Pedro Martinez described himself as none the worse for wear yesterday, hours after rolling up his highest pitch count in nearly two years. "I felt a lot better than I thought I would," said Martinez, who threw 109 pitches in a three-run, six-inning outing in the Mets ' 9-6 victory over the Giants Tuesday night.
The Mets' three-time Cy Young winner had not thrown more than 108 pitches in a game since June 22, 2006, when he had a 110-pitch count at home against the Reds. To go over 100 pitches in his first big-league start since straining his left hamstring April 1 in Miami was surprising enough. Even more impressive was Martinez reaching that number in windy, 57-degree temperatures that never let him get comfortable. Continue
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