With the Mets bullpen in desperate need of some relief, the Mets called upon veteran Orlando Hernandez to pitch out of the bullpen Wednesday night. El Duque pitched a scoreless 7th, before the Mets turned it over to Heilman and Wagner to finish out the game.

Yet even ElDuque's outing was anything but easy, Hernandez walked two batters and struggled with his location. This shouldn't be much cause for alarm, as El Duque was pitching for the first time in 15 days.

Manager Willie Randolph said following Wednesday's game, "For him to be a starter as we move forward, it's a long shot". This is interesting, since most Mets Fans were expecting John Maine to potentially be moved to the bullpen for the playoffs.

Hernandez actually has had experience pitching out of the bullpen in the playoffs before, as he did so for the Chicago White Sox during their championship run in 2005.

Hopefully ELDUQUE will spell RELIEF as the Mets try to hold off the Phillies down the stretch