Francoeur Day to Day

After smashing into the fence while making a catch during tonight's ball game and getting hit with a pitch in the elbow, Jeff Francoeur has endured a good amount of pain throughout his body. We are being told after getting taken out of the ball game after he was hit with the pitch, the X-Rays were negative and he is day to day with a bruised elbow.

He said he will do everything in order to be in the lineup for tomorrows duel of Aces.

PostGame, Mets 9 Phillies 1

NYM: 14-9
PHI: 12-10

WP: Jonathon Niese(1-1)
LP: Kyle Kendrick(0-1)

Starters:

NYM-- Jon Niese
7.0 IP, 4 H, 1 Earned Run, 1 Walk, 7 K

PHI-- Kyle Kendrick
5.0 IP, 5 H, 4 Earned Runs, 1 Walk, 3 K, 3 HR Allowed

Pitching:
Well if you look at the pitching line for Niese tonight, it pretty much said Niese was INCREDIBLE! Not only did he shut down a major league lineup for 7 innings while only walking 1 and striking out 7, but it was the Phillies he shut down a lineup with names such as Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, Raul Ibanez, and Jayson Werth. Everything was working for Niese tonight, he was moving fast and had his curveball working well. He got in to jams in 1 or 2 innings but otherwise was superb. Following Niese, Jenrry Mejia was brought on to pitch the 8th and gave up 1 hit but no runs. In the ninth, Manny Acosta took the ball and while walking one and giving up one hit did not give up any runs and kept the winning streak alive for the Mets.

Offense:
The Mets bats came to play today as not only did they score 9 runs but they hit 4 home runs. The top of the 2nd is were they started to pour on as David Wright got the scoring started by hitting a fast ball out beyond center field for his 4th homerun of the season. Two batters later, Jeff Francoeur stepped up and smacked a fastball down and in out of the ball park to give the Mets a quick 3-0 lead going into the 3rd. In the top of the 5th, the Mets hit their third homerun with a solo homerun by Rod Barajas which gave the Mets a 4-1 lead. In the top of the 7th, Rod Barajas continued his stellar night as he stroked an RBI double to right field, which scored Jeff Francoeur and it gave the Mets a 5-1 lead. In the same inning after Jon Niese walked, Angel Pagan hit a two run triple to score Rod Barajas & Jon Niese, and it gave the Mets a 7-1 lead at that point. Two batter later in the same inning with Jose Reyes up he pulls a base hit through the right side of the infield to score Pagan and give the Mets a 8-1 lead. The Mets capped their scoring off tonight with another Rod Barajas home run his second of the night in the 9th inning with led to New York's convincing 9-1 over the Phillies.

Offensive Box Score:

1. CF Angel Pagan, 3-5, 1 RUN, 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 RBI(10)
2. 2B Luis Castillo, 0-5
3. SS Jose Reyes, 1-5, 1 RBI(6)
4. LF Jason Bay, 1-5, 1 RUN, 1 2B
5. 3B David Wright, 1-4, 1 RUN, 1 K, 2 RBI(16), 1 HOME RUN(4)
6. 1B Ike Davis, 0-3, 1 Walk
7. RF Jeff Francoeur, 1-2, 2 RUNS, 1 RBI(13), 1 HOME RUN(4)
8. C Rod Barajas, 3-4, 3 RUNS, 1 2B, 3 RBI(11), 2 HOME RUN(5)
9. SP Jon Niese, 0-2, 1 RUN, 1 Walk, 2 K

Game Picture:

Tonight's Game Picture was between two players for the Mets. Jonathon Niese or Rod Barajas. I decided to give it to Jon Niese, because this is a young kid with so much potential but we have only seen glimpses. I am hoping with this step in the right direction that he can become more consistent and shut down batters the way he did today to some of the best in Howard & Utley.

The Mets will play their 2nd game of their 3 game series with the Phillies tomorrow starting at 3:10PM. It is a pitching matchup like no other so you do not want to miss it. Mike Pelfrey(4-0) vs. Roy Halladay(4-1)

PostGame, Yankees 6 White Sox 4

NYY: 15-7
CHW(AL): 9-14

WP: Alfredo Aceves(2-0)
LP: Matt Thornton(2-2)
S: Mariano Rivera(7)

Starters:

NYY-- Andy Pettitte
6.0 IP, 7 H, 4 Earned Runs, 2 Walks, 3 K, 1 HR Allowed

CHI-- Freddy Garcia
6.0 IP, 5 H, 4 Earned Runs, 2 Walks, 2 K, 1 HR Allowed

Pitching:
Andy Pettitte came into the night as one of the hottest pitchers in the Majors. Unfortunately their is always a brief hiccup when your on a roll and Pettitte endured that tonight. Over 6 inning he gave up 4 runs while walking 2. I felt like he left the ball out in front of the plate a lot more than usual and looked like he might of been not into it from the get go, thankfully for him he has the offense behind him. Following Pettite, Alfredo Aceves who earned the victory threw a scoreless seventh despite walking one. In the eighth inning, Damaso Marte & Joba Chamberlain teamed up to get the hold for Mo, Martes 2nd hold and Jobas 5th hold of the season. In the ninth, Mariano Rivera shut it down one, two, three which included 2 strikeouts.

