10
2012
Unbeatable! Mets Remain Undefeated With 4-3 Walk-Off Win!
An article by Former Writers
Take eight Mike Pelfrey strikeouts to match a career high, one Kirk Nieuwenhuis game-tying homer and a dash of ninth-inning drama culminating in Daniel Murphy’s walk-off single vs. the Nats. Add it up, and behold a 4-0 Mets start.
Game Recap
Mike Pelfrey started off the first game of home series against the Nationals. Surprisingly he did better than I thought he would. The big man lasted 5.2 innings of decent pitching allowing a pretty high 10 hits but only allowing three runs to show for it. He walked one batter and struck out a career high eight batters. He threw 104 pitches and continues to be a groundout pitcher, relying mostly on his defense to bail him out. His sinker was the big concern of his and it actually had some sink on it finally and was able to get batters to ground into double plays and accounted six groundouts in his start. Pelfrey’s first start leaves him with a 4.76 ERA and a no decision.
Batista finished the sixth inning for Pelfrey with a strikeout. But after walking two in the seventh he was replaced by Ramon Ramirez who pitched a hitless inning. Jon Rauch also pitched two hitless innings after him and got the win. This bullpen is impressive!
Not much offense from the Mets as the only big hits were Wright’s RBI, Kirk Niewenhuis’ first career homerun that tied the game at three and Murphy’s walk-off sac fly to win.
Ike, Bay, and Duda all had an 0-fer.
Game Notes
Kirk Niewenhuis’ first career homerun. A two run shot at that.
That was Murphy’s second career walk-off hit.
Mets undefeated and still in first! First 4-0 start since 2007.
Hero of the game
Kirk Niewenhuis’ first career homerun that tied the game 3-3!
Up Next
The Mets continue their three-game series against the Nationals tomorrow night at Citi Field with Dillon Gee facing off against Ross Detwiler. Game time is 7:10 PM.
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NL East Standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braves | 42 | 30 | .583 | - |
| Phillies | 35 | 37 | .486 | 7.0 |
| Nationals | 34 | 36 | .486 | 7.0 |
| Mets | 27 | 40 | .403 | 12.5 |
| Marlins | 22 | 48 | .314 | 19.0 |
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Fun game. Unfortunatley Ike looks lost and Bay is hitting like hot garbage but hey we are winning. Tejada looks great out there. He doesn’t get too excited out there which I think leads to some good consistant play. The top three in the lineup really look good and the bullpen is fantastic so far.
Man that recap went up fast.
Nice hustle Dave.
The call of the game was to keep the bunt on with Tejada. Exactly the right call and it effectively won them the game. Super exciting.
Yes it was. Man I love that brand of baseball. I get to yelling at the computer.
Well, that was fun.
Talk about getting out of the gate fast.
When did Murphy become a second baseman?
What an exciting game to watch! Murphy is gold with ducks on the pond.
That’s a good one since Murphy runs like a duck too. lol
We look pretty tuff !! So glad they didnt trade Murphy, he’s so solid..bullpen is awesome too
I say we start platooning Bay w/Niewenhaus now!! And we should really consider spelling Ike until he finds his grove, Nats have a lefty tmrw should see Turner, im not sure if they want to mess w Murph or Duda’s positions but if Ike struggles con’t i wonder if they’ll consider spelling Ike w/one of them??.. ..love the team grit thou…
Congrats to Capt Kirk on hitting his 1st HR.
Yes Pelf gave up 10 hits and 3 runs over 5 2/3 but I am going to give him props on his 1 walk and 8 strikeouts over that same span in his 1st start of the season.
Nice job Wright with an rbi in every game so far this season.
How about the pen? Don’t know how long it will last but you can’t ask for more from them so far to start the season.
Hat tip to Murph with a nice play to end the inning in the 9th. Then with the winning hit in the bottom of the 9th
The NY Mets are 4-0.
LGM!!!
Murph’s got a glove! Who knew? Great win. Plus we know Justin Turner’s the new cream pie boy! Might be hard with that flaming red hair to sneak up on guys though.
What a game! Exhilirating. Mets look as if they have a special energy out there and in the clubhouse. Great, great ninth inning. Murph, please stay healthy! A real asset.
Pelf was his ol’ Jekyll and Hyde self. Flashes of brilliance amidst some terrible pitch decisions, or just missing his mark. Man, Zimmerman has his number.
Yes, Bay and Ike suck, but I am less concerned for Ike. Ike needs to swng. For the first three games, it looked as if he just waited to be bailed out by umps. He hacked a bit tonight; never really put good wood on the ball.
Bay–sheesh! As I said, I’ll give this guy six weeks. Then it’s either accept a DFA or cut bait with him. He did play well defensively tonight.
Duda was swinging, but kept getting under the ball. He should be fine.
Capt. Kirk slammed one off of the Modell’s sign. Beautiful shot from a guy who looks to be a pretty patient hitter.
Somebody get Baxter spikes with traction!
Rauch…scary lookin’ behemoth. He has looked great, and he seems to enjoy that Mets clubhouse.
Loved Collins reactions from the bench to what was going on between the lines–passionate manager.
Just lovin’ every moment of the season so far. You all realize we’re about 1/40th done. Sayin’
Yes, Ike did not hit, but look at the double play throw he picked up from Wright. He earned his keep with that.
I thought they said Pelfrey wasn’t throwing the sinker.
Outside of the game itself (great win!), anyone else besides me enjoyed Ron Darling’s rant during the game?
That was priceless.
THERE IS NO BOOK!
Very nice game overall…
Pelf looked like he was going to completely crumble… some how he pulled through.
So far Murphs Bat has won more games then his glove has lost…funny because his glove helped win that game too. But I’ve been saying all along, Murph has the physical skills to play the position…he’s even has some decent range. The problem with Murph is his complete lack of experience at the position. The simple plays or the plays where he doesn’t have time to think, he’ll be fine. It’s the in between plays that Murph is going to struggle with. But Murph did make a nice turn at 2nd for a dbl play in the 7th as well…
Our 4-5-6 hitters have only three RBI so far…I think only five hits?
Bay’s first two AB’s were his worst this season and looked like he was trying to swing his way out of his slump. I’ve been saying that I’ve seen positives from Bay so far…I saw no positives from last night.
Sadly, Ike is looking worse than Bay…But Ike has a big long swing with a hitch…this is going to happen to him.
Duda, he’ll be fine, the hit s will come.
Moving to the top of the lineup has done wonders for Tejada. The first couple of games, it looked like Tejada was trying to hit for power. Now he’s back to just trying to hit line drives.
What else can you say about the pen other then they’ve been fantastic.
For those keeping score…Muprhs Bat=winning: 4 Muprphs bad glove=losing: 0