Today was an awful day for Mets' pitching. Johan's ERA rose from 2.39 all the way up to 3.29. If my math is correct, it almost rose a whole run. Brian Stokes' ERA also jumped, from 2.49 up to the high-3s, 3.80. Stokes gave up 4 runs in less than a third of an inning after Alex Cora turned a double play in the fourth (the runs scored before the double play were Johan's) and Johan gave up all of nine earned runs, the first time in his career he has ever done that. On the other hand, A.J. Burnett pitched in and out of trouble, but was very efficient.
After the game, Johan said he had been pitching with aches and pains (especially in his back) and blisters, but otherwise he was healthy.
This is not good for the Mets. Only two days after losing a game on a dropped pop up, they get blown out, 15-0. It was an ugly game to watch and/or listen to, and I stopped when the Mets were losing 11-0 in the fourth. It was just an awful performance overall.
The Mets start a three game series in Baltimore on Tuesday, with Mike Pelfrey facing off against Jeremy Guthrie at 7:05 PM.
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