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The least you should know:Livan Hernandez allowed 11 baserunners over six innings, but held the hapless Pirates to two runs. He also knocked his first hit of the season on a soft liner to left in the bottom of the fifth. The Mets offense started slow against Ian Snell, but rallied for three runs in the bottom of the fourth when Snell started falling behind in counts. They blew the game open with four more runs in the eighth in a rally capped by Carlos Beltrans double to left. Jose Reyes had his third straight multi-hit game, picking up a hustle double in the third and a single in the seventh. He also made a couple of nice defensive plays, including an outstanding throw from the hole in the fourth.Random Thoughts:What a difference a week makes. Pedro Feliciano made his 17th appearance of the season with a scoreless seventh, as did J.J. Putz with a scoreless eighth. Gary Cohen referred to Feliciano as ?Perpetual Pedro the other day, and I think its a solid nickname. ?Perpetual Putz sounds significantly less flattering. Sean Green once again did not look so great, walking the first batter he faced in the ninth then allowing a two-run bomb to Nate McLouth. He settled down to get the next three hitters and finish the game. Omir Santos contributed to the fourth-inning rally with two RBIs. Mets catchers this year, by BA/OBP/SLG: Santos, .300/.310/.500; Ramon Castro, .292/.358/.479; Brian Schneider, .143/.250/.190; Those are all in small samples, and to Schneiders credit, he was apparently hurting, but with Santos and Castro hitting like this, is anyone eager for Schneiders return? Daniel Murphy appears to be growing a beard. Winning streaks are awesome, but the Mets will probably not win every game for the rest of the season. Whenever they next lose, remember this game and keep in mind that it could be worse: You could be a Pirates fan.The Game Ball:Todays game ball goes to mothers everywhere, and especially to Isabel de Rodriguez, K-Rods grandmother and his ?everything. For more on that, check out Peter Bottes excellent story in todays Daily News.Newstex ID: 34796749