xpected to be an ace, Mike Pelfrey pitched that way against the San Francisco Giants. The fact that the defending World Series champions trotted out a limited lineup, well, no matter to the New York Mets. Pelfrey stayed strong into the eighth inning, Carlos Beltran homered and the Mets averted a Giants sweep with a 5-2 win Thursday. Pelfrey (2-3), supposed to anchor the Mets' rotation while injured Johan Santana recovers this year, began the day with a 7.39 ERA. "I was overthrowing it, trying to do too much, trying to make things happen," Pelfrey said. This outing was smoother from the start, and he gave up one earned run and four hits in 7 2/3 innings. Read more: http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=310505121&teams=san-francisco-giants-vs-new-york-mets
