Game 95: Mets vs. Padres @ Petco Park

The Mets look to build on last night's win by throwing John Maine against the Padres. Maine looks to recover from his last start against the Cincinnati Reds.

The Good: After being dominated by Greg Maddux, the Mets came back on a picture-perfect three-run homer in the eigth inning by David Wright. However, Joe Smith would give the run right back and the Mets would lose their first heartbreaker in a while. Carlos Delgado also hit a homer of his own.

The Bad: John Maine got off to another bad start but only allowed four runs in six innings. He didn't pitch terrible, but it sure wasn't great. In the first inning, Greg Maddux embarrassed the Mets by striking out the side. Then, in the bottom half, Delgado let a ball go under his glove that could have been a double play; a run ended up scoring because of it. It was all downhill from there up until Wright's homer.

Overall: Heartbreak City.

Notes: In a weird statistic, every team in the NL East lost by a similar score tonight: 5-4.

2 Cents: I rather lose it with Smith on the mound instead of Heilman, Schoeneweis, or Mota. Put it in your back pocket and get some payback against the Dodgers.

Final Score: Mets 5, Padres 4. Record: 52-42.