Ok so it wasnt drawn up like this but already he is near the tops of my closer list. Takahashi has done something former Mets like Heilman, Benitez couldnt do. No drama and a 1 2 3 ninth inning against the Astros as the Mets won 3-1.
Ok so its not against a lineup with a lot of power but you know what you start small. The Mets play 3 more against the Astros and then 3 against the Pirates so its a good place to start for Takahashi. He now I am sure will be the 9th inning guy since Manager Jerry loves playing the hot hand. The problem then is who is the 8th inning guy or the long man if a started gets clocked out of the pen?
The Mets didnt do much before the 9th inning only giving Jon Niese a 1 run lead early but he gave it back in the 6th. The Lefty now has pitched 3 games in a row giving up 1 lousy run in each start and going 7 innings. That should be 3 wins for the lefty but with the Mets not hitting its 3 no decisions.
Mets middle of the lineup came to life as Nuke-Wright had 3 hits and Beltran clocked a home run from the right side of the plate and a key hit from the left side against Matt Lindstrom that sent Wright to 3rd with 1 out in the Mets 2 run 9th.
This time the Mets were able to score from 3rd on a wild pitch and then Frenchy hit a triple off the wall to plate Beltran who was running on the play.
For a night everything clicked. Lets see what happens with Johan pitching tonight against former Met Figgy.
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