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7,642: Maine pitches Mets past ’stros

Friday, October 2nd, 2009
A rare W

John Maine threw seven innings of five-hit ball Friday as the New York Mets topped the Houston Astros 7-1 at Citi Field.

Maine lost his no-no right away when leadoff batter Michael Bourne doubled to left center, advancing our NoNoHitters.com count to 7,642 Mets games without a no-hitter. That moves Maine in sole position of second place of active Mets with 16 no-nos lost on the opening batter, trailing only Mike Pelfrey’s 21. (Visit No-hitters killed by first at bat for all your opening hit nonsense.)

Jeff Francoeur led the Mets offense with a 3-for-4 night with a two-run homer, and Daniel Murphy hit a two-run homer in the eighth.

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7,536: Maine pummeled in 7-1 loss to Nationals

Saturday, June 6th, 2009
A bad day

John Maine gave up seven runs in just four full innings of work Saturday night during a 7-1 loss to the Nationals in D.C.

Maine never recorded an out in the fifth inning, getting the hook after giving up a pair of leadoff walks followed by a Nick Johnson three-run homer. Johnson was also responsible for killing the no-hitter with a first-inning double that advanced our NoNoHitters.com count to 7,536 New York Mets games without a no-hitter.

That Nationals’ Jon Lannan, on the other hand, threw a complete-game four-hitter, with three of those hits not coming until the eighth and ninth innings. And it took a fielding error by Elijah Dukes to score the Mets sole run in the eighth.

Enough said about this one.

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7,531: Mets win on stellar start by Maine, despite virus

Sunday, May 31st, 2009
Nice job, Maine

John Maine threw six shutout innings while battling the onset of a stomach virus and the bullpen just held back an eighth-inning rally from spilling over Sunday as the New York Mets topped the Florida Marlins 3-2 at Citi Field.

Maine threw six stellar innings, yielding just three hits and two walks while striking out five. He lost his no-hitter in the second when Dan Uggla doubled off the top of the wall in left-center, a shot that would have been a homer in just about any other ballpark. The double made it 7,531 New York Mets games without a no-hitter, but didn’t result in a run.

Center-fielder Angel Pagan, filling in for Carlos Beltran who was sidelined with a stomach virus, got the Mets on the scoreboard in the third by doubling home Wilson Valdez. Pagan wound up leaving the game in the fourth, injuring himself while chasing a deep Hanley Ramirez double.

David Wright helped get Maine out of a jam with a diving catch on a Jorge Cantu liner with runners at the corners in the fifth, popping up to double-up Ramirez at first to end the inning.

Maine took his at-bat in the bottom of the sixth but didn’t pitch the seventh.

The Mets got a couple of insurance runs in the bottom of the seventh with a rally started once again by Gary Sheffield. Sheffield led off with a single, Daniel Murphy sacrificed him into scoring position and Fernando Martinez and Omir Santos followed with back-to-back doubles to make it 3-0.

Eighth-inning man J.J Putz got his first out but walked pinch-hitter Ross Gload hit before giving up back-to-back singles by Chris Coghlan and Emilio Bonifacio to put the Marlins on the board. Ramirez followed with a single off Bobby Parnell to make it 3-2, but Parnell was able to get a strikeout and long fly ball to end the inning.

K-Rod struck out the side (with walk sprinkled in between) for the save.

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7,526: Sheffield’s blast secures Maine’s fourth win

Monday, May 25th, 2009
Nice to be home

Gary Sheffield lined a three-run, sixth-inning homer that just cleared the left-field wall Monday to lead the New York Mets to a 5-2 win over the Washington Nationals at Citi Field.

The umpires decided to review the play after a fan reached down for the ball, but the lone camera angle offered little evidence that it wouldn’t have otherwise cleared the orange line. Ramon Martinez sacrificed home David Wright later in the inning to give the Mets a 5-1 lead.

John Maine provided a quality start giving up just a single earned run on four hits and three walks over six innings while fanning four batters. He lost his no-hitter in the second when Willie Harris tagged him for a double, making it 7,526 New York Mets games without a no-hitter. Harris’ hit led to the Nationals’ first run, as Wil Nieves drove him home with a single to right just out of the reach of a diving Luis Castillo.

