[Lefty Noob]

The Padres and Mets started a three-game series yesterday, with San Diego taking Game 1 by a 5-1 score. Mike Cameron homered for the Padres, and Michael Barrett drove in three runs while David Wells allowed just one run in six innings. Game 2 is set for 10:05pm tonight and will feature an Orlando Hernández vs. Jake Peavy pitching match-up.

[Lefty Noob]

The Mets won on Tuesday, but San Diego came back to take the series on Wednesday.

According to the Associated Press, "For five innings, the New York Mets got a taste of vintage Greg Maddux... The 41-year-old right-hander was hitting the corners, his pitches had wicked movement and he had a 4-0 lead. The San Diego Padres nearly wasted his brilliant effort before Geoff Blum singled in the go-ahead run with two outs in the eighth for a 5-4 win over the Mets on Wednesday night."

Maddux left the game in the fifth after feeling a twinge in his hamstring, but he should be fine and the Pads were able to hang on for the win.

[EmpireWF]

When David Wright hit that game tying three run homer in the 8th....the Mets should have won. But Joe Smith has run into a rough patch as of late and allowed the go ahead runner.

As an aside, Trevor Hoffman's entrance is another one of the great closer entrances in the bigs. lol