GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ATLANTA (73-70) at NY METS (81-61)

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>

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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.


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ATLANTA - 0 -- 0
NY METS - -- 0
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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.


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ATLANTA - 0 -- 0
NY METS - 1 -- 1
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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.


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ATLANTA - 00 -- 0
NY METS - 1 -- 1
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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.


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ATLANTA - 00 -- 0
NY METS - 10 -- 1
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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.


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ATLANTA - 000 -- 0
NY METS - 10 -- 1
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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>