Through the first two innings of the game it looked as though the “good” Oliver Perez showed up, that was until the third inning. During the top of the third the Mets were leading 3-0 on a Carlos Beltran RBI single and a Ryan Church RBI double. In the bottom of that inning Perez imploded, giving up four runs in the third inning and four runs in the fifth inning. In the third inning Joey Votto hit his second home run of the season and in the fifth inning Votto had another RBI base hit to help give the Reds the lead for good. The Reds lead 8-6 headed into the ninth inning when Francisco Cordero came in for his first save opportunity. The first batter Cordero faced was newly acquired Gary Sheffield, and Cordero stuck him out with a fastball painted on the outside corner. Cordero then stuck out Reyes and Murphy to strike out the side, because of this the Reds their first victory in 2009.
For their next game, the Mets will travel south to face the undefeated Florida Marlins in warm Miami. In their first series of the year the Marlins easily swept the Nationals. The pitching match up for the first game will be John Maine for the Mets against Anabal Sanchez for the Marlins. The Mets will try and take their second series of the year in this weekend match up against the Marlins.
Josh Jakers
NYchalktalk.com
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