In the 11th, with runners on first and second and no outs, he failed to get a sacrifice bunt down and eventually hit a harmless fly ball. Against Fultz, his fly ball won it. Not bad for a guy who was not even guaranteed a roster spot coming out of spring training. He had his best chance in the 13th, but popped up with runners on first and second against White to end the inning. So that's all I was thinking about, was just don't make a mistake here.
Today is over with.
Held hitless for five innings by nemesis Russ Ortiz, the Mets tied it on Alfonzo's two-out hit in the eighth. Nen had converted 28 straight save chances. Later, even a bit of intrigue. With New York batting in the 10th, plate umpire Jerry Crawford walked toward a small camera that rested on the padding against the backstop, about waist-high. Valentine, suspected by some of using electronic equipment to steal opponents' signals, sauntered out of the dugout.