The Mets lost to the Phillies this afternoon 2-1.
- Jon Niese went 6.1 innings, giving up two runs on six hits, while striking out three and walking two. He gave up a solo home run to John Mayberry, and a sacrifice fly to Placido Polanco. Niese looked good out there, at one point retiring eleven batters in a row. The offense just wasn't there to back him up.
- Roy Halladay is just ridiculous. First of all, he threw a complete game. Second, in the first seven innings, he threw 78 pitches, 63 of which were strikes. Halladay is 17-1 against the National League East and 6-0 against the Mets. Unreal.
- The Mets' lone run of the game came in the fourth inning on an RBI single off the bat of Carlos Beltran.
Next up: The Mets look to finish this series with a win tomorrow night in Philadelphia. Game time is 8:00 p.m. on ESPN.
This team makes Mets fan feel like they're bi-polar -- riding that sweet 6 game high to the sad reality of meeting the true face of the NL East and seeing how bad they really are. Million bucks says the Marlins win tonight, too. Depression about this team is understandable when seeing the two best teams practically on top of Everest while the Mets are struggling just to put their underwear on. Another 4+ game win streak will then make these bi-polar-ish emotions come 'round full circle and fans'll feel like there's a fightin' chance again . . . but what would a 4 or 5 game win streak really truly accomplish? Get them to almost .500? Ooo yay.
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