Friday August 7, 2009
In the 1st inning an error by Everth Cabrera led to the New York Mets only two runs of game.
Known for his speed on the base paths not his power, Cabrera atoned for his early miscue by hitting hitting a walk off grand slam off Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez in the bottom of the 9th to give the Padres a 6-2 win. It was KRod's 5th blown save of the year and the slumping Mets 7th loss in the last 10 games.
Kevin Correia looked snake bit after that error allowing 6 hits, 2 walks and 2 unearned runs on 67 pitches through 3 innings. He then settled down allowing only just one Met to reach base over the next 3 innings. His line 6 IP, 7 Hits, 2 Runs, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 HR to lower his ERA to 4.51 on the season.
After 2 scoreless innings from Joe Thatcher and Mike Adams, Heath Bell came in and pitched a scoreless 9th to earn the win, his 4th of the season.
Former Padre Oliver Perez pitched 6 1/3 innings of 2 hit ball striking out 7 and giving up just a single run before giving way to Brian Stokes in the 7th. Perez has literally had an up and down year after signing a 3 year $36 million contract in the off season, being sent down to AAA on several occasions and throwing just 48.2 innings with a 7.03 ERA coming into tonight's game.
Friday, August 07, 2009
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What a great game, huh? Well, at least a great ninth. I think it is so cool how Everth totally redeemed himself in that ninth. So exciting! I haven't been this excited about the Padres in a long time!!
ReplyDeleteThe young players and the people the PAdres have gotten back in the trades are making this a much more exciting club.
ReplyDeletePlus, how cool is it to hear the Pa announcer say " Now batting, Tony Gwynn"
I know he's not his dad, but it still gives me shivers every time I hear it.