139 0 All goheels42@cox.net Mets Take 2 Out Of 3 4/16/06, 2:26pm The Mets continued their hot start by defeating the Brew Crew 9-3 this afternoon. Brian Bannister got the start and improved to 2-0, but overall this was a shakey outing. He lasted just 5 innings, his pitch count was in the 70's through 3 innings and walked 5 batters. I guess you can say he made the pitches when he had to but he now has 9 walks through 3 starts, and that is not a good formula for success. Offensively for the Mets, what can you say, Nady continues to impress, with his 2 hit (1 HR) 3 RBI day and Mr. Wright's 2 hits, and you spread that around a Carlos Delgado 3 run shot and the Mets were off and running. This game could of however been much different had the Brewers received some clutch hitting from their #4 hitter Carlos Lee, twice he came up with runners in scoring position and was unable to produce, both times with the game tight. Well the true test starts tomorrow with the rival Braves coming into Shea and Pedro taking the hill. ESPN has the game tomorrow night and it should be a good one. An early test with the Braves should show us just how for real the Mets are, even if it's not the same Braves. Fantasy - Beltran was out of todays game due to a straind hammy he suffered last night. Willie said before the game he doesn't expect him to miss more than a game, so if you're in a weekly line up league, roll the dice, he should be ready to go tomorrow. [goheels42@cox.net from East Hartford/CT] Replies: 145 148