Last night I mentioned how my Mets jumped out in front 2-0 against the Reds only to fall behind 4-2 at the end of the frost inning when Mike Pelfrey got nailed for a three-run homer. The Mets did make a comeback, however, in no small part due to Pelfrey's determination. He gave up no more runs and only five hits in his five innings of work. When he left the game, the Mets had jumped out in front 5-4 on a three run fifth inning. They would tack on four more runs in the top of the seventh and hold on for a 9-7 victory. Rodriguez made the bottom of the ninth interesting by allowing the bases to get loaded (2 walks and an infield error) with just one out. He and the Mets got out of the jam without giving up a run.
Today they sent Oliver Perez to the mound. The man is inconsistent but was deadly against left handed hitters last year (1.59 ERA to lead the NL). So what happens? He gets hammered by the Reds young, left hand hitting first baseman, Joey Votto (3 for 5 and 4 RBI including a three run homer) and ends up yielding eight (8) runs in 4.1 innings. Perez gave up 5 walks and 5 hits but also got 7 strikeouts. (I did say inconsistent, right?) The bullpen did not give up a run again, although O'Day did allow two inherited runners to score in the fifth.
So it's off to Miami to face the Marlins who are a perfect 3-0 (okay, so it was against the Nationals) over the weekend.
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