Today Mets starting pitcher Mike Pelfrey allowed Mets fans to exhale a sigh of relief when he pitched 5.2 innings, leading the Mets to an 8-2 victory over the Little League team from our Nation's Capital.
Big Pelf not only pitched 5.2 innings, giving up two runs, but more importantly, he induced 15 of 19 batters to hit grounders through five innings. Pelfrey's velocity was increased by approximately 2 MPH, reaching between 93 and 94 MPH on his sinker, which had much more 'bite' to it than it did in his previous outings thus far this season. He missed his last start due to tendinitis in his pitching arm, but never used the discomfort as an excuse for his poor pitching.
Tomorrow it is up to Oliver Perez to continue this little renaissance the Mets pitching staff is going through. Jerry Manuel is still holding the line that if there isn't improvement over the next round through the rotation, he might very well make changes to the pitching staff.
On a side note, after tonight's game, the Natinals will be entering in the spelling bee contest at PS 132.
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