Batista faced 26 batters and threw 108 pitches, 64 of which were strikes.
Following the game, Batista told reporters that he's been battling a groin issue for the last five to six days, which he can always feel, though there is no pain. He said he will be evaluated again by a team doctor later today.
'I told him it's been going on for a while so don't worry about it,' Batista said he told Terry Collins, when confronted during the game about his occasional limp. Nevertheless, despite not allowing a run, Batista was pulled from the game after the seventh inning.
'He made key pitches when he had to and, when he does that, he has the ability to expand the strike zone,' Collins said. 'When he needs it, he makes a quality pitch.'
Michael Baron: For the most part, it's been a difficult season for Batista so far. He had been relying mostly on his fastball, and while he still throws hard despite his advanced age, he didn't have much command of it and was falling behind most hitters he was facing. But in the middle of his start last week, he began using his secondary pitches and suddenly became more effective.
Batista carried that new game plan into last night's start. He primarily threw both a sinker and slider as his secondary pitches but also effectively threw his change-up and curveball and became very unpredictable. In the end, he gave the Mets exactly what they needed ' quality length and something to build on as they wait for Chris Young to return.
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