Mets vs. Angels @ Shea Stadium, Game , 2005
In the great words of Vin Scully, "I Can't believe what I just saw!!!" These were the exact words running through the heads of many as Cliff Floyd blasted a three-run home run to beat the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday Night. The game itself was perhaps the most exiting win for the Mets all season. It seemed to build up all of the Mets recent failures and with one swing of the bat a big sigh of relief could be heard around Queens.
Kris Benson earned his paycheck once again as he held the Angels to 2 runs over 7 innings. With Much thanks to Carlos Beltran, he was able to throw yet another quality start. With 2 outs in the seventh inning, Jose Molina hit a high fly ball 410 feet to center field. Were it not for the defensive heroices of Beltran, who scaled over the wall to rob a home run, the Mets probably would not have won this game. Following the seventh, the Mets could not push any runs across the plate. However, that all changed heading into the ninth inning. With one man out and a 3-1 count, Marlon Anderson looked for a pitch he could drive. Well, as fate would have it, he did that and then some. After a 3-1 offering from Angels closer "K-Rod," Anderson hit a sharp line drive to deep right center field. Angel center fielder, Steve Finley, misplayed the ball and then kicked it about 90 feet towards the right field line. Anderson never stopped running and even managed to blow a bubble while rounding second base. As Finley chased down the baseball in right field, Anderson headed towards third and was waved home by the third base coach. In perhaps the most exciting play in baseball, the cutoff throw by Adam Kennedy was a half-second too late as Marlon Anderson slid in under the tag for the game-tying inside the park home-run.
Although he would receieve some stitches for his heroics, Marlon Anderson would be a big piece of the Mets win on this saturday night. Heading into the 10th inning, the Met defense would elude them once again as Doug Mientkiewicz botched a grounder that would have ended the inning. The Angels would take the lead and it seemed as if the Mets would take yet another tough loss. Leading off the bottom of the tenth, Jose Reyes and Mike Cameron both managed to reach base safely. With the tying run in scoring position, things were looking up for the Mets. However, Carlos Beltran and Mike Piazza both struck out and the Mets were almost surely on their way to a fourth straight defeat. As Cliff Floyd stepped into the batters box, he fought off pitch after pitch until Brendan Donnelly had nothing else to offer. On a 3-2 offering, Floyd drilled the baseball deep down the right field line. Foul Ball. Once again, Met fans had been teased by the baseball gods, or so it seemed. On the very next offering, Floyd crushed a home-run to deep right center field and just like that the Mets had pulled off their first win when trailing after 8 innings, and what a way to do it. Floyd never quit and hit the ball deep into the New York Night. The Mets can breath again. Final score: Mets 5, Angels 3. Record: 32-30
Game Analysis:
After enduring a tough three game loss, this walk-off win was a good way for the Mets to forget their recent failures. However, only time will tell if these apparent big hits will ultimately light a fuse under the Met offense. The win was a big confidence booster and Floyd managed to take a few of his teammates off of the hook. Heading into the rubber game of the series, the Mets will have to hope for a big game from Pedro Martinez and their own offense. Seeing as how the wrong teams have heated up in the NL East, the Mets will have to get things rolling pretty soon or they might find themselves out of it before the All-Star Break.
Kris Benson earned his paycheck once again as he held the Angels to 2 runs over 7 innings. With Much thanks to Carlos Beltran, he was able to throw yet another quality start. With 2 outs in the seventh inning, Jose Molina hit a high fly ball 410 feet to center field. Were it not for the defensive heroices of Beltran, who scaled over the wall to rob a home run, the Mets probably would not have won this game. Following the seventh, the Mets could not push any runs across the plate. However, that all changed heading into the ninth inning. With one man out and a 3-1 count, Marlon Anderson looked for a pitch he could drive. Well, as fate would have it, he did that and then some. After a 3-1 offering from Angels closer "K-Rod," Anderson hit a sharp line drive to deep right center field. Angel center fielder, Steve Finley, misplayed the ball and then kicked it about 90 feet towards the right field line. Anderson never stopped running and even managed to blow a bubble while rounding second base. As Finley chased down the baseball in right field, Anderson headed towards third and was waved home by the third base coach. In perhaps the most exciting play in baseball, the cutoff throw by Adam Kennedy was a half-second too late as Marlon Anderson slid in under the tag for the game-tying inside the park home-run.
Although he would receieve some stitches for his heroics, Marlon Anderson would be a big piece of the Mets win on this saturday night. Heading into the 10th inning, the Met defense would elude them once again as Doug Mientkiewicz botched a grounder that would have ended the inning. The Angels would take the lead and it seemed as if the Mets would take yet another tough loss. Leading off the bottom of the tenth, Jose Reyes and Mike Cameron both managed to reach base safely. With the tying run in scoring position, things were looking up for the Mets. However, Carlos Beltran and Mike Piazza both struck out and the Mets were almost surely on their way to a fourth straight defeat. As Cliff Floyd stepped into the batters box, he fought off pitch after pitch until Brendan Donnelly had nothing else to offer. On a 3-2 offering, Floyd drilled the baseball deep down the right field line. Foul Ball. Once again, Met fans had been teased by the baseball gods, or so it seemed. On the very next offering, Floyd crushed a home-run to deep right center field and just like that the Mets had pulled off their first win when trailing after 8 innings, and what a way to do it. Floyd never quit and hit the ball deep into the New York Night. The Mets can breath again. Final score: Mets 5, Angels 3. Record: 32-30
Game Analysis:
After enduring a tough three game loss, this walk-off win was a good way for the Mets to forget their recent failures. However, only time will tell if these apparent big hits will ultimately light a fuse under the Met offense. The win was a big confidence booster and Floyd managed to take a few of his teammates off of the hook. Heading into the rubber game of the series, the Mets will have to hope for a big game from Pedro Martinez and their own offense. Seeing as how the wrong teams have heated up in the NL East, the Mets will have to get things rolling pretty soon or they might find themselves out of it before the All-Star Break.
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