The Happy Recap: Mets 6, Nationals 0
No boos in this game, huh?
Mike Pelfrey showed off the stuff that prompted the Mets to draft him in the first place, Jose Reyes had four hits and a shot at the cycle, David Wright drove in five of the six runs and to cap it all off, Duaner Sanchez made his triumphant return to throw a scoreless ninth inning. Can't ask for much more than that.
Start with Pelfrey, who stuck with the fastball for the most part and controlled the game from the start, pitching seven shutout innings while allowing just five hits and two walks with four strikeouts. He loaded the bases in the third with one out and the middle of the Washington order coming up, but he got Ryan Zimmerman to pop up and then struck out Nick Johnson. Nice.
Here's a guy who's only 24 years old, is 6-7 and throws in the mid-90s with plenty of potential to be solid starter - we may want to hold on to him. Wright put it best after the game: "I think everybody in here knows Pelfrey has it in him. He's beginning to get that swagger."
Speaking of swagger, Reyes -- who was told by Willie to 'take it easy' in his first game back from minor hamstring troubles -- had a monster game, with two singles a double and a triple off the left field wall. Wright was equally dangerous, with three hits, including a double and his fourth homer of the season.
Aaron Heilman allowed a hit and a walk in the eighth, but the real drama came in the ninth when Sanchez trotted in from right field. He arrived to loud cheers from the remaining fans, and allowed a single and struck out a batter to end the game. Sanchez is a tremendous addition to the bullpen, it's almost immeasurable. It gives Willie two options in the setup role with Heilman, and pushes everyone else back an inning, strengthening the pen overall.
Paul LoDuca did not play, and Lastings Milledge had a double and that's it. He'll hit a homer at some point in this series.
Unfortunately, there was tragedy at Shea as a man fell to his death off an escalator after the game. Initial reports are conflicting, one saying he fell two stories with another claiming he fell four stories. While family members -- the man was reportedly at the game with two daughters while his pregnant wife was home -- say he was holding the handrail when the stopped escalator 'suddenly jerked,' other witnesses reportedly told police that he was 'surfing' on the rail before he fell.
Mike Pelfrey showed off the stuff that prompted the Mets to draft him in the first place, Jose Reyes had four hits and a shot at the cycle, David Wright drove in five of the six runs and to cap it all off, Duaner Sanchez made his triumphant return to throw a scoreless ninth inning. Can't ask for much more than that.
Start with Pelfrey, who stuck with the fastball for the most part and controlled the game from the start, pitching seven shutout innings while allowing just five hits and two walks with four strikeouts. He loaded the bases in the third with one out and the middle of the Washington order coming up, but he got Ryan Zimmerman to pop up and then struck out Nick Johnson. Nice.
Here's a guy who's only 24 years old, is 6-7 and throws in the mid-90s with plenty of potential to be solid starter - we may want to hold on to him. Wright put it best after the game: "I think everybody in here knows Pelfrey has it in him. He's beginning to get that swagger."
Speaking of swagger, Reyes -- who was told by Willie to 'take it easy' in his first game back from minor hamstring troubles -- had a monster game, with two singles a double and a triple off the left field wall. Wright was equally dangerous, with three hits, including a double and his fourth homer of the season.
Aaron Heilman allowed a hit and a walk in the eighth, but the real drama came in the ninth when Sanchez trotted in from right field. He arrived to loud cheers from the remaining fans, and allowed a single and struck out a batter to end the game. Sanchez is a tremendous addition to the bullpen, it's almost immeasurable. It gives Willie two options in the setup role with Heilman, and pushes everyone else back an inning, strengthening the pen overall.
Paul LoDuca did not play, and Lastings Milledge had a double and that's it. He'll hit a homer at some point in this series.
Unfortunately, there was tragedy at Shea as a man fell to his death off an escalator after the game. Initial reports are conflicting, one saying he fell two stories with another claiming he fell four stories. While family members -- the man was reportedly at the game with two daughters while his pregnant wife was home -- say he was holding the handrail when the stopped escalator 'suddenly jerked,' other witnesses reportedly told police that he was 'surfing' on the rail before he fell.
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