Post Game: Mets 1, Brewers 0
The Mets defeated the Brewers, 1–0, inn Miller Park this afternoon.
For a full recap and boxscore, click here.
The Least You Should Know:
Mike Pelfrey was brilliant this afternoon despite committing his fifth balk of the season, able to get his secondary pitches over for strikes, pitching efficiently over 7 2/3 innings.
Yovani Gallardo was almost as good for the Brewers, striking out 12 through 7 innings.
The Mets did not have much offense once again today but when they got their chance after a Luis Castillo leadoff double in the sixth inning, Ryan Church capitalized with an RBI single.
Despite two rockets hit by Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder, Francisco Rodriguez rebounded to save his 21st game of the year.
Other Observations and Notes:
With the way the offense is built right now, the way Pelfrey was today is exactly how the starting pitching must perform until when and if the regulars start returning.
The one issue I have with Jerry Manuel removing Pelfrey when he did is that he put Sean Green in with runners at first and second in the eighth, and he had allowed seven of 15 inherited runners to score this season – fortunately the move worked out for the Mets, but by the same token, Pelfrey had pitched well enough, in my opinion, to earn at least another batter in the eighth inning.
That said, Green has been solid since the middle of May, so from that standpoint I can see why the decision was made – given everything that has gone on with the Mets and them in the midst of a five-game losing streak, that was the biggest out that Green has gotten this year.
No pain, no gain – Pelfrey considered having tightness in his lat muscle during the game a good sign.
David Wright‘s strikeouts are a major concern right now – he now has 79 strikeouts on the year.
I really appreciated Keith Hernandez announcing the pitch selection in the ninth inning.
The Mets will play Pirates tomorrow at 12:30 pm at PNC Park for a make-up game, with Tim Redding taking on Paul Maholm.
