The man many Mets fans love to hate returned tonight and while he went 0-4 with a walk at the plate, Castillo made solid contributions in the field. The Mets turned three double plays after the lead off hitter had made it safely to first, one of which the runner attempted to take Louie out hard but he stayed in to complete the play. On another play Castillo robbed Darin Erstad of a line drive single. Jose Reyes hasn't stolen a base in two weeks and while some of that can be attributed to keeping his legs fresh, I have to believe the rotating two hitter contributed. There is a chance that Jose didn't feel comfortable with Murphy, Evans, A. Reyes at the plate but in the first game Castillo is back he swipes a base.....
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