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 0 0 2 3 5 0 NY METS 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 4 10 1 (TOP 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - MANNY ACOSTA NYM - GUILLERMO MOTA DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M DIAZ (.339, 1-FOR-3) C SAMMONS (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI) K JOHNSON (.284, 0-FOR-4)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">ATLANTA (3) VS NY METS (4) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Johnson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284 Y Escobar 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .318 E Renteria ss 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .330 M Teixeira 1b 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .327 B McCann c 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .276 P Orr pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .183 M Acosta p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Francoeur rf 3 0 1 2 1 1 1 .298 A Jones cf 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 .220 M Diaz lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .339 J Smoltz p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .082 a-S Thorman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 R Mahay p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 C Sammons c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 28 3 5 3 5 6 9 a-grounded to first for J Smoltz in the 7th. BATTING: S - J Smoltz. RBI - A Jones (86), J Francoeur 2 (95). 2-out RBI - A Jones, J Francoeur 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Johnson 1, A Jones 1, M Diaz 2. Team LOB - 7. FIELDING: DP: 2 (K Johnson-E Renteria-M Teixeira, E Renteria-K Johnson-M Teixeira). NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .292 M Anderson 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .302 A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 P Feliciano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 G Mota p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D Wright 3b 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .315 C Beltran cf 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .280 M Alou lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .328 S Green rf-1b 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 .281 P Lo Duca c 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .272 R Gotay 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .309 J Maine p 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 .120 J Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 a-L Milledge ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .288 E Chavez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Totals 31 4 10 4 2 8 17 a-tripled to deep right for J Sosa in the 7th. BATTING: 3B - L Milledge (1, R Mahay). HR - M Anderson (3, 5th inning off J Smoltz 0 on, 0 Out). SF - C Beltran. RBI - C Beltran (95), M Anderson (24), J Reyes (50), S Green (43). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Reyes 1, J Maine 2. GIDP - M Anderson, P Lo Duca. Team LOB - 6. BASERUNNING: SB - J Reyes (76, 2nd base off J Smoltz/B McCann), C Beltran (21, 2nd base off M Acosta/C Sammons). FIELDING: E - M Alou (1, bobble). ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA - 000 100 02 -- 3 NY METS - 001 010 11 -- 4 ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era J Smoltz 6 6 2 2 2 8 1 3.02 R Mahay 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.21 M Acosta 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1.72 NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era J Maine 6 3 1 1 3 5 0 3.72 J Sosa 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.15 A Heilman 2/3 1 2 2 1 0 0 3.28 P Feliciano 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.88 G Mota 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.79 P Feliciano pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. WP - J Smoltz. Pitches-strikes: J Smoltz 110-70; R Mahay 20-13; M Acosta 12-7; J Maine 102-63; J Sosa 10-7; A Heilman 13-6; P Feliciano 5-1; G Mota 11-8. Ground balls-fly balls: J Smoltz 2-8; R Mahay 2-1; M Acosta 3-0; J Maine 7-6; J Sosa 2-1; A Heilman 1-1; P Feliciano 0-0; G Mota 0-0. Batters faced: J Smoltz 26; R Mahay 4; M Acosta 4; J Maine 24; J Sosa 3; A Heilman 4; P Feliciano 1; G Mota 2. UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Froemming. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Brian Runge. 3B--Mike Winters. Weather: 73 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, out to center.</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: C Gomez in left field. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 3 NY METS 4 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M Diaz (.339, 1-FOR-3)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - PITCHING CHANGE NYM: BILLY WAGNER (2-2, 2.45) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 3, NY METS 4 DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M DIAZ (.339, 1-FOR-3)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: B Wagner relieved G Mota. