Good Morning Mets Fans!

Well, well, well....3 "wells" and 3 wins in a row from a team that has suddenly found new life.

The Mets are now 10-12 in July and stand 6.5 games back in the wildcard race.

It was a very strong win highlighted by the continued hot streak of Luis Castillo (2 for 3 with a walk), another RBI from the rejuvenated Jeff Francoeur (homered and drew his first Met walk--an intentional one), a strong bullpen effort in relief of Ollie Perez (the bullpen went 4 inning with no runs, no walks, and 5 Ks), and the big hit of the night--a Grand Slam by Fernando Tatis.

Tatis has had more than his share of struggles this season and hit into double plays at an embarrassing clip, but last night he wanted a fly ball, needed a fly ball, had to have a fly ball--and he got one--a really big fly. "I was just trying to hit a fly ball," Tatis said, "and it happened."

The bottom line for this team is that they are hitting and pitching well, and winning a bit, which in turn has energized the entire roster....they are having fun again.

The Mets have a real chance to keep the momentum going throughout this homestand and start the process of leapfrogging a few teams in the wildcard standings. That will be their guiding star to succeed.

There is plenty of baseball left--this team has a shot.

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	E#	L10	STRK	LAST GAME	NEXT GAME
Colorado	54	45	.545	-	-	6-4	L1	7/27 @ NYM, L 3-7	7/28 @ NYM, 7:10P
San Francisco	53	46	.535	1.0	63	4-6	W1	7/27 vs PIT, W 4-2	7/28 vs PIT, 10:15P
St. Louis	54	48	.529	1.5	61	4-6	W1	7/27 vs LAD, W 6-1	7/28 vs LAD, 8:15P
Atlanta	51	48	.515	3.0	61	7-3	W1	7/26 @ MIL, W 10-2	7/28 @ FLA, 7:10P
Florida	51	48	.515	3.0	61	6-4	W1	7/26 @ LAD, W 8-6	7/28 vs ATL, 7:10P
Houston	50	49	.505	4.0	60	5-5	L3	7/27 @ CHC, L 1-5	7/28 @ CHC, 8:05P
Milwaukee	49	50	.495	5.0	59	3-7	L2	7/27 vs WSH, L 6-14	7/28 vs WSH, 8:05P
NY Mets	47	51	.480	6.5	58	5-5	W3	7/27 vs COL, W 7-3	7/28 vs COL, 7:10P
Cincinnati	45	53	.459	8.5	56	3-7	W1	7/27 vs SD, W 6-4	7/28 vs SD, 7:10P
Pittsburgh	43	56	.434	11.0	53	4-6	L3	7/27 @ SF, L 2-4	7/28 @ SF, 10:15P
Arizona	43	57	.430	11.5	52	5-5	L1	7/27 vs PHI, L 2-6	7/28 vs PHI, 9:40P
San Diego	38	62	.380	16.5	47	2-8	L3	7/27 @ CIN, L 4-6	7/28 @ CIN, 7:10P
Washington	31	68	.313	23.0	41	5-5	W3	7/27 @ MIL, W 14-6	7/28 @ MIL, 8:05P