September 18, 2008
Daily Mets Recap: September 18th, 2008
The Game
The Mets won a much needed game last night, a 9-7 victory over the Washington Nationals. The win came on the heels of a solid pitching performance from Brandon Knight, and two home runs off the bat of Carlos Beltran.
The former Yankee Brandon Knight took the hill for the Mets last night, and put in a performance worthy of his first career victory. He’d give the Mets five innings, allowing six hits, four walks and two earned runs. You’d like to see the walks total decrease, but otherwise Brandon Knight gave the Mets stability last night. He avoided the big inning in the 4th, when he walked three Nationals. He’d give up just two runs on a Kory Casto double and an Emilio Bonifacio single. The Mets probably won’t have a choice but to keep him in the rotation for the remainder of the season, so his start last night was encouraging.
The Mets offense, on the other hand, surprisingly scored runs last night. Washington sent out young Shairon Martis to face the Mets, and he didn’t fare too well in his three innings of work. He gave up five hits and six earned runs, inflating his season ERA to 6.23. After Martis, Jason Bergmann came on for an inning and gave up another run on a Jose Reyes single. Following Bergmann would be Charlie, “Don’t call me Peyton! LOL” Manning to allow a run in his two innings of relief. After Bergmann, Levale Speigner gave up a run in two innings of work. Including four home runs (From Jose Reyes, Carlos Beltran, and Carlos Delgado), the Mets managed ten hits last night. Very good sign to see this team take advantage of poor pitching.
The Mets bullpen last night, on the other hand, was once again awful. Ricardo Rincon gave up an RBI single in his inning of work. Brian Stokes allowed a two run home run to overall good guy Elijah Dukes. Stunningly enough, Mets manager called up Aaron Heilman to protect a four run lead. Aaron Heilman should be used in two situations; if the Mets are winning or losing by over 20 runs, or if the Mets need someone to run into a fiery building to rescue a small child. That’s it. Braden Looper 2.0 allowed a double and a single before being yanked. Scott Schoeneweis and Joe Smith would clean up the frame to get the Mets out of the inning. I won’t again ask God to kill a member of the bullpen, but perhaps just do something to get their attention. Like while Aaron Heilman walks home, have him fall into a pothole and spend the night in the sewer. Something like that.
Things got interesting in the ninth. After two runs scored in the ninth inning on a Wil Nieves single (Making the game 9-7 at the time), Luis Ayala came on to strike out Roger Bernadina to earn the save, and notch the victory for the Mets. Phew!
This was about as uncomfortable as a win gets, but I’m sure every Mets fan will take it. And if they don’t, they’re stupid.
The Mets will play the series finale tonight when Johan Santana takes on Tim Redding.
The Haiku
New York bats explode
For Knight in mundane armor
And the seven dwarfs
The Boxscore
| NY Mets |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
LOB |
AVG |
| Reyes, J, SS |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
.299 |
| Murphy, LF |
5 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
.362 |
| Chavez, LF |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.271 |
| Wright, 3B |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
.296 |
| Delgado, 1B |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
.265 |
| Beltran, CF |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
.282 |
| Church, RF |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
.285 |
| Reyes, Ar, 2B |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.225 |
| Smith, P |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| Feliciano, P |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| Ayala, P |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| Schneider, C |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.262 |
| Knight, P |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
| a-Anderson, PH |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.214 |
| Rincon, P |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| Stokes, P |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.667 |
| Heilman, P |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| Schoeneweis, P |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| Castillo, 2B |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.252 |
| Totals |
34 |
9 |
10 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
12 |
|
a-Grounded into a double play for Knight in the 6th.
|
BATTING
2B: Schneider (10, Bergmann).
3B: Murphy (2, Martis).
HR: Reyes, J (15, 1st inning off Martis, 0 on, 0 out), Delgado (36, 1st inning off Martis, 0 on, 2 out), Beltran 2 (26, 3rd inning off Martis, 1 on, 1 out; 8th inning off Manning, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Reyes, J 5; Murphy 4; Delgado 5; Beltran 8; Schneider 3.
RBI: Reyes, J 2 (61), Delgado 2 (106), Murphy (14), Beltran 3 (106).
2-out RBI: Delgado.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Wright; Delgado.
S: Knight.
GIDP: Church; Anderson.
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING
SB: Reyes, J (51, 2nd base off Martis/Nieves).
FIELDING
E: Wright (14, throw).
Outfield assists: Beltran (Casto at 2nd base).
