In the Midst of a Division Race

    

Welcome to Mets Baseball, a blog that will cover all areas of the New York Mets and various parts of the MLB. As of right now, the Mets are in the middle of a three game series with the Milwaukee Brewers. Yesterday, the Mets defeated Milwaukee despite trailing 2-0 after six innings. Johan Santana pitched brilliantly after the 1st inning and tallied 10 strikeouts to contribute to the club's total of 15 yesterday. The Mets breathed a sigh of relief after Brewers pitcher Ben Sheets took himself out of the game after 5 innings of shutout baseball. New York was unable to get anything going against Sheets who allowed only two hits. The injury sustained to Sheets is said to be a groin injury. If this injury requires him to sit out for an extended period of time, it could be a major blow to a deep run in the playoffs for the Brew Crew. David Wright who has lengthened his swing recently went 0 for 5, but luckily Carlos Delgado continued to perform offensively. Down 2-1 in the eighth, Delgado hit a two-run homer over the right field wall to give New York a 3-2 lead. Later in the inning, Carlos Beltran scored on a double to left by Ryan Chruch. However, when Beltran slid into home plate, he collided with umpire Ed Rapuano and is day-to-day with a knee injury. Beltran did come out to play in center field after the top of the eighth but took a bit of time getting out of the club house. The Mets bullpen was able to strike out three batters in a row after a Ryan Braun lead off double in the eighth. And, in the ninth, Luis Ayala was able to set down three in a row to record his fourth save of the season.

Tonight the Amazins look to take the middle game of the series against Milwaukee as September call up Jonathon Niese pitches in his first major league game against Manny Parra. It is questionable whether or not Beltran will see any action, but if he isn't ready to go, Endy Chavez should get the nod to prevent any defensive loss in the outfield. That's it for now, hope you come back to read Mets Baseball again tomorrow. Thanks.