The Mets' felony are going to be more short-handed for with very least your next very few days, when Jose Reyes returned into the Dominican Republic yesteryear to be able to mourn his grandmother, exactly who handed down aside yesterday.
With Reyes likely intending outside of in a niche community to get good, getting a new preview regarding exactly what existence could be including devoid of their particular superstar shortstop.
For just one night, with least, your Mets viewed while once they could live through without him, as they will pounded away 15 strikes previous nights along with downed the Pirates 7-3 during Citi Field, right after his or her gathered nine runs along with a time of year huge 17 hits about Sunday.
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In a new lineup witout a doubt without having Ike Davis in addition to David Wright, Reyes' absence figures in order to always be felt even more, even with very last night's outburst.
"He's happen to be this catalyst, certainly, because of this club probably the full year," Collins mentioned prior to game. "This is really a huge loss, even for games, no matter what it is going to be."
The Mets designed the particular best of their circumstances, seeing that Josh Thole's two-run double smashed your 3-3 connect in the seventh.
Reyes had been put on the particular Bereavement List, so he will should pass up not less than a few times as well as a greatest connected with eleven while expressing your emotions losing his / her dad's mother, Maria Trinidad Reyes. Reyes is usually about to returning from the conclusion with the Pittsburgh line with Thursday, in accordance with some sort of source. His place about the roster had been considered simply by Bobby Parnell, triggered in the inept record yesterday.
"It's very difficult to help replace him," Collins claimed regarding Reyes. "I know Ruben will perform great security , however you are not likely to find . . ."
Collins quit objective unfinished, but Tejada enjoying shortstop and Willie Harris batting leadoff is not really exactly like getting Reyes, who'll always be a free of charge agent.
He prospects the majors with 76 hits, like a number of around Sunday's 9-5 acquire more than that Phillies. He is definitely reaching .519 (14-for-27) in the course of his / her current six-game punishing streak. Reyes likewise rests atop the actual majors together with 26 multi-hit video games and eight triples, along with sales opportunities your National League with 17 doubles. He's furthermore strapped to the MLB steer along with 19 lost bases.
"We'll do one of the best all of us can," Collins said.
Behind an additional succeeding energy coming from Dillon Gee, the Mets would only very good devoid of Reyes in addition to Jason Bay, exactly who has been offered that evening off. After plummeting guiding 2-0 while Gee bought up a home run to Chris Snyder, that Mets returned using a two-run rally assisted by way of a exceeded shot and also a couple of infield hits.
Angel Pagan, which may possibly exchange Harris atop that lineup in Reyes' absence, gave the actual Mets the actual guide with the junior high along with once Gee offered them back this seventh, Thole came upwards along with his double.
The Mets put in a pair of far more in the eighth in addition to Francisco Rodriguez closed the idea out, many thanks just with a nice play inside right-center by means of Pagan, whom virtually collided together with right fielder Carlos Beltran whilst building a catch on a strong soar click by Neil Walker.
"I concept it was before a house function when the item eventually left his bat," Beltran said. "We played forever."
"You speak a lot more with all your sight with which kind of play," Pagan said. "I by no means considered I might get to help that will ball, but it surely was therefore high as well as I concept I could get the idea over wall. Anything can certainly happen in this park."
Including two straight strong showings from the Mets' offense.
"We've got a chance to participate in with this we've got," said Pagan, who, just like Tejada and also Daniel Murphy, had some hits. "Jose is our finest player, but we now have bought their back."
dan.martin@nypost.com
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