The excellent Colon won again despite scoreless streak ended

There's a reason Bartolo Colon starts have become must-see events and social media happenings Stevie Brown Authentic Jersey on the grandest scale. Every time he's on the field, there's a high probability of something strange, extremely unlikely or highly amusing happening, which essentially guarantees the viewing audience will be entertained. More often than not, Colon's batting provides the entertainment value. Whether he's getting a hit or just swinging and missing and losing his helmet, the internet rejoices all the same.Colon's streak is the longest by a pitcher 42 or older. Colon is hardly feeling his age these days, particularly after pitching so many consecutive scoreless innings. ''I'm really proud http://www.texansonlineofficialstore.com/Brian-Hoyer-Jersey and surprised myself because I didn't know, at this stage of my career, that I could still do that kind of stuff,'' he said. ''So I'm really proud, but more than that, I'm helping the team.'' Colon's scoreless streak ended at 31 innings while he won his fourth straight start, pitching the streaking New York Mets past the reeling Atlanta Braves 7-2 on Thursday night. Kevin Plawecki and Juan Uribe each drove in three runs for New York, which has won four in a row to increase its NL East lead to 7 1/2 games over Washington. In a game that started 2 hours, 20 minutes late because of rain, Colon (14-11) allowed seven hits, two runs, one walk and struck out two in 6 2/3 innings. The 42-year-old Colon, who added an RBI single in the fourth, led 4-0 before Jace Peterson's RBI triple and Andrelton Simmons' single in the seventh. Atlanta, which has lost 21 of 24 overall, dropped its ninth straight at home to match the franchise's longest single-season skid and worst since the 1988 team started 0-9 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. The Mets' record for consecutive scoreless innings is 32 2/3, set by R.A. Dickey in 2012. Jerry Koosman, in 1973, went 31 2/3 scoreless innings, and Colon tied Dwight Gooden, who went 31 innings in 1984, for third place on the franchise list. Colon outpitched DeSean Jackson Womens Jersey All-Star Shelby Miller (5-14), whose winless streak reached 21 straight starts - longest by Braves pitcher since Carl Morton went a franchise-record 22 without a victory from Sept. 10, 1975-July 18, 1976. The Mets went up 3-0 in the fourth on Plawecki's two-run double and Colon's single. Uribe added an RBI single to make it 4-0 in the seventh. Plawecki had an RBI groundout for as New York took a 5-2 lead in the eighth. Uribe's two-run double put the Mets up 7-2 in the ninth. Colon stranded two runners in the first, one in the second and one in the third before retiring nine straight batters. Since receiving no decision http://www.redskinsfootballproshop.com/Perry-Riley-Jersey in New York's 14-9 loss at Colorado on Aug. 21, Colon is 5-0 with four walks and 23 strikeouts in stretch of 31 2/3 innings that includes four starts and one relief appearance. He is 13-1 with a 2.52 ERA in 14 starts against NL East opponents this year. ''Now his command is as good as I've seen it in two years,'' Mets manager Terry Collins said. ''That's why you look up and he keeps going deep into games.''