Mets 2 Nationals 1

Good teams have to win games like this. It's a long season sometimes you have to get lucky. Obviously. I'm referring to the last play of the game when LoDuca got up with men on first and second and one out. He hit an easy doubleplay ball back to the pitcher, who threw it into centerfield, allowing the winning run to score. But luck is the residue of design. If Franco hadn't walk, and Reyes hadn't single, the Mets wouldn't have been in position to take advantage of that lucky break.

Zambrano actually pitched well. Too bad he didn't get the win. If he can even give up 3 runs in 6 innings he'll help this team. Bullpen was excellent once again. I love Duaner Sanchez.

Huge home run for Carlos Delgado. The longer a game goes and you can't score, the harder it is to break through.

More struggles with men on base. Man on third, one out in the third, Reyes and LoDuca strand him.
Matsui makes out with the bases loaded (again) and two out in the fourth.
We know Jose Valentin sucks so I won't harp on that.

Terrible base running by Reyes on his double that should have been a triple. Once he didn't bust it out of the box, he should have stayed at second. It looked doubly bad after LoDuca doubled.

I'm looking forward to the start of the John Maine era tonight. I hope he'll be good enough to salvage something from the Anna Benson trade.