Mets Series in Review: vs. Texas Rangers

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— New York Mets (@Mets) July 6, 2014

Dates: July 4-6, 2014

Results: Win 2/3

 W 6-5, L 5-3, W 8-4

Current Record: 39-49, 4^th place, 10 games out

Recaps:

Friday – Mets.com, Amazin’ Avenue, ESPN NY

Saturday – Mets.com, Amazin’ Avenue, ESPN NY

Sunday – Mets.com, Amazin’ Avenue, ESPN NY

MVMet: Carlos Torres gets the nod after taking over for an injured Niese in the 1^st inning, and then giving the Mets a good chance to win.

LVMet: Gonzalez Germen looked filthy when he got Elvis Andrus to strikeout on three pitches Saturday night. Then he gave up two homeruns while only getting one out Sunday. I still have confidence in his ability in the pen, but I wonder whether he’ll be sent down to work on his stuff in AAA. The Las Vegas 51s have four interesting bullpen options that come to mind – Ryan Reid, Chase Bradford, Zack Thornton and John Church – if the Mets feel the need to make a move.

Statistics:

Mets Player	Performance
Eric Young Jr.	0-5, SO
Curtis Granderson	3-11, 3 R, 2 2B (15), RBI (40), 2 BB, 3 SO
Daniel Murphy	2-13, 2B (20), RBI (35), 4 SO, E (9)
Bobby Abreu	2-7, 2 R, 2 RBI (14), BB
Lucas Duda	3-8, 3 R, 2B (18), HR (13), 2 RBI (44), 3 BB, 3 SO, CS
Eric Campbell	3-3, R, 2B (8), RBI (9), 2 BB
Travis ∂’Arnaud	2-7, R, 2B (6), HR (5), 3 RBI (16), BB, 3 SO
Ruben Tejada	3-11, R, 2B (8), RBI (18), BB, 3 SO
Kirk Nieuwenhuis	2-4, 3 R, 2B (5), HR (2), RBI (8), 2 BB, SB (1), 2 SO
Chris Young	2 BB
Juan Lagares	1-8, R, RBI (19), SB (2), 2 SO, GIDP
David Wright	1-8, 2B (21)
Anthony Recker	1-4, R, 3 RBI (13)
Jon Niese	0.1 IP, 2 H, R, HR Left after getting hit with a linebacker, on DL
Bartolo Colon (L, 8-7)	7 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 2 BB, 3 SO, 2 HR, 110 Pitches (76 Strikes), 8 GO (0-3, R)
Zack Wheeler (W, 4-8)	6.1 IP, 6 H, R, 2 BB, 4 SO, HR, 111 Pitches (67 Strikes), 9 GO (0-1, SAC)
Carlos Torres	4.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, BB, 4 SO, HR, 5 GO: 4 FO, 1 IR – 0 S (0-1, SAC, SO)
Vic Black (H, 5)	1.1 IP, 2 H, BB, SO, FO, 2 IR – 0 S
Jeurys Familia (BS, 3) (H, 7)	2.1 IP, 3 H, R (0 ER), 2 BB, 2 SO, 6 GO
Jenrry Mejia (W, 5-3)	2.1 IP, H, R (0 ER), BB, SO, 2 GO: 2 FO, 2 IR – 0 S (0-1, SO)
Josh Edgin	1.2 IP, 3 H, SO, 2 GO
Gonzalez Germen	0.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 SO, 2 HR
Dana Eveland	0.1 IP, SO, 2 IR – 0 S

Bullpen:

             As I said above, I like Germen, but he might have needed more time in the minors before returning. Otherwise, even the walks are coming down some for this bullpen. There is a lot to like about the members of this pen. Mets fans should feel more comfortable about holding leads moving forward.

            13.1 IP, 17 H, 7 R (5 ER), 5 BB, 12 SO, 3 HR, 15 GO: 7 FO, 7 IR – 0 S

Looking Ahead:

Monday at 7:10 PM: Mike Minor (2-5, 4.73 ERA) @ Daisuke Matsuzaka (3-3, 3.72 ERA)

Tuesday at 7:10 PM: Julio Teheran (8-5, 2.29 ERA) @ Jacob ∂eGrom (1-5, 3.77 ERA)

Wednesday at 7:10 PM: Ervin Santana (7-5, 3.93 ERA) @ Dillon Gee (3-1, 2.73 ERA)

Thursday at 7:10 PM: Aaron Harang (8-6, 3.67 ERA) @ Bartolo Colon (8-7, 4.04 ERA)

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