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Scott and I were fortunate enough to be in attendance for this see-saw game…and the Carloses did not disappoint. 

Carlos Delgado is putting a cap on his incredible season.  I said it a few weeks ago that he needed 40 homers and 120 RBI to clinch the MVP award.  At that time, those numbers looked improbable at best.  Now he needs just 5 more dingers and 17 more RBI to reach both plateaus.  The MVP is well within Delgado’s reach.

Carlos Beltran has also been red hot lately.  He’s up to 100 RBI…the Mets are the first team in the Big Leagues to have three guys with 100 RBI.  A few weeks ago, people were killing Beltran and rightfully so.  But he’s been almost as huge as Delgado. 

David Wright had an OK game.  He still had some terrible cuts as he’s finding his way out of a major slump.  If Wright can turn it around, man this offense would be unstoppable. 

Ollie Perez did not look sharp at all.  Scott called it early on and I agreed that it’s one of those games where Ollie could lose focus.  They just finished off playing the Phillies and had an off day Monday, the crowd was pretty dead early on.  But it was Ollie’s worst start in a few months, so you can’t be too upset.

Finally, the bullpen was very good tonight, especially at the end of the game.  Joe Smith, Scott Schoenewis, Brian Stokes and Luis Ayala were awesome tonight.  Kudos to them.  Let’s take Game 2 tomorrow night and finish off the sweep.

On Tuesday night the Mets had their worst loss of the season.  Well tonight might have been their best win.  With no one on and two outs down by a run and Luis Castillo up, things looked bleak for the Metropolitans.  But all of a sudden, this is the team that scores down the stretch and comes back!

Three straight guys get on and Carlos Beltran steps to the plate.  Beltran has failed so often in situations like this and really has had an underwhelming season.  But with one gigantic swing of the bat, he changed all of that.  If the Mets go on to win the division, Beltran’s blast will be perhaps the most memorable moment of the season. 

The bottom of the ninth was dicey beyond belief, but Luis Ayala did something that many Mets relievers have failed to do this season.  He hung on for dear life and got the job done. 

The Mets are winners this Friday night, and the Phillies are losers.  We’re two games ahead, and it’s looking as strong as ever that we’re going to be playing in October.  Thank you Carlos Beltran!

Well the Mets took a rare close game tonight as the bullpen actually got six outs in a row to finish the game.  Really it shouldn’t be a story when the bullpen goes two scoreless innings against the worst team in baseball, but it is tonight.

The Mets got off to a great start thanks to some early clutch runs by the Carloses.  Beltran has been getting a little better lately, pushing his average over .275.  If only he can get the power going a little bit.

Then the offense basically took the rest of the night off.  Sure they got a run in the 8th but that was due more to the Nationals’ lousy pitching than the Mets’ hitting.  Damion Easley got hit in the head with a pitch with bases loaded and a 1-2 count for the game winner.  The lack of tack-on runs is really killing this team.

Johan Santana wasn’t great tonight, but he was good enough to get his 10th win of the year.  Even when he doesn’t have his terrific stuff going, he manages to give his team a chance to win just about every single game…which is what an ace is supposed to do.

And finally, Joe Smith and Pedro Feliciano were very good tonight, striking out four during their two innings of duty.  About time this ‘pen got the job done.

John Maine makes his return off the DL tomorrow against Mets killer Jason Bergmann.  Don’t be shocked if Bergmann has another ridiculous game.  I hope I’m wrong.