The Mets jumped on the scoreboard in the third when Angel Pagan walked, Castillo singled him over to third and Carlos Beltran knocked him home with a line-drive single to left.

Mets reliever Bobby Parnell, who’s been a rock all season, got into some trouble in the seventh by giving up a single and three walks – the third of which came with the bases loaded – but Pedro Feliciano and J.J. Putz were able to put out the fire to keep the damage to a single run.

Putz got himself into a no-out jam in the eighth with a pair of walks but worked his way through it without yielding a run.

Mets’ closer Francisco Rodriguez also got into a jam in the ninth when he sandwiched an infield fly-out between two walks, but he got Austin Kearns to chase a curve ball for a strikeout and then got Harris to pop out behind second for the save.
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Red Hat Society: I’m all for celebrating patriotic holidays, but those red caps just looked weird with the Mets’ uniforms. But it’s all about merchandising, and I guess sales have slowed on the blue patriotic caps.

Weekend Update: A special thanks to Dave at http://www.davemackey.com for providing game updates in post comments while I was away from both the TV and the computer this past weekend while camping.

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7,521: Three-run homer off Maine results in Mets’ third straight loss

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
One bad pitch

The Dodgers’ Casey Blake took advantage of one bad pitch by Mets starter John Maine Tuesday night as Los Angeles topped New York 5-3 at Dodger Stadium, handing the Mets their third straight loss.

Blake blasted a hanging slider into the seats beyond left field, turning a 3-2 Mets lead into a 5-3 deficit that would hold for the night. Maine otherwise pitched relatively well, but wound up charged with five runs (four earned) on eight hits and three walks in 5 1/3 innings of work.

The Mets were again affected by Murphy’s law (if a fly ball can go wrong, it will) when left fielder Daniel Murphy dropped an easy first-inning liner to let leadoff hitter Juan Pierre reach base. The unearned run scored after Maine walked Rafael Furcal and then gave up an RBI single to Orlando Hudson. Hudson’s hit advanced our NoNoHitters.com count to 7,521 New York Mets games without a no-no.

Perhaps recognizing that run support is a rare commodity these days, Maine helped his own cause in the second by punching a bases-loaded liner through the mound to put the Mets up 2-1. David Wright added a third run in the third by singling home Carlos Beltran, who had reached base on a throwing error.

But the Mets couldn’t get key hits and wound up posting zeros in the fourth through ninth innings.

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7,516: Mets beat Giants with club record seven steals

Thursday, May 14th, 2009
Mets steal a W

Carlos Beltran doubled in the top of the ninth, stole third and scored on a David Wright single early Friday morning to break a 4-4 tie and lead the New York Mets to a victory over the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park.

Gary Sheffield and Wright followed with a double steal – two of a club record seven stolen bases on the night – and Ramon Castro came through with a 2-RBI single to right to cement the Mets’ 7-4 win.

Mets’ starter John Maine gave up two first-inning runs but settled down for a strong start, lasting 6 2/3 innings and giving up seven hits and four walks while also contributing at the plate with a 2-for-3 night. He lost his no-hitter on the first batter when Emmanuel Burriss led off with an infield single to third, making it 7,516 New York Mets games without a no-hitter.

Wright reached base in all five plate appearances, going 3-for-3 with a pair of walks and stole three bases.

Gary Sheffield went 2-for-4, singling home Alex Cora in the first to give the Mets an early 1-0 lead.

After the Giants tagged Maine for two runs in the bottom of the first, the Mets responded in the third when Wright knocked home Beltran with an infield single. Sheffield, who advanced to third on the play, later scored on a wild pitch to give the Mets a 3-2 lead.

The Mets loaded the bases with no outs in the fourth on a Ramon Castro walk, a Ryan Church single and a bunt single by Maine, and Castro scored when Luis Castillo grounded into a double play.

The Giants tied the game in the bottom of the eighth on a rally that began with a Fred Lewis infield hit off Bobby Parnell and ended with a nice snag by David Wright that kept the Giants from taking the lead.

Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez took the ball in the bottom of the ninth and gave up a leadoff double to Bengie Molina, but that Giants’ hopes would end there. K-Rod froze Randy Winn with an incredible changeup, got Lewis to ground one of those changeups to first and then got Aaron Rowand to pop a fastball to first.

