Are They Reverting Back To Their Old Ways?

After winning 10 in a row, the Mets have lost their last two. Last night's 5-2 lead can be chalked up to one of those losses, but tonight's game got away from the Mets. During the 5th, 6th, and 7th innings, the Mets left 8 runners on base. In the top of the 7th inning, David Wright and Carlos Beltran both struck out looking with the bases loaded. In the bottom of the seventh, Pedro Feliciano and Aaron Heilman both got rocked, giving up four runs when the game was in reach for the Mets at 3-2 Cincinnati. All four runs were charged to Feliciano.

The only good thing that came from tonight's 7-2 loss was that Philadelphia also lost. They lost to Florida. 9-5, which means that the Mets are still within grasp of the NL lead heading into the series finale tomorrow afternoon. However, a win won't come easy as Mike Pelfrey faces off against Edinson Volquez who is 12-3 with a 2.29 E.R.A. Tomorrow's game is a must win in my opinion before heading into a series against Philly starting Tuesday at Shea. Hopefully, the Mets can right the ship before that crucial series.