(via Page By Dave)
The Mets take another series at home tonight as the win against the Tigers clinch a series victory against a good ball club. The Mets now have a pitcher who is 6-0 and another pitcher who has an ERA at around 2.30 (2.33 to be exact). Also, you can add another shutout to the books tonight as the Mets beat the Tigers 5-0.
Let's focus on R.A. Dickey tonight. He was amazin'. Looking back at all of his starts now he has this theme of starting a little rough and then getting on a roll (which I've heard on various telecasts is typical of knuckle ball pitchers). Also (I was watching the ESPN telecast since I am currently in DC) the announcers kept talking about how the game, as the night went on, became Dickey's environment. He likes cool(er) temperatures and with a slight breeze (which, lets be honest, is pretty much any night game in Queens). Anyway his line was amazing as he pitched 8.0 innings while allowing 0 runs, walking 2 and striking out 4. He dropped his ERA from 2.82 down to 2.33. These numbers are even more impressive when you consider that he loaded the bases in the first inning. Another attribute of his game is that when he pitches, you want to watch. As a fan, you want to see how he mixes his pitches and mixes his speeds to get batters out. Its fun!
Oh, and Dickey is the first pitcher to start off his career as a Met with a 6-0 record. Well done.
In terms of offense, Jose Reyes was on fire tonight. He opened up with a triple, and didn't score. Then he got a single (and scored), and hit a homer (obvisously scored) and then reached on a fielder's choice (and then scored). He also got his 19th stolen base of the year as he continues to be a key piece of the offense for the ball club this month. Other notes include David Wright notching in his 20th double of the season and also recording his 56th RBI of the season. Jesus Feliciano recorded his first RBI of his career tonight as well.
Next up for the Mets is a three game sweep of the Tigers. That would be a great explanation point on the season so far and lets hope the Mets can do that tomorrow. The Mets will draw Galarraga in that game as they will send out Takahashi.
