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With the season on the line, the Mets take on the Marlins in game 161 in front of 54,675 at Shea Stadium. The Mets entered the game 1 behind the Phillies for the Eastern division crown.
John Maine takes the hill for the Mets. In one of the best pitching performances in Met history, Maine strikes out 14, going 7 and 2/3s innings. Not until Paul Hoover's infield single with 2 out and 2 strikes in the 8th, will Maine give up a hit.
Offensively, the Mets put up 19 hits and 13 runs. Lastings Milledge in his second to final game as a Met, hits 2 homeruns, knocking in 3.
Besides Maine's pitching performance, this game will be remembered for the on field brawl between Jose Reyes and Miguel Olivo with an elderly Sandy Alomar Sr. getting caught in the crossfire. The man who replaces Olivo after he's ejected? Paul Hoover.
Gary, Keith and Ron on the call for SNY.
Highlights:
10:52 - Castro with a perfect throw
51:10 - Milledge homers, the rout is on
55:55 - Reyes once again fails to run and the fans let him know
1:20:56 - Maine stikes out his 10th to end the 5th
1:22:33 - Milledge hits his second homer of the day
1:26:42 - Garcia throws behind Castillo in a 9-0 game, and the benches clear for the first time
1:31:55 - Olivo attacks Reyes during a pitching change and the benches clear again
2:18:59 - Hoover's infield hit, then Maine's exit
2:39:06 - Muniz closes it out
Note: I attended this game and what energy we walked out of the stadium with that afternoon. The Mets showed incredible heart on this sunny Saturday. The stadium roared. We were riding high after not only dismantling the Marlins, but the energy from the fight between Reyes and Olivo. Nobody left the stadium that day expecting what was to come.