(by Brett Kahn)After a three game sweep against the Washington Nationals in which Jose Reyes and Carlos Beltran came alive, the Mets earned a nice chest-out walk into Citizens Bank Park for another chapter in this brewing rivalry.
They walked out of tonight's game the same way...
Santana vs. Hamels. It was a pitching match-up for the ages and it lived up to its billing. Both pitchers were very good, but Santana won the night and the game with his 10 strikeouts and no walks in 7+ innings.
David Wright also helped the Mets get off to a good start going 4-for-4 and only missing the cycle by a home run.
Without their MVP Jimmy Rollins, the Phillies offense lacked that extra bat and a presence on the bases causing them to fall just short of victory.
It was a nail biter as always as the Mets nearly squandered a four run lead in the eighth, but Billy Wagner was able to close it out in the ninth preserving the 6-4 win and, more importantly, the momentum in this fierce division rivalry.
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