Jason Vargas turned in 2 1-3 innings and earned the win as the Seattle Mariners walked off in the bottom of the 15th inning. He allowed two hits and walked one, striking out four.
Vargas came to the Mets when the team sent Matt Lindstrom (now the Marlins closer) and Henry Owens (currently suspended for 50 games for testing positive for performance-enhancers). Along with Vargas, the Mets also picked up Adam Bostick. Bostick is currently 2-0 with a 3.00 ERA for Double-A Binghamton.
Vargas landed in Seattle as one of the seven players New York and Cleveland Indians sent west in the three-team traded that brought J.J. Putz, Jeremy Reed and Sean Green to the Mets.
Vargas was 0-1 with the Mets in two starts. He pitched 10.1 innings, allowing 17 hits and four home runs for a 12.19 ERA.
Joe Janish of Mets Today explains it all
Though he didn’t perform well as a New York Met, it could be partially due to being less than 100% in his two starts in the orange and blue. Now, it appears he’s finally healthy (great timing) and beginning to live up to the expectations set as a rookie for the Marlins in 2005. In four games started this year, the 26-year-old Vargas has pitched 21 2/3 innings, struck out 22, walked 8, allowed 15 hits, and has a 2.49 ERA.
Sure would be nice to have a lefty starter with those kind of numbers waiting in AAA about now, wouldn’t it? Oh well, at least the eighth inning is locked down — you have to give up something to get something.