METS WIN IS ALL WRIGHT

Mets 3, Marlins 2 (NYM: 4-1, FLA: 1-4)

Future Hall of Famer David Wright had all 3 RBI for the Mets on Sunday as the Mets came back from being down 2-0 to beat the Marlins. A lot of positives in this game - not the least of which is that it was a sell-out crowd on Autism Awareness Day at Shea, and the crowd was into the game from the beginning - a sign winning baseball is back at Shea.

First of all, I was lucky, because due to the rainout on Saturday, I saw Tom Glavine versus Dontrelle Willis instead of Victor Zambrano and Sergio Mitre. Definitely an upgrade. Willis kept the Mets' bats quiet until the seventh. (The Marlins had gotten two off Glavine in the sixth). In the seventh, Paul LoDuca singled, then Carlos Beltran* (who wasn't booed...much) rolled one under the shortstop's glove for a single. They were on 2nd and 3rd for David Wright who went the opposite way, and the ball bounced past the right fielder for a 2-run triple. Wright was stranded on third, but the Mets...and the crowd...were excited.

Duaner Sanchez kept the game tied - he has been pitching great. Billy Wagner pitched a scoreless ninth, then Beltran* led off the ninth with a walk, and went to third on a Carlos Delgado single. Wright then lifted a fly ball to right, scoring Beltran* with the winning run. This is why Beltran* needs to be on base - things always happen when he is hitting/producing. He had a good weekend.

Glavine pitched well - it's too bad he couldn't get the win. Anderson Hernandez went 2-for-3 too - Kaz Matsui is due to come off the DL soon, and all the talk on New York sports radio is whether Hernandez's glove is enough to keep him in the lineup.

The Marlins aren't going to be an easy win this year - they're a good little team. It's important that the Mets established themselves against Florida with their showing in the shortened 2-game series.

The Mets are 2 games up in the East - Atlanta has had a rough start to its season. The Mets have Monday off before playing in Washington Tuesday afternoon.

BEAT THE STREAK: I'm up to a 6-gamer, with Carlos Beltran*'s little hit on Sunday. Brain Roberts is the pick for Monday, against the Devil Rays.

The Kid's Kids will return on Monday, because it's late and I need to go to bed.