Behind two hits from our boy Jose Reyes, who raised his season average to .291, and seven strong innings from Oliver Perez the Mets defeated the Texas Rangers 7-1 Friday night.  Along with the two hits, Jose also scored two runs.  Endy Chavez also garnered two hits.

Oliver Perez pitched seven strong innings, allowing just 3 hits, and 1 earned run for his fifth win, along with four losses on the season.

The win for the Mets improved them to 32-34 overall, while the loss for the Rangers dropped them to 34-35.