Still On Fire
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Winning against the Houston Astros 11-3 last night puts the New York Mets in a comfortable spot in the National League East division.
Being able to come out and get a win after losing the last game was great.
Getting great production out of the line-up was the key to last night's win. When the Mets are playing their best, they have the best line-up in the National League.
In the first inning, the Houston Astros scored first. First basemen Lance Berkman homered to deep center field, which put the Astros up 1-0.
Houston Astros shortstop Mark Loretta was great in the third inning. He singled to center field, which lead Lance Berkman to score. That gave the Astros a 2-0 lead in the third inning.
In the bottom of the third inning, the Mets were able to come back. Mets third baseman David Wright doubled to deep right center field. Mets pitcher Mike Pelfrey was able to reach home plate. Second baseman Luis Castillo scored as well, because Astros center fielder Hunter Pence had a throwing error. That gave the Mets the lead 3-2.
The Mets produced again in the bottom of the fifth inning. Mets center fielder Carlos Beltran hit a home run to deep left field. Mets first baseman of the night Jeff Conine singled to right, and Met left fielder Moises Alou came in with the run. This made the score 5-2, Mets.
The bottom of the sixth, the Mets put the game away. Luis Castillo singled to right center field, and Mets shortstop Jose Reyes came in with the score. Moises Alou doubled to left field, and Luis Castillo was able to score. Mets catcher Paul Lo Duca hit a sacrifice fly to right field, and David Wright scored. Mets right fielder Lastings Milledge hit a three-run homer to deep left field, and that put the Mets up 11-2.
Astros third baseman Ty Wigginton doubled to deep left field, and right fielder Luke Scott scored. But the Houston Astros didn't get back on top, which finish the game 11-3.
This was great for the New York Mets, because they put a lot of pressure on the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Phillies are behind the Mets 5.5 games. Losing to the Florida Marlins 6-3 hurts the Phillies even more.
Losing to a non-playoff contending team hurts when you are fighting for the playoffs. Inconsistent, thats what the Phillies are suffering from.
The Mets are back together, and everyone is producing.
Lastings Milledge was clearly the best player last night. He went two for four, with a home run and three RBI's.
Carlos Beltran hit his 28th home run of the season, which helped his team out.
Jose Reyes is still going through a slump, he went one for five. But surprisingly, the Met line-up is still able to score runs.
Even though the Atlanta Braves won against the Washington Nationals 7-1, the Mets don't have to worry about them.
The Braves are seven games back of the lead in the National League East division, and it's going to be hard for them.
The Mets are going to face the Braves and Phillies again before the season is over. The way the Mets are playing recently, they will have the edge in those two series.
