Tag: David Wright

Braves 8 – Mets 3 May 11, 2009

This is the third excellent game by Johan Santana that the Mets have wasted this season. He went 6.1 innings allowing 2 runs, both unearned. It was two errors that lost this game for the Mets.

David Wright short hopped a throw to Fernando Tatis at first base that he couldn’t scoop in the first inning that led to a run. The Braves exploded for four runs in the seventh inning after Jose Reyes booted a ball behind second base with two outs. That led to four runs scoring in the inning.

Carlos Delgado didn’t play because his hip had stiffened up on him. They’re going to give it a few days to see if it gets better. If not, he may end up on the disabled list for 15 days.

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Mets 7- Phillies 5 May 7, 2009

The Mets got another 2-game series sweep for their fourth win in a row. Most of this win was thanks to Jamie Moyer would had nothing tonight. He gave up 2-run homers to Carlos Beltran and David Wright in the first inning and 7 runs in his 2.1 innings of work.

Mike Pelfrey had a pretty good game tonight getting through 7 innings and giving up 3 runs. Oddly, he didn’t have any strikeouts for the second consecutive start.

Jerry Manuel was thrown out of the game after arguing a call made on a run-down play. Shane Victorino was in a run-down and stuck out his arm to get contact with Jose Reyes. The first base umpire called obstruction and awarded Victorino second base. It was bad call. Manuel might get a suspension though as he bumped hats with the umpire. That contact could get him a game or two suspension.

A very good sign tonight was that Wright 3 for 3 with 2 runs and 2 RBI’s and a walk. His home run was a straight away bomb to center field that landed right next to the apple. Hopefully, he can start something with the bat. He looked better tonight hitting than I’ve seen him in quite a while.

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Mets 4- Braves 3 May 5, 2009

The Mets complete the 2-game sweep of the Braves in Atlanta tonight. That was a close one that shouldn’t have been as close as it was. Livan Hernandez was outstanding tonight going 6.1 innings giving up only 1 run. He only threw 74 pitches on the night. It was a really good game for him. He had a nice sacrifice bunt and threw out a runner at third as well. Great game for him.

David Wright had two hits again tonight but still looks like he has a wicked upper cut to me. But if he can keep hitting I guess it really doesn’t matter. Ramon Castro was 3 for 5 with 2 doubles and an RBI. He’s been making a case to get the bulk of the playing time at catcher until Brian Schneider gets back from the disabled list.

The real fun came at the end of the game. Carlos Delgado had a nice 2 RBI single with the bases loaded to make the score 4-1. It turned out that they needed those runs. Delgado dropped a routine pop up with 2 outs and 2 runners on. That kept the inning alive and the Braves scored two runs off Francisco Rodriguez. But it wasn’t enough to avoid the sweep as the Mets were able to get out of the jam.

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Audio: Minaya, Manuel, Maine, Wright May 4, 2009

WFAN logoPrior to last night’s game against the Atlanta Braves Omar Minaya spoke to WFAN’s Ed Coleman about the decision to move Oliver Perez to the bullpen. That decision has certainly been controversial with the media and blogs typically arguing that Perez should have been sent to the minors. Listen to Minaya’s explanation of what happened below.

Minaya audio

After the Mets beat the Braves 6-4 in Atlanta, WFAN got the reaction from the team.

David Wright audio

John Maine audio

Jerry Manuel audio

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Mets 6- Braves 4 May 4, 2009

Carlos Beltran hit two long homers to center field in the sixth and seventh innings to put this one away for the Mets. David Wright also homered in the sixth and was 2 for 4 on the night, which is great to see him get something going offensively.

John Maine was solid except for a meltdown in the second inning. He walked 3 and they all came around to score. But he recovered to pitch 6 innings, only giving up the 3 runs and he got the win. He ended up with 7 K’s and 6 walks. It was too many walks but his velocity and location was pretty good for much of the night.

J.J. Putz did give up 2 hits in the eighth including a solo homer to Chipper Jones. That raises his ERA to 3.60. I expected him to be more dominating than he has been. We’ll have to keep an eye on him as the season goes on.

Box score

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Mets 7- Phillies 4 May 1, 2009

I didn’t particularly like what I saw from Mike Pelfrey tonight but he did enough to win. He went 5.1 innings giving up 3 runs, but I didn’t like that he had 4 walks and 0 strikeouts. I also didn’t like that he had 104 pitches in 5.1 innings. He was actually better at the plate than on the mound. He was 1 for 2 with 2 RBI’s.

