Nicely Done Niese, Win 10-3

The New York Mets scored 10 runs, and David Wright hit a home run. Read that again, and then pinch yourself to make sure it wasn't a dream. I had to do that when I saw the final score. From the low of Johan Santana's start came Jonathon Niese's gem. 7 innings, 4 hits, a run, 2 walks, 3 k's. He got 13 groundouts, and 5 flyouts, and lowered his ERA to 4.08. The Mets scored 3 runs in the first inning (when did that last happen) when Pagan singled, and Castillo walked. (Jerry, don't have him bunt.) Murphy, batting in the cleanup spot, doubled in Pagan, Francoeur sac fly, and a Cory Sullivan single. They scored a run in the fourth, Francoeur hit a 3 run homer (2 as a Met) in the 5th, Santos hit a homer (6) in the 6th as they got 2, and David Wright HIT A HOME RUN (6)!!!
We got 12 hits and 4 walks for 16 baserunners, as we scored 10 runs for the first time since June 24th. Every starting Met got a hit except for Cora and Niese. The one blemish on the game was that Francisco Rodriguez gave up a 2 run homer in the 9th, as he was put in to get some work. But all in all, a good day, and the best hitting performence since the Break. We are now 3-6 since the break, a solid .333 winning percentage, and 7.5 back in the wild card. Stranger things have happened, but I really don't see the Mets catching the 7 teams in front of them, unless we get Reyes, Delgado, and Beltran back by August 1.
Gary Sheffield was placed on the 15 day DL, retroactive to July 17, to make room for Niese. So we have a short bench. Again.
Stpuid Decision of the Day: Nothing.
Thought of the Day: Tim Redding, how the hell are you still in the Major Leagues? Seriously, why is he still on the team? If only Niese had come up sooner, instead of having 9 crappy Redding starts.
Jeff Francoeur is now batting .333 with 2 homers and 12 RBI's, making some Mets blogs proclaim he's the next Mickey Mantle. (I exaggerate a little) Remember, before you start saying how great he is, remember he has not walked once yet as a Met, and has a .340 OBP since joining the team only because he got hit by a pitch. I want him to succeed, but he still shows the same crappy plate discipline that got him run out of Atlanta.
Up Next: Mets vs Astros, 2:05 PM, ET
Livan Hernandez (6-5 4.93 ERA, 4.60 FIP, 5.71 tRA) will look to pitch like he did against Washington; not like he did against Philly and LA. He'll face
Brian Moeher (7-5 4.92 ERA, 4.91 FIP, 4.84 tRA)