Take 2 Roundup: Games of Sun, 11/25/07

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[size=24:19a7352ca5][b:19a7352ca5]MEET THE METS[/b:19a7352ca5][/size:19a7352ca5]
[size=18:19a7352ca5](Beat the Mets)[/size:19a7352ca5]

<img src="http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/images/baseball/stratomatic/1986/story_photos/keith_hernandez_2_150x190.jpg" align="left" border="1" width="150" height="190" style="margin-right: 10px;" /> The New York Mets finished off a 4-game road sweep of the Cardinals on Sunday night, [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=223]holding on for a 4-3 win[/url] to improve on baseball's best record to a scorching 13-4. First baseman Keith Hernandez (left), who hit his 5th homer of the year, currently [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/stats/]leads the Majors in OPS[/url] with a lofty 1.307 (.462/.507/.800).

More amazingly, the Mets have achieved their .765 winning percentage [i:19a7352ca5]while being outscored by their opponents on the season[/i:19a7352ca5] (77 runs scored, 78 runs allowed). If only there were such a thing as [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagorean_expectation]Pythagorean expectation[/url] to help us illustrate how unlikely that is!

[b:19a7352ca5]Elsewhere:[/b:19a7352ca5] Houston's Mark Knudson went the extra mile in firing a complete game shutout vs. the Reds, [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=224]going all 10 innings in the Astros' 1-0 win over Cincinnati[/url]. The win brings Houston back up to the .500 mark, 2 games behind the Giants in the NL West.

[i:19a7352ca5]photo: SN Archives[/i:19a7352ca5]