Tonight was a big win for the Mets tonight in a few ways. If you only watched the first inning, this game probably looked like the Mets were going to walk all over the Brewers tonight because they batted a round in the first. Also, Hernandez was on fire. Well the game went on and Bush got dialed in and meanwhile Hernandez started to run out of gas. Then the Brewers scored a run in the fifth and then hit a three run bomb in the sixth to take the lead. So far this season, if the Mets were trailing after 6, they didn't win. Also, if the Mets lost tonight, it would be the third time they would lose a game after leading 3-0 after some point in the game.
Well the Mets started to rally. In the seventh inning, Gary Sheffield reached history by hitting his 500th homer, and it was the first time someone hit their 500th homer in a Mets uniform. The Mets would go on from their to load the bases, but couldn't break the 4-4 tie. The next inning, the Mets loaded the bags again, but couldn't do anything with it. Which leads us to the ninth inning. Delgado hits a leadoff double. Beltran strikes out. Church is walked. Santos hits a slow, slow roller that basically acted like a one out bunt moving Delgado and Church over. Castillo then came up and hit the ball at deep short, beating out the throw and Delgado scored the winning run.
The Result:
1) The Mets get their first walk off win of the season and at their own home. Remember earlier today I said something had to give? Well that happened today with the Mets taking the game with the one run lead.
2) Mets fans now have no reason to boo Castillo who is tearing it up on the homestand and is a bit reason why we won the game today.
3) For everyone who thought that Sheff was going to be a cancer in the club house, the congradulations he got from the Mets dugout were sincere and great. It shows how tight this team is.
4) The Mets are now tied for second in the division with the Braves, and are 4 games out of first place of the incredibly hot Marlins.
