The Mets have confirmed that Mike Pelfrey will skip his next start, scheduled for Sunday against the Brewers. Nelson Figueroa has been promoted to pitch in his place.
To make room for Figueroa, Rule V draft pick Darren O’Day has been placed on waivers. If no team claims him, he must be offered back to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for $25,000.
Another pitchers duel, but this time Johan Santana came out on top.
The Mini Recap
Santana to J.J. Putz to Francisco Rodriguez: exactly how the Mets fans want to see it. A spectacular effort from the pitching staff, holding the Brewers to six singles over nine inning. The Brewer staff of Yovani Gallardo and Carlos Villanueva also combined to hold the Mets to six hits.
The lone run of the game scored on a fielders choice in the bottom of the seventh inning, and for the men on the mound, that was enough.
A solid effort from both teams in another exciting matchup at Citi Field.
For the full recap, head over to Baseball Digest.
Johan Santana takes the mound today against the Milwaukee Brewers at 1:10 p.m. Last night, I asked my Twitter followers if they though Santana would throw a no hitter this year, which would be the first in Mets history.
Here are their responses…
Quite an interesting array of answers. I don’t think he will, but I’m holding out hope and hope he proves me wrong.
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The 1997 Marlins come through for the 2009 Mets again.
The Mini Recap
Livan Hernandez looked beautiful for the first four innings of work. As his pitch count slowly inched toward 100, his control slipped and his velocity dropped. Hernandez started the sixth, but couldn’t record an out before allowing a three-run home run to Ryan Braun. Another solid outing from the bullpen kept it close.
Again, the Mets got on the board early, scoring three in the first inning. After Dave Bush settled in, the Mets had to wait to get into the Brewers bullpen. Gary Sheffield came on to pinch hit in the seventh inning and cracked his 500th career home run deep into the left field stands to tie the game. Luis Castillo delivered in the bottom of the ninth with two on and two out to give the Mets the win.
For the full recap, head over to Baseball Digest.
Gary Sheffield just picked up his first hit in a Mets uniform, which was also his 500th home run in his career.
Sheffield’s blast landed in the seat in left, just under the Acela Club restaurant. More importantly for the Mets, Sheffield’s home run tied the game at 4-4 in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Congratulations, Sheffield, on No. 500!
Brian Schneider will be put on the 15 day disabled list with a strained muscle in his back.
Omir Santos has been recalled from Triple-A Buffalo to take his place on the roster.
Surprising that they recalled Santos and not Robinson Cancel. The Mets were discussing trading Ramon Castro before spring training began because they were so high on Cancel. Santos did have a very nice spring, though.
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Jon Heyman of SI.com is reporting that the Mets are likely going to skip Mike Pelfrey in the rotation on Sunday.
“Skipping his start” would mean that he’s going to stay off the disabled list and a roster move is forthcoming. The most obvious move would be to send down / let go of Darren O’Day, who would have to be offered back to the Angels. O’Day was a Rule V draft pick this year.
Coming up to make the start would probably be Nelson Figueroa, who was pulled from his start with Triple-A Buffalo after only two innings. Jon Niese is scheduled to start on Sunday for Binghamton, but his 9.00 ERA is probably holding him back.
Smart move by the Mets here. No need to push Pelfrey through any injury. Let him rest and let him heal.
Here is the next edition of The State of the Mets, the official web show of The ‘Ropolitans. Hosted by me, Andrew Vazzano.
Topics: Season so far, inconsistent pitching and looking ahead.
Enjoy.
