What a pitching performance. The Mets have one of those high powered offenses where you look at their lineup, and they post studs in the order from one through five (okay, maybe not Lo Duca, but for a catcher, he’s a very good hitter) and then solid hitters the rest of the way down. For Jeff Suppan to hold this Mets team to three hits over eight innings is nothing short of phenomonal.
There’s something to be said for pitching with a lead, and that’s just what the Cardinals gave Suppan. Scott Spiezio got it done again with a two run triple in the first and then in the second, Suppan helped out his own cause with a solo homerun. David Eckstein scored on a wild pitch and then Jim Edmonds drove home Preston Wilson on a ground out. By the end of two innings, the score was 5-0 and it would remain so for the entire game.
If the Cardinals pull out this series, their opponent will be the Detroit Tigers. There’s some history between these two teams. The last of the Gas House Gang teams in 1934 beat the Tigers in the World Series and then the 1968 Cardinals team lost in seven games to the Tigers in that World Series.
Tonight, Oliver Perez goes up against Anthony Reyes. It’ll be Reyes’ postseason debut, and I like our chances in this one.
