Tom Brennan - BACK TO NORMAL IN METSVILLE

Tom Brennan - BACK TO NORMAL IN METSVILLE

When you've been a long time Mets fan, and you say we had a good night and things seem to be back to normal, you think of a game like last night.

As in:

Shutdown pitching, holding the opposition to a run on 3 hits.

Putting up a 5 spot in runs - not too many, not too few, just about right.

A 9th inning reliever not giving the opponent a sniff.

Of course, things also do even out.  Steve Matz in his last Phillies start?  8 batters, 8 runs allowed.

This time?  A run on 3 hits over 6.  And one of his Ks got Bryce Harper yapping at the ump, who got tired of the yapping, and did what a dog owner would do to his barking mutt: he put him outside for the rest of the evening.  See ya, Bryce.

A deep-to-right Squirrel homer (of course, for the third day in a row, a Met got hit by a pitch on the hand - looked painful, let's hope Jeff is OK.)

Followed by a plunking of Pete Alonso on the back - he patted the catcher to let him know, "we're not tussling here, we're playing baseball."  After all, Pete had an opposite field double to drive in the game's first run, and a later single. He's .325/.419/.725 with 21 ribbies in 22 games.  Pretty Ruthian.

A nice close out by Edwin the Great Diaz, 2 Ks and a ground out.

And the successful return of Todd Frazier.

In other words...

BACK TO NORMAL IN METSVILLE