Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Mets 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 8 0 Orioles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4

The Mets won their 5th straight and pulled within 1 game of the Giants as Tim Fortune tossed a 5-hit shutout in a 4-0 win over the Orioles. Chris Arenda matched Fortune inning for inning until the Mets broke through with 4 runs in the 6th. Fortune walked none and struck out 7. Brian Rochette hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 1-0 lead in the 6th, and Dave McManus cracked a bases-loaded single that drove in 2 runs, with a 3rd run scoring on an error, to account for the final margin. Over the course of the 5-game winning streak, Mets' pitchers are 5-0 with a 0.20 ERA and 3 shutouts, allowing just 3 runs (1 earned) and 22 hits in 35 innings with 45 strikeouts. Mets' starters have completed eight straight starts (excluding the game in Montreal in which everyone pitched). The Orioles take on the Yankees tomorrow, while the Mets have a 12-day layoff before renewing their ancient rivalry with the Cardinals.

Fortune tosses 5-hit shutout; McManus: 2-run single; Arenda: tough loss.