MUST BE DREAMING: TEMPLE IS 9-2?
MILWAUKEE - Mike Pelfrey bailed the New York Mets out of a season-worst losing streak, overcoming a career-high 12 strikeouts by young Milwaukee Brewers ace Yovani Gallardo in a 1-0 victory yesterday.
Pelfrey (6-3) gave up six hits and two walks in 72/3 innings, and Ryan Church came through with an RBI single in the sixth as the Mets stopped a five-game losing streak.
Gallardo (8-5) gave up five hits in seven innings.
Pelfrey allowed a single and a walk with two outs in the eighth, but Sean Green got J.J Hardy to ground into a force-out at third. Francisco Rodriguez pitched the ninth, allowing a leadoff single to Ryan Braun before retiring the side for his 21st save.
The Mets (38-39), who backed Pelfrey with a pair of double plays, were coming off a 9-18 record in June, their worst month in nearly six years.
Gallardo's 12 strikeouts were the most by a pitcher against the Mets since John Smoltz struck out 15 for the Braves on April 10, 2005, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The Mets also won that game, 6-1.
Gallardo had six strikeouts in first three innings - including a pair by David Wright in his first two at-bats, on his way to three strikeouts against Gallardo on an 0 for 4 afternoon.
It was a frustrating afternoon all around for Wright, who slammed his glove into the bench after making a throwing error in the second inning, then flung his helmet to the ground after taking a called third strike from Gallardo in the third.
New York 000 001 000 – 1 5 1
Milwaukee 000 000 000 – 0 7 0
New York AB R H BI Avg. Milwaukee AB R H BI Avg.
Cora ss 4 0 1 0 .253 Counsell 2b 3 0 1 0 .298
L.Castillo 2b 4 1 1 0 .275 Hardy ss 4 0 1 0 .233
D.Wright 3b 4 0 0 0 .340 Braun lf 4 0 2 0 .330
Church rf 3 0 1 1 .286 Fielder 1b 4 0 1 0 .306
Evans lf 3 0 1 0 .333 C.Hart rf 4 0 0 0 .251
Fr.Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 --- Gamel 3b 3 0 1 0 .239
Dan.Murphy 1b 4 0 0 0 .242 b-McGehee ph 1 0 0 0 .322
F.Martinez cf 3 0 0 0 .180 Kendall c 2 0 0 0 .232
