The Mets have now had two three-game winning streaks in August. This actually is a good sign as they are starting to play better. They took two out of three from Milwaukee and have split the first two in Chicago. A win against the Cubs tomorrow will give them, what I would consider, a very successful road trip.
El Duque pitched brilliantly on Friday. He looked sharp. The only thing that frustrated me was that both times the Mets got him a lead, in the sixth and the seventh, he let the Cubs tie it in the bottom of those innings. I am big on a pitcher, after he is given a lead in any inning, quickly getting three outs in the next half of the inning. Still, overall, Orlando Hernandez had a strong outing.
I would have liked to have seen the Met hitters come to life a little earlier, instead of waiting for the ninth inning. Still, they were able to get four runs and win the game.
As for today’s game, it was not John Maine’s best. He had the two poor outings following the All-Star break but then seemed to be back on track with the two starts after that. Yes, the second one was a rain shortened game, but he still looked good and won. Today, that was not the case. Maine did not have his good stuff. I hope this is not a sign of Maine running out of steam at this point in the season. We need him to continue to come through for us if this team is going anywhere.
As I said before, a win tomorrow will make me very happy and will probably have me forgetting about this loss entirely. A Met win and Glavine’s 300th victory would be very nice.
Let’s Go Mets!
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