Mets vs. Diamondbacks

Cody Ransom homered in the second, 2-0. Tejada singled in the third and Murphy doubled to move Tejada to third. Wright walked and The Mets loaded the bases with no outs and Duda struck out. Scott Hairston doubled to tie the game at 2!! Ike grounded out to score Wright, 3-2 Mets!! Andres Torres singled to score Hairston, 4-2 Mets! Dud singled on a bad play by the first baseman to put two on for Hairston, who struck out. In the sixth, Gee walked the first two batters before getting a lineout, and a strikeout. He worked a 3-2 count to Aaron Hill before Hill was punched out to end the inning! Parnell threw a seven pitch seventh and was removed in the eighth for Tim Byrdak. Byrdak put the tying runs on base with no outs. Paul Goldshmidt tied the game with a 2-run single. Ransom singled and untied the game, 5-4. Duda walked to lead off the eighth and was pinch ran for. Scott Hairston was retired and Ike Davis struck out. Torres singled and Valdespan (pinch running for Duda) stole third. Josh Thole worked a full count before lining out to end the inning. In the ninth, Ramon Ramirez allowed a single, then set the rest of the batters down. The Mets came up in the bottom of the ninth needing two runs to win the game against former Met J.J. Putz. Captain Kirk struck out and Tejada struck out, but Murphy lined to center to end the inning.