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MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Al Leiter claimed he didn't have his best
stuff. He still fooled the Milwaukee Brewers.
|  | | Benny Agbayani is congratulated by Mets third base coach Cookie Rojas after hitting a home run in the first inning against the Brewers on Friday. |
Leiter allowed three hits in eight innings and Benny Agbayani
had a leadoff homer and three RBIs as the New York Mets beat the
Milwaukee Brewers for the ninth straight time, 7-1 Friday night.
"It seemed warming up, I just knew that I didn't have my best
stuff," Leiter said. "In years past, I would have panicked with
that thought. I knew had to change speeds a little more, sink the
ball away and use my changeup a lot."
Leiter (8-1) struck out seven and walked three, winning his
third straight start. He is 4-0 against the Brewers since June 27,
1994, when he was with Toronto and Milwaukee was in the American
League.
He two hits to Jose Hernandez and a third-inning RBI single to
James Mouton. During one stretch, he retired nine straight.
"As the game went on, my slider felt better," Leiter said. "I
was able to ride some fastballs upstairs and kind of got back into
a groove."
He proved it by striking out two in the fifth, one in the sixth,
two in the seventh and one in the eighth.
Agbayani got the first leadoff homer of his career. He homered
in three consecutive plate appearances, the first Mets player to
accomplish the feat since Gary Carter at San Diego on Sept. 3,
1985.
The Mets made it 3-0 in the second when Jay Payton singled in
the second and took third when third baseman Jose Hernandez
misplayed Melvin Mora's grounder for an error. Leiter sacrificed,
and Agbayani hit a slow roller between first and second that rolled
into the outfield for a two-run single.
Consecutive doubles by Payton and Mora made it 4-0 in the third.
"We gave them some runs early," Brewers manager Davey Lopes
said. "When you make mistakes against a team of that caliber, it's
tough to come back, especially against a pitcher like Leiter."
Mike Piazza's 18th homer, a two-run shot in the sixth off Steve
Woodard, helped the Mets improve to 17-3 against Milwaukee.
Jimmy Haynes (7-5) allowed four runs and nine hits in five
innings.
In the eighth, Leiter struck out pinch hitter Lyle Mouton and
got Ron Belliard to fly out, but he walked James Mouton. Any chance
of the Brewers' getting back into the game ended when Mets' right
fielder Derek Bell made a nice sliding catch on Jeromy Burnitz's
sinking liner, ending the inning.
Robin Ventura had a run-scoring single in the eighth.
Bobby M. Jones pitched the ninth and gave up a pair of walks,
but got out of the jam when Raul Casanova popped out to second and
struck out Santiago Perez.
Game notes
Henry Blanco struck out pinch hitting in the fifth. He had
missed 12 games to be with his father, who died Saturday in
Venezuela. ... The Mets are 12-1 when Leiter pitches. ... The
Brewers are 5-13 against left-handed starters. ... The Brewers
activated OF Lyle Mouton from the 15-day DL and designated INF Sean
Berry for assignment.
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