watch: Tonight will be the first start of the season for Armas in the big leagues. He’s pitched well in Triple-A New Orleans. The Mets looked pretty lifeless last night so it’ll be interesting to see if they can rebound and show some energy.
Mets manager Jerry Manuel talks to the media about how nothing went right for the Mets against the Cardinals.
The Philadelphia Phillies are in Atlanta for a three game series against the Braves starting tonight. The ideal scenario for the Mets is for the Braves to win at least two of the games at home. Considering that the Braves are 28-14 at home this season, that’s likely to occur.
The Phillies are 2-8 in their last ten games. Hopefully, they don’t get hot in Atlanta before the Mets go to Philly for a four game series beginning on Friday.
Of course, the Mets need to win some games in St. Louis this week too. Last night wasn’t a good start to the series with every facet of the game going wrong for the Mets. But there’s an opportunity for the Mets to go into Philly with a chance to take the division lead if everything breaks right this week.
See the ESPN Baseball Tonight preview of the Phillies/Braves series below.
http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/player.swf?mediaId=3468523
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