Rejuvenated Mets Streak Hits Four Games

METS 4

ROCKIES 0

Stop the presses. The Mets are hot.

For the first time since late May, the New York Mets have won four straight games to pull within 5 1/2 games of the wild card leading Rockies and Giants.

Usually, momentum is as good as the next day's pitcher, so there had to be some concern that the Mets would have a letdown after last night's emotional victory with the inconsistent Mike Pelfery on the mound for the Metropolitans.

Instead, Pelfrey was solid. He pitched six innings, scattering seven hits, while striking out five. He even induced a double play in the fourth inning to get out of a bases loaded jam to end the game. It was the kind of performance the Mets needed from their number two pitcher, a performance that he has not delivered this season on a consistent basis.

Offensively, Daniel Murphy continues to show signs that he is coming out of his funk. Murphy led off the second inning with a double to right to set the table for a scoring opportunity. Next, Jeff Francoeur laced a single up the middle to drive in Murphy with the games first run; that stroke represented Francoeur's 16th RBI since becoming a Met two weeks ago. He certainly is enjoying his stay in Queens thus far.

Fast forward to the third inning; Luis Castillo's ground ball to short drove in Alex Cora from third to make it 2-0; then in the fourth, Brian Schneider's sacrifice fly moved in Murphy with his second run scored of the night to make it 3-0 Mets.

The Mets are now 48-51 on the season and are beginning to show signs of the confidence they didn't show at all last year. Box Score.