NATIONALS 10, METS 5

Disgusting. An early 3-0 lead went down the drain in a hurry. Perez pitched four shutout innings before falling apart in the fifth. Then Heilman gives up a grand slam in the sixth. Then Sosa allows three more runs in the seventh. Do those names sound familiar? They should. When you give up 10 runs, it's hard to blame the hitters and while we did score five tonight, it wasn't because of the big names. In my comments from yesterday, Howie lamented the lack of production from the big bats and he's right. Tonight Reyes was 1 for 5, Wright was 0 for 4, and Delgado was 0 for 4. Delgado's batting average is now under .200 (.198 to be exact) and that's frightening. Beltran was 1 for 5 but at least his one was a home run. Also hitting a home run was Marlon Anderson. Maybe we can try him out at first base. In roster news, Brian Schneider is currently out with an infected thumb. He's not going on the DL but since the Mets might need an extra catcher, Gustavo Molina was called up from AAA. To make room for him, Brady Clark was designated for assignment. Brady, we hardly knew ye.

WP: Mike O'Connor (1-0)
LP: Oliver Perez (2-1)