The Mets beat the Cubs 4-0 yesterday behind strong performances from starter Mike Pelfrey, who shut the Cubbies out over seven innings, and a rested Jose Reyes,who had a breakout four hit performance and also stole a base.
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Mike Pelfrey was very effective with his new sinker. His line: 7 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 6 K. His ERA is now 0.86 with a 1.00 WHIP for the season.
The Mets got two more shutout innings from Ryota Igarashi , Fernando Nieve , and Francisco Rodriguez . Their line: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K.
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Ike Davis made his major league debut and the Mets beat the Cubs 6-1 in the series opener behind a strong performance by Jon Niese and a five-run outburst in the 7th sparked by a two-run Angel Pagan home run.
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The Mets sent down Tobi Stoner before the game to make room on the roster for Ike Davis .
Davis wore no. 29 and went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Jon Niese pitched 5.2 innings allowing just one run, unearned, with three walks and seven strikeouts.
Fernando Nieve and Jenrry Mejia went a combined 3.1 innings allowing just one hit, with ...
Ike Davis, the name alone brings shivers down Met Fans spines. Today he will be making his first start of the season and hit sixth behind the hot Jeff Francoeur.
Expect Ike Davis, 23, to start off the year a little slow, it is a huge adjustment from minor league pitching in Buffalo, but once he gets in the groove of things, the guy is just a natural specimen.
Ike will start off in his first three games against three veterans in the Cubs rotation, Randy Wells, ace Carlos Zambrono, and Carlos Silva. I expect these guys can out guess the rookie ...
