Omir Santos Takes Papelbon Deep--Mets Win!

Mets win 3-2 with JJ Putz on the hill to close it out and some great defense.

What a phenomenal win.

If the Mets can sweep the series tomorrow, they return to Shea with a ton of momentum to face the Nationals and Marlins.

Papelbon is still crying in the dugout.

NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Murphy, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .248 Pagan, RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .316 Beltran, DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .364 Sheffield, LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .260 Wright, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .353 Reed, CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .317 Santos, O, C 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .270 Martinez, R, SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .100 Castillo, 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .274 Totals 33 3 6 3 2 7 9 BATTING HR: Santos, O (2, 9th inning off Papelbon, 1 on, 2 out). TB: Beltran; Sheffield; Reed; Santos, O 5; Martinez, R. RBI: Sheffield (10), Santos, O 2 (15). 2-out RBI: Sheffield; Santos, O 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Murphy; Castillo. Team RISP: 1-for-4. Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING SB: Martinez, R (1, 2nd base off Beckett/Varitek). FIELDING DP: (Castillo-Martinez, R-Murphy).		Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Ellsbury, CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .298 Pedroia, 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .327 Ortiz, DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .201 Youkilis, 1B 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 .388 Bay, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .287 Drew, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 Lowell, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281 Varitek, C 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .248 Green, N, SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .303 Totals 32 2 6 2 2 7 12 BATTING TB: Ellsbury; Pedroia 2; Youkilis; Varitek; Green, N. RBI: Youkilis 2 (23). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ortiz. GIDP: Green, N. Team RISP: 1-for-3. Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING SB: Pedroia (5, 2nd base off Pelfrey/Santos, O), Ellsbury (18, 3rd base off Pelfrey/Santos, O). FIELDING E: Beckett (1, pickoff).
NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Pelfrey 7.0 6 2 2 1 6 0 4.31 Feliciano, P (W, 1-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.65 Putz (S, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.75		Boston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Beckett 8.0 5 1 0 1 5 0 5.01 Papelbon (BS, 1)(L, 0-1) 1.0 1 2 2 1 2 1 1.80
Pitches-strikes: Pelfrey 111-70, Feliciano, P 13-8, Putz 15-9, Beckett 117-78, Papelbon 15-9. Groundouts-flyouts: Pelfrey 12-3, Feliciano, P 1-1, Putz 2-1, Beckett 8-11, Papelbon 0-1. Batters faced: Pelfrey 27, Feliciano, P 3, Putz 4, Beckett 30, Papelbon 5. Umpires: HP: Joe West. 1B: Ed Rapuano. 2B: Chad Fairchild. 3B: Paul Nauert. Weather: 55 degrees, clear. Wind: 8 mph, R to L. T: 2:49. Att: 37,871. May 23, 2009