NO WOES ON GRAND NIGHT. SANTOS, METS SLAM FISH AS MAINE STARTS TO ROLL
[Gary Sheffield] already had atoned during the Mets' six-run outburst in the first. Before Santos' grand slam, Sheffield and David Wright contributed consecutive RBI singles. Wright, sporting a new crew cut, which he said had the dual objectives of keeping him cool and changing his luck, h...
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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
28.04.2009
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| Summary: | [Gary Sheffield] already had atoned during the Mets' six-run outburst in the first. Before Santos' grand slam, Sheffield and David Wright contributed consecutive RBI singles. Wright, sporting a new crew cut, which he said had the dual objectives of keeping him cool and changing his luck, had been hitting .200 in 30 plate appearances with runners in scoring position. "I don't know how good it looks," Wright confessed. Meanwhile, for all the chatter about whether Oliver Perez would maintain his rotation spot - he will for Saturday's turn in Philadelphia - Maine also was placed on notice by [Jerry Manuel]. After flopping in St. Louis in his last start as his ERA climbed to 7.47, a frustrated Maine declared, "I'm better than this." He improved last night to earn his first '09 win. Maine, commanding his slider well to keep the fastball-hitting Marlins off balance, limited Florida to an unearned run and one hit, both in the first inning. He tossed 94 pitches over six innings as his ERA dipped to 5.40. Maine (1-2) walked three Marlins in addition to plunking Hanley Ramirez, but he didn't surrender a hit after Jorge Cantu's single scored Emilio Bonifacio in the first. |
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