Mets Win Final Game in "San Juan Series"; Reyes Out, Though

The Mets, back to their old road woes, lost their first two games to the Marlins on Monday and Tuesday, but were able to salvage a 6-5 win behind some timely hitting from David Wright and recently promoted third catcher, Josh Thole. Mike Pelfrey had an uncharacteristically poor game giving up 12 hits and allowing 4 earned runs over only 4 2/3 innings pitched. However, the Mets' bullpen continued their impressive streak by giving up only one run over the last 4 1/3 innings.

However, the Mets did not leave San Juan on a completely positive note, as Jose Reyes sat out the final game with some stiffness in his lower back or side, depending on if you believe the Mets or Reyes himself. Although it does not seem major, this injury bears watching, as Reyes' laundry list of past injuries have made us cringe every time he stubs his toe. If Reyes is out for a significant amount of time, it would be a huge blow to the Mets' offense, especially since Reyes was just getting hot.

If he does go down on the DL, though, you would assume Tejada would be moved over to shortstop and Alex Cora would step into second base until Luis Castillo is healthy.

With Pagan also not healthy right now, the Mets powerful 1-2 punch at the top of the lineup has been transformed into jsut Jesus Feliciano and Ruben Tejada. Considering that, the Mets have to be even more excited that they were able to pull out a 6-5 victory last night that allowed them to stay only 1.5 games back on the Braves in the NL East.