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Well the Mets were bound to lose in a blowout eventually.  These losses are easier to take than when the bullpen completely blows it…but there’s still some things that worry me about this game.

First of all, John Maine hasn’t looked good in a while.  He had a great nine-pitch first inning, but he looked bad after that.  The starting rotation has been incredible lately and Maine is the biggest question mark.  I would consider moving him to the ‘pen soon because he’s probably going to the bullpen when the playoffs start anyway.  Why not get him accustomed to the role before October?

The offense continued to struggle tonight.  Brian Schneider has oddly been the only offensive spark lately.  It’s great to see him lighting it up, but obviously the Mets will need someone else to step it up.

Not much else to say about this one.  Hopefully Ollie Perez can get us a series win tomorrow afternoon.  It’s going to be tough against Mets-killer Randy Wolf.  Maybe the offense can get it going a little.

Another seemingly easy win tonight for the Metsies.  It’s now five in a row and 10 of 11 and the Phillies are lucky to be hanging around right now…unlike the Marlins as predicted.

It’s amazing how successful this team has been in the first inning of guys.  I think that’s such a key stat…if only they could score more later in games, but I’ll take what I can get when it results in a W.

Johan Santana has been absolutely ridiculous since June 1st.  His ERA is barely above 2 since that point…in fact his ERA for the season is at 2.64 which would be his lowest since 2004 when he had a career low 2.61 ERA.  I think it was fair to say he got off to a disappointing start, but he’s been nothing short of brilliant lately.

It was great to see Ryan Church back on the field.  He still looks a little dazed and confused, but if the Mets can get him healthy in time for the postseason I really like this team’s chances to go deep into October.

And how about Brian Schneider.  He’s been an offensive juggernaut lately.  Schneider hit his third homer in his last five starts and has brought his OBP up to a respectable .350.  I’m not saying he’s a great catcher, but at least he’s not absolutely killing the team right now.

John Maine heads to the mound to try and keep this winning streak alive.  It will be interesting to see Maine’s velocity after he looked terrible on Monday in Pittsburgh.  Keep an eye on that.

What a difference three days makes!  After that Pirates loss on Monday, I was resigned to the Mets having a lost season.  They were 2.5 games out of first and the bullpen was a complete nightmare.  Well the bullpen might still be a nightmare, but after a three-game sweep in DC, the Mets are now a half-game ahead of the Phillies.

The offense got it going again tonight thanks to some bad Nationals defense.  Carlos Delgado and Brian Schneider, yes Schneider, hit home runs tonight.  That gave the Mets a five-run lead and before you knew it, the Nats scored three runs and we had ourselves a game.

That ninth inning for the Mets was enormous.  I was nervous as hell they were going to blow this one after they gave up three runs, so those four runs in the ninth were huge.  The Nats defense gave the Mets two runs, but they put themselves in position to win after scoring two without the help of any lousy defense.

Another sign of a winning team…the Mets scored their first two runs on a ground out and a sac fly.  Winners take advantage of every opportunity and that’s what the Mets did tonight.  At one point, they had scored five runs and only had four hits, and they finished the game with nine runs on eight hits.  I love it!

Onto Pittsburgh tomorrow night to keep this train rolling.  The Phillies play tonight in LA and then in San Diego where the Mets got swept in four games.  Could be a nice weekend to be a Mets fan.