Friday, April 1, 2011

Game One: It Has To Get Better, Right?

The Mets lose to the Marlins by a score of 6-2.

Oh, where to begin...

Mike Pelfrey only lasted 4.1 innings, giving up a grand slam, David Wright struck out twice, and the Mets didn't have a hit through six innings. It was like 2010 never ended.

Pelfrey took the loss, allowing five runs, giving up a grand slam to John Buck in the 4th inning and an RBI single to Gaby Sanchez in the 5th.

Marlins starter, Josh Johnson, got the win, and had a no hitter going through the first six innings, for good measure.

For those first six innings, all I could think was the baseball gods couldn't possibly be this cruel, could they?

But then Mets fans' prayers were answered, and up to the plate stepped Willie Harris. Yeah, that Willie Harris who fans were in an uproar over batting second in the order.

Harris broke up Johnson's no hitter and hustled to second base, getting himself in scoring position with the Mets down 5-0. Carlos Beltran then hit an RBI double to get the Mets on the board.

Pedro Beato was impressive in his debut for the Mets, throwing two scoreless innings. Taylor Buchholz came in to pitch the 8th inning and gave up a solo shot off the bat of Logan Morrison to make it 6-2 Marlins.

Next up: Mets vs. Marlins, part deux. Jon Niese will face off against Ricky Nolasco at 7:10 p.m.

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