Jul 20 2006 11:41 PM
The Mets turned the tables on the Reds, as today it was our bullpen that was virtually untouchable. Four Mets relievers combined to pitch 3.2 innings of one hit, shut out baseball this afternoon.
Meanwhile Cliff Floyd continued his resurgence with 2 hits including a solo home run. Even the struggling Carlos Delgado pitched in with a solo home run of his own. Unfortunately, Reds starter Bronson Arroyo was on his game and the Mets couldn't push across any other runs against him. Fortunately, he couldn't pitch all day and he had to be lifted after 8 innings of work. That was the opening the Mets offense needed.
In the 10th inning, aided by some shaky defense, the Mets launched the rally that decided the game. With one out in the inning, Xavier Nady hit a high fly to the warning track in right field that should have been the second out, but Chris Denorfia had a misadventure and both he and the ball fell to earth without ever formally meeting. Then Endy Chavez and Carlos Beltran hit consecutive 2 out doubles down the left field line. Then the only thing left was for Wagner to nail down the victory with an angst free 1-2-3 inning in the bottom of the tenth.
The Mets take another series in another series. If they just keep winning series they should be fine. So celebrate with a stubby bottle of Red Cap Ale from the Brick Brewing Company of Waterloo, Ontario.