Mets Are Snake Bitten

The Mets got poisoned by the Diamondbacks in the first two innings and did not have enough in their arsenal to shake it off, falling 6-5 in losing three of four against the NL West's 4th place team. Here's the least you should know from tonight's game:

Game Notes

• Nelson Figueroa was absolutely shelled, giving up 6 ER and 10 hits in one and two thirds innings of work. He gave up three mammoth HR's, two to Mark Reynolds and one to Miguel Montero. Nelson was missing badly with all his pitches, and he left everything up in the zone.
• Tim Redding was outstanding in relief with three and a third innings of scoreless ball in relief of Figueroa. The Mets pen allowed three hits and no runs in 7 and a third innings of relief.
• The Mets started to make Haren really sweat in the 5th inning, but blew a golden opportunity when Angel Pagan failed to go first to third on a Luis Castillo two RBI single. Instead of 2nd and third with one out, it was first and second, and David Wright got a single that drove in a run. The issue was if the Mets took the extra base, then they would have stayed out of the double play with Gary Sheffield up. That was not the case, and Sheffield hit into a 5-4-3 double play to kill a Mets three run rally in the inning.
• Jim Wolf, brother of Dodgers pitcher Randy Wolf, is usually a pretty reliable umpire behind the dish but was not giving the pitchers that strike call at the knees. Haren was growing visibly frustrated with Wolf as the game progressed.
• Jeff Francoeur gounrded out to third in the 8th with two outs and Sheffield on second and the chance to tie up the ball game. Frenchy was 0-4 on the day and the only Met starter without a hit. He did not have good plate discipline, only seeing six pitches in four at-bats. The Mets failed to get Sheff home with him on second with one out in the inning.
• Arizona third baseman Mark Reynolds hit four homers in the series at Citi Field, which is the same amount David Wright has hit in his home yard this season.
• The Mets have lost four of five since a five game winning streak.
• They are back at it tomorrow as they open a quick two game set against the St. Louis Cardinals at Citi Field. Johan Santana goes for the Amazins against Met dominator Joel Pineiro for the Redbirds.

(AP Photo/Kathy Willens)