Ryan's Rockin'

Ryan's Rockin' - Ryan Church that is. The Mets new right-fielder continues to hit the tar out of the ball at a Ruthian clip. His 2 hits today raised his average to .324. His 4 RBIs lifted him to 30, which is good for (a tie of) sixth in the league.

John Maine's stellar outing today (1 earned run in 6 innings) lowered his ERA to 2.81, good for 11th in the league.

Moises Alou and Brian Schneider continue to hit. They recently joined Church as regulars in the lineup hitting above .300 (for Moises Alou, at .364, way above). Even John Maine, a notoriously bad hitter (see this) did some work at the plate today, getting a single off of John Lannan.

In other baseball news, Andruw Jones is hitting .170, Robinson Cano is hitting .183, and Jason Giambi, by going 2 for 2 today, raised his average to .194. I think these three ballplayers are making a combined 40 million dollars (approximately). Meanwhile, Johan Santana is hitting .222. I know it's impossible, but maybe he should ask fo,r a pay raise.

The Mets, at 20-17 are in 3rd place, half a game behind the Phillies and two games behind the Marlins.