Glavine gets #293 ATL

Mets beat the Phillies in the first and only game of the series 8 to 1.

As I expected the Mets came ready to play and Alou went deep.

Tom Glavine started the game and won his 293rd game of his career. Glavine walked a lot of batters again, and had to work out of trouble but pitched good overall going 6 innings giving up 6 hits and 1 ER. 2.70 ERA

Moises Alou was 2 for 3 last night with his first and second homerun of the season. Alou has been hitting the ball hard all season and it was just a matter of time before some of these balls started going out. Alou had 3 RBI's on the night and is now batting .341 on the season

Carlos Beltran was 2 for 5 with 2 RBI's and also stole 2 bases on the night.

Jose Reyes nothing new 2 for 4 a walk and a stolen base now hitting .327 on the year with a .431 OBP

David Wright extended his hitting streak to 24 games but Wright up with the bases loaded struck out against Geary with a horrible swing on the outside Slider.

Carlos Delgado looks awful at the plate after an 0 for 4 last night with 3 k's he's now hitting .224 on the season. In his older age Delgado has become a streaky hitter and he showed that last year, I just hope it's the cold weather and going to Florida will get him started.

The Phillies just don't look like they want to be on the field. They are known for slow starts but they look awful out there and it doesn't seem like anyone cares.

BIG STORY
The big story for the Mets was catcher Paul Lo Duca having to come out of the game after the 4th inning because of a foul tip hit off of his right hand. Lo Duca's x-rays came back negative but after being checked again the doctor told him he had a fracture on his hand.

Lo Duca is day-to-day and Ramon Castro will start in his place today. Castro was 2 for 2 after coming in for Lo Duca and had 2 RBI's.

The Braves beat those pesky Nationals 6 to 4.

John Smoltz again started for the braves against the Nationals this time he pitched 6 innings and gave up 4 R just 2 ER while striking out 2. ERA 3.12

Rafeal Soriano finally had an easy outing pitching 1.2 innings giving up nothing while striking out 2.

Bob Wickman closed the game for the Braves and now has 4 on the season without giving up a run.

Chipper Jones has found his swing he went deep again last night for his 4th homerun of the year.

Kelly Johnson had a big day at the plate going 4 for 5 with 2 runs scored.


Jerome Williams started the game for the Nationals went 5 innings and gave up 4 ER. 0-3 5.62 ERA on the year

Chris Snelling was 2 for 3 with a tripple and an RBI on the day

Nationals were trying for their 3rd straight win.

Florida lost to Houston 6 to 1

Starter Sergio Mitre had to leave after throwing just 13 pitches due to a torn callous on his pitching hand.

Jorge Julio is just awful and again blew another game for the Marlins this time coming in the 3rd inning he gave up 5 ER in an inning of work.

Hanley Ramirez was 2 for 4 with his second homerun of the season.

For The Astros

Roy Oswalt pitched on three days rest and did just fine going 6 and 1 third inning giving up just 1 run while striking out 7. Oswalt out to a quick start is now 3-0 with a 2.89 ERA

Carlos Lee had another big day and is just eating up NL EAST pitching Lee was 3 for 4 with a homerun and 4 RBI. Now hitting .340 on the season

Standings

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Atlanta	9	4	.692	-
NY Mets	8	4	.667	0.5
Florida	6	7	.462	3.0
Washington	4	10	.286	5.5
Philadelphia	3	9	.250	5.5

Carlos Gomez watch

Gomez had just 1 hit in 4 at bats but drove in 2 runs yesterday and is now hitting .404 on the season

Also in this game 23 year old lefty

Jason Vargas threw 6 innings giving up just 1 run while striking out 5. He is now 2-0 on the season with a 1.50 ERA

A lot of people are saying the trade for Vargas was a bad trade because hey Owens has a 0.00 ERA and Lindstrom is pitching well while Vargas and Bostick are in AAA. I think it was a great trade that will pay off. I believe if Jason Vargas after the first half of the year in AAA is something like 2.8 ERA he will have a lot of value. 23 year old lefty who's slider and change up are plus pitches and has a 92-93 MPH fastball. If Valentin isn't having a good year by that point I think the Mets could look towards the Twins. The Twins have 2B prospect Alexi Casilla who they are very high on and ironically the player he is compared to is the guy patrolling 2B for the Twins right now Luis Castillo. The Twins rotation without Liriano isn't very deep and I think with Castillo being a free agent after the year a trade with Vargas could go down for Castillo. Omar likes Castillo and tried to get him last time he was a FA and what Omar wants OMAR GETS.

Tonight the Mets start a 2 game series with Florida in FLORIDA which has the players very happy that they don't have to play in the cold.

John Maine starts the game for the Mets and is 1-0 with a 1.54 ERA he was a little shaky last time out walking hitters but got out of trouble. Maine only has 1 career start against the Marlins which he lost and also has a 4.99 ERA on the road in his career.

Dontrell Willis determined not to get out in a slow start like last has had 3 great starts in a row. Willis is 3-0 with a 3.32 ERA. Against the Mets in his career Willis does everything hit pitch play defense. What do the numbers say? In his career Willis is 11-2 against the Mets with a 2.02 ERA in 16 starts. Willis also has 3 homeruns and 8 RBI against the Mets.

No more predictions because really I would just predict the Mets to win every game