Bob
April 26, 2024
Im surprise that there are no comments in this game 5
After the Mets offense put on a show in game 4, after getting shutout in game 3 by Suppan, I remembered that me and many Mets fans were feeling very confident in this game 5 with Glavine starting (who pitched great in game 1 against the Cards and pitched great in game 1 against the Dodgers), and we were facing a vulnerable Weaver (whom the Mets offense barely hit thanks to a Beltran late inning home run in game 1).
But Weaver once again pitched nicely in this game 5, like he did in game 1.
Mets get Glavine a two-run-lead in the top of the fourth inning. But then Glavine gives those two runs right back in the bottom of the 4th inning. And then the Cards took the lead again in the 5th inning and never looked back.
What I remembered about this game 5 also was that the Cardinals had ANOTHER TRIPLE in this NLCS. I mean, triples is one of the Mets specialties, not the slow-running-Cards.
In game 2, the Cards Spiezio hit a triple off Mota (im sure we all remember that at-bat).
In game 3, Spiezio had another triple.
In game 4, Juan Encarnacion had a triple.
In game 5, Aaron Miles had a triple.
Thats just unreal, for the slow-running-Cards to hit a triple in four consecutive postseason games.
The Mets then were making a rally in the 8th inning, as they were down by 2 runs with one out and runners on second and third, but then Shawn Green hit a fly ball out that wasnt deep enough, and then Wainwright came in to face Valentin with two outs and Wainwright struck out Valentin looking on a curveball to end the inning and the rally (signs of things to come in game 7)
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