September 26, 2008
Weeking Havoc
Rickie Weeks comes in as a defensive replacement for Ray Durham, then hits a three-run homer in the bottom of the seventh to put Milwaukee up 5-1. The Mets are down 6-1 in the bottom of the ninth.
Update: The Mets lose 6-1. The only run they scored was unearned. Chris Volstad goes six innings and lowers his ERA to 2.88. The Phillies magic number for the division is down to one, and the Mets are in danger of falling a game behind in the Wild Card race.
Update: Milwaukee wins 5-1 and the Mets are in a bit of a pickle. They need help to reach the playoffs.
Durham was running rather gingerly while scoring the second Brewers run. He might have aggravated his recent hamstring injury. Just wanted to point that out since Rickie Weeks entering a game as a defensive replacement sounds crazy. :)