Offense:
Already being down 3-0 in the bottom of the first, Alex Rodriguez doubled to left which scored Derek Jeter to give the Yankees their first run. In the same inning, with Mark Teixeira on third, Robinson Cano hit a sharp base hit to left which scored Mark, and put the Yankees within one run. In the bottom of the sixth, Derek Jeter hit a home run to left field,his fourth, which tied the ball game up as it was a 2 run shot and as Brett Gardner also scored on the homer. With the game tied at 4 in the bottom of the seventh, Derek Jeter stepped into the box again and lined a triple to right field, Francisco Cervelli, and Brett Gardner scored on the triple.

Offensive Box Score:

1. SS Derek Jeter, 3-4, 2 RUNS, 1 3B, 4 RBI(18), 1 HOME RUN(4)
2. DH Nick Johnson, 0-2, 1 Walk, 1 K
3. 1B Mark Teixeira, 0-2, 1 RUN, 2 Walks
4. 3B Alex Rodriguez, 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI(14)
5. 2B Robinson Cano, 1-4, 1 RBI(18)
6. RF Nick Swisher, 0-4, 1 K
7. CF Curtis Granderson, 0-3, 1 Walk, 1 K
8. C Francisco Cervelli, 0-3, 1 RUN
9. LF Brett Gardner, 2-3, 2 RUNS

Game Picture:

The Game Picture for tonight's ball game goes to Derek Jeter for his 3 for 4 performance which included his home run to left and 4 RBIS.


The Yankees will send Javier Vazquez to the mound in game two of the this 3 game series against the White Sox. The first pitch will be 1:05 PM, as Vazquez will be opposed by lefty and 3-0 John Danks.

PreGame Mets vs. Phillies GAME 22

The New York Mets [13-9] takes on the rival Phillidelphia Phillies [12-9] in the first of a 3 game set, which will decide who moves into first place after one month of play. Here's tonights pitching matchup:

NYM: Jonathan Niese: [0-1, 3.68 ERA, 22 IP, 11 BB, 18 SO, .323 Opp AVG]

PHI: Kyle Kendrick: [0-0, 7.71 ERA, 18.2 IP, 9 BB, 9 SO, .316 Opp AVG]

NYM:

CF Angel Pagan

2B Luis Castillo

SS Jose Reyes

LF Jason Bay

3B David Wright

1B Ike Davis

RF Jeff Francoeur

C Rod Barajas

P Jon Niese

PHI:

CF Shane Victorino

3B Placido Polanco

2B Chase Utley

1B Ryan Howard

RF Jayson Werth

LF Raul Ibanez

SS Juan Castro

C Carlos Ruiz

P Kyle Kendrick

Key Players to watch: [career against oposing pitcher]

PHI: No one in the starting lineup tonight has ever had an official at bat against Niese.

NYM: Jeff Francoeur, .400 AVG, 20 AB, 2RBI

NYM: Jose Reyes, .455 AVG, 11 AB, 1RBI

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PreGame Yankees vs. White Sox GAME 21

The New York Yankees [14-7] are recatching fire after taking the last 2 game in Baltimore with stellar pitching and Robinson Cano leading the offenses way. Tonight they take on the Chicago White Sox [9-13] and Ozzie Guillen at Yankee Stadium. Heres tonights pitching matchup:

NYY: Andy Pettitte: [3-0, 1.29 ERA, 28 IP, 9 BB, 22 SO, .216 Opp AVG]

CHI: Freddy Garcia: [0-2, 5.82 ERA, 17 IP, 10 BB, 12 SO, .217 Opp AVG]

NYY:

SS Derek Jeter

DH Nick Johnson

1B Mark Teixiera

3B Alex Rodriguez

2B Robinson Cano

RF Nick Swisher

CF Curtis Granderson

C Fransisco Cervelli
LF Brett Gardner

CHI:

SS Alexei Ramierz
2B Gordon Beckham

RF Andrew Jones

1B Paul Konerko

CF Alex Rios

DH Carlos Quentin

3B Mark Teahan

C Donny Lucy

LF Juan Pierre

Key Players to watch: [career against oposing pitcher]

NYY: Derek Jeter, .308 AVG, 13 AB, 1HR, 1RBI

NYY: Alex Rodriguez, .600 AVG, 10 AB, 2HR, 4RBI

CHI: Alexei Ramirez, .500 AVG, 2 AB, 1HR, 1RBI

CHI: Juan Pierre, .467 AVG, 15 AB

CHI: Alex Rios, .308 AVG, 26 AB, 1HR, 5RBI

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PRE GAME YANKEES VS: ORIOLES GAME 20

