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NEW YORK -- The season is off to an unexpected start for the New York Mets. Nolan Ryan Jersey . Theyre the ones getting big hits while their opponents make the crucial mistakes. Daniel Murphy singled home the winning run in the ninth inning and the undefeated Mets took advantage of a throwing error by reliever Henry Rodriguez to beat the Washington Nationals 4-3 on Monday night. Kirk Nieuwenhuis hit his first major league homer for the Mets, who are 4-0 for the first time since 2007. After a surprising sweep of Atlanta, New York rallied from a three-run deficit before a crowd of 23,970. Several fans filed out chanting "Undefeated! Undefeated!" "Everybody is excited. We know that its a long year, but we want to show our fans that maybe we are better than everyone expects us to be," manager Terry Collins said. "Its never about the effort with these guys." Coming off three straight losing seasons since Citi Field opened, the Mets were projected by most to finish last in the NL East this year. But they did upgrade the bullpen last winter and they received another excellent effort Monday from a retooled unit that ranked 28th in the majors in 2011 with a 4.33 ERA. Miguel Batista got out of trouble in the sixth, Ramon Ramirez escaped a seventh-inning jam with a double-play ball and Jon Rauch (1-0) worked two hitless innings for his first win with New York. Mets relievers are 2-0 with a 0.68 ERA in 13 1-3 innings. Pinch-hitter Mike Baxter drew a leadoff walk from Rodriguez (0-1) in the ninth and Ruben Tejada sacrificed with two strikes. Rodriguez looked at second, then threw low to first and the ball got by second baseman Danny Espinosa. "Im strong, so sometimes I throw sidearm and the ball moves," Rodriguez said. New third base coach Tim Teufel initially waved Baxter all the way around, but he threw up a late stop sign and Baxter slipped to the turf as he tried to slam on the brakes halfway down the line. He got back to his feet and scrambled back to third, barely beating Espinosas perfect throw across the diamond. "The only thing I wanted to make sure is, I didnt want to make that long throw, you know, throw behind him and have him get up and go straight (home)," Espinosa said. "So I wanted to make sure he had kind of a step to commit over there." Espinosa was shaken up after catching an elbow in the head from Tejada as he ran through the bag, but the Washington second baseman stayed in the game. "Its just one of those crazy plays where if you just execute from the beginning, its a little bit better. But things happen," Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman said. With first base open and David Wright on deck, the Nationals went after Murphy, who made a diving play at second base to end the top of the ninth. He fisted a looping single to right over a drawn-in infield that dropped in front of Jayson Werth. New York was 1 for 10 with runners in scoring position before Murphy came through. The Mets mobbed him near first base and a teammate pelted him in the face with a cream pie as he was interviewed on the field. Adam LaRoche extended his fast start with a pair of RBI singles for the Nationals. Washington fell to 2-2 in its first full season under Davey Johnson, who managed the Mets to their most recent World Series championship in 1986. Edwin Jackson squandered an early three-run lead in his Nationals debut and was pulled for a pinch-hitter after five innings. The right-hander signed an $11 million, one-year contract after helping St. Louis win the World Series last season. Looking for a bounce-back season, Mets starter Mike Pelfrey gave up 10 hits over 5 2-3 innings in his first outing of the year. But he struck out eight, matching a career high. "If I can take that stuff out there every single time, its going to be a good year," Pelfrey said. Nieuwenhuis was called up after newly acquired centre fielder Andres Torres re-injured his calf on opening day. The 24-year-old outfielder had two hits in his big league debut Saturday and hit a two-run shot in the fourth inning Monday to tie it at 3. "It could be the start of what might be a very good major league career," Collins said. "After he tied it up, the intensity in the dugout picks up." The drive to right, estimated at 385 feet, cleared the new fence at Citi Field and clanked off the old one, making it the second home run in four games (both hit by the Mets) that would have stayed in the ballpark under the previous configuration. Nieuwenhuis parents were at the game, and he got the home run ball back as a souvenir. He plans to give it to his father -- even though it was his mothers birthday. Trailing 3-0 and booed as he stepped to the plate, the 6-foot-7 Pelfrey sparked New Yorks offence in the third. He ripped his fifth career double into the left-field corner and scrambled to third on Tejadas long flyout. Wrights two-out single made it 3-1. NOTES: Nationals LHP Tom Gorzelanny tossed 2 2-3 innings of scoreless relief in his season debut. ... New York 1B Ike Davis is 0 for 15. Aaron Hernandez Jersey . Li Baodong, Chinas permanent representative to the United Nations, made the remarks during the general debate at the month-long UN review of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. 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We were relieved," Boston coach Doc Rivers said Friday, the only off-day before the Celtics and Sixers begin the Eastern Conference semifinals on Saturday night. "When the clock went off for us, we were like, Oh my goodness. Lets go to bed." Philadelphia took advantage of a Chicago team missing Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah to become just the fifth No. 8 seed to knock off a No. 1 seed in the NBA playoffs. They celebrated appropriately: Andre Iguodala, who sank the game-winning free throws with 2.2 seconds left, hopped on the scorers table as the 76ers anthem blared in the arena and confetti fluttered down from the rafters. "I dont even know what to say. I really dont. What this means to me, and the organization, and our team. Its just off the charts," coach Doug Collins said afterwards. "Sometimes you just cant figure this out. Sometimes youve just got to enjoy it. Thats what Im sure going to do I can tell you that. Its been an incredible year." The Celtics eliminated Atlanta in six games, but they arent ready to celebrate yet. Boston has advanced at least to the second round of the NBA playoffs in every year since the new Big 3 was assembled in the summer of 2007, twice reaching the finals and winning it all in 2008. The Sixers had not won a playoff series since 2003, and only a few Sixers have ever gone this far in the post-season. "I told them, Now were in the high rent district. Now you start really finding out what its all about," Collins said. "(You) cant put a price on experience, what our guys are gaining every single day. Just to watch the joy that they had in that locker room after the game wwas something Ill never forget. Terry Steinbach Jersey. ." Rivers said he didnt expect the 76ers to be a pushover because they were happy just to finally win a playoff series. Sometimes the excitement of that first win can carry a team in later rounds, he said. "They have the emotional advantage because of their win," Rivers said. "We have to match that." Rivers has more than just emotion to worry about. Paul Pierce has been nursing a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee, and though he had 18 points in Game 6 he was clearly not moving as well. He said Friday he could run and jump straight, but it bothered him when he tried to move laterally. He is now wearing braces on both knees, and he said he expects to play on Saturday night. "Its probably not going to be better until the seasons over," Pierce said. "I just cant overdo it, do something that could hurt my career." Shooting guard Ray Allen also reported a setback in his recovery from bone spurs in his right ankle. Allen missed about three weeks, including the first two games of the playoffs, then returned for three solid games before struggling on Thursday, shooting 1-for-7 and missing two free throws. "It puts you somewhat in a disappointing mood, frustrating," said Allen, who planned to stay off his feet on Friday and see how he feels on Saturday. "Im back to the same place where I was two weeks ago." Philadelphia won two of three games against Boston in the regular season, both at home, including a 32-point victory on March 7. Allen said he considered that an advantage. "Beating them 3-0, if we did, you come into it a little cocky and arrogant," Allen said. "But since they beat us the two out of three, we know this team is capable and theyve had our number, so we have got to zone in and focus on beating them and taking care of all those things we didnt do well." ' ' '