After doing the unthinkable and coming back from a 0-4 hole, the Mets bullpen blew a two run lead in the eight to lose to the Cards last night. Four Cardinal homeruns doomed the Mets, including two from Glaus, the second a walk off shot to end it all. Pedro struggled early, giving up four runs in the first, but seemed to settle down over the next four. Joe Smith looked respectable (aside from giving up a two out triple), but Feleciano blew the save in the eight on a two run shot by Duncan, and Muniz lost it. Muniz has already been sent back to the minors, no definite word yet on who his roster spot goes to.

On the plus side, the Mets were hitting. Reyes had his ninth triple of the season, Wright added one of his own. Both had three hits for the night. Easley and Beltran doubled, and Church went 2 for 5. Chavez was the only starter to fail to get a hit.

Between the late start and the rain delay, at least most people fell asleep before the end. So there’s that. The roster move with Muniz will hopefully involve a bench player, since we’re playing with a short one. Especially since realistically, Castillo is too hurt to keep score let alone play. Hopefully a second move is made today involving him going to hang out with Duq and Alou on the DL or the retirement village.