In the subsequent innings, with the help of some luck in the field, Pelf settled down and hit his stride. He averaged a little over 15 pitches per inning over his other four and got the ground balls and pop ups he needed to eek out a W.The bullpen faltered a bit as well last night. Pedro Feliciano, one of 2 remaining pen members from last seasons motley crew, really struggled giving up 2 earned on 2 hits and a walk through two-thirds. Sean Green came in and allowed Pedro's inherited runners to score. Putz allowed one earned on 1 hit in the 8th. And Frankie Rodriguez, despite notching his second save in as many opportunities, took fans and teammates on what Jerry Manuel called a trip on "the high wire."
The offense was not an issue last night. Yes not all hits were converted to runs, however the team capitalized when they needed to. Carlos Delgado smacked a bomb in the first that is still coming down and had 4 RBI's on the evening. Brian Schneider and Carlos Beltran also had very productive nights.
Regardless of the lackluster pitching, a win is a win and the Mets go for the sweep against the Reds today in Cincinnati. Big Game Ollie P is on the mound, and let's certainly hope he has a better performance than his last tune up against the Red Sox at Citi Field.
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