NEW YORK - Jake Peavy stepped off the mound and escaped to his own little island. While the crowd got revved up, he tried to settle down and envision a perfect sequence of pitches.
Pretty neatly done.
Prone to becoming overly excited, Peavy escaped an early bases-loaded jam and went on to lead the San Diego Padres to what he called a “must win,” beating the New York Mets 7-5 Wednesday night.
“This is the best team in the National League in my mind,” Peavy said. “We had to have this game tonight, to give ourselves a chance to win the series. And we had to come back after a tough loss last night.”
Peavy struck out 11, stopped New York's four-game winning streak and slowed down the Mets - if not Jose Reyes, who set a team record for stolen bases.
Peavy (14-5) delivered the big performance the NL wild-card leaders needed.
Peavy limited the Mets to two hits over six innings. Trevor Hoffman got two outs for his 32nd save in 36 chances, following his ninth-inning meltdown in a 7-6 loss.
Prone to becoming overly excited, Peavy escaped an early bases-loaded jam and went on to lead the San Diego Padres to what he called a “must win,” beating the New York Mets 7-5 Wednesday night.
“This is the best team in the National League in my mind,” Peavy said. “We had to have this game tonight, to give ourselves a chance to win the series. And we had to come back after a tough loss last night.”
Peavy struck out 11, stopped New York's four-game winning streak and slowed down the Mets - if not Jose Reyes, who set a team record for stolen bases.
Peavy (14-5) delivered the big performance the NL wild-card leaders needed.
Peavy limited the Mets to two hits over six innings. Trevor Hoffman got two outs for his 32nd save in 36 chances, following his ninth-inning meltdown in a 7-6 loss.
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