Game 22: Mets vs. Nationals @ RFK Stadium

Tom Glavine on the mound searching for his fourth win.

The Good: Glavine pitched well enough to win, allowing only one run through six innings. The bullpen, albeit a late one by Aaron Heilman, only allowed one run. Down by one in the ninth inning after Ronnie Belliard put the Nats ahead, the Mets would come back for the second time this week. With two outs, Shawn Green would single to left, followed by a Damion Easley single to shortstop (called safe although replay's showed he was out). Julio Franco would then step to the plate and drill a Chad Cordero offering into right field. The throw to the plate was just late enough as Endy Chavez slid aroud the tag to tie the game. Jose Reyes would then line out to first to end the scoring. In the twelfth inning, Carlos Beltran would double to right with the bases loaded to put the Mets on top for good. David Wright would add a single to score two more runs. Billy Wagner would come on to close out the game.

The Bad: Jose Valentin left the game with an apparent knee injury - it was later determined that he has a partial tear of the ACL and will miss 2-4 weeks. The Mets were robbed of basehits on two spectacular plays by Ryan Zimmerman. Although great plays, replays showed both runners were clearly safe. This prompted an ejection of Willie Randolph, who was tossed by Tony Randazzo. Randazzo later gave the Mets a break when Easley was called safe prior to Franco's game-tying hit.

Overall: Great comeback and good to see Willie stand up for his players.

Notes: Nationals starter, Jerome Williams, had a no-hitter into the sixth inning. In the bottom half of the inning, he drove a Tom Glavine offering off the left field wall. Williams went into a home-run trot, injured his left ankle, and was then placed on the disabled list. Jerome Williams does not have a home run in his career.

Final Score: Mets 6, Nationals 2. Record: 14-6.