The Mets lost to the Padres tonight by a score of 2-1. For a full box score, go to SNY.tv.

Scott Showenweis gets the loss, hitting Padres LF Paul McAnulty with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth. Show came in to pitch in the top of the ninth and promptly walked the first two batters he faced. He retired the next batter on a comebacker off his leg before issuing an intentional walk to set up the double play. His first pitch to McAnulty came high and tight and hit him square in the back. As many of you may remember, he walked the first two batters he faced on Tuesday night in San Francisco, before surrendering a 3 run home run.

Pelfrey pitched effective, but not great. The Padres are clearly a bad ball club and they were just 1-for-9 with RISP. Pelfrey gave up 8 hits and 3 walks in 6 innings but seemed to always get himself out of the jam, which is good but probably wouldn’t happen against a better team.

Josh Banks seemed to really confuse the Mets at the plate. Jose Reyes was on base 3 times but the Mets could only plate him once, on a David Wright rbi single in the sixth to tie the game. Oddly, Padres Manager Bud Black took Banks out after 6 innings and just 71 pitches, but the Mets couldn’t take advantage of the Padres bullpen.

This 4 game series continues tomorrow night as The Mets will send ace Johan Santana to the mound against lefty Randy Wolf.

Well that was certainly disappointing. It looked like the Show might have been able to escape the ninth out of trouble with a young hitter up. If you’re going to lose, at least make them earn it. Lets go out and get the next few, just like in San Fran.