After two games where the Mets couldn't get out of their own way in LA, leaving runners on base left and right, they finally started knocking a couple of those guys in and they had a decisive victory to end the series.
Tuesday night, the Mets struck out the final six times batters came up with runners in scoring position. Including the final out of the game where impossible-to-strike-out Luis Castillo struck out. The Mets were sinking, sinking sinking.
Wednesday out comes John Maine. John has always been the losing streak stopper for the Mets. When the Mets are in a big slide, Maine comes in and pitches a gem to get the team back on track. He did it at least 4 times that I know of last year - including the second to last day of the season. John Maine is one of the MOST clutch pitchers the Mets have ever had. When things were going bad for the Mets, you used to be able to count on Al Leiter to come in and pitch a quality start. Even if he didn't have his best stuff in those occasions, he'd gut it out and keep the team in the game. John Maine is that kind of pitcher, but BETTER. I can't praise John Maine enough.
Good to see the guys hitting today! Hopefully we can keep this going! Lets Go Mets!
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