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 3 NY METS 4 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M Diaz (.339, 1-FOR-3)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: M Prado hit for M Acosta. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 3 NY METS 4 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M Prado (.286, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ATLANTA 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 5 0 NY METS 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 x 4 10 1 (FINAL) BATTERIES: ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ, RON MAHAY (7TH), MANNY ACOSTA (8TH) AND BRIAN MCCANN, CLINT SAMMONS (8TH) NYM - JOHN MAINE, JORGE SOSA (7TH), AARON HEILMAN (8TH), PEDRO FELICIANO (8TH), GUILLERMO MOTA (8TH), BILLY WAGNER (9TH) AND PAUL LO DUCA HOME RUNS: ATL - NONE NYM - MARLON ANDERSON (3) OFF JOHN SMOLTZ IN THE 5TH, 0 ON</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ATLANTA 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 5 0 NY METS 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 x 4 10 1 (FINAL) BATTERIES: ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ, RON MAHAY (7TH), MANNY ACOSTA (8TH) AND BRIAN MCCANN, CLINT SAMMONS (8TH) NYM - JOHN MAINE, JORGE SOSA (7TH), AARON HEILMAN (8TH), PEDRO FELICIANO (8TH), GUILLERMO MOTA (8TH), BILLY WAGNER (9TH) AND PAUL LO DUCA WP - GUILLERMO MOTA (2-1) LP - MANNY ACOSTA (0-1) SAVE - BILLY WAGNER (34) HOME RUNS: ATL - NONE NYM - MARLON ANDERSON (3) OFF JOHN SMOLTZ IN THE 5TH, 0 ON TIME: 2:54 ATT: 51,648 PROBABLES: PHI - JAMIE MOYER (13-11, 5.23) NYM - TOM GLAVINE (13-6, 3.95) PROBABLES: ATL - CHUCK JAMES (10-10, 4.21) WAS - MATT CHICO (5-8, 4.61)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">ATLANTA (3) VS NY METS (4) - FINAL ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Johnson 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284 Y Escobar 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .318 E Renteria ss 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .330 M Teixeira 1b 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .327 B McCann c 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .276 P Orr pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .183 C Sammons c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Francoeur rf 3 0 1 2 1 1 1 .298 A Jones cf 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 .220 M Diaz lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .338 J Smoltz p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .082 a-S Thorman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 R Mahay p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 M Acosta p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-M Prado ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Totals 31 3 5 3 5 6 9 a-grounded to first for J Smoltz in the 7th; b-grounded to second for M Acosta in the 9th. BATTING: S - J Smoltz. RBI - A Jones (86), J Francoeur 2 (95). 2-out RBI - A Jones, J Francoeur 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Johnson 1, A Jones 1, M Diaz 2. Team LOB - 7. FIELDING: DP: 2 (K Johnson-E Renteria-M Teixeira, E Renteria-K Johnson-M Teixeira). NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .292 M Anderson 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .302 A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 P Feliciano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 G Mota p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 C Gomez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 D Wright 3b 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .315 C Beltran cf 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .280 M Alou lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .328 B Wagner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 S Green rf-1b 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 .281 P Lo Duca c 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .272 R Gotay 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .309 J Maine p 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 .120 J Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 a-L Milledge ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .288 E Chavez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Totals 31 4 10 4 2 8 17 a-tripled to deep right for J Sosa in the 7th. BATTING: 3B - L Milledge (1, R Mahay). HR - M Anderson (3, 5th inning off J Smoltz 0 on, 0 Out). SF - C Beltran. RBI - C Beltran (95), M Anderson (24), J Reyes (50), S Green (43). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Reyes 1, J Maine 2. GIDP - M Anderson, P Lo Duca. Team LOB - 6. BASERUNNING: SB - J Reyes (76, 2nd base off J Smoltz/B McCann), C Beltran (21, 2nd base off M Acosta/C Sammons). FIELDING: E - M Alou (1, bobble). ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA - 000 100 020 -- 3 NY METS - 001 010 11x -- 4 ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era J Smoltz 6 6 2 2 2 8 1 3.02 R Mahay 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.21 M Acosta (L, 0-1) 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1.72 NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era J Maine 6 3 1 1 3 5 0 3.72 J Sosa (H, 8) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.15 A Heilman (H, 21) 2/3 1 2 2 1 0 0 3.28 P Feliciano (H, 20) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.88 G Mota (W, 2-1; B, 3) 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.79 B Wagner (S, 34) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.42 P Feliciano pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. WP - J Smoltz. Pitches-strikes: J Smoltz 110-70; R Mahay 20-13; M Acosta 12-7; J Maine 102-63; J Sosa 10-7; A Heilman 13-6; P Feliciano 5-1; G Mota 11-8; B Wagner 14-9. Ground balls-fly balls: J Smoltz 2-8; R Mahay 2-1; M Acosta 3-0; J Maine 7-6; J Sosa 2-1; A Heilman 1-1; P Feliciano 0-0; G Mota 0-0; B Wagner 2-1. Batters faced: J Smoltz 26; R Mahay 4; M Acosta 4; J Maine 24; J Sosa 3; A Heilman 4; P Feliciano 1; G Mota 2; B Wagner 3. UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Froemming. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Brian Runge. 3B--Mike Winters. T--2:54. Att--51,648. Weather: 73 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, out to center.</div>
Green's single lifts Mets off Braves <h3>NY METS 4, ATLANTA 3</h3>FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- After Guillermo Mota gave thelead away, Shawn Green got it right back for the New York Mets. Green singled to snap an eighth-inning tie after the AtlantaBraves had tied it with two runs in the top of the inning andthe Mets captured the rubber game of a three-game series, 4-3,on Wednesday night. Carlos Beltran singled off Manny Acosta (0-1) to lead off thebottom of the eighth and stole second. Beltran raced to third when Moises Alou grounded out and scoredwhen Green lined a single to right field. The Mets won for the 10th time in 12 games and extended theirlead over the Philadelphia Phillies to seven games in theNational League East. The Braves fell 9 1/2 games off the pace in the NL East, endingany realistic chance of a division title. Mota (2-1) earned the win despite allowed a game-tying two-runsingle to Jeff Francoeur in the eight. Billy Wagner pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his 34th save. The Mets took a 3-1 lead into the eighth before Aaron Heilmanwalked Edgar Renteria and allowed a single to Mark Teixeira withtwo outs. Pedro Feliciano relieved and walked Brian McCann toload the bases. Manager Willie Randolph called on the struggling Mota, who wasgreeted with boos as he entered. The chorus became even louderwhen the righthander allowed a two-run single to left field byFrancoeur that tied the game at 3-3. The comeback kept New York's John Maine from earning hisclub-high 15th win. Maine allowed one run and three hits withthree walks and five strikeouts. Braves starter John Smoltz, who took a no-hitter into the eighthinning of his last outing against Florida, allowed two runs andsix hits over six innings. New York manufactured a run in the third when Jose Reyessingled, stole second and later scored on a sacrifice fly byBeltran. The Braves tied it in the fourth when Teixeira singled and Mainewalked McCann, Francoeur and Andruw Jones. The Mets took a 2-1 lead in the fifth on a leadoff home run byMarlon Anderson. It was the third homer of the year forAnderson, who was making his first start at first base for NewYork. The Mets added a run in the seventh off Ron Mahay when pinchhitter Lastings Milledge tripled and scored on a single byReyes. The Mets' Moises Alou reached on an infield single in the firstinning to extend his hitting streak to 17 games, tying DavidWright for the longest by a Met this season.
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ATLANTA (3) AT NY METS (4) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NY METS 3RD: J Reyes singled to right. J Reyes stole second. M Anderson struck out swinging. J Reyes to third on wild pitch by J Smoltz. D Wright walked. C Beltran hit sacrifice fly to right, J Reyes scored. M Alou lined out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 0, NY METS 1. ATLANTA 4TH: Y Escobar struck out swinging. E Renteria struck out swinging. M Teixeira singled to center. B McCann walked, M Teixeira to second. J Francoeur walked, M Teixeira to third, B McCann to second. A Jones walked, M Teixeira scored, B McCann to third, J Francoeur to second. M Diaz grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Jones out at second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 1, NY METS 1. NY METS 5TH: M Anderson homered to right. D Wright struck out swinging. C Beltran flied out to center. M Alou flied out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 1, NY METS 2. NY METS 7TH: R Mahay relieved J Smoltz. L Milledge hit for J Sosa. L Milledge tripled to deep right. J Reyes singled to center, L Milledge scored. M Anderson grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Reyes out at second. D Wright flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 1, NY METS 3. ATLANTA 8TH: A Heilman relieved J Sosa. S Green at first base. E Chavez in right field. K Johnson flied out to right. Y Escobar grounded out to second. E Renteria walked. M Teixeira singled to center, E Renteria to third. P Feliciano relieved A Heilman. B McCann walked, M Teixeira to second. G Mota relieved P Feliciano. P Orr ran for B McCann. J Francoeur singled to left, E Renteria and M Teixeira scored, P Orr to second, P Orr to third on error by left fielder M Alou. A Jones struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) ATLANTA 3, NY METS 3. NY METS 8TH: M Acosta relieved R Mahay. C Sammons catching. C Beltran singled to right. C Beltran stole second. M Alou grounded out to third, C Beltran to third. S Green singled to right center, C Beltran scored. P Lo Duca grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, S Green out at second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 3, NY METS 4.