Yet another marquee matchup as Johan Santana faces Dan Haren.
The Good: Jose Reyes got a big hit to get us on the board and Wright crushed an 0-2 fastball off Haren for the Mets second run. In the bottom of the eighth, Ryan Church gunned Chris Burke at third base to prevent a huge Arizona threat; what a terrible decision by Burke. In the top of the ninth, Beltran led off with a single and eventually came around to score on an error by Conor Jackson (threw the ball into left center). Then, Marlon Anderson singled to right and Reyes lined out to left, both on first pitches, to score two more runs. In the ninth, Wagner got a 1-2-3 inning for his seventh save.
The Bad: The bullpen screws Johan once more. The culprit this time: Joe Smith. That was a terrible call at second base on Ojeda's hustle play by the way. Same goes for the call at first on Micah Owings chopper to short.
Overall: Great job by the Mets to go into Arizona and take the series from what has been the best team in baseball thus far in this young season.
Final Score: Mets 5, Diamondbacks 2. Record: 16-13.
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