Game 60: Mets vs. Tigers @ Comerica Park

Oliver Perez looks for a much-needed series win in today's afternoon game.

The Good: The Mets finally hit. Jose Reyes singled in the fifth to tie the game but the Mets had three chances with no one out. Reyes seemed to have gotten Perez off the hook and the Mets back into the game, but Perez would come back to allow two more runs. The wheels would fall off in the fifth and sixth innings when the Tigers scored five times. However, the Mets showed heart by scoring four runs during the seventh and eighth innings. Ultimately though, the Mets would not tie the game against Todd Jones during the ninth inning as Carlos Delgado would ground to first to end the game.

The Bad: Oliver Perez didn't show up and the Mets never recovered from Carlos Guillen's first inning three-run homer.

Overall: Tough loss. The umpire's strike zone was a bit large and inconsistent. The Mets hit a few balls to the deep warning track in left field.

2 Cents: I've never seen a player come around to score after an attempted steal of second, as Beltran did in the first inning. One more hit by the Mets might have won this ballgame. Ricky Ledee looked great at the plate today. Good to see the Mets battle to the finish.

Final Score: Mets 7, Tigers 8. Record: 36-24.