(by Brett Kahn)With a four-game sweep coming at the hands of the Atlanta Braves, the Mets must feel like that pile of dust that someone desperately wants to get rid of.
After a triumphant two-game sweep over the Yankees, the Mets seemed to have their swagger back. That couldn't be further from the truth as the Mets were outscored 27-9 in the Braves series. The only good thing that might have come out of this series was the fact that Jose Reyes and Carlos Beltran both hit safely in every game.
The same positive notions can't be said about the pitching. John Maine, Claudio Vargas, Mike Pelfrey, and Johan Santana gave up a combined 17 ER in 20 IP. (7.65 ERA) Starting pitching has been one of the Achilles heels for a team that now finds itself in fourth place in the NL East.
With Moises Alou now on the 15-day DL and all of the recent clubhouse issues that have arose, the depleted Mets head west to face the Colorado Rockies for a three game series starting tonight. Oliver Perez will go for the Mets.
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