Mets make French Soup out of Marlins!

The New York Mets completed a three game sweep of the Florida Marlins, on the strength of Jeff Francoeur's game tying three run 7th inning homerun. It was payback of sorts for The Mets who were swept by the Marlins in a four game series earlier in the year. The Mets continue to play well at home and have now won eight straight games at Citi Field.

Mets feast at home. Gorge Marlins 6 to 1.

The New York Mets continued to feast on their opponents at home, turning back the Marlins 6 to 1. Jonathan Niese, in his first start since coming off the DL, pitched a strong 7 innings, giving up only one run while striking out six batters. Ike Davis went 4 for 4 and David Wright drove in three runs, hitting his second homerun of the season at Citi Field and his tenth overall. Rookie Ruben Tejada drove in a run with a double and Jeff Francouer continued to contribute with his 30th run batted in.

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Well it took all of 36 games for Met fans to reach the first of many season benchmarks. With their team in what can only be called a severe batting slump, The Mets lost to the Florida Marlins 7 to 2 for their ninth defeat in thirteen games, bringing their record to the .500 mark at 18-18. The meat of the order (Reyes, Bay, Wright, and Davis) were a combined two for fourteen with only one run scored. Oliver Perez, in one of the most depressing starts by a Mets pitcher, tossed a dead fish in 3-1/3 innings, giving up four homeruns (Dan Uggla 2, Gaby Sanchez, and Cris Coghlan), seven runs, and nine hits. The Mets should pull a Steve Trachsel by sending Perez down to single A ball so he can get his s@*t together. Pat Misch or Dillon Gee may be options. Forget the strike zone. Perez needs to gain two to three MPH on his fastball. If he can get to 92 MPH, them just maybe he will have the confidence to regain some of his command.

Highlight-Angel Pagan drove in his 16th and 17th runs of the year with a double in the fifth inning.