Game 116: Mets vs. Marlins @ Shea Stadium

Brain Lawrence will get some help from a surprising source tonight as Carlos Beltran has been activated from the DL and placed into the starting lineup for tonight's game.

The Good: Brian Lawrence found a way to leave with a quality start under his belt after a rocky beginning to his night. In the bottom of the fifth, with the Mets down by two, Jose Reyes reached first base on an error by Dan Uggla and advanced to second when Luis Castillo placed a beautiful bunt down the third base line for a hit of his own. Carlos Beltran than seemed unphased after two weeks on the disabled list by jacking a home run to deep right field to give the Mets the lead. Delgado had a nice catch-tag at first in the eighth inning that helped finish off Jorge Sosa's two innings of relief, a role that he has adapted to pretty well so far.

The Bad: Carlos Delgado and Moises Alou keep crushing the ball and have nothing to show for it. Gotay and Reyes couldn't get an important run in from third base during the eighth inning. After not giving up a run in eigth weeks, Wagner finally proved to be human.

Overall: Hanley Ramirez single-handedly won this game for the Marlins. I can't really say that I am surprised.

2 Cents: It's simple: Don't throw Miguel Olivo a first pitch strike. How hard is it to figure out the simplest things for the Mets? Can Cohen and Darling be bigger jinxes? Honestly, you could see this coming as Wagner has been shaky more often than not as of late. Although he wasn't blowing saves, he was getting "lucky," as he called it. Kudos to Castillo for wearing his emotions on his sleeve yet again.

Final Score: Mets 3, Marlins 4. Record: 64-51.