It took a little while, but the Mets got on board first in the bottom of the fourth. It started with an Ike Davis single up the middle. After a weak pop out by Bay (he heard some boos afterward) and strikeout by Barajas, Frenchy smoked a line drive two run homer on a slider over the middle of the plate to make it 2-0. Ruben Tejada would then hit a single to extend his hit streak to 10 games, the longest by a Mets rookie since Jason Phillips did it in 2003. Remember those goofy goggles?
After Niese did a fantastic job wiggling out of a second and third with one out jam in the top of the fifth, the Mets gave him all he needed in the bottom half. Tejada picked up his second hit on the day, a double down the left field line that should have been caught. Wright then hit a line drive two run homer to left of his own to make it 4-0. Big Ike followed with a homer of his own, a long drive to the bridge in right center to give the Mets back to back shots and a 5-0 lead. After Jason Bay became only the tenth Canadian born player with 1,000 hits by driving a triple to right, Barajas brought him home with a single to make it 6-0.
Niese pitched well in 6+ for the Mets today to pick up the win, going to 5-2 on the season and lowering his ERA to 3.84. He gave up four hits, walks and no runs. The Mets bullpen was just as good. Dessens skated out of a jam in the seventh, Feliciano pitched a dominant eighth and Parnell finished it out with a scoreless inning of his own.
With the win, the Mets finished up 13-5 on the season in interleague play, a new franchise record for wins in a single season. The win also moved them back into the major league lead with 11 shutouts. Throw that in with what looks to be an impending loss by the Braves and the Mets are now a half game back of first once again.
Post Game 6/27/10 Mets 6 - Twins 0
