2006 NL Standings: NY Clinches!

 September 18, 2006

   The New York Mets are the first team to clinch their Division in the NL this season after pounding the   Florida Marlins 13-4 today.  Carlos Beltran led the way to the Mets winning the game and the NL East title. His 2 HR (54) and 4 RBI (120) in the game put him right behind Ryan Howard for the league lead in both categories. 

 ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
NL East                     WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2006 New York (NL) NYN       92  57  .617 ----  *WON*   91  58 .611   97  65 .599
2006 Philadelphia PHN        79  71  .527 13.5          77  73 .513   85  77 .525
2006 Atlanta ATN             77  73  .513 15.5          73  77 .487   79  83 .488
2006 Florida FLN             68  82  .453 24.5          74  76 .493   78  84 .481
2006 Washington WAN          56  94  .373 36.5          65  85 .433   71  91 .438

FLORIDA AT NEW YORK (NL)
Marlins......... 0 1 0  0 2 0  1 0 0  -  4  6  0
Mets............ 2 0 0  2 3 2  2 2    - 13 19  3
Win:Trachsel(14-5) Loss:Moehler(5-9)
Homeruns- M.Jacobs(14th), M.Olivo(12th), C.Beltran-2(54th)
 
Carlos Beltran smashed 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI at Shea Stadium as the very
talented New York (NL) Mets beat the Florida Marlins by the count of 13 to
4.
 
Beltran was spectacular at the plate.  The hometown fans showed their
appreciation with a standing ovation his last time at bat.  He cracked a
two-run shot in the 1st inning, doubled in the 5th inning and blasted a
two-run home run in the 6th inning.  Offensively, New York (NL) was a
juggernaut.  They scored in 6 separate innings.  
 
Steve Trachsel(14-5) allowed 4 runs in 8 innings, and picked up the victory.
Brian Moehler(5-9) took the loss.  'I had good swings tonight,' Beltran said,
'Everything felt right'.