The New York Yankees [13-7] try to slavage the final game of the 3 game series against the struggling Baltimore Orioles [14-17] at Camden Yards. Here's todays pitching matchups:

NYY: A.J. Burnett: [2-0, 3.20 ERA, 25.1 IP, 8 BB, 16 SO, .298 Opp AVG]

BAL: Brian Matusz: [2-0, 4.38 ERA, 24.2 IP, 10 BB, 27 SO, .242 Opp AVG]

NYY:

SS Derek Jeter

RF Nick Swisher

1B Mark Teixiera

3B Alex Rodriguez
2B Robinson Cano

DH Marcus Thames

CF Curtis Granderson

C Fransisco Cervelli

LF Brett Gardner

BAL:

CF Adam Jones

RF Nick Markakis

C Matt Wieters

3B Miguel Tejada

DH Luke Scott

2B Ty Wigginton

1B Rhyne Hughes

LF Nolan Reimold

SS Cesar Iztuis

Key Players to watch: [career gainst oposing pitcher]

NYY: Alex Rodriguez, .333 AVG, 3 AB

NYY: Mark Teixiera, .500 AVG, 1RBI, 2 AB

BAL: Nick Markakis: .314 AVG, 35 AB, 3 RBI

BAL: Luke Scott:, .400 AVG, 15 AB, 2 HR, 4 RBI

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PostGame, Mets 10 Dodgers 5

NYM: 12-9
LAD: 8-12

WP: Hisanori Takahashi(2-1)
LP: Charlie Haeger(0-3)

Starters:

NYM-- Oliver Perez
3.2 IP, 3 H, 3 Earned Runs, 4 Walks, 2 K

LAD-- Charlie Haeger
4.0 IP, 5 Hits, 5 Earned Runs, 4 Walks, 1 K

Pitching:
Oliver Perez did not have much of anything tonight, meaning he was not awful just was not good. He was a walk machine tonight as it looked as if he just could not hit his spots and could not grip his pitches. He was always blowing on his hands as he looked like he was freezing. He could only go into the fourth luckily thanks to Takahashi the damage for Perez was not worse. Following Perez, as i mentioned Hisanori Takahashi was brought on and was great as he went 3.1 Innings, only allowing 1 Run, while striking out 5. After Takahashi, Jenrry Mejia was brought on and walked one batter but escaped the inning unharmed. Finishing off the game, was Raul Valdes who let up 1 run in the ninth but still closed it out for the Mets 6th straight win.

Offense:
When the pitching was not good the Offense came through, especially David Wright. The first run came in the bottom of the first when after Angel Pagan got on, Jose Reyes knocked him in with a single up the middle which gave the Mets a 1-0 lead. In the same inning with Reyes on first, Jason Bay ripped his third triple of the season( which is his total of last year )to score Jose Reyes and gave the Mets a 2-0 lead. The third run came on a Ike Davis sac fly to score Jason Bay, which gave the Mets a 3-0 lead going into the 2nd inning. The Mets scored a few runs in the bottom half of the fifth inning, the fourth Mets run came on an RBI single by David Wright to score Angel Pagan. The fifth & sixth run's came in the same inning when Ike Davis took a pitch and belted it into the gap which scored Jose Reyes and David Wright. In the bottom of the sixth the Mets scored the final four runs of the night. The first of the inning came with the bases loaded and Jose Reyes up, he grounded a pitch to the shortstop Jamey Carroll, and Carroll went for the force and home and made a bad throw which allowed Henry Blanco to score. The final 3 runs came with the bases loaded and David Wright up, he belted a three run RBI triple into right center which scored Angel Pagan, Luis Castillo, and Jose Reyes. David Wright had a huge night tonight and also reached a milestone as he secured his 1,000 major league hit. Congrats David!

Offensive Box Score:

1. CF Angel Pagan, 1-3, 3 RUNS, 2 WALKS
2. 2B Luis Castillo, 1-2, 1 RUN, 2 WALKS
3. SS Jose Reyes, 1-5, 3 RUNS, 1 RBI(5)
4. LF Jason Bay, 1-5, 1 RUN, 1 RBI(7), 1 3B, 3 K
5. 3B David Wright, 3-3, 1 RUN, 1 WALK, 4 RBI(14)
6. 1B Ike Davis, 1-2, 1 WALK, 3 RBI(5)
7. RF Jeff Francoeur, 1-4
8. C Henry Blanco, 2-4, 1 RUN, 1 K
9. SP Oliver Perez, 0-1

Game Picture:

The Game Picture goes to David Wright for breaking out of his slump with a 3 for 3 performance including 4 RBI. The Game Picture also goes to David for reaching his 1,000 hit tonight.

The Mets will play the final game of their homestand tomorrow afternoon at 1:10 PM against the Dodgers as the Mets will send John Maine to the hill against John Ely for the Dodgers.