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Dueling no-hit bids turn into a Giants loss
New York -- Jake Peavy has made two starts for the Giants that ended with the intense right-hander beating himself up for a mistake or two. After 11 straight losses, he has the routine down pat.
It's a shame that Peavy blamed himself for Saturday night's 4-2 loss to the Mets because nobody who takes a perfect game into the seventh inning and loses it on a bad defensive play should be down on himself, even if a four-run rally resulted.
"I've got to make better pitches," Peavy said after falling to 0-2 as a Giant. "That's all there is to it. It's just frustrating because I felt we had a chance to win that game. I know I could have done more."
Yes, Daniel Murphy's one-out drive in the seventh was smoked, but chances are Peavy's perfect game would have remained intact had Gregor Blanco been the left fielder.
Michael Morse was still out there, even though he made the final out in the top of the inning, and misplayed the ball, which sailed over his head for a double. Morse initially took a step in and moved laterally.
http://www.sfgate.com/giants/article/Misplay-helps-Mets-get-past-Giants-5665036.php#photo-6677108