METS FLY WITH DELGADO HIGH 5 WIN FIFTH IN ROW AS CARLOS COMES THROUGH
[Jose Reyes] had been uncharacteristically quiet as the Mets' leadoff hitter this season, with just 12 runs scored entering this series, tied for 20th among major-league leadoff men. He perhaps awoke. Reyes twice opened innings with singles and scored, the latter resulting in the tie-breaking r...
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| Published in | Daily news (New York, N.Y. : 1920) |
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| Format | Newspaper Article |
| Language | English |
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New York, N.Y
Tribune Publishing Company, LLC
09.05.2009
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| Summary: | [Jose Reyes] had been uncharacteristically quiet as the Mets' leadoff hitter this season, with just 12 runs scored entering this series, tied for 20th among major-league leadoff men. He perhaps awoke. Reyes twice opened innings with singles and scored, the latter resulting in the tie-breaking run in the Mets' five-run eighth. The 23-year-old lefthander, who had been 0-2 with a 6.55 ERA in five starts at Triple-A Buffalo, inherited Oliver Perez's rotation spot and contributed the type of performance his $12 million-a-season predecessor couldn't provide. [Jon Niese], who earns $2,185.79 per day in the big leagues, limited the Pirates (12-17) to two runs on seven hits in six innings while striking out five and walking none in his fourth career major-league start. He would have been charged with one run, but Niese was victimized by the latest in a spate of early-season outfield miscues by the Mets. Niese, who was born the day the Mets won their last World Series, certainly merits another start, especially since he tossed eight scoreless innings and picked up his lone major-league win last Sept. 13 against the Braves, who next visit Citi Field. With Niese turning in a competent showing, the Mets can afford to give Tim Redding another minor-league rehab start before activating him from the disabled list. |
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