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08-13-2009, 06:20 PM
Pedro Martinez was back pitching in the Major Leagues last night and scored a win completing 5 innings and leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 12-5 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Martinez (1-0) gave up 7 hits, 3 earned runs and struck out 5. He only allowed one walk. This is the first MLB victory in nearly a year for the three-time Cy Young Award winner. Martinez was signed to a free agent contract by the Phillies, current World Series champions, on 15 July.
This was win number 215 for Martinez and his first since 31 August 2008, when he beat the Florida Marlins. The 37-year old Martinez last pitched in the majors for the New York Mets.
He said, "I feel good, a little emotional just going out to pitch." He told the Phillies radio network, "This is the first game. I am anxious for the next one and I hope to correct a couple of things that I did not do today."
In order to get Pedro into the five-man rotation, veteran left-hander Jamie Moyer, 46, and a 10 game winner, was sent to the bull pen, and he was not happy about that, according to reports. Martinez has US$2.0 million guaranteed, and he pitched three minor league games as part of his recovery from shoulder surgery.
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090811... (http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090811&content_id=6375414&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb)
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/ERAs_Pedro_540_Jamie_547.html
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This was win number 215 for Martinez and his first since 31 August 2008, when he beat the Florida Marlins. The 37-year old Martinez last pitched in the majors for the New York Mets.
He said, "I feel good, a little emotional just going out to pitch." He told the Phillies radio network, "This is the first game. I am anxious for the next one and I hope to correct a couple of things that I did not do today."
In order to get Pedro into the five-man rotation, veteran left-hander Jamie Moyer, 46, and a 10 game winner, was sent to the bull pen, and he was not happy about that, according to reports. Martinez has US$2.0 million guaranteed, and he pitched three minor league games as part of his recovery from shoulder surgery.
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090811... (http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090811&content_id=6375414&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb)
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/ERAs_Pedro_540_Jamie_547.html
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#15)