Mets- Expos

[Nymet31]

STEVIES BACK ON THE MOUND!!!!

GO STEVE!!!!!



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GO METS!!!


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[Nanner]

WOOHOOO!!!!! BIG MO!!!! 10TH HOMERUN IN HIS LAST 23 GAMES!!! :uhoh:

5-2, METS!!!!! BOTTOM OF THE 8TH!!!

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And, this new guy, Marco....... :lust: YEOWZA!!!! A TRIPLE SCORING 2 RUNS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!!

Oh, let's keep him. :biggrin:

[Cyberlibrarian]

Such a cutie!

Come on guys, you're only 5 games out -- KEEP ON WINNING!

[Baseball Guru]

5 games and counting!!!

Whoo-Hoo!!!:jump: :clap1: :jump: :clap1: :jump: :clap1:

[Nymet31]

the Mets are on a 13 game homestand.... So if the Mets go 10-3 on that stand and the Braves go 3-10 in there next 13 games that puts the Mets where????

2.5 games out going into the second week of August...


Hmmmm a girl can dream huh?

[Cyberlibrarian]

Your mouth (fingers?) to God's ears sweetie.

pleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleaseplease

[amazinmets]

I like how you think Kathleen, but the Braves would have to be in a MAJOR swoon to go 3-10. Somehow, after faltering last season, they're back stronger than ever. Maddux and Glavine pitch like guys still in their prime and not in their mid-late 30s. What can you do besides tip your cap to them.

Funny, the best one-two punches in the NL are Maddux-Glavine and Schilling-Johnson. And all four are in their mid to late 30s.

[Baseball Guru]

By JOSH DUBOW
AP Sports Writer

July 23, 2002, 11:07 PM EDT

NEW YORK -- Mike Piazza and Mo Vaughn each hit two-run homers, and Jeff D'Amico won for the first time in nearly two months as the New York Mets beat the Montreal Expos 4-3 Tuesday night.

The Expos lost their fifth straight game, but more importantly watched All-Star right fielder Vladimir Guerrero leave with a bruised left knee after crashing into the wall to rob Jeromy Burnitz of an extra-base hit.

The catch was one of the only highlights for the slumping Expos, who less than two weeks ago seemed poised to make a surprising run at the playoffs.

But after acquiring slugger Cliff Floyd on July 11, the Expos are just 3-10. Floyd has offered little help, batting only .200 with two RBIs for Montreal. He was hitless in 17 at-bats before doubling in the eighth inning.

The Mets, who looked lost coming out of the All-Star break, have won eight of 10 to move four games over .500 for the first time since May 31 and back into wild card contention.

They will need more strong starts like the one D'Amico (5-8) gave them to stay in the hunt. The right-hander took a shutout into the eighth inning, ending a nine-start winless streak. He had been 0-4 with an 8.06 ERA since beating Florida 3-0 on May 26.

Armando Benitez pitched the ninth for his 25th save, allowing a solo homer to Brian Schneider.

Bartolo Colon (3-1) lost for the first time with Montreal and just the second time in 12 decisions, counting his tenure with Cleveland.

Colon, who allowed four runs and five hits in six innings, was coming off two straight complete games -- including a 134-pitch effort against the Mets last Thursday.

In that game, the Mets wasted many scoring chances, getting 13 hits but stranding 13 runners in a 2-1 loss. New York made the most of its hits this game, with homers from its two biggest sluggers.

Montreal ended the game without its biggest bat. With one out in the bottom of the sixth, Burnitz hit a drive into the right-field corner. Guerrero sprinted over and made a leaping grab as he hit the wall.

He remained in the game, but went back to the clubhouse with his bat and glove after the inning and didn't return. There was no immediate word on the severity of the injury.

Losing Guerrero for any period of time would be a big blow to the Expos. The four-time All-Star is hitting .329 with 26 homers, 71 RBIs, 22 steals and an NL-leading 223 total bases.

Piazza walked on four pitches leading off the fourth, and Vaughn hit the next pitch over the right-field fence for his 16th homer and 11th in his last 24 games.

After Timo Perez bounced a single over first baseman Andres Galarraga to start the sixth, Piazza hit his 22nd homer to make it 4-0.

D'Amico left after allowing Fernando Tatis' two-run single with two outs in the eighth. He allowed two runs and eight hits in 7 2-3 innings.

Notes:@ There was a 52-minute rain delay at the start of the game. ... Expos All-Star 2B Jose Vidro didn't play for a second straight game because of a stiff back. ... Piazza threw out his third runner of the series, catching Jose Macias trying to steal after a pitchout in the fourth inning.