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The Mets (34–35) defeated the Angels (42–29) by the score of 9 to 6 in Anaheim tonight.
For a recap, boxscore, stats, etc., go to SNY.tv.
However, in case you missed it, know that Mike Pelfrey pitched very, very well through six full innings, while using his fastball and being aggressive in the strike zone; out of gas, Pelfrey allowed four runners to reach base in the seventh, all of whom scored, as did others, after Pedro Feliciano came on in relief; Aaron Heilman entered the game in relief of Feliciano, with the tying run on third, and struck out Vladimir Guerrero and Torii Hunter to preserve the lead; actually, that’s worth repeating, Aaron Heilman entered the game in relief of Feliciano, with the tying run on third, and struck out Vladimir Guerrero and Torii Hunter to preserve the lead; the Mets hit the ball hard against Jared Weaver, especially Carlos Beltran, who belted two home runs; in the seventh, the Mets scored four runs while resembling a well-oiled pinball machine; and, lastly, Duaner Sanchez and Billy Wagner each pitched a scoreless inning to close out the game.
The Mets continue their three-game series with the Angels tomorrow night, with Johan Santana (7-4, 2.85 ERA) facing John Lackey (3-1, 1.83 ERA).
Somebody was a bit early posting this!
Man is my room a mess from that 7th inning. Nice win. Nice insurance run. Jeevus that team is aggressive. Wow Heilman has been pretty clutch this month (So far)
Another win despite Delgado’s inept bat.
ok matt is psychic….
Oh and GO BIG PELF. the 4ER dont really tell the story of his start. Keep it up kid, we’re gonna need you for a loooong time.
pelfrey is the best development from the season so far.
Aaron “The Stopper” Heilman!
Heilman came in and the tying run was on 1st, not 3rd.
Well having the Heilman of old would be a boon to the bullpen…He was the key cog in front of Wagner over past few years and did a great job. To me that is the biggest take away.
Pelfrey that was a great start thru 6, but definitely seemed done by the 7th. Still, it was another in a series of good starts for the guy.
Reyes is hot right now, Beltran is coming alive, and now its Wright’s turn. A good win can change your perspective a bit, and this one definitely did that a little. Of course this makes a potential loss tomorrow all the more disappointing.
theres no need to churn out these postgames so quickly… take your time, dont neglect content, and no one will object.
I like the breezy tone. He hits the highlights. Stats can be found everywhere.
Actually, people do object!
If the post-game’s an hour late all the haters come out and start whining “Where’s the post-game Matt!? You’re getting sloppy! This isn’t professional!!!”
If it’s out right as the game finishes, another (or the same?) set of whiners come out and complain about minor mistakes or querks in the post.
Personally, I don’t care. The site’s fine however Matt implements things.
By the way, as far as i’m concerned if we win one out of the next two games nobody should be fired come thursday. Thats if we end up taking 2 of 3 from one of the best teams in baseball.
I think you give the coaching staff the colorado and mariners series. See how the team plays against a couple of bad teams, teams we should beat up on, but haven’t all season. Against bad teams we’ve struggled for some reason. Evaluate the coaching staff during those.
Good game today. Great offense, good starting pitching from pelf again, good bullpen work with the exception of feliciano.
Maybe not.
This is why, no matter how many time he breaks your heart, you gotta put Heilman out there. Two stars of MLB and he fanned them like they were minor league nobodies.
Johan vs. Lackey tomorrow gonna be fun. Better get a nap in the afternoon.
Nice work, team.
That was a damn entertaining ballgame. I like how the Angels play. They were aggressive, and that made the Mets aggressive. Guys were all over the place trying to make plays.
Beating the Angels in Anaheim and doing it in pretty complete fashion.Pitching,Hitting,fielding.I mean Delgado had a few excellent defensive plays and Pelfrey covers first extremely well.They played this game like they wanted to win.
Ask the Yankees about playing in Anaheim,
Oh yeah-The Phillies kicked the Red Sox’s asses.There is a long road ahead.Play one game at a time
In a bullpen full of soft-tossers, side-armers and specialists, Aaron Heilman is the only guy capable of doing what he did last night – coming into a tough spot, man on third, less than two out, and get two K’s against two excellent hitters.
Not fooling someone. Not striking out a bad hitter or a power hitter who whiffs 150 times a year. Not beating a guy with nobody on. I’m talking about facing a great contact hitter like Vlad – in a man-on-third, less-than-two out situation where he’s shortening up and trying to just put the ball in play, and being able to get three swings and misses anyway without so much as a foul ball.
I know Heilman’s had a bad year, but all the people who want him gone need to remember this – if the Mets bring in ANYONE else in that spot, at the very least, the runner on third scores.