Pirates 5 Mets 0

Tonight's lineup was probably a decent look into the future of this ballclub:

1. Duffy, CF
2. McLouth, RF
3. Bay, LF
4. Eldred, 1B
5. Mackowiak, 3B
6. Doumit, C
7. Castillo, 2B
8. Wilson, SS
9. Duke, P

Hopefully, the result can be indicative of the future as well. Brad Eldred slammed a 2 run homer, Doumit had three hits and a ribbie, Castillo had two doubles (which he tried and failed to stretch into triples) and 2 RBIs, Bay took two pitches like a champ, and responded with a hit, a couple runs scored and possibly a homer-saving catch in the 8th. Duke? Only seven scoreless, two hit innings for win number six on the year (all coming after losses). He even chipped in his first hit. When we win games like tonight, it makes watching nights with Daryle Ward and Tike Redman and Humberto Cota in the starting lineup even tougher. Hopefully those nights will be fewer and further between from here on out.