</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ATLANTA (3) AT NY METS (4) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Atlanta Starting Lineups -- K Johnson 2B, Y Escobar 3B, E Renteria SS, M Teixeira 1B, B McCann C, J Francoeur RF, A Jones CF, M Diaz LF, J Smoltz RHP. Ny Mets Starting Lineups -- J Reyes SS, M Anderson 1B, D Wright 3B, C Beltran CF, M Alou LF, S Green RF, P Lo Duca C, R Gotay 2B, J Maine RHP. Umpires -- Bruce Froemming (HP), Mark Wegner (1B), Brian Runge (2B), Mike Winters (3B). Gametime Weather: 73 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind out to center at 11 mph. ATLANTA 1ST: K Johnson grounded out to first. Y Escobar grounded out to second. E Renteria struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 0, NY METS 0. NY METS 1ST: J Reyes flied out to left. M Anderson flied out to center. D Wright walked. C Beltran grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 0, NY METS 0. ATLANTA 2ND: M Teixeira grounded out to second. B McCann flied out to center. J Francoeur struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 0, NY METS 0. NY METS 2ND: M Alou reached on infield single to third. S Green singled to center, M Alou to third. P Lo Duca grounded out to pitcher, S Green to second. R Gotay struck out swinging. J Maine struck out looking. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 0, NY METS 0. ATLANTA 3RD: A Jones lined out to second. M Diaz singled to center. J Smoltz sacrificed to pitcher, M Diaz to second. K Johnson flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 0, NY METS 0. NY METS 3RD: J Reyes singled to right. J Reyes stole second. M Anderson struck out swinging. J Reyes to third on wild pitch by J Smoltz. D Wright walked. C Beltran hit sacrifice fly to right, J Reyes scored. M Alou lined out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 0, NY METS 1. ATLANTA 4TH: Y Escobar struck out swinging. E Renteria struck out swinging. M Teixeira singled to center. B McCann walked, M Teixeira to second. J Francoeur walked, M Teixeira to third, B McCann to second. A Jones walked, M Teixeira scored, B McCann to third, J Francoeur to second. M Diaz grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Jones out at second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 1, NY METS 1. NY METS 4TH: S Green singled to left. P Lo Duca reached on infield single to shortstop, S Green to second. R Gotay struck out swinging. J Maine struck out swinging. J Reyes fouled out to left. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 1, NY METS 1. ATLANTA 5TH: J Smoltz lined out to right. K Johnson popped out to second. Y Escobar grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 1, NY METS 1. NY METS 5TH: M Anderson homered to right. D Wright struck out swinging. C Beltran flied out to center. M Alou flied out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 1, NY METS 2. ATLANTA 6TH: E Renteria singled to center. M Teixeira struck out swinging. B McCann flied out to left. J Francoeur grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 1, NY METS 2. NY METS 6TH: S Green struck out swinging. P Lo Duca struck out swinging. R Gotay flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 1, NY METS 2. ATLANTA 7TH: J Sosa relieved J Maine. A Jones grounded out to shortstop. M Diaz flied out to right. S Thorman hit for J Smoltz. S Thorman grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 1, NY METS 2. NY METS 7TH: R Mahay relieved J Smoltz. L Milledge hit for J Sosa. L Milledge tripled to deep right. J Reyes singled to center, L Milledge scored. M Anderson grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Reyes out at second. D Wright flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 1, NY METS 3. ATLANTA 8TH: A Heilman relieved J Sosa. S Green at first base. E Chavez in right field. K Johnson flied out to right. Y Escobar grounded out to second. E Renteria walked. M Teixeira singled to center, E Renteria to third. P Feliciano relieved A Heilman. B McCann walked, M Teixeira to second. G Mota relieved P Feliciano. P Orr ran for B McCann. J Francoeur singled to left, E Renteria and M Teixeira scored, P Orr to second, P Orr to third on error by left fielder M Alou. A Jones struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) ATLANTA 3, NY METS 3. NY METS 8TH: M Acosta relieved R Mahay. C Sammons catching. C Beltran singled to right. C Beltran stole second. M Alou grounded out to third, C Beltran to third. S Green singled to right center, C Beltran scored. P Lo Duca grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, S Green out at second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 3, NY METS 4. ATLANTA 9TH: C Gomez in left field. B Wagner relieved G Mota. M Diaz flied out to right. M Prado hit for M Acosta. M Prado grounded out to second. K Johnson grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 3, NY METS 4.</div>
