The Mets bullpen cost them another game last night. When John Maine left the game in the fifth inning (after pitching just 4 1/3) due to shoulder stiffness, the Mets were winning 2-1. The bullpen would chisel away at that first allowing it to become 2-2 and then 3-3 after the Mets regained the lead, but finally they right down to it and just poured gasoline on the fire. Joe Smith (blown save and the loss) and Scott Schoenweiss were the main culprits. Between them they allowed five runs on six hits—all in the eighth inning—as the Mets lost 7-3.
New York’s loss allowed the Phils (idle) to move to within ½ a game of first with the Marlins now 1 game back.
Tonight the Mets and Marlins go at it again with Oliver Perez (6-6) going against Scott Olsen (6-5).
Maine is on his way back to NYC to have an MRI on the shoulder to determine the severity of his injury. Meanwhile, Pedro Martinez will pitch in the bullpen today after rejoining the team in Florida after the loss of his father. The plan is for him to come off the bereavement list and start on Friday in Houston but be limited to just 80 pitches-which means the bull pen will be expected to carry a load that night, too.
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