If it would make the New York Mets feel any better, it’s worth noting that Kyle Drabek is pretty tough, too. He might have terrorized the NL East and been pretty special for a long time. But the Philadelphia Phillies have Roy Halladay, who happens to be Roy Halladay right now, and he cut through the Mets’ offense on Saturday, pitching his 60th career complete game and winning 2-1 at Citizens Bank Park.
Mets Vs. Phillies: Roy Halladay Finishes What He Started
The Mets struck first, though. In the fourth, Daniel Murphy and David Wright singled to open the inning, and Carlos Beltran lined an RBI single to center. After Wright reached third base with one out, Ike Davis fouled out, and Josh Thole grounded to short to end the threat.
For a while, it looked like that would be all the Mets needed, as starter Jon Niese held the Phillies scoreless for the first six innings. But John Mayberry led off the seventh with a game-tying home runs, and after Wilson Valdez, Dane Sardinha, and Shane Victorino reached, Placido Polanco lifted a sacrifice fly to right. That ended the scoring for both sides, but it was enough for Halladay and the Phillies.
Halladay needed only 107 pitches to throw his nine innings, striking out eight and walking one. Of the 107 pitches, 80 were strikes.
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