Green's single lifts Mets off Braves <h3>NY METS 4, ATLANTA 3</h3>By Doug Mittler PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- Guillermo Mota gave the New YorkMets a little cause for discomfort, even if Shawn Greeneventually gave them a comfortable cushion in the NationalLeague East. Green singled to snap an eighth-inning tie after the AtlantaBraves had tied it with two runs in the top of the inning andthe Mets captured the rubber game of a three-game series, 4-3,on Wednesday night. Carlos Beltran singled off Manny Acosta (0-1) to lead off thebottom of the eighth and stole second. Beltran raced to third when Moises Alou grounded out and scoredwhen Green lined a single to right field. "It was a breaking ball that hung a bit," Green said. "Thisteam is resilient. We have a lot of veteran guys." The Mets won for the 10th time in 12 games and extended theirlead over the Philadelphia Phillies to seven games in theNational League East. The seven-game bulge matches theirbiggest of the season. The Braves fell 9 1/2 games off the pace in the NL East, endingany realistic chance of a division title. "I've run out of things to say," Braves starter John Smoltzsaid. "We're not as good as them. That's why they are wherethey are at." Mota (2-1) earned the win despite allowed a game-tying two-runsingle to Jeff Francoeur in the eight. "I just wanted to get a ground ball," Mota said. "He hit itthrough the hole." Billy Wagner pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his 34th save. The Mets took a 3-1 lead into the eighth before Aaron Heilmanwalked Edgar Renteria and allowed a single to Mark Teixeira withtwo outs. Pedro Feliciano relieved and walked Brian McCann toload the bases. Manager Willie Randolph called on the struggling Mota, who wasgreeted with boos as he entered. The chorus became even louderwhen the righthander allowed a two-run single to left field byFrancoeur that tied the game at 3-3. "I'm going to keep going with him," Randolph said. "He's gotsome of the best stuff in our bullpen." The comeback kept New York's John Maine from earning hisclub-high 15th win. Maine allowed one run and three hits withthree walks and five strikeouts while pitching with a blister onthe middle finger of his right hand. Smoltz, who took a no-hitter into the eighth inning of his lastouting against Florida, allowed two runs and six hits over sixinnings. The Braves finished the season series with the Mets at 9-9. "Hopefully, it's something we can turn around and win theseclose games," Francoeur said. "It's something the Braves usedto do." New York manufactured a run in the third when Jose Reyessingled, stole second and later scored on a sacrifice fly byBeltran. The Braves tied it in the fourth when Teixeira singled and Mainewalked McCann, Francoeur and Andruw Jones. The Mets took a 2-1 lead in the fifth on a leadoff home run byMarlon Anderson. It was the third homer of the year forAnderson, who was making his first start at first base for NewYork. The Mets added a run in the seventh off Ron Mahay when pinchhitter Lastings Milledge tripled and scored on a single byReyes. Alou reached on an infield single in the first inning to extendhis hitting streak to 17 games, tying David Wright for thelongest by a Met this season.
Green's single lifts Mets off Braves <h3>NY METS 4, ATLANTA 3</h3>By Doug Mittler PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- Guillermo Mota gave the New YorkMets a little cause for discomfort, even if Shawn Greeneventually gave them a comfortable cushion in the NationalLeague East. Green singled to snap an eighth-inning tie after the AtlantaBraves had tied it with two runs in the top of the inning andthe Mets captured the rubber game of a three-game series, 4-3,on Wednesday night. Carlos Beltran singled off Manny Acosta (0-1) to lead off thebottom of the eighth and stole second. Beltran raced to third when Moises Alou grounded out and scoredwhen Green lined a single to right field for his third hit ofthe game. "It was a breaking ball that hung a bit," Green said. "Thisteam is resilient. We have a lot of veteran guys." The Mets won for the 10th time in 12 games and extended theirlead over the Philadelphia Phillies to seven games in theNational League East. The seven-game bulge matches theirbiggest of the season. The Braves fell 9 1/2 games off the pace in the NL East, endingany realistic chance of a division title. "I've run out of things to say," Braves starter John Smoltzsaid. "We're not as good as them. That's why they are wherethey are at." Mota (2-1) earned the win despite allowed a game-tying two-runsingle to Jeff Francoeur in the eight. "I just wanted to get a ground ball," Mota