Where Are My Rolaids?

Ok. I'm really going to die before season's end. Who says the Mets can't score late? After rallying on Wednesday night against Brad Lidge and the Phillies, the Mets did it again tonight against Kevin Gregg and the Marlins tonight in Florida. After being shut down for eight innings, after scoring one run in the first inning, (what else is new?) the Mets were down to their last out in the 9th down 2-1, and rallied to win the ballgame 5-4, but it wasn't easy.

The Met ninth started with a pop out by Pitch Hitter Robinson Cancel. After that, Jose Reyes grounded out to second on a great play by Dan Uggla. After the Reyes at-bat, Luis Castillo singled to center after being down two strikes. Then, David Wright singled to left. After that, Carlos Delgado was hit by a pitch. That set the stage for Carlos Beltran who hasn't had a big hit in a while when it's been needed.

However, that all changed when he hit a first pitch change up over the right field wall for a grand slam that gave the Mets a 5-2 lead. Before Beltran's homer, the Mets were 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position. Trailing 2-1, they left the bases loaded in the seventh and stranded two in the eighth.

While it looked like smooth sailing with Luis Ayala trying to close it out in the bottom half of the 9th, with a three run lead, it was anything but. Second Baseman Dan Uggla lead off by grounding out to second. After that, Right Fielder Jeremy Hermida singled to center. Next up, John Baker. He struck out. After Baker, up stepped Shortstop Hanley Ramirez, who reached on an infield single. After Ramirez, it was Pitch Hitter Mike Jacobs' turn. He singled to center to make the score 5-3. First Baseman Jorge Cantu then doubled to left to cut the lead to 5-4.

With the tying run at third, and the go-ahead run at second, Third Baseman Wes Helms was looking to end the game. However, unfortunately for Marlin fans, he grounded out to short to end the game, and revive Met fans watching the game. With the win, the Mets moved out to a 2 game lead on Philly, who lost earlier in the day to the Cubs 3-2.