On offense Daniel Murphy got things going in the first inning with a 2-run homer off Chan Ho Park. The Mets were beneficiaries of 8 walks from Phillies pitchers on the night. A good sign was that David Wright was 2 for 4 with a double, an RBI, and a walk. He needed a night like that badly. Of course, Fernando Tatis was 2 for 4 with 2 runs scored. He just keeps on hitting in a tough role of not getting regular playing time. He looks pretty comfortable at first base too.

Once again, the Mets didn’t score runs late in the game. They didn’t score a run after the fifth. That’s been a recurring theme this season but it didn’t come back to bite them tonight.

The Mets get the important first game of the series in Philly. Tomorrow’s game is the Fox game of the week.

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Recap/Box score
Scoreboard
N.Y. Mets (10-12) « 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 9 2
Philadelphia (11-10) 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 8 1
Players of the Game
Philadelphia
R. Ibanez AB 4
R 0
H 1
HR 0
RBI 2
New York
M. Pelfrey IP 5.1
H 7
ER 3
BB 4
K 0
New York Mets
Jose B. Reyes, SS 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 .272
Alex Cora, 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .240
Daniel Murphy, LF 5 1 1 2 0 0 1 .315
Carlos Beltran, CF 2 2 1 0 3 0 0 .390
David Wright, 3B 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 .291
Ryan Church, RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .292
Fernando Tatis, 1B 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .370
Omir Santos, C 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 .286
Mike Pelfrey, SP 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 .143
Pedro Feliciano, RP 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
Totals 32 7 9 7 8 2 15
BATTING
2B – C Beltran (5); D Wright (5); F Tatis (2); O Santos (2)
HR – D Murphy (2)
RBI – J Reyes (8); D Murphy 2 (9); D Wright (9); O Santos (5); M Pelfrey 2 (2)
SF – J Reyes (1); O Santos (1); M Pelfrey (1)
BASERUNNING
SB – C Beltran (2)
CS – D Wright (3)
New York Mets
Mike Pelfrey (W,3-0) 5.1 7 3 3 4 0 0 6.00
Pedro Feliciano 1.2 1 1 1 0 2 1 4.00
J.J. Putz 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.75
Francisco J. Rodriguez (S,5) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.86
Philadelphia Phillies
Jimmy Rollins, SS 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 .198
Shane Victorino, CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .281
Chase Utley, 2B 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 .347
Ryan Howard, 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .286
Jayson Werth, RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .250
Raul Ibanez, LF 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .354
Pedro Feliz, 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .333
Chris Coste, C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .182
Chan Ho Park, SP 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143
Greg Dobbs, PH-3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .158
Miguel Cairo, PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 4 8 4 5 4 13
BATTING
HR – C Utley (8)
RBI – C Utley (21); R Ibanez 2 (19); P Feliz (15)
BASERUNNING
CS – J Rollins (2)
Philadelphia Phillies
Chan Ho Park (L,0-1) 4.2 8 7 7 6 1 1 8.57
Chad Durbin 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.50
J.A. Happ 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.52
Clay Condrey 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.38
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Marlins 4- Mets 3 April 29, 2009

42909I feel like I’m writing the same game recap that I wrote about yesterday’s game. Jorge Cantu hit the big bomb and the Mets bullpen failed. Or maybe it’s more like writing the same story that we saw for much of last season. I don’t know.

I was at the game today to witness this disaster of a game first-hand. David Wright was boo’d mercilessly throughout the game in case you didn’t catch that on TV. He looked more lost than I’ve ever seen him.

Another good start by Johan Santana was wasted, just like last season. If the Mets are going to make the postseason this year, they have to capitalize on Santana’s starts. It’s that simple. If they’re going to waste them like they did last year, we’re all in for a long season.

The only real positive offensive game by a Met was Fernando Tatis, who started at first base again. He was 3 for 4 with a home run that barely made it over the left field wall. Overall, the Mets left 14 runners on base as they’ve been doing all month including leaving the bases loaded in the ninth.

Jerry Manuel made several curious decisions in this game. But the most confusing was calling Omir Santos in from the bullpen to pinch hit for Ramon Castro with the bases loaded and two outs in the ninth. That made no sense to me at all on several levels. I’ve always like Manuel but I didn’t like what I saw from him today at all. I’ll write more about that tomorrow.

The Mets lose the home series to the Marlins and drop to 9-12 on the season. They have a day off tomorrow and head to Philly on Friday.

Box score

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