Pedro Martinez looked good last night, going 6 innings and scattering 7 hits and 3 runs, walking 3 and striking out 3 to earn a win in his first start coming off the DL. This is a short in the arm for the Mets, who are more and more worried about 1/3 of an inning Oliver Perez. Pedro threw 109 pitches and struggled some times but was solid.
Pedro said: “I’m thankful to be back. I hope I can stay a little longer. It was a while back (the last outing), especially with all the distractions I had off the field, which made it even tougher. … I still feel like every time I’m given the ball I have the same responsibility, to set an example.”
Joba Chamberlain, lasted only 2.1 innings and allowed 4 walks, 1 hit and 2 runs (only 1 earned) while throwing 62 pitches. While the first pitch was 101 mph, the entire performance that bad but under whelming. In a sign that he was rushed into this role, Joba threw his mitt at the doughout wall when he was pulled from the game.
Joba said: “It didn’t go very good.I wanted to get my team a lot deeper into the game. Gotta be better, that’s for sure.”
Posted by Steve in Orlando