All good things must come to an end, otherwise Mookie Wilson would be leading us to yet another 100+ win season as we speak. And as such, the Mets were unable to make it to 11 as the Reds had a four run 5th inning to avenge Marge Schottt or something.

The woes of John Maine continue, as he issued five walks, five hits, five runs in just shy of five innings. Five. His walk of Ken Griffey Jr. allowed the first of the four runs to score and by the time the dust settled he had hit Edwin Encarnation with a pitch to let the fourth across the plate. His inefficiency continued as well, as he took 102 pitches to make it not quite through five.

On a more bright side, the bullpen limited to the Reds to just one hit in 3 and a third inning, though they managed to add 4 more walks.

Bronson Arroyo continued his dominance of all things Mets, limiting the Mets to four hits over eight innings, during which time he used less pitches than Maine. Carlos Beltran was the sole offensive star Metwise, with two hits including a RBI double and a nonRBI triple. The triple was his fourth of the season.  Jose Reyes continued to feel the curse of the spider tattoo, going 0-4.

As I said pregame, this would all come down to John Maine. His struggles, especially in the fifth, doomed this game. Too many bad pitches, too many walks. This wasn’t a Reds slugfest filled with extra base hits and the longball. It was two runs that crossed the plate on free bases. Hopefully now they can just put this behind them and go win another ten in a row.