Yes, there was some baseball played outside of Washington D.C. last night–and some exciting baseball at that.
Mike Pelfrey pitched a gem yet in the Mets’ 11-inning, 2-1 victory over the first place Padres.
The righty went nine innings, giving up just one run on five hits. The only run came on an RBI double in the first inning by Padres first baseman Adrian Gonzalez. Pelfrey struck out six in the nine innings he worked.
Jose Reyes tied the game in the seventh inning with a solo home run but that would not prevent the game stretching all the way into the eleventh.
The Mets 2008 first round pick, first baseman Ike Davis provided the heroics. Prior to his final at bat, Davis had not been having a good night. He was 0-for-4 with a strikeout before stepping to the plate against Padres reliever Edward Mujica.
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