You would think that the momentum from Johan Santana's three hit gem on Saturday afternoon would carry over into Sunday afternoon's game for the New York Mets; that was not the case. The Mets came out flat and finished the game with a mere four hits en route to a 4-2 lose to the Florida Marlins. For the second straight season the Marlins have knocked the Mets out of the playoffs on the last day of the season.
This game was a very painful one though, as the Mets were in this game until Scott Schoeneweis gave up a tie-breaking home run to Wes Helms in the 8th inning and then the next batter, Dan Uggla, went back-to-back, hitting one of Luis Ayala. But once again it was the Mets bullpen that fizzled, as Schoeneweis and Ayala could not keep the game tied. But that comes as no surprise because the Mets blew 29 saves this season, 16 since the All-Star break, which is most in the National League. Sure, you could blame it on the bullpen, but what happened to the offense?
For a second straight day they were kept to two runs and they looked lost again today as the Marlins silenced their desperate bats. It was the worst way to end the final game at Shea Stadium. But on the other side of things, give the Brewers a ton of credit. They came out behind ace C.C. Sabathia, pitching his 3rd consecutive start on 3 days rest, and battled to the end. Falling behind early 1-0, Milwaukee fought back to tie it at 1 in the 7th and then potential MVP winner Ryan Braun did what he does best and blasted a two-run homer into the second deck in left field to give the Brewers a dramatic 3-1 lead. Braun jumped around the bases like a little kid and Miller Park was rocking. Finally, Sabathia came out for the 9th inning and completed his complete game with a double play off the bat of Derek Lee. What a weekend. Mets: better luck next year. Brewers: congratulations on making the playoffs for the first time since 1982; it was well deserved.
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