DP: 2 (Beltran-Reyes, Ar, Reyes, J-Reyes, Ar-Delgado).
|
|
|
| Washington |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
LOB |
AVG |
| Harris, LF |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
.250 |
| Guzman, SS |
5 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
.315 |
| Zimmerman, 3B |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
.281 |
| Milledge, CF |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
.267 |
| Dukes, RF |
3 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
.272 |
| Casto, 1B |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
.223 |
| e-Hernandez, A, PH |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
.321 |
| Bonifacio, 2B |
5 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
.245 |
| Nieves, C |
5 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.263 |
| Martis, P |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| a-Orr, PH |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.234 |
| Bergmann, P |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| b-Langerhans, PH |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
.231 |
| Speigner, P |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| c-Gonzalez, PH |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.263 |
| Manning, P |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| d-Boone, PH |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.254 |
| Mock, P |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| f-Montz, PH |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.083 |
| g-Bernadina, PH |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
.145 |
| Totals |
39 |
7 |
14 |
7 |
6 |
9 |
28 |
|
a-Struck out for Martis in the 3rd. b-Grounded out for Bergmann in the 4th. c-Singled for Speigner in the 6th. d-Singled for Manning in the 8th. e-Grounded out for Casto in the 9th. f-Batted for Mock in the 9th. g-Struck out for Montz in the 9th.
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BATTING
2B: Casto (9, Knight), Nieves (9, Heilman).
HR: Dukes (13, 7th inning off Stokes, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Harris; Guzman 2; Milledge; Dukes 4; Casto 3; Bonifacio 2; Nieves 4; Gonzalez; Boone.
RBI: Casto (14), Bonifacio (10), Gonzalez (6), Dukes 2 (44), Nieves 2 (18).
2-out RBI: Bonifacio; Gonzalez; Dukes 2; Nieves 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Langerhans 2; Dukes; Bonifacio; Zimmerman.
GIDP: Milledge.
Team LOB: 11.
BASERUNNING
CS: Gonzalez (1, 3rd base by Rincon/Schneider).
FIELDING
DP: 2 (Bonifacio-Guzman-Casto, Bonifacio-Casto-Guzman).
|
|
| |
| NY Mets |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
HR |
ERA |
| Knight (W, 1-0) |
5.0 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
5.25 |
| Rincon |
1.0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3.86 |
| Stokes |
1.0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3.62 |
| Heilman |
0.0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5.38 |
| Schoeneweis (H, 15) |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3.04 |
| Smith (H, 18) |
0.1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3.47 |
| Feliciano (H, 21) |
0.2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4.03 |
| Ayala (S, 8) |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5.45 |
|
|
| Washington |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
HR |
ERA |
| Martis (L, 0-3) |
3.0 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
6.23 |
| Bergmann |
1.0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5.28 |
| Speigner |
2.0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5.06 |
| Manning |
2.0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
5.35 |
| Mock |
1.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4.21 |
|
Heilman pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.
Smith pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.
WP: Rincon, Stokes.
HBP: Reyes, Ar (by Speigner).
Pitches-strikes: Knight 98-59, Rincon 19-10, Stokes 22-15, Heilman 10-5, Schoeneweis 6-5, Smith 10-5, Feliciano 8-7, Ayala 5-3, Martis 71-38, Bergmann 15-10, Speigner 30-19, Manning 20-14, Mock 18-12.
Groundouts-flyouts: Knight 5-4, Rincon 1-0, Stokes 0-2, Heilman 0-0, Schoeneweis 0-1, Smith 0-1, Feliciano 2-0, Ayala 0-0, Martis 2-3, Bergmann 2-1, Speigner 6-0, Manning 2-1, Mock 0-2.
Batters faced: Knight 23, Rincon 5, Stokes 6, Heilman 2, Schoeneweis 2, Smith 3, Feliciano 3, Ayala 1, Martis 16, Bergmann 5, Speigner 7, Manning 7, Mock 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Schoeneweis 2-0, Smith 2-0, Feliciano 2-2, Ayala 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Wally Bell. 1B: Paul Schrieber. 2B: Laz Diaz. 3B: Kerwin Danley.
Weather: 73 degrees, clear.
Wind: 6 mph, In from LF.
T: 3:13.
Att: 25,019.
September 17, 2008
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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The Win Probability Added Graph
The Credits
Recap by Milo Taibi
Haiku by Howard Megdal
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the best haiku of the year so far.
Yeah, it’s a great one.
the seven dwarfs…..love it!
Lets go cubbies!
Big come back for the cubs in the 9th get it done in extra innings.
Regarding the second Heilman situation, does the small child have to actually exist?