8/14/09 Mets 3, Giants 0 Postgame Review

The Mets defeated the San Francisco Giants by a score of 3-0 this evening.

Win- Bobby Parnell (3-4)
Loss- Barry Zito (8-11)
Save- Francisco Rodriguez (26)

Full boxscore and recap here, courtesy of MLB.com.

Game Notes

-Bobby Parnell was absolutely brilliant tonight. He threw 6 shutout innings in a winning effort, only gave up 3 hits, and struck out 7 Giants batters.

-Frankie "Don't Call Me K-Rod" Rodriguez pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning for his 26th save of the season.

-Angel Pagan led off the game with his 3rd home run of the year. It was the first leadoff homer hit by a Met since last September.

-Giants starter Barry Zito went 5+ innings, gave up 3 runs on 5 hits, walked 2, struck out 5. Zito received the loss today.

-The Mets absolutely stymied the Giants tonight.

The Mets now have a 54-61 record.

Mets Player of the Game: Bobby Parnell