SAN DIEGO - Scott Schoeneweis hit Paul McAnulty with a pitch to drive in the winning run with the bases loaded in the ninth inning, giving the San Diego Padres a 2-1 win over the New York Mets on Thursday night.
Schoeneweis (0-2) hit McAnulty with a first-pitch fastball in the right shoulder to score pinch hitter Scott Hairston and give the Padres their second straight win.
Hairston led off the ninth with a walk off Schoeneweis. Brian Giles also walked, his fourth straight.
Adrian Gonzalez advanced the runners on a ground out before Schoeneweis intentionally walked Kevin Kouzmanoff to load the bases for McAnulty.
Trevor Hoffman (1-4) pitched a perfect ninth for the win, completing the five-hitter.
The Mets lost for just the third time in 10 games.
Josh Banks threw six solid innings in his second start for San Diego. He gave up one run on five hits with three strikeouts and a walk. The right-hander allowed his first earned run with the Padres in 23 innings since being recalled on May 22 from Triple-A Portland on David Wright's RBI single in the sixth.
Banks pitched a six-hitter in his first start of the season, a 5-1 win on Saturday at San Francisco.
New York's Mike Pelfrey failed to win for the ninth time since his last win on April 15. But Pelfrey threw well for the second straight outing after Mets manager Willie Randolph had considered dropping him from rotation.
Pelfrey gave up one run on eight hits over six innings. The right-hander, who received his second straight no decision after six consecutive losses, walked three and struck out one.
Banks helped his own cause with a one-out single in the third. After Jody Gerut's single, Banks scored on Tadahito Iguchi's double for a 1-0 lead. Iguchi finished with three hits.
But the Padres wasted a chance to increase the lead in the inning after Giles walked to load the bases.
Pelfrey retired Adrian Gonzalez on a fly ball and retired Kouzmanoff on a grounder.
Pelfrey got out of another bases-loaded, one-out jam in the fifth when he got Kouzmanoff to hit into a double play.
The Padres, who got 12 hits, stranded 15 runners.
Jose Reyes singled to lead off the sixth. After going to second on a sacrifice bunt, Reyes scored on Wright's single to tie the score at 1-all.
Reyes singled in the first inning to reach base in the 36th consecutive game, extending his team record. Reyes also walked and had two stolen bases.
Notes: Iguchi came out of the game in the seventh inning after Kouzmanoff's ground ball struck him on the left leg. Iguchi was on second with Giles on first and two outs when Kouzmanoff hit a hard grounder between third base and shortstop. Iguchi, running on the play, tried to avoid the ball, but it hit him on the leg.
Iguchi was ruled out and Kouzmanoff got credit for a single. Iguchi was replaced by Edgar Gonzalez at second base in between innings. ... San Diego rookie Luke Carlin hit his first major league triple in the fourth inning. Carlin was stranded at third. ... The Mets purchased the contract of INF Abraham Nunez from Triple-A New Orleans on Thursday and optioned INF/OF Nick Evans to Double-A Binghamton.
Padres 2
Mets 1
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• Mets at San Diego, 10:05 p.m., SNY
Hairston led off the ninth with a walk off Schoeneweis. Brian Giles also walked, his fourth straight.
Adrian Gonzalez advanced the runners on a ground out before Schoeneweis intentionally walked Kevin Kouzmanoff to load the bases for McAnulty.
Trevor Hoffman (1-4) pitched a perfect ninth for the win, completing the five-hitter.
The Mets lost for just the third time in 10 games.
Josh Banks threw six solid innings in his second start for San Diego. He gave up one run on five hits with three strikeouts and a walk. The right-hander allowed his first earned run with the Padres in 23 innings since being recalled on May 22 from Triple-A Portland on David Wright's RBI single in the sixth.
Banks pitched a six-hitter in his first start of the season, a 5-1 win on Saturday at San Francisco.
New York's Mike Pelfrey failed to win for the ninth time since his last win on April 15. But Pelfrey threw well for the second straight outing after Mets manager Willie Randolph had considered dropping him from rotation.
Pelfrey gave up one run on eight hits over six innings. The right-hander, who received his second straight no decision after six consecutive losses, walked three and struck out one.
Banks helped his own cause with a one-out single in the third. After Jody Gerut's single, Banks scored on Tadahito Iguchi's double for a 1-0 lead. Iguchi finished with three hits.
But the Padres wasted a chance to increase the lead in the inning after Giles walked to load the bases.
Pelfrey retired Adrian Gonzalez on a fly ball and retired Kouzmanoff on a grounder.
Pelfrey got out of another bases-loaded, one-out jam in the fifth when he got Kouzmanoff to hit into a double play.
The Padres, who got 12 hits, stranded 15 runners.
Jose Reyes singled to lead off the sixth. After going to second on a sacrifice bunt, Reyes scored on Wright's single to tie the score at 1-all.
Reyes singled in the first inning to reach base in the 36th consecutive game, extending his team record. Reyes also walked and had two stolen bases.
Notes: Iguchi came out of the game in the seventh inning after Kouzmanoff's ground ball struck him on the left leg. Iguchi was on second with Giles on first and two outs when Kouzmanoff hit a hard grounder between third base and shortstop. Iguchi, running on the play, tried to avoid the ball, but it hit him on the leg.
Iguchi was ruled out and Kouzmanoff got credit for a single. Iguchi was replaced by Edgar Gonzalez at second base in between innings. ... San Diego rookie Luke Carlin hit his first major league triple in the fourth inning. Carlin was stranded at third. ... The Mets purchased the contract of INF Abraham Nunez from Triple-A New Orleans on Thursday and optioned INF/OF Nick Evans to Double-A Binghamton.
Padres 2
Mets 1
Up next
• Mets at San Diego, 10:05 p.m., SNY
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