Game Preview: Mets at Phillies [Game 79] July 3, 2009
New York Mets (39-39 Road: 17-22) at Philadelphia Phillies (39-37 Home: 13-22) 7:05 pm
Livan Hernandez (5-3 4.04) vs. Rodrigo Lopez (0-0 0.00)
TV: SNY Radio: WFAN
What to watch: The Mets take their two game winning str
Mets 9 – Pirates 8 July 2, 2009
This was a rain-delayed wild one. For starters, Tim Redding was terrible giving up 5 runs in 2.1 innings. When that happens you start to think the game is a lost cause but they came right back scoring in the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings to take an 8-5 lead.
The Mets got big offensive games from Fernando Tatis and Ryan Church getting 3 hits apiece. Daniel Murphy had a big pinch-hit single that scored two runs in the fourth inning that got the scoring started f
John Franco Calls Out Mets David Wright
Flickr photo courtesy of alpineinc
Former Mets closer Johnny Franco called out David Wright and the Mets for lacking leadership from the players. Franco said he’s spoken to Wright about taking a more active role as a leader on the team but it hasn’t worked.
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