Mets (37-39) vs. Mariners (28-49)
John Maine (7-5, 3.78 ERA) vs. Miguel Batista (3-9, 6.26 ERA)
The Mets are coming off one their most embarrassing losses in recent memory. John Maine goes to the hill for his first ever start against the Mariners to help the Mets avoid a sweep.
Maine got off to a shaky start in his last outing, but recovered to last 6 2/3 innings against the Rockies. He retired seven straight at one point, striking out six in total and tying Johan Santana for the team lead with seven wins.
R. A. Dickey baffled the Mets last night. Will Miguel Batista do the same? The former closer is 3-7, with a 6.16 ERA, a run and a half lower than his ERA as a reliever. The 37-year-old is 2-1 with a 2.38 ERA in nine games at Shea Stadium and is 4-3 lifetime against the Mets, with a 3.67 ERA.
Joseph Staszewski will again take you through tonight's action.
Top of the 1st: Maine pitches and easy 1-2-3 inning.
Bottom of the 1st: Reyes walks, steals second, advances to third on a wild pitch and scored on a Castillo ground out to second. Wright homers to the picnic area in left. Beltran and Delgado walk. Tatis grounds a sharpball to third that Beltre handles and then runs to the bag, but fails to tag Beltran at third. Anderson strikes out and Schneider grounds out to second with the bases loaded to end the inning. Mets 2, Mariners 0
Top of the 2nd: Another 1-2-3 inning for Maine.
Bottom of the 2nd: Wright hits a two-run home run to left. Mets 4, Mariners 0
Top of the 3rd: Maine only gives up a one-out walk to Bloomquist.
Bottom of the 3rd: Delgado is hit by a pitch. Tatis grounds a ball to third, but the throw to second sails into the outfield. Anderson hit a sac fly to score Delgado. Tatis steals second. Schneider walks. Maine grounds out to third to move the runners to second and third with two outs. Reyes hits a three-run homer to right.Castillo walks. Corey Corcoran replaces Bastista. Wright walks, but Beltran grounds out to second. Mets 8, Mariners 0
Top of the 4th: Maine sets the Mariners down in order.
Bottom of the 4th: Mets go 1-2-3.
Top of the 5th: Reed gets the first hit of Maine on a ground ball past Delgado at first. Sexson singles. Bloomquist singles up the middle with one out to score Reed. Ichiro hits a sac fly to left to score Sexson. Mets 8, Mariners 2
Bottom of the 5th:
Rowland-Smith is in to oitch for the Mariners. Mets go in order.
Top of the 6th: Maine gets out of a first and second and one out jam.
Bottom of the 6th: Mets go 1-2-3.
Top of the 7th: Aaron Heilman replaces Maine. Ichiro draws a two-out walk. Lopez singles, but then Heilman gets Ibanez to ground out to end the inning.
Bottom of the 7th: Mets again go in order.
Top of the 8th: Joe Smith come in. He give up just a two out walk to Sexson.
Bottom of the 8th: Brandon Morrow is in to pitch and gets the Mets in order.
Top of the 9th:Duaner Sanchez get the Mariners out 1-2-3 in the ninth.
METS WIN 8-2
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Still, you could look it up. The Mets not only have a losing record after 77 games (38-39) this season, they have a losing record over their last 185 games, 91-94 since June 3, 2007.
They are what their record is. They are what they have been for more than a year now. They are the residue of their historic collapse last September, a consequence of a flawed roster and a fragile rotation.
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