Tag: Oliver Perez

On Deck- July 24- Phillies at Mets- Game 3

Philadelphia Phillies (54-47 Road: 27-24) at New York Mets (54-47 Home: 29-19) 12:10pm

Jamie Moyer (9-6 3.90) vs. Oliver Perez (6-6 4.36)

TV: SNY Radio: WFAN

What to watch: The Mets and Phillies play the rubber game of the series on camp day today. So for everyone stuck at work, make sure you get to a TV at lunch or put your MLB.com subscription on when the boss isn’t looking. Moyer has had a great year for the Phils for a 45 year old, or any age for that matter. He hasn’t lost a game since June 29th. Perez has “found himself” under new pitching coach Dan Warthen and he hasn’t lost either since June 24th.

Mets Streaking Again, Lose Second In A Row

Despite a good effort by Oliver Perez the Mets lost their second straight game to the Cincinnati Reds 7-2. Perez went six innings giving up three runs, two of which were earned. The story of the night was the Mets having tons of opportunity to score against Reds starter Josh Fogg and not taking advantage of it. The Mets had ten hits and only scored two runs in the game!

In the seventh inning Mike Lincoln came in with the bases loaded and struck out David Wright and Carlos Beltran, both looking.

Pedro Feliciano came into the game in the seventh inning and got rocked for four runs in .1 innings. Ouch. It didn’t help that Aaron Heilman relieved Feliciano and gave up a bases clearing triple to Joey Votto.

The most surprising part of the game was watching Beltran kick the ball around the outfield. He’s always such a consistently good fielder. I know there are some balls that he doesn’t come in on very well. But it just seems like he never makes a mistake in the field. Last night he kicked two balls around. One he was charged with and error, only his third of the season, and the other he misplayed on the fly then kicked on the ground but wasn’t charged an error.

The Mets try to even the series in the final game before coming home for an off-day and then the Phillies at home.

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On Deck- Mets At Reds Game 3

New York Mets (52-45 Road: 24-27) at Cincinnati Reds (47-51 Home: 27-20) 7:40pm

Oliver Perez (6-5 4.44) vs. Josh Fogg (1-2 7.94)

TV: SNY   Radio: WFAN

What to watch: The Mets don’t have the pressure of a winning streak hanging over them anymore after last night’s loss. But the team can still guarantee a split in the series against the Reds with a win tonight. Perez has been stunning in his last three starts, absolutely dominating the opposition. Fogg has gone back and forth from the rotation to the bullpen for the Reds, and hasn’t won a game since April 9th.

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Mets Take 9 Game Win Streak Into Second Half

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The Mets go into the traditional second half of the season tonight with a nine game winning streak, confidence, and swagger. The last two weeks have seen Mike Pelfrey dominate all competition like the next coming of Roy Halladay. His recent performances have symbolized the Mets turnaround from the most lifeless team that money could buy to a team of united players that are achieving, if not exceeding, their potential.

As the Mets series in Cincinnati begins tonight, there will still be questions about Ryan Church’s foggy head, Carlos Delgado’s resurgent bat, Pedro Martinez’ ability to stabilize his spot in the rotation, and Billy Wagner’s ability to close “the big game”, and the crater in left field that Moises Alou left behind.

But there won’t be questions about the Mets desire to win and intestinal fortitude. There were plenty of those questions during the first two months of this season. That has miraculously changed under the direction of manager Jerry Manuel and pitching coach Dan Warthen.

It’s difficult to quantify how much the managerial and coaching changes have changed the Mets. I haven’t seen Dan Warthen throwing seven shutout innings but I have seen that from Oliver Perez and Pelfrey. I haven’t seen Jerry Manuel have a 9 RBI game but I did see that from Delgado. But something clearly changed on this team when the manager/coaching purge occurred. The Met took a little time to stabilize… Then caught fire!!!

The biggest change for me, as a fan, is that I like watching this team over the last month. I didn’t for the first two months of the season. It wasn’t fun or enjoyable. I understand that the Mets winning streak won’t carry into September, that’s not what I’m talking about. What I like about this team is their resiliency, their ability to mount a comeback, and the appearance that they want to win as badly as I want them to. That’s the kind of team that I’ll pay to watch.

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Easley’s HR Lifts Mets Over Rockies 2-1

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Damion Easley’s eighth inning solo home run extended the Mets winning streak to seven games. That’s the longest streak for the franchise in nearly two years.

Oliver Perez only allowed one run over six innings but he did yield six walks. The only run he allowed was a solo homer by Brad Hawpe in the top of the fifth inning. His velocity was consistently in the mid-90’s. He’s responded so well to new pitching coach Dan Warthen.

Once again, the bullpen got through the final three innings without allowing a run. Generally speaking, the pitching staff has been sensational since Dan Warthen took over the coaching duties. Four relievers combined on the final three innings.

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On Deck- July 11- Rockies At Mets Game 1

Colorado Rockies (39-54 Road: 14-33) at New York Mets (48-44 Home: 25-18) 7:10pm

Aaron Cook (11-6 3.66) vs. Oliver Perez (6-5 4.62)

TV: CW11   Radio: WFAN

What to watch: The Mets carry a six game win streak into the series against the Rockies. Colorado just split a four game series in Milwaukee. This could turn out to be a scouting opportunity for the Mets to see what Matt Holliday can do outside of Coors Field. The Mets want at least two out of three to go into the All-Star break strong.

Mets Tatis Homer in 12th Downs Phillies 4-2

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Not only was this a 12 inning game but there was a three hour rain delay in the eighth inning with the Mets leading 2-0 and the Phillies with a man on base.

Oliver Perez had his second consecutive excellent start. I have to think that the work that pitching coach Dan Warthen is doing with him is working. Perez has commented publicly that he felt like he was being forced to be a different pitcher under Rick Peterson. Warthen has said that there isn’t any one philosophy that’s right for every pitcher. Each one has to find what works for them. Apparently, Perez has found it. Perez went seven innings giving up no runs. He did give up four hits and two walks but was able to work out of situations with men on base.

Carlos Beltran was one of the offensive stars hitting a solo homer in the third inning to right field. In the ninth inning his RBI single scored Jose Reyes to make it 2-0 after the lengthy rain delay.

Billy Wagner came in for the save in the ninth. Shane Victorino singled and Jayson Werth homered with two strikes and two outs for Wagner’s sixth blown save of the season. After playing nine innings and waiting out the rain for hours, the Mets and Phillies went to extra innings.

The extra inning hero was Fernando Tatis hitting a two run homer with Carlos Delgado on to take a 4-2 lead. Joe Smith shut down the Phillies in the bottom of the 12th for the win. The Mets take the third game of the four game series to go up 2-1 in this critical division rival series.

In the field, Jose Reyes also had two great plays in the field ranging to his left. Marlon Anderson missed an easy fly ball to left that he should have caught. Carlos Delgado couldn’t get the ball out of his glove on a pickoff throw from Perez that caught Werth stealing.

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