said. "He hit itthrough the hole." Billy Wagner pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his 34th save. The Mets took a 3-1 lead into the eighth before Aaron Heilmanwalked Edgar Renteria and allowed a single to Mark Teixeira withtwo outs. Pedro Feliciano relieved and walked Brian McCann toload the bases. Manager Willie Randolph called on the struggling Mota, who wasgreeted with boos as he entered. The chorus became even louderwhen the righthander allowed a two-run single to left field byFrancoeur that tied the game at 3-3. "I'm going to keep going with him," Randolph said. "He's gotsome of the best stuff in our bullpen." The comeback kept New York's John Maine from earning hisclub-high 15th win. Maine allowed one run and three hits withthree walks and five strikeouts while pitching with a blister onthe middle finger of his right hand. Smoltz, who took a no-hitter into the eighth inning of his lastouting against Florida, allowed two runs and six hits over sixinnings. The Braves finished the season series with the Mets at 9-9. "Hopefully, it's something we can turn around and win theseclose games," Francoeur said. "It's something the Braves usedto do." New York manufactured a run in the third when Jose Reyessingled, stole second and later scored on a sacrifice fly byBeltran. The Braves tied it in the fourth when Teixeira singled and Mainewalked McCann, Francoeur and Andruw Jones. The Mets took a 2-1 lead in the fifth on a leadoff home run byMarlon Anderson. It was the third homer of the year forAnderson, who was making his first start at first base for NewYork. The Mets added a run in the seventh off Ron Mahay when pinchhitter Lastings Milledge tripled and scored on a single byReyes. Alou reached on an infield single in the first inning to extendhis hitting streak to 17 games, tying David Wright for thelongest by a Met this season.
Green's single lifts Mets over Braves <h3>NY METS 4, ATLANTA 3</h3>By Doug Mittler PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- Guillermo Mota gave the New YorkMets a little cause for discomfort, even if Shawn Greeneventually gave them a comfortable cushion in the NationalLeague East. Green singled to snap an eighth-inning tie after the AtlantaBraves had tied it with two runs in the top of the inning andthe Mets captured the rubber game of a three-game series, 4-3,on Wednesday night. Carlos Beltran singled off Manny Acosta (0-1) to lead off thebottom of the eighth and stole second. Beltran raced to third when Moises Alou grounded out and scoredwhen Green lined a single to right field for his third hit ofthe game. "It was a breaking ball that hung a bit," Green said. "Thisteam is resilient. We have a lot of veteran guys." The Mets won for the 10th time in 12 games and extended theirlead over the Philadelphia Phillies to seven games in theNational League East. The seven-game bulge matches theirbiggest of the season. The Braves fell 9 1/2 games off the pace in the NL East, endingany realistic chance of a division title. "I've run out of things to say," Braves starter John Smoltzsaid. "We're not as good as them. That's why they are wherethey are at." Mota (2-1) earned the win despite allowed a game-tying two-runsingle to Jeff Francoeur in the eight. "I just wanted to get a ground ball," Mota said. "He hit itthrough the hole." Billy Wagner pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his 34th save. The Mets took a 3-1 lead into the eighth before Aaron Heilmanwalked Edgar Renteria and allowed a single to Mark Teixeira withtwo outs. Pedro Feliciano relieved and walked Brian McCann toload the bases. Manager Willie Randolph called on the struggling Mota, who wasgreeted with boos as he entered. The chorus became even louderwhen the righthander allowed a two-run single to left field byFrancoeur that tied the game at 3-3. "I'm going to keep going with him," Randolph said. "He's gotsome of the best stuff in our bullpen." The comeback kept New York's John Maine from earning hisclub-high 15th win. Maine allowed one run and three hits withthree walks and five strikeouts while pitching with a blister onthe middle finger of his right hand. Smoltz, who took a no-hitter into the eighth inning of his lastouting against Florida, allowed two runs and six hits over sixinnings. The Braves finished the season series with the Mets at 9-9. "Hopefully, it's something we can turn around and win theseclose games," Francoeur said. "It's something the Braves usedto do." New York manufactured a run in the third when Jose Reyessingled, stole second and later scored on a sacrifice fly byBeltran. The Braves tied it in the fourth when Teixeira singled and Mainewalked McCann, Francoeur and Andruw Jones. The Mets took a 2-1 lead in the fifth on a leadoff home run byMarlon Anderson. It was the third homer of the year forAnderson, who was making his first start at first base for NewYork. The Mets added a run in the seventh off Ron Mahay when pinchhitter Lastings Milledge tripled and scored on a single byReyes. Alou reached on an infield single in the first inning to extendhis hitting streak to 17 games, tying David Wright for thelongest by a Met this season.
