(by Brett Kahn)
Last night's 5-1 loss against the Los Angeles Dodgers furthered proved that this team needs another bat in the lineup.
The Mets only managed five hits and one run against starter Chad Billingley and the Dodgers' bullpen. Jose Reyes, David Wright, and Luis Castillo all went hitless as their batting averages are now much lower than expected. Reyes is now at .263 while Wright is right there at .274. Castillo can almost smell the Mendoza line now batting at .231.
With Moises Alou back in the lineup and Ryan Church becoming a fixture in the two-hole, it was thought that the lineup would be pretty solid, at least one through five. It hasn't been.
On top of the offensive struggles, starter Oliver Perez had his second shaky outing in a row as he went six innings while allowing five runs (three home runs) and six hits. Perez is now 2-3 on the year with a season-high 4.63 ERA. After having not giving up any runs in his first two outings, Perez has allowed 12 in his last two.
Nelson Figueroa will go tonight in the second game of this three-game series. Figueroa has been somewhat consistent so far this season but still doesn't have all that much major league experience. If the team can get the bats together, it will put a lot less strain on an already tired pitching staff.
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