SB Nation New York - Davis' HR Leads Mets Past Padres, 2-1, In 11 Inningshttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48977/ny-fave.png2010-06-08T22:47:28-04:00http://newyork.sbnation.com/rss/stream/12718312010-06-08T22:47:28-04:002010-06-08T22:47:28-04:00Davis' Blast Ends Pitchers' Duel
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<p>Flushing, NY (Sports Network) – Ike Davis launched a monster home run to the second deck in right-center field leading off the bottom of the 11th to give the Mets a 2-1 win over San Diego in the first of a three-game set from Citi Field.</p>
<p>Jose Reyes hit a solo home run, his second of the year, to tie the game in the seventh, while Mike Pelfrey pitched masterfully despite being saddled with a tough no-decision.</p>
<p>The emerging staff mainstay came in with wins in his last four starts and did all he could over nine innings of one-run, five-hit ball to extend that streak. He struck out six, did not walk a batter and lowered his earned run average to 2.23 through 12 starts.</p>
<p>Elmer Dessens (1-1) recorded the final out in the top half to get the win for New York, which has won 11 of its last 15 games.</p>
<p>San Diego starter Clayton Richard worked effectively through seven innings, scattering seven hits and a single run with six strikeouts and one walk.</p>
<p>Adrian Gonzalez doubled in the lone run for San Diego, which was coming off a four-game split in Philadelphia and moved to 2-3 on a seven-game road trip.</p>
https://newyork.sbnation.com/2010/6/8/1508385/Mets-defeat-padres-on-Davis-homerEd Valentine2010-06-08T16:13:22-04:002010-06-08T16:13:22-04:00Mets Host Padres Tonight
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">(Sports Network) - Emerging ace <span>Mike Pelfrey</span> has been one of baseball's biggest surprises this season and will make his 12th start tonight for the <a style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #c61c17; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/teams/NYM" class="sbn-auto-link">New York Mets</a> in the first of three straight matchups with the hard-charging <a style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #c61c17; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/teams/SDP" class="sbn-auto-link">San Diego Padres</a> at Citi Field.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Pelfrey has won his last four starts with a 1.26 earned run average over that stretch, and hopes to remain unbeaten at home as well. Pelfrey, who is 5-0 in seven home starts in 2010, won his previous outing last Tuesday in a 4-2 victory at San Diego. He held tonight's opponent to a run and four hits in eight innings with eight K's and two walks.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">The right-hander is 8-1 with a 2.39 ERA and a save in 12 overall games -- 11 starts -- this season and will face San Diego for the fifth time in his career. Pelfrey is 2-0 through four lifetime starts in this series.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">New York can use another strong performance from Pelfrey on Tuesday and posted a three-game sweep of the <a style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #c61c17; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/teams/FLA" class="sbn-auto-link">Florida Marlins</a> with Sunday's 7-6 victory in the series finale at Citi Field. <span>Angel Pagan</span> scored the go-ahead run in the b ottom of the eighth inning on Ike Davis' groundout and <span>Jeff Francoeur</span> belted a three-run homer for the Mets, who have won 10 of their last 14 games and sit 2 1/2 games off the lead in the jumbled National League East.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">"We fought hard and stayed in it, and we were able to kind of make it happen in the end," Francoeur said after New York's eighth straight win at home.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span>Pedro Feliciano</span> earned the win for getting the final out of the eighth inning. Mets starter <span>Hisanori Takahashi</span>lasted 5 1/3 innings and allowed five runs on six hits with two walks and five K's in the no-decision. <span>Francisco Rodriguez</span> picked up his 12th save of the season with a scoreless ninth.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">San Diego just split a four-game set in Philadelphia and rode the left arm of <span>Wade LeBlanc</span> in Monday's 3-1 victory in the series finale. LeBlanc stymied the <a style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #c61c17; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/teams/PHI" class="sbn-auto-link">Phillies</a> with seven shutout innings and scattered four hits, while <span>Luke Gregerson</span> tossed a scoreless eighth before closer <span>Heath Bell</span> allowed a run and struck out two batters in the ninth for his 16th save.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">"He was making some good pitches, moving the ball in and out," said Padres slugger <span>Adrian Gonzalez</span>, who belted a pair of homers and has gone deep three times in the last two games with five RBI in that span. "When we get a lead and Wade's throwing the ball so great, and our bullpen is going to come in, we know we're in a pretty good place."</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span>Scott Hairston</span> had two hits and drove in a run for the National League West- leading Padres, who are just a half-game ahead of Los Angeles in the division standings. San Diego is 2-2 on a seven-game road trip.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Padres starter <span>Clayton Richard</span> hopes to get back on track when he makes his 12th start of the season tonight in Flushing, NY. Richard is 0-1 in his last two starts after going 4-0 in seven previous trips to the mound.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">In a 5-1 win versus the Mets last Wednesday, Richard did not factor in the outcome despite holding the opposition to a run and four hits in six innings with five strikeouts and four walks. The lefty remained at 4-3 on the season and dropped his ERA to 2.87.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Richard is 1-0 with a 3.09 ERA in two career starts against the Mets.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">San Diego just won a three-game series versus the Mets at Petco Park from May 31-June 2 and is 14-5 in the past 19 meetings between the teams.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><i>-- NOTE: MLB says </i><a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/metsblog/mlb_clears_mets_on_ollie_dl_issue_dsiiI2csia59Ze44kaZpUI" target="_blank"><i>Oll</i></a><a target="_blank" href="http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/metsblog/mlb_clears_mets_on_ollie_dl_issue_dsiiI2csia59Ze44kaZpUI"><i>ie to DL is OK</i></a><i>.</i></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><i>(Also see </i><a target="_blank" href="http://newyork.sbnation.com/2010/6/8/1505708/pelfrey-and-hughes-aces-in-the-making"><i>Jeff Freier's piece</i></a><i> on the development of Pelfrey and the Yankees' </i><b><i>Phil Hughes</i></b><i>.)</i></p>
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