A perfect way to bounce back.
The New York Mets (18-14) beat the Atlanta Braves (16-17) by a score of 4-3 in 10 innings.
Mike Pelfrey was good again but got the Johan Santana treatment as the Mets bats went quiet. He scattered six hits and allowed two runs over seven strong innings. He walked one and struck out three. Pelfrey struck out the first two batters of the game, and later got another in the third inning, bringing his season total to nine.
J.J. Putz pitched the 8th and allowed one run on a Brian McCann ground rule double. He walked two and struck out one. Francisco Rodriguez, who earned the win, pitched two innings, allowing two hits and striking out one. As Putz needed 24 pitched to get through one inning, Rodriguez needed only 26 to get through two.
The Mets were stymied by Jair Jurrens for six innings, collecting only four hits over that span. In the seventh, the Mets broke through when Jose Reyes hit a ball into the gap between left and center field. Jeremy Reed and Ryan Church came around to score and Reyes was thrown out at third trying to stretch it to a triple.
The Mets tied it in the bottom of the 9th inning on a Luis Castillo pinch hit sacrifice fly, driving in Carlos Beltran who had doubled and stolen third base. In the bottom of the 10th, Beltran took ball four with the bases loaded to drive in Reyes for the winning run.
Though it started slow, the Mets fought back and took the game right out from under the Braves. Great to see some battle in them.