Mets manager Terry Collins let his players know how he felt
about their play recently, calling it admirable because the Mets just ended a
streak of eight straight series against teams with win. What Collins feared most, a letdown by his
team, may be starting to materialize after a very lackluster performance
against the Chicago Cubs, owners of the worst record in the MLB.
The Mets were able to only muster six hits against the Cubs
with shortstop Ronny Cedeno and Mike Nickeas each getting two apiece. It took the Mets until the 9th
inning to even score their run as it came on Ike Davis’s 9th homerun
of the season.
The Mets were also very sloppy in the field, committing
three errors, all of which came in a disastrous 7th inning when the
wheels really fell off for the Mets.
Johan Santana pitched admirably for the Mets, by once again
was let down by a lack of offense.
Santana pitched six innings, giving up two earned runs on five hits and
three walks while striking out six.
The big blow for the Cubs came in the 4th inning
when Joe Mather launched a 2-run homerun off Santana after he issued a two out
walk to Cubs catcher Geovany Soto.
The Mets bullpen had a comeback and debut tonight. The comeback was made by Ramon Ramirez, who
was returning off the DL from a strained right hamstring, had a rough outing
allowing both of his inherited runners to score in the 7th
inning. The debut was made by Justin
Hampson, who was called up from Triple-A Buffalo to be paired with Tim Byrdak
as lefties in the Mets bullpen. Hampson
surrendered a two out triple to Reed Johnson, was able to get out of the inning
unscathed, also recording a strikeout.
Travis Wood pitched seven innings of shutout ball for the
Cubs, giving up five hits and only walking one batter while adding six
strikeouts.
Up next for the Mets is the middle game of their series
against the Cubs. Dillon Gee (5-5 4.27
ERA) will take the mound for the Mets while right-hander Randy Wells (1-2 4.91
ERA) will take the mound for the Cubs.
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