Woah! Nellie!

Or should I say Whoah! JD! Where are you going? What are you thinking 1st to home?? It better be over the fence.

A sad day for the Dodgers as they turn into the Brooklyn bums in Shea Stadium. Nobody out in the top half of the second with Kent and JD Drew on the bases, rookie Russell Martin rifles a shot to right field, for some reason Kent hesitates... and the worm turned. A perfect relay not only plugs Kent at home but JD Drew!! Whoah! Who is the traffic cop at third base!?

As it usually proves to be the case.. those lost runs were the difference in the game. The Dodgers end up scoring just one run in the inning and the Mets had life. They came back in the fourth with two solo homeruns by Carlos Delgado (4-5 on the day) and Cliff Floyd. Both homeruns were on 2-1 counts. .hitters counts.. must be some Rick Down teaching in that dugout. Better yet. .Delgado goes oppo! Superb hitting by the Mets.

And then it was Mr. Wright to the rescue. The Mets went up 4-1 in the bottom of the 6th on another outstanding at bat by David Wright. The guy just continues to thrive in the NY Met lineup. Wright's double to the opposite field knocked in two and knocked out Derek Lowe.

The Dodgers.. not a team that has quit in the stretch.. score 3 runs to answer the challenge in the top half of the seventh. In a typical Dodger inning, Anderson leads off with a drag bunt single.. and they get a little help from Jose Valentin making a bad decision on a grounder by Betemit. Valentin attempted to get the lead runner on a tough spin and throw move. The ball was errant and the Dodgers had an inning cooking. Rafael Furcal cashed in one on a sharp single to make it 4-2 and a clutch double by Nomar down the Left field line tied the game at 4!

But.. for some inexplicable reason Grady Little went out of the norm and brought in Brad Penny in the bottom of the inning. Penny was tarnished for sure.. walking Reyes and putting the rabbit on the bases. A 1 out walk to Beltran and a sharp hit by Carlos Delgado put the mets up for good at 5-4. David Wright followed with another opposite field hit.. a soft one that dropped and drove in the Mets final run to make it 6-4.

Again, the Dodgers bowed their necks but couldn't get that big hit from Nomar as he struck out to end the game. A 6-5 Thriller and a good start to probably the most entertaining of the series' so far.