Post Game: Mets 4, Phillies 2
The Mets defeated the Phillies by the score of 4-2 tonight at Citi Field.
For a full recap and box score, click here.
The Least You Should Know:
Mike Pelfrey got off to a shaky start in the first, allowing an RBI single to Ryan Howard, but settled down nicely and got through six innings.
Pelfrey appeared to have a lot of movement on his sinker moving away from the left handed hitter.
Daniel Murphy had two hits, and also stole third base in the eighth inning.
The bullpen was stellar tonight, with Pedro Feliciano and Brian Stokes striking out the side in the seventh inning, and Francisco Rodriguez earning his 27th save of the year after dancing out of a first and third situation in the ninth inning.
Other Observations and Notes:
The Mets showed some life on the field tonight, as Jerry Manuel was ejected when he argued a caught stealing call on Jeff Francoeur, and Gary Sheffield was ejected arguing balls and strikes.
It does seem that as each game goes by, the umpiring is getting worse and worse all across Major League Baseball.
I never want to see anyone get hurt, but as angry as Pelfrey appeared to get when Cole Hamels hit him with a pitch in the second inning, I would have liked to have seen him at least brush Hamels back when he came up in the third inning.
Feliciano has become a premier setup man in the National League – his changeup was filthy tonight on the strikeouts to Shane Victorino and Howard.
The Mets continue their series with the Phillies tomorrow night at Citi Field, with Tim Redding facing JA Happ.
In Addition:
For photo highlights from tonight’s game, click here.
