Mets Get Much Needed Laugher

METS 8

NATIONALS 2

In what has been a week full of woe and misery for the Mets, they finally got something to smile about on a steamy Saturday afternoon in New York. Ryan Church led the way with a three RBI day, as the Met offense pounded Daniel Cabrera, who struggled with his control. Cabrera lasted only two and a third innings for the Nationals, walking four, giving up six hits and five runs to all but cement this game for the Mets early.

Mike Pelfrey was not great for the Mets, he was shaky at times, walking three and throwing 95 pitches in just five and two-thirds innings, but most of the outs were induced ground balls, which was a big plus for a Met team that has seen its pitches give up nothing but moonshots for the last three weeks.

The Mets got on the board early, thanks alot to Nationals center fielder Elijah Dukes. With Carlos Beltran and Carlos Delgado on base, David Wright skyed to center. Dukes, who was not wearing sunglasses, misplayed the ball entirely as it dropped behind him, allowing two the runners to score. Moments later, Church drove in Wright with a single up the middle to make it 3-0.

Finally, in the sixth the Mets put it away, as Dan Murphy scored on errant throw by catcher Will Nieves, who failed to throw Beltran out at third base. Later in the inning, Church again, singled to right to drive in two more runs to make it 8-2 Mets. BOX SCORE.

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