'07 Mets/Padres split series

Game 1 at Petco,

The Padres take the first game as Milton Bradley had a perfect line score of 4 at bats with 4 hits, 4 runs scored, and 4 RBI. San Diego scored 4 runs in the first inning off Tom Glavine on an RBI single by Adrian Gonzalez and a 3 run homerun by Milton Bradley. The Mets battled back with two runs in the third and another in the sixth inning. Going into the bottom of the 6th inning, the score was 5-4 in favor of the Pads. San Diego added insurance runs in the 6th and 8th innings including another homerun by Bradley. Jake Peavy went 6 innings and improved to 2-1 while Kevin Cameron pitched a scoreless ninth for his first save of the year. The loss went to Glavine, who fell to 1-3.

Game 2 at Petco,

The Mets tied a series with an impressive win in the second game. Maine and Maddux were facing off in a close game as both pitchers appeared on the top of their games. New York pushed across 3 runs in the fourth inning to erase an early 2-0 Padre lead. San Diego tied the game with a Kouzmanoff RBI single the fifth. However, backup Met catcher, Ramon Castro smacked a two run homer to give the Mets a 5-3 lead. Both teams scored a few more runs but the Mets held on for the victory to give reliever Jorge Sosa the victory. Tough luck future hall of famer, Greg Maddux pitched 6 innings but lost and fell to 0-4 for the season.

Game 3 at Shea,

Former Padre Oliver Perez squared off against Chris Young in the third game of the series. San Diego spotted Young to two runs by a homerun and run scoring double by Kahlil Greene. Young was cruising into the 7th inning as he kept the Mets batters off balance for most of the game. However, after a double to Shawn Green, Ruben Gotay connected for a 2-run homerun to centerfield to knot the game at 2. The homerun was Gotay's 1st of the year. The game stayed tied until the 12th inning when pinch hitter, Moises Alou hit a walk off homerun off Scott Linebrink to win it for Burgos and the Mets.

Game 4 at Shea,

A rain delay of 19 minutes in the finale just added drama to a ball game that went back and forth until the Padres prevailed. The game matched young Justin Germano against veteran Pedro Martinez. Both pitchers were not on their game and Martinez exited after only 3.1 innings while allowing 10 hits and 5 runs. Germano survived through 6 innings surrendering 5 runs during that span. After 6 innings, the game was tied at 5. San Diego took the lead for good in the seventh on a double by Greene and a run scoring single by catcher Josh Bard. San Diego added 2 more runs in the 8th inning and hung on as Trevor Hoffman slammed the door in the ninth inning by retiring the side in order. Germano improves to 2-1 while Sosa got the lost.
-contributed by Joey Scigliano-