Adam Ronis to take you through tonight's game. Oliver Perez is coming off two great starts throwing 14 innings, allowing seven hits, one run and two walks with 14 strikeouts against the Yankees and Phillies. Perez tends to pitch well against the better teams and the Rockies don't fit that category this season. He faced the Rockies on May 23 and walked eight and allowed four runs in five innings. It's always an adventure with Perez, so enjoy the ride.
Starting for the Rockies is All-Star Aaron Cook. He is 11-6 with a 3.66 ERA. He allowed 11 hits and seven runs in 7 1/3 innings in his last start in a loss to the Marlins. He allows a lot of hits and doesn't strike out many, but has been successful because of a good sinker that induces groundballs and gets him out of trouble.
The Mets go for seven straight.
Top 9: Wagner in to try and close. Podsednik gets caught looking. The pitch was outside. Taveras strikes out swinging. Barmes flies to center. Mets win 2-1. That's seven in a row.
Bottom 8: Taylor Buchholz now pitching. Wright strikes out. Beltran pops up to second. Easley homers to center. Delgado strikes out. Mets 2, Rockies 1
Top 8: Duaner Sanchez comes into pitch. Holliday grounds out. Atkins walks. Iannetta singles to left. Baker grounds into a 4-6 fielder's choice. Reyes bobbled on the transfer and couldn't attempt the double play. Feliciano is now in to pitch. Hawpe walks to load the bases. Nix grounds out to first. The Mets escape again. Mets 1, Rockies 1
Bottom 7: Manny Corpas in to pitch. Schneider and Nick Evans is the pinch runner. A. Reyes pinch hits for Heilman and sacrifices Evans to second. Reyes flies out to right. Evans goes to third. Chavez grounds out. Mets 1, Rockies 1
Top 7: Baker walked. Hawpe singles to right. Perez is out of the game. Aaron Heilman is in. Nix sacrifices the runners to second and third. Seth Smith pinch hits for Cook. Smith walks to load the bases. Taveras strikes out looking. Barmes strikes out swining. Mets 1, Rockies 1
Bottom 6: Beltran pops up to short. Easley walked. Delgado lines out to left. Tatis grounds out to second. Mets 1, Rockies 1
Top 6: Cook struck out looking. Taveras walked. Barmes flies to center. Holliday walks. Perez walks Atkins to load the bases. Iannetta flies to center. good job by Perez to get out of trouble. Mets 1, Rockies 1
Bottom 5: Tatis grounds to short. Schneider single to right and goes to second when Hawpe bobbles the ball. Perez grounds to second. Schneider goes to third. Reyes singles to right to tie the score at 1. Chavez reaches on an infield single. Barmes makes a great play to rob Wright of a hit to end the inning. Mets 1, Rockies 1
Top 5: Iannetta strikes out swinging. Baker lines out to right. Right after SNY shows Perez was throwing a no-hitter, Hawpe hits a home run to rightfield. Don't blame me. I asked the poll question last inning. Nix strikes out swining. Rockies 1, Mets 0
Bottom 4: Wright gets thrown out on a great play by Barmes. Beltran grounds out to second. Easley singles to right. Delgado grounds out to second. Mets 0, Rockies 0
Top 4: Barmes walks on four pitches. Holliday flies to center. Atkins grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Mets 0, Rockies 0
Bottom 3: Schneider grounds out. Perez strikes out. Jose Reyes turns a single into a double with great hustle. Chavez gets caught looking. The pitch was off the plate. Mets 0, Rockies 0
Top 3: Hawpe strikes out looking. Nix walks on a full count. Cook gets down a sac bunt moving Nix to second. Taveras grounds out to second. Mets 0, Rockies 0
Bottom 2: Beltran strikes out swinging. Easley grounds out to third. Delgado doubles to right. Tatis flies out to right. Mets 0, Rockies 0
Top 2: Atkins flies out. Iannetta grounds out. Baker strikes out looking. Excellent start for Perez. Mets 0, Rockies 0
Bottom 1: Reyes flies to center. Chavez and Wright each ground out. Cook has a good sinker. Mets 0, Rockies 0
Top 1: Willy Taveras grounds back to Perez, who went to a full count. Clint Barmes strikes out swinging on a full count. Matt Holliday strikes out looking. Perez's fastball looks excellent early. Mets 0, Rockies 0