What happened?
Pedro Martinez pitched eight shutout innings to lead the Phillies to a double-header sweep over the Mets.
Who did what?
Pedro Martinez (W, 5-0) struck out seven over eight shutout innings. He walked two and gave up six hits.
Jimmy Rollins went o for 3 with a walk and a run.
Chase Utley went 1 for 3 with an RBI.
Ryan Madson (S, 8 ) struck out one in a scoreless ninth to earn the save.
Tim Redding (L, 2-6) allowed one run on three hits in six innings. He walked two and struck out three.
What does this mean?
In what will certainly go down as one of the best moments in 2009, Pedro Martinez dazzled the city of Philadelphia for eight strong innings to lead the Phillies past the Mets to cap a day-night sweep.
The veteran right-hander, looking to best Kyle Kendrick’s game one performance against his former team, looked like the Cy Young winner of years gone by, rather than the broken down pitcher that the Mets gave up on. After allowing a leadoff single to Luis Castillo, Pedro settled in to retire the side, and would strike out David Wright and Daniel Murphy. He would go on to retire 10 in a row until Wright’s leadoff double in the sixth inning, but he would be stranded there as the future Hall of Famer never gave the Mets much chance to get on the scoreboard.
He was provided one run of support from the offense, and frankly, that’s all he would need. He bested the New York offense over eight stellar innings, mixing in his breaking pitches with a moving fastball. His biggest moment came in the eighth, when a two-out double from Murphy appeared to end his night. After a few words on the mound with Charlie Manuel, Pedro remained in the game to finish out the inning.
It’s just another solid performance for Pedro, who is very steadily earning himself a spot on the October roster.
With this win, the Phillies move to 6.5 games ahead of the second place Florida Marlins, reducing their magic number to 14.
What’s next for our heroes?
After a day off, the Phillies host the Washington Nationals in a three game set. In game one, Cliff Lee (6-2, 3.11) takes on Garrett Mock (3-7, 5.75).
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