Mike Pelfrey goes for the sweep!The Good: The Mets battled back big time by crawling out of a 4-0 hole. Reyes tripled to leadoff, Castillo singled him in, Wright doubled, and Beltran got the clutch hit. Delgado then flew out to left on a near double over Burrell's head before Ryan Church tied the game with a hit to right.
The Bad: Mike Pelfrey wasn't as good as he had been in his first two starts. He was too wild and was getting hit hard but with an out here and there, the Mets would have won. When the Mets came back from four runs, Feliciano gave the Phils the winning run and the Mets choked in the ninth. After Easley walked and Reyes singled off of Lidge's glove in the ninth, Luis Castillo failed to get down a bunt and struck out. David Wright then fouled out before Carlos Beltran was robbed up the middle to end the game.
Overall: If we're going to play the blame game, there are many culprits. First of all, the home plate umpire in tonight's game, Greg Gibson, was terrible. Bottom line. Secondly, I don't know if tonight was the right night for Willie to tweak with the lineup. After winning five games with Ryan Church in the two hole, Willie dropped him in the order and benched Angel Pagan to insert Chavez in the lineup. I understand the moves but they threw off the offensive chemistry and may have cost the Mets the game. In addition, the Phillies should have won this game after jumping out to a 4-0 lead but that all changed when the Mets came back. The only problem with putting Feliciano in during the 7th inning was that he may have to face a right-handed hitter and Pedro Feliz made him pay. Although he gave up the hit, I thought it was the right move with Utley and Howard coming up - that was assuming that Sanchez and Wagner werent't available, but when Sanchez warmed up, that made me think twice. When the Mets were up in the ninth, Luis Castillo failed to get down a bunt and looked miserable at the plate while striking out. Castillo definitely needs to step his game up because that play is why he is here and he failed in doing it. Finally, Carlos Beltran practically got the game-tying hit in the ninth when Eric Bruntlett made a great diving stop up the middle to end the game. You can't blame Beltran because he got the biggest hit of the game up to that point but you can blame him because he needs to walk the walk if he's going to walk around making predictions. He also stranded a runner earlier in the game and had a chance to give the Mets a series sweep. After coming back like that, the Mets need to find a way to win the game. Now, instead of a three game lead, they only gain a game, which, if you watched last season, is what the Mets can't afford to do. All in all, it was a great game to watch but a bad game to lose. Now, they must head to Chicago and have to face Carlos Zambrano in tomorrow nights game. Lastly, Chase Utley is too damn good and needs to catch one in the ear. Oh, yeah: Joe Morgan is a moron.
Final Score: Mets 4, Phillies 5. Record: 10-7.
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