Niese debut not so nice, but Mets win 6-5 in 10

The debut of Jon Niese did not go so good. He pitched 3 innings, gave up 7 hits, 5 runs, walked 4, and struck only two. What do you expect from a 21 year old in a pennant race? He was nervous...

Carlos Beltran was the offensive star of the game going 2 for 3 with a HR and 3 RBI's.

Jose Reyes 11 game hit streak came to a end as he went 0-4........

Bullpen pitched 7 scoreless innings, 5 hits, 3 walks, 7 K's........Ayala got his 5th save...

Endy Chavez hit a sac fly to give the Mets the go-ahead run.

The Mets win still gives them a 2 game cushion, as the Phillies won 4-0 against Washington..

Box Score:
NEW YORK (78-61) AB R H RBI BB K LOB SEASON AVG. ReyesSS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306 EvansLF 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .263 ChavezLF 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .272 Wright3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .291 BeltranCF 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 .277 Delgado1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .260 TatisRF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .293 Easley2B 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .265 CancelC 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .211 ChurchPH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 SchneiderC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 NieseP 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 FigueroaP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 SanchezP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ReyesPH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 StokesP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 FelicianoP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - SmithP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 MurphyPH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .351 AyalaP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 34 6 7 6 3 7 7 DOUBLES Tatis (12) HOME RUNS Beltran (22, inning 3, 1 out, 2 on off Parra) RUNS BATTED IN Chavez (12), Beltran 3 (96), Tatis (44), Easley (40) LEFT ON BASE 3 SACRIFICE FLIES Chavez SACRIFICES Reyes CAUGHT STEALING Cancel (2) DOUBLE PLAYS (Easley to Jos.Reyes to Delgado) NEW YORK PITCHING IP H R ER BB K HR SEASON ERA Niese 3.0 7 5 5 4 2 1 15.00 Figueroa 2.0 3 0 0 1 3 0 4.75 Sanchez 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.25 Stokes 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 2.49 Feliciano 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.83 Smith(W, 3-3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.81 Ayala(SV, 5) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 5.40 PITCHES / STRIKES Niese 73-39, Figueroa 45-29, Sanchez 6-5, Stokes 27-15, Feliciano 1-1, Smith 3-2, Ayala 19-11 GROUND / FLY Niese 3-7, Figueroa 1-4, Sanchez 1-2, Stokes 3-1, Feliciano 1-0, Smith 1-0, Ayala 0-2 TOTAL BATTERS FACED Niese 20, Figueroa 9, Sanchez 3, Stokes 7, Feliciano 1, Smith 1, Ayala 5