The Mets got things back to normal by scoring in the top of the first. Angel Pagan hit a ground ball to Hanley that knocked him down and then Ramirez threw the ball off his leg to allow Pagan to reach base. After Wright singled him to third, Bay drove him in with a sac fly to make it 1-0. Wright was caught tagging to second on the play to end the inning. It was a smart risk by Wright nonetheless.
The Mets extended their lead in the top of the third when Tejada lead off with a single, Takahashi pushed him to second with a bunt and Reyes drove him in with a double (he moved to third on an errant throw) to make it 2-0. Pagan pushed Reyes past the plate with the second Mets' sac fly on the night to go up 3-0. Once again, Wright made the third out at second. He hit a single to center and then on the first pitch of Bay's at bat was thrown out trying to steal.
Takahashi did a fantastic job of giving up the lead in the bottom of the third. After loading the bases up for Hanley, Takahashi gave up the slam to make it 4-3 in a swing of a bat. Two batters later, Takahashi gave up a two run shot to make 6-3. Wow, talk about awful. Cliff Lee anyone?
In the top of the seventh, the Mets got themselves back on the board after three quiet innings. Tatis lead off with a bloop double that should have been caught by more than one Marlin. Franceour followed with a bloop single of his own the Coghlan misjudged to put runners on the corners. Tejada then grounded into what seemed to be a double play except that Hanley botched it, resulting in only the out at second and a run to come home to make it 6-4.
The Mets just wouldn't go away quietly in this one. Rod Barajas lead off the ninth with a single to left field and The Animal drilled a double into left to put runners on second and third with no outs. After a Franceour groundout scored Barajas to make it 6-5, Josh Thole became the unlikely hero with a single up the middle to tie it at six.
Unfortunately, it just wasn't enough tonight. The Marlins won it in the bottom of the ninth on a two out double by Cantu and a single by Uggla to drive him in and end the game, 7-6. Tough loss. Come back and get them tomorrow guys.
Post Game 6/29/10 Marlins 7 - Mets 6
