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Marlins 10 – Mets 8 May 16, 2010

New York Mets at Cincinnati Reds

http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/PicAppPIS/JavaScript/PisV4.jsThe Mets lost their fifth straight game as the Marlins finished off a four game sweep. Jon Niese started the game and wasn’t very sharp for the second start in a row. He left the game due to injury after fielding a ground ball. It looked like it might have been the same hamstring that ruined his season last year. He ended up going 2 IP and giving up 2 ER.

Hisanori Takahashi relived Niese and went 3 IP, which precludes his from taking Oliver Perez’ spot in the rotation. The Mets will have to dip into Triple-A Buffalo to replace Perez.

Fernando Nieve got rocked in the seventh inning for 3 ER on 2 hits a 1 walk. His ERA is up to 4.64 as he’s cooled off quite a bit from his hot start in the bullpen.

The defense was pretty sloppy in this one too. David Wright and Niese both had errors. But Wright had several plays that he didn’t make at third that were scored as hits by the Florida scorekeeper.

The Mets did have 12 hits and 4 walks in the game. The lineup featured Chris Carter hitting cleanup and playing right field. Jeff Francoeur got a “mental health” day off but he did end up pinch hitting. The big shock is that Gary Matthews, Jr. went into right field and went 2 for 2 with his first RBI of the year.

The Mets head to Atlanta for a two game series starting tomorrow night.

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Preview: Mets at Marlins May 16, 2010

New York Mets (18-19) at Florida Marlins (19-18)  1:10 pm

Jon Niese (1-1 4.52) vs Ricky Nolasco (3-2 3.66)

TV: SNY   Radio: WFAN

What to watch: The Mets are trying to avoid being swept this afternoon. The Mets have won four of the last five games that Niese started. Although his last start against the Nationals was the worst of the season giving up 6 ER in 4.1 IP. Nolasco and the Marlins beat the Mets on April 7 when he went 6.2 IP and gave up 3 ER in a 7-6 win.

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Marlins 7 – Mets 5 May 15, 2010

New York Mets' Jason Bay sits in the dugout following their loss in their MLB National League baseball game against the Florida Marlins in Miami

http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/PicAppPIS/JavaScript/PisV4.jsThe Mets lost their fourth straight game and six of seven. John Maine regressed tonight with a terrible start. He walked the first three batters of the game without throwing a strike. He was lucky to get out of the first inning only giving up 3 runs on 40 pitches. You knew it was going to be a long night right from the start. He finished up going 5 IP and gave up 6 ER raising his ERA to 6.13.

The offense was switched up with Jose Reyes going back to leadoff and Angel Pagan hitting third. It paid some early dividends with the team having 13 hits and scoring 5 runs. Reyes was 2 for 5 hitting leadoff.

The offense wasn’t enough to make up for Maine’s awful start. It’s really become a sorry looking team over the last week.

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Preview: Mets at Marlins May 15, 2010

New York Mets (18-18) at Florida Marlins (18-18)  7:10 pm

John Maine (1-2 5.45) vs Nate Robertson (3-3 4.54)

TV: WPIX   Radio: WFAN

What to watch: The Mets need to salvage the last two games of the series just to secure  a split with the Marlins. Jerry Manuel has been hinting for a few days about lineup changes, maybe we’ll finally see something tonight. Maine has had three quality starts in a row and the Mets have won three of the last four games that he started. Robertson has been up and down for the Marlins. Though they’ve lost three of the last four games that he started.

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Marlins 7 – Mets 2 May 14, 2010

New York Mets pitcher Perez reacts after giving up a three-run home run to Florida Marlins batter Uggla during the third inning of their MLB National League baseball game in Miami

http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/PicAppPIS/JavaScript/PisV4.jsThere’s nothing left to say about Oliver Perez. He’s got nothing. Absolutely nothing. It’s actually become sad to see him getting bombed. That’s how bad it is. He gave up 7 ER’s tonight in 3.1 IP. Of those runs, 4 were home runs including 3 in the fourth inning and Dan Uggla had 2 in the game. It was beyond ugly.

The Mets had only 4 hits as a team for the second night in a row. Only Angel Pagan did anything offensively. He had a 2 run double in the fifth and that was the offense for the game.

The Mets are just getting blown out of the park right now. Tonight is their third straight loss and five of the last six. Ugh.

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Preview: Mets at Marlins May 14, 2010

New York Mets (18-17) at Florida Marlins (17-18)  7:10 pm

Oliver Perez (0-2 4.50) vs Anibal Sanchez (1-2 4.08)

TV: SNY   Radio: WFAN

What to watch: The Mets have lost 4 of 5 games and really need to get a win. Manuel promised changes to the lineup after the offense just can’t seem to get it going lately. The Mets have lost 5 of the 6 games that Perez started this season and he was awful in his last start against the Giants. The Marlins have lost 4 of the 6 games that Sanchez started although he hasn’t been that bad in his starts.

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Marlins 2 – Mets 1 May 13, 2010

MLB: Cubs vs Mets APR 22

http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/PicAppPIS/JavaScript/PisV4.jsThe Mets got a great start from Johan Santana. He locked up with Josh Johnson in an excellent pitchers dual. The aces were as good as advertised tonight. And it was a nice comeback from a couple of rough starts for Santana. He went 7 IP only giving up 1 run, an unearned run on his own throwing error.

As expected, the Mets didn’t do much hitting against Johnson. They only had 4 hits in the game and Jerry Manuel promised changes to the lineup in the coming days. The only run they scored was on a Rod Barajas single in the second inning scoring Jason Bay.

The game was lost in the bottom of the ninth when Fernando Nieve threw a wild pitch that allowed Cody Ross to score from third. Dan Uggla was pinch hitting at the plate and Nieve uncorked a wild breaking ball inside and in the dirt that Barajas couldn’t handle. It’s an ugly way to lose a game and the Mets fourth loss in their last five games.

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