Oddly, the Mets new record of seven steals came on a night in which speedster Jose Reyes was not in the lineup.

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7,511: Mets’ 10-1 win makes it six in a row

Saturday, May 9th, 2009
A perfect 10

Strong pitching and a big inning proved to be a successful formula again as the New York Mets topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-1 during a Saturday afternoon game at Citi Field for the club’s sixth straight victory.

And with the Phillies’ loss to Atlanta Saturday, the Mets are now atop the National League East division by a half-game.

The Mets broke out with six singles in the bottom of the fourth inning to score five runs for a 6-0 lead. Jose Reyes went 3-for-5 with 3 RBIs and a run scored, and Carlos Beltran and Fernando Tatis each had two hits and an RBI. David Wright was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.

John Maine threw six innings of three-hit ball, giving up just one run while waking two and striking out three. The Pirates’ sole run came in the fifth inning when starting pitcher Paul Maholm led off the inning with a homer to deep right.

Maine lost his no-hitter in the first inning when Freddy Sanchez singled to left, making it 7,511 New York Mets games without a no-hitter.

What was my Fox affiliate showing while the network tied up exclusive Saturday afternoon Major League Baseball rights from the MLB Extra Innings package? “Scrubs,” “My Wife and Kids,” “TMZ” and “This Week in Baseball.” Thanks again, Fox.

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7,506: Homers from Beltran, Wright and Beltran lift Mets

Monday, May 4th, 2009
Love those 2-run dingers

Carlos Beltran blasted a pair of two-run homers and David Wright also got one as the New York Mets overcame a three-run deficit to top the Atlanta Braves 6-4 at Turner Field Monday night.

Mets starter John Maine got into trouble in the third inning, giving up three runs on a a pair of hits and three walks. But those would be the only three runs he’d give up over a strong six-inning stint that ended with three hits, six walks and seven strikeouts.

He lost his no-hitter in the second inning when Jeff Francoeur led off with a single up the middle, making it 7,506 New York Mets games without a no-no.

Bobby Parnell contributed with a scoreless inning and J.J. Putz got tagged for a solo homer before Francisco Rodriguez came in for a 1-2-3 ninth.

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7,501: Maine’s one-hit performance, Santos’ slam lifts Mets

Monday, April 27th, 2009
Great start from Maine

John Maine threw six innings of one-hit ball and Omir Santos hit his first career grand slam Monday night as the New York Mets topped the first-place Florida Marlins 7-1 at Citi “Triples” Field.

The Mets’ new ballpark might not be kind to the longball (despite Santos’ slam) but its nooks and crannies provide plenty of places to sneak in three-baggers. Daniel Murphy and David Wright got the team’s seventh and eighth triples of the season, giving the Mets nearly as many triples as homers so far this season.

Maine, who walked three and struck out four, lost his no-hit bid in the first inning when Jorge Cantu singled to center, a hit that resulted in an unearned run. Scoring on the play was Emilio Bonifacio, who reached base when left-fielder Gary Sheffield dropped a routine fly-ball. (Should we start considering putting in Daniel Murphy as a defensive replacement?)

J.J. Putz gave up the Marlins’ second and final hit in the eighth inning.

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7,496: Maine struggles, Mets’ bats go cold in 5-2 loss to Cards

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
Quality starts anyone?

John Maine struggled in his third start of the season and the Mets couldn’t get their bats going Wednesday night during a 5-2 loss in St. Louis.

The Cardinals’ Joel Pineiro pitched a gem, getting pulled in the ninth only after David Wright led off with a double down the third base line. He gave up just two earned runs on six hits and two walks in his eight innings of work.

Maine, on the other hand, lasted just 5 2/3 innings, giving up five runs on seven hits and five walks. He lost his no-no in the first inning when Colby Rasmus lined a double past a diving Carlos Delgado to make it 7,496 New York Mets games without a no-hitter.

The Cardinals took a quick 1-0 lead and later tagged Maine for two runs each in the third and fourth innings.

The Mets got their first run in the third inning when Daniel Murphy singled home Luis Castillo. Carlos Beltran knocked home Wright in the ninth with a double to make it 5-2, but Ryan Church and pinch-hitter Gary Sheffield couldn’t continue the rally.

The Mets managed just seven hits – three of them by Beltran – and fell to 6-8 on the season.

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