Mets 9 Dodgers 7

This game got started on the right foot. When Kate woke me up to say goodbye the Mets were already winning 4-1. With two outs, the Mets got five straight hits. After the usual guys (Beltran and Wright), bench players Franco (in for Delgado) and Valentin (I guess he should be considered a starter now, got run scoring hits.

Watching Franco bust it from first base to scored on the double by Valentin was a lot of fun. Now you know why 74 (I mean 47) year olds don't play baseball. After he got back to the dugout trainer Ray Ramirez had to give him a rubdown.




After that Milledge drove home Valentin with a triple of his own. He also hit his second major league home run in the 7th inning to stretch a 7-6 lead to 9-6.
After starting off 1-11 he 7-15 since with 2 homers and 8 RBI. I definitely think the Mets are going to have to keep him in the lineup even after Nady returns from appendicitis.




Milledge also made another fantastic throw, from left field to nail Nomar trying to stretch a single into a double.

Glavine got his league leading 9th win despite pitching poorly. He allowed two homers to Rafael Furcal. He's pitched well and lost or got a no decision plenty of times. He deserved this victory.



Pedro wishes he could get Glavine's run support.



Good work from the bullpen allowed the runs to stand up.

Two out of three from the Dodgers, who are actually the best offensive team in the NL by runs scored, is not a bad series. Now we head to Arizona where El Duque will take on his former mates.