A collection of firsts after the first official regular-season game at Citi Field on Monday, April 13, 2009, between the New York Mets and San Diego Padres. The Padres won, 6-5.
First pitch:
Mike Pelfrey, called strike to Jody Gerut, first inning
First hit, home run, RBI and run scored, opponent:
Gerut, first inning
First putout:
Brian Giles popout to Jose Reyes, first inning
First hit by a Met:
David Wright, double, first inning
First strikeout:
Pelfrey gets Nick Hundley looking to start the second inning
First Mets run:
Brian Schneider, second inning
First Mets RBI:
Luis Castillo, second inning
First home run (Mets):
Wright, fifth inning
First error:
Ryan Church, fly ball to right field, sixth inning
First balk:
Pedro Feliciano, sixth inning
First wild pitch:
J.J. Putz, eighth inning
First victory:
Edward Mujica, Padres
First loss:
Brian Stokes, Mets
Save:
Heath Bell, Padres
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