GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: PHILADELPHIA (77-69) at NY METS (83-62)

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Heilman relieved B Wagner.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 2
NY METS 2 TOP, 10TH

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J Werth (.325, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M DiFelice catching.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 2
NY METS 2 TOP, 10TH

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J Werth (.325, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: G Dobbs hit for T Gordon.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, C RUIZ ON SECOND, J WERTH ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 2
NY METS 2 TOP, 10TH

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: G Dobbs (.281, 9 HR, 47 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY GREG DOBBS SCORED JAYSON WERTH.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C RUIZ ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 3
NY METS 2 TOP, 10TH

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J ROLLINS (.296, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- - - - - - - - -
PHILADELPHIA 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
NY METS 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

10 R H E
-- - - -
PHILADELPHIA 1 3 6 0
NY METS 2 5 1 (BOT 10)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - TOM GORDON (OUT)
NYM - AARON HEILMAN

DUE UP FOR NY METS: L MILLEDGE (.291, 1-FOR-2, HBP)
S GREEN (.281, 8 HR, 43 RBI)
J REYES (.292, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (3) VS NY METS (2) - MID 10TH - IN PROGRESS

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .296
C Utley 2b 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .337
P Burrell lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .267
M Bourn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
R Howard 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261
A Rowand cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .311
J Werth rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .329
C Ruiz c 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .258
A Nunez 3b 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .241
J Moyer p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .134
J Romero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Gordon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-G Dobbs ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .281

Totals 31 3 6 3 2 3 7

a-hit sacrifice fly to center for T Gordon in the 10th.

BATTING: 2B - A Rowand (41, T Glavine). HR - C Utley (20, 6th inning off T
Glavine 1 on, 2 Out). S - J Moyer , A Nunez , C Ruiz. SF - G Dobbs. RBI - C
Utley 2 (96), G Dobbs (48). 2-out RBI - C Utley 2. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - C Utley 1, J Rollins 1. GIDP - C Ruiz. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Rollins (33, 2nd base off P Feliciano/P Lo Duca).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (C Utley-R Howard, J Rollins-C Utley-R Howard).


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .292
L Castillo 2b 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .276
D Wright 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .315
C Beltran cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .279
M Alou lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .327
J Conine 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .252
M DiFelice c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
P Lo Duca c 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269
A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
L Milledge rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291
T Glavine p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
P Feliciano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-C Gomez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245
B Wagner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Green 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281

Totals 30 2 5 2 2 6 11

a-bunted into fielder's choice to catcher for P Feliciano in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - L Milledge (9, J Moyer). HR - D Wright (29, 1st inning off J
Moyer 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - D Wright (97), M Alou (37). 2-out RBI - D Wright.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Beltran 2, J Reyes 1. GIDP - J
Conine, D Wright. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - L Castillo 2 (8, 2nd base off J Moyer/C Ruiz, 3rd base off
J Moyer/C Ruiz), C Gomez (10, