Mets 3, Giants 2
Luis Castillo celebrates his two-run homer in the fifth inning Sunday. (Kathy Willens/AP)
By Brittany Ghiroli / Special to MLB.com
Luis Castillo hit his first homer of the season, a two-run shot into the second deck in left, and Mike Pelfrey worked 7 1/3 solid innings, but it took Daniel Murphy's walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth to seal the victory for the Mets.
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San Francisco
(63-54)
Lost 1
NY Mets 3, San Francisco 2
Today's Boxes 8/16/09
KC 3, DET 2
WSH 5, CIN 4
LAA 17, BAL 8
FLA 10, COL 3
COL 7, FLA 3
TB 5, TOR 2
TEX 4, BOS 3
HOU 8, MIL 5
CLE 7, MIN 4
STL 7, SD 5
OAK 3, CWS 2
LAD 9, ARI 3
SEA 10, NYY 3
PHI 4, ATL 1
NY Mets
(55-62)
Won 1
August 16, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
San Francisco
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
5
0
NY Mets
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
3
6
1
Standings thru 8/16/09  | Recap: SF | NYM  | Gameday  | Giants stats  | Mets stats
San Francisco
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Velez , CF
3
1
2
1
1
0
0
.302
Winn , RF-LF
4
0
1
1
0
2
2
.262
Sanchez, F , 2B
4
0
0
0
0
3
1
.295
Sandoval, P , 3B
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
.330
Lewis, F , LF
3
0
1
0
0
0
1
.266
b-Garko , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
.271
Romo , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Affeldt , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.500
Ishikawa , 1B
4
0
0
0
0
1
2
.263
Uribe , SS
4
0
0
0
0
1
1
.276
Whiteside , C
4
1
1
0
0
1
0
.224
Sanchez, J , P
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
.036
a-Schierholtz , PH-RF
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.293
Totals
32
2
5
2
2
9
9
a-Grounded out for Sanchez, J in the 8th. b-Lined out for Lewis, F in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Lewis, F (18, Pelfrey), Velez (7, Pelfrey), Winn (27, Pelfrey).TB : Velez 3; Winn
2; Lewis, F 2; Whiteside.RBI : Velez (13), Winn (43).2-out RBI : Velez.Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out : Uribe; Ishikawa; Garko.SAC : Sanchez, J.Team RISP : 2-for-7.Team LOB :
6. FIELDING DP : (Sanchez, J-Uribe-Ishikawa).Pickoffs : Sanchez, J (Hernandez, A at
1st base).
NY Mets
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Pagan , CF
4
1
1
0
0
1
0
.287
Castillo, L , 2B
4
1
1
2
0
1
0
.304
Sheffield , LF
3
0
1
0
1
0
0
.283
Rodriguez, Fr , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Francoeur , RF
4
1
2
0
0
1
1
.263
Tatis , 3B
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
.248
Murphy, Dn , 1B
4
0
1
1
0
0
1
.249
Santos , C
3
0
0
0
0
2
1
.256
Hernandez, A , SS
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
.254
Pelfrey , P
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
.103
Stokes , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Feliciano , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Sullivan , LF
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.263
Totals
28
3
6
3
4
8
6
BATTING 2B : Pagan (8, Sanchez, J).HR : Castillo, L (1, 5th inning off Sanchez, J, 1 on, 2 out).TB :
Pagan 2; Castillo, L 4; Sheffield; Francoeur 2; Murphy, Dn.RBI : Castillo, L 2 (30), Murphy, Dn (40).2-out
RBI : Castillo, L 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Tatis.SAC : Tatis.GIDP :
Santos.Team RISP : 2-for-3.Team LOB : 5. BASERUNNING CS : Hernandez, A (4,
2nd base by Sanchez, J/Whiteside).PO : Hernandez, A (1st base by Sanchez, J). FIELDING E :
Hernandez, A (8, throw).
San Francisco
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Sanchez, J
7.0
4
2
2
4
7
1
4.49
Romo (L, 3-2)
1.1
1
1
1
0
1
0
5.40
Affeldt
0.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.87
IBB : Sandoval, P (by Stokes).Pitches-strikes : Sanchez, J 107-60, Romo 20-13, Affeldt 6-4, Pelfrey 104-68,
Stokes 12-7, Feliciano 7-4, Rodriguez, Fr 19-11.Groundouts-flyouts : Sanchez, J 5-5, Romo 3-0, Affeldt 0-0, Pelfrey
14-3, Stokes 0-0, Feliciano 0-0, Rodriguez, Fr 0-0.Batters faced : Sanchez, J 27, Romo 5, Affeldt 1, Pelfrey 29,
Stokes 2, Feliciano 1, Rodriguez, Fr 3.Inherited runners-scored : Affeldt 1-1, Stokes 1-0, Feliciano 2-0.Umpires :
HP: Jerry Crawford. 1B: Scott Barry. 2B: Phil Cuzzi. 3B: Brian O'Nora.Weather : 87 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind :
5 mph, Out to RF.T : 2:46.Att : 38,793.August 16, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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