Stars of the Game

After an unbelievable loss to the Philadelphia Phillies in the first game of the current series, the New York Mets manage to bounce back with a much needed win. John Maine pitched 7 full innings, which he had not been able to do during his last few starts. What was even better and more positive is that Maine did not let the two home runs that he gave up in the top of the 2ND inning shake his confidence or concentration. Jose Reyes put Maine in the position to win by hitting a three run homer in the bottom of the 6Th inning. Billy Wagner returned after not being available on Tuesday night and got the save. Seeing Wagner beat Shane Victorino to first base to record the first out of the 9Th was impressive to say the least (Wagner is almost 10 years older than Victorino). Lets face it though, would anybody have accepted anything less than a save from Wagner last night after all of the trouble that is unavailability caused on Tuesday? He would have been crucified by the fans and media alike had he not been able to get the job done.