Mark your calendars because it finally happened.
On August 21st, 2010, the Mets finally won a road series in the National League guaranteeing that they would not be the first team since the 1909 Washington Senators to go the entire season without winning a road series in their league.
The Mets beat the Pirates by the score of 5-1 in a rain shortened game (ending in the sixth) where the Mets won thanks to starting pitching and hitting. The pitching was fantastic again tonight as Niese picked up his 8th win of the season pitching a complete game 5 innings, allowing one earned run, walking one batter and striking 5. He didn't have his best outing of the season tonight but he was able to get himself out of trouble which kept runs from coming across the plate.
The Mets bats played aggressive from the start of the game. In the first inning, with runners on first and second, as Carter struck out and the pitch was sent to first base, Reyes went home to score and Pagan advanced to third base. It was that type of play that dictated the game. The Mets would later score a second run on a sacrifice fly by Tejada.
The big blow in the game that put it away for the Mets came from David Wright as he crushed his 19th homer which was a three run shot increasing his RBI total to 81 on the season.
Up next for the Mets is a Sunday game against the Pirates as they hope to continue the offense production that they have seemed to find in Pittsburgh. Lets Go Mets!
