The Mets got big innings in the 4^th and 5^th innings to catapult them to victory, but also needed to hang on late to seal the deal. In all, the Mets got 14 hits to produce their 10 runs. The 4^th and 5^th provided the core of their scoring with 4 run innings. Chris Capuano got credited with the victory moving his record to 9-10 this season. Jason Isringhausen came on late to close the door and get his 4^th save of the season.

The Reds did their best, but just fell short in their efforts. In all, their 9 runs came off 13 hits including 2 homeruns. The homers came from the bats of Miguel Cairo and Joey Votto. It was Cairo’s fifth of the year while Votto added his 16^th. Pitcher Homer Bailey was credited with his 5^th loss of the year to even out his record at 5-5 this season. The loss for the Reds dropped their record to 50-55 this season and evened out their home record to 27-27.

The Mets went on from Cincinnati to our nation’s capital to begin a series against the Nationals on the 29^th. The Mets won the game 8-5 against a struggling Nats team that is 49-56 this season. Even at home, where the Nationals are 28-22, they could not match the Mets’ hitting and found themselves behind after a 4-run first inning by the Mets.

In all, the Mets got 12 hits to the Nationals 9, but set the tone in the first when they got 4 across the plate. Mets’ pitcher Dillon Gee continues to surprise the league as he got his tenth win of the season. So far this year, he has lost just 3 games and has a fabulous ERA. Isringhausen came on late to close the game and get his 5^th save while the loss fell upon the Nationals Chien-Ming-Wang.

The Yankees were also in action on the 29^th after the day off on Thursday. They hosted that Baltimore Orioles who started and won with a struggling pitcher. The Final in New York was 4-2 Baltimore who improved to 42-60 on the year while the Yanks fell to 61-42. The Yankees have been tough at home with a 34-22 record, but were slowed down by a surprisingly good pitching performance by Baltimore’s pitcher Jeremy Guthrie.

In all, both teams got 7 hits, but Baltimore’s were bigger leading to the victory. Yankee slugger Mark Teixiera added his 29^th homer, but Baltimore got 2 homers on the day. Orioles Derrick Lee and Mark Reynolds both went yard while Gutherie pitched a Gem to get the O’s a victory. The win was most surprising given Gutherie’s poor 5-14 record.