Mets Take 2 Out Of 3 Against Padres At Home

The New York Mets from June 8th-10th, were hosting the San Diego Padres. This series was everything you could have asked for. The only thing regretful was the Mets not taking all three of the games, but I'll get to that now. In game 1, it was a pitching match-up of Mike Pelfrey and Clayton Richard. This opener was a pitching beauty as both teams only combined for 3 runs. Let's jump to the top of the 1st inning, where Pelfrey is in a jam with a man on second base and Adrian Gonzalez batting. Gonzalez drives a ball that hits off the left field wall, that scores Chase Headley. Pelfrey limits the damage with only 1 run allowed. Now its the bottom of the 7th, were Richard has shut out the Mets until now. Jose Reyes, hits a solo homer that was reviewed by the umpires and overruled the original call of a double. Neither team adds to their lead, so this game went into extra innings. Following that, we go into the bottom of the 11th, and this is were the game got great because the Padres are excellent when in late inning games. This game was ironic, however, when Ike Davis blasts a walk-off shot to right center field! What was truly amazing was that I was at Citi Field and I experienced it! In game 1 of a double-header due to a rain-out and game 2 of the series, it was Johan Santana against Mat Latos. This game was a shock to me personally and most Met fans viewing this game because Santana didn't have his control at all, which proved to be the nail in the coffin of the potential sweep. Basically, the Mets provided 2 runs off Henrry Blanco's two run homer, but were shut down after that with 8 strikeouts. The Padres capitalized on almost every runner in scoring position and ended up winning the game 4-2. In game 3, it was Jon Niese versus Jon Garland. Again, this was another pitching beauty for the Mets. In a complete game, Niese threw a 1-hitter including 0 walks! The Mets offense provided enough support off Ike, David, and Frency's RBIs. Amazingly, San Diego turned a triple play, but it wasn't a boost as the Mets won this game 3-0, continued an superb homestand of 5-1, and took this series. Once again, this was a game that I had attended! Now the Mets will continue to dominate baseball, this time taking it into inter-league play, on a 9 game road trip against the Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, and New York Yankees.