Mets Clobbered Tigers 14-6 in Citi Field Hit Parade Tuesday

The New York Mets clobbered the visiting American League Detroit Tigers 14-6 last night. The Mets were led by center fielder Angel Pagan who was a home run shy of hitting for the cycle. Pagan went 4-for-6, with 3 runs and 4 RBIs to raise his average to .304 on the season. Pagan’s playing time will take a dip when and if Carlos Beltran comes back but that will be what I call a luxury problem for manager Jerry Manuel. Pagan will most likely platoon in right field with Jeff Francoeur. Pagan also has a 10 game hitting streak. David Wright had a 3-hit night, with 2 walks, 3 runs and 2 RBIs. Rookie Ike Davis went 3-for-6 with 3 runs and 2 RBIs. Met starting pitcher Jon Niese did not allow a hit for the first 3 innings but had to wait a while to pitch the 4th with the Mets long bottom of the 3rd (scoring 8 runs) and an hour plus long rain delay. Niese gave up a booming 2-run homer to Tiger Brennan Boesch that went over the right-center field fence at the 415 foot mark. Tiger pitchers weren’t good as they gave up 7 walks, hit 2 batters and allowed Jose Reyes to reach on a third strike that got past their catcher for a wild pitch. Fernando Nieve came into the game in relieve and pitched 2.1 innings to earn the win. Met Bobby Parnell pitched a scoreless 8th inning in his first appearance of the season after just being called up from the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons. Igarashi closed out the game by pitching a scoreless 9th. The series continues tonight at Citi Field as R.A. Dickey will start for the Mets tonight and Jerry Seinfeld will be in the TV booth for a few innings. I heard Seinfeld speaking with Steve (aka The Schmoozer) Somers on WFAN-AM the other day about his upcoming appearance.