Game 74: Mets vs. Cardinals @ Shea Stadium

The Cards are back in town in a rematch of last season's NLCS.

The Good: Jorge Sosa pitched six great innings of one run ball. Carlos Gomez provided an early run for the Mets with his second home run of the year during the third inning. Heading into the eleventh inning, the game would remain scoreless as Shawn Green stepped to the plate. After taking a pitch right down the middle, Shawn Green would crush a mammoth home run off of the right field scoreboard to give the Mets a thrilling walkoff win.

The Bad: David Wright is finally caught stealing, Jorge Sosa doesn't earn the win, and the Mets don't score/hit much off of the new Cardinal Mike Maroth.

Overall: Another great walkoff win.

Notes: Prior to the game, Willie Randolph announced that he will not participate as a coach in next month's All-Star Game because of shoulder surgery on his throwing arm. After Gomez watched his home run travel over the fence, Willie Randolph was seen whispering in his ear in what was most likely some instruction of attitude. He also confronted David Wright over Wright's first caught stealing of the season during the eighth inning. Wright and Randolph would go back and forth in what was an apparent showcase of differing opinions.

2 Cents: The bullpen looked good again with Billy Wagner holding the fort down with his two innings pitched. It's good to see the Mets turning things around with this recent winning streak. It has also been good to see Shawn Green resurrect his career and is so far proving those early-season doubters wrong. His home run tonight seemed like his longest as a Met and was a great peice of hitting to prove he still has some game left.

Final Score: Mets 2, Cardinals 1. Record: 42-32.