Pelfrey Wins 4th as Mets Sweep Braves with 1-0 in Rain Shortened Game at Citi Field Sunday

The New York Mets continued their winning ways with a 1-0 rain shortened victory last night at Citi Field over the Atlanta Braves and took all 3 games for the sweep. The story of the game was starting pitcher Mike Pelfrey having little command of his pitches, not getting the first pitch over for a strike, missing with his split finger fastball but still managing to pitch out of jams and win the game. The Braves continue their slide and cannot get the big hit with men on base. Big Pelf has added pitches and that's made the winning difference this season, now going 4-0 on the year with a minuscule ERA of 0.69. Pelfrey gave up no runs, 5 hits with 5 walks and 3 strikeouts in . Jose Reyes singled in the 1st inning, stole second and scored on a two-base throwing error on the usually perfect Chipper Jones, third baseman for Atlanta. Chipper fielded a hard grounder from Jason Bay and threw the ball in the dirt. Reyes broke from second base and didn't stop before scoring what ended up being the winning run. The Mets now stand at 10-9 on the season but have to get the offense going. Their team batting average is not up to snuff and need to find a way to get runs on the board. The Braves starting pitcher Hanson had 8 strikeouts and outmatched Pelfrey but could not get run support. Watching Chipper Jones strikeout put a smile on my face. The Los Angeles Dodgers come into Citi Field tonight to begin a three game series before going back on the road.