NL: ATLANTA (73-70) at NY METS (81-61) <h3>Mets look to finish off Braves</h3> <div class="pre">Atlanta (73-70) at NY Mets (81-61) 7:10 pm EDT</div> FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- The Atlanta Braves had the NewYork Mets' number for most of the year, but they may be runningout of gas. The Braves will attempt to save their season when they visit theMets on Monday for the start of a three-game series. Atlanta likely needs a sweep of first-place New York to have anyhope of staying in the division race. The Braves managed justfour runs in three games from August 31 - September 2 and arenow 8 1/2 games behind New York in the division and 4 1/2 gamesbehind San Diego (77-65) in the wild card race. They had been 8-4 against the Mets this season prior to thatseries. Tim Hudson (15-7, 3.47) will look to end a personal three-gameskid that has seen him go 0-2 with a 7.88 ERA, includingallowing four runs in a loss to New York on August 31. In 11lifetime starts against the Mets, the veteran righthander is 7-3with a 3.60 ERA. Oliver Perez (13-9, 3.46) will counter for New York. The wildlefthander has walked five batters in each each of his lastthree starts but has minimized the damage enough to go 2-1 overthat stretch. Perez got knocked around by the Braves on August 7, allowing sixruns and 10 hits in five innings to suffer a loss. However, in10 career starts against Atlanta the 26-year-old is 5-4 with a3.48 ERA.
Re: NL: ATLANTA (73-70) at NY METS (81-61) Let's go Hudson. He's had 2 medicore starts in a row and we can't afford for him to have another one tonight.
Re: NL: ATLANTA (73-70) at NY METS (81-61) <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GatorsowntheNCAA)</div><div class='quotemain'>Let's go Hudson. He's had 2 medicore starts in a row and we can't afford for him to have another one tonight.</div> </p> mediocre..? let's be honest, he's been crap. </p> let's just hope he does OKAY, and renterria helps us out some. this will be his 2nd game back. </p>
Re: NL: ATLANTA (73-70) at NY METS (81-61) anyone know anything on Octavio Dotel...? when will he be back?
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">ATLANTA AT NY METS -- LINEUPS ATLANTA NY METS AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Yunel Escobar 2B .325 4 25 Jose Reyes SS .288 10 49 Edgar Renteria SS .335 11 53 Luis Castillo 2B .282 1 12 Chipper Jones 3B .330 25 87 David Wright 3B .315 27 93 Mark Teixeira 1B .314 11 36 Carlos Beltran CF .283 28 93 Jeff Francoeur RF .294 17 91 Moises Alou LF .328 11 35 Andruw Jones CF .223 24 85 Shawn Green 1B .278 8 42 Brian Mccann C .275 17 86 Paul Lo Duca C .271 7 43 Matt Diaz LF .343 12 42 Lastings Milledge RF .291 5 25 Tim Hudson RHP .242 0 9 Oliver Perez LHP .160 0 1 (15-7, 3.47) (13-9, 3.46)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL AT NY METS WARMUPS: ATL - TIM HUDSON (15-7, 3.47) NYM - OLIVER PEREZ (13-9, 3.46) UMPIRES: HP - BRIAN RUNGE 1B - MIKE WINTERS 2B - BRUCE FROEMMING 3B - MARK WEGNER WEATHER: 74 Degrees, cloudy WIND: 9 mph, in from center</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">ATLANTA AT NY METS -- REVISED LINEUPS ATLANTA NY METS AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Yunel Escobar 2B .325 4 25 Jose Reyes SS .288 10 49 Edgar Renteria SS .335 11 53 Luis Castillo 2B .282 1 12 Matt Diaz LF .343 12 42 David Wright 3B .315 27 93 Mark Teixeira 1B .314 11 36 Carlos Beltran CF .283 28 93 Jeff Francoeur RF .294 17 91 Moises Alou LF .328 11 35 Martin Prado 3B .311 0 1 Shawn Green 1B .278 8 42 Brian Mccann C .275 17 86 Paul Lo Duca C .271 7 43 Willie Harris CF .286 2 28 Lastings Milledge RF .291 5 25 Tim Hudson RHP .242 0 9 Oliver Perez LHP .160 0 1 (15-7, 3.47) (13-9, 3.46)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL AT NY METS STARTING BATS: ATL - TIM HUDSON AND BRIAN MCCANN NYM - OLIVER PEREZ AND PAUL LO DUCA DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: Y ESCOBAR (.325, 4 HR, 25 RBI) E RENTERIA (.335, 11 HR, 53 RBI) M DIAZ (.343, 12 HR, 42 RBI)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ATLANTA 0 0 0 0 NY METS 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON NYM - OLIVER PEREZ DUE UP FOR NY METS: J REYES (.288, 10 HR, 49 RBI) L CASTILLO (.282, 1 HR, 12 RBI) D WRIGHT (.315, 27 HR, 93 RBI)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">ATLANTA (0) VS NY METS (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg Y Escobar 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .323 E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .334 M Diaz lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342 M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314 J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 M Prado 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 B McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 W Harris cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 T Hudson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 L Castillo 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 D Wright 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315 C Beltran cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 M Alou lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328 S Green 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 P Lo Duca c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 L Milledge rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 O Perez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA - 0 -- 0 NY METS - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era T Hudson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.47 NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era O Perez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.43 Pitches-strikes: O Perez 15-11. Ground balls-fly balls: O Perez 0-2. Batters faced: O Perez 3. UMPIRES: HP--Brian Runge. 1B--Mike Winters. 2B--Bruce Froemming. 3B--Mark Wegner. Weather: 73 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, in from left.</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL AT NY METS CONFIRMED STARTERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON NYM - OLIVER PEREZ</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE FIELDER'S CHOICE BY CARLOS BELTRAN SCORED JOSE REYES. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C BELTRAN ON FIRST, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 0 NY METS 1 BOTTOM, 1ST DUE UP FOR NY METS: M ALOU (.328, 11 HR, 35 RBI)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ATLANTA 0 0 0 0 NY METS 1 1 2 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON NYM - OLIVER PEREZ DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M TEIXEIRA (.314, 11 HR, 36 RBI) J FRANCOEUR (.294, 17 HR, 91 RBI) M PRADO (.311, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">ATLANTA (0) VS NY METS (1) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg Y Escobar 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .323 E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .334 M Diaz lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342 M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314 J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 M Prado 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 B McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 W Harris cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 T Hudson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .289 L Castillo 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288 D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .315 C Beltran cf 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .282 M Alou lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .327 S Green 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 P Lo Duca c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 L Milledge rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 O Perez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 Totals 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 BATTING: RBI - C Beltran (94). Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA - 0 -- 0 NY METS - 1 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era T Hudson 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.50 NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era O Perez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.43 Pitches-strikes: T Hudson 12-10; O Perez 15-11. Ground balls-fly balls: T Hudson 3-0; O Perez 0-2. Batters faced: T Hudson 5; O Perez 3. UMPIRES: HP--Brian Runge. 1B--Mike Winters. 2B--Bruce Froemming. 3B--Mark Wegner. Weather: 73 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, in from left.</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ATLANTA 0 0 0 1 0 NY METS 1 1 2 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON NYM - OLIVER PEREZ DUE UP FOR NY METS: S GREEN (.278, 8 HR, 42 RBI) P LO DUCA (.271, 7 HR, 43 RBI) L MILLEDGE (.291, 5 HR, 25 RBI)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">ATLANTA (0) VS NY METS (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg Y Escobar 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .323 E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .334 M Diaz lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 J Francoeur rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295 M Prado 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .304 B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274 W Harris cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 T Hudson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Totals 7 0 1 0 0 2 2 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .289 L Castillo 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288 D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .315 C Beltran cf 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .282 M Alou lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .327 S Green 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 P Lo Duca c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 L Milledge rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 O Perez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 Totals 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 BATTING: RBI - C Beltran (94). Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA - 00 -- 0 NY METS - 1 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era T Hudson 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.50 NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era O Perez 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.41 Pitches-strikes: T Hudson 12-10; O Perez 28-21. Ground balls-fly balls: T Hudson 3-0; O Perez 0-4. Batters faced: T Hudson 5; O Perez 7. UMPIRES: HP--Brian Runge. 1B--Mike Winters. 2B--Bruce Froemming. 3B--Mark Wegner. Weather: 73 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, in from left.</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ATLANTA 0 0 0 1 0 NY METS 1 0 1 2 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON NYM - OLIVER PEREZ DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: W HARRIS (.286, 2 HR, 28 RBI) T HUDSON (.242, 0 HR, 9 RBI) Y ESCOBAR (.323, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">ATLANTA (0) VS NY METS (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg Y Escobar 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .323 E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .334 M Diaz lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 J Francoeur rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295 M Prado 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .304 B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274 W Harris cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 T Hudson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Totals 7 0 1 0 0 2 2 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .289 L Castillo 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288 D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .315 C Beltran cf 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .282 M Alou lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .327 S Green 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 L Milledge rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 O Perez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 Totals 8 1 2 1 0 0 3 BATTING: RBI - C Beltran (94). Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA - 00 -- 0 NY METS - 10 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era T Hudson 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.48 NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era O Perez 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.41 Pitches-strikes: T Hudson 26-20; O Perez 28-21. Ground balls-fly balls: T Hudson 6-0; O Perez 0-4. Batters faced: T Hudson 8; O Perez 7. UMPIRES: HP--Brian Runge. 1B--Mike Winters. 2B--Bruce Froemming. 3B--Mark Wegner. Weather: 73 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, in from left.</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ATLANTA 0 0 0 0 1 0 NY METS 1 0 1 2 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON NYM - OLIVER PEREZ DUE UP FOR NY METS: O PEREZ (.160, 0 HR, 1 RBI) J REYES (.289, 1-FOR-1) L CASTILLO (.288, 1-FOR-1)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">ATLANTA (0) VS NY METS (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg Y Escobar 3b 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .323 E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .334 M Diaz lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 J Francoeur rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295 M Prado 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .304 B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274 W Harris cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 T Hudson p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239 Totals 9 0 1 0 1 3 2 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. BASERUNNING: CS - Y Escobar (3, 2nd base by O Perez/P Lo Duca). NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .289 L Castillo 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288 D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .315 C Beltran cf 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .282 M Alou lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .327 S Green 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 L Milledge rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 O Perez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 Totals 8 1 2 1 0 0 3 BATTING: RBI - C Beltran (94). Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA - 000 -- 0 NY METS - 10 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era T Hudson 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.48 NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era O Perez 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 3.39 Pitches-strikes: T Hudson 26-20; O Perez 41-28. Ground balls-fly balls: T Hudson 6-0; O Perez 0-5. Batters faced: T Hudson 8; O Perez 10. UMPIRES: HP--Brian Runge. 1B--Mike Winters. 2B--Bruce Froemming. 3B--Mark Wegner. Weather: 73 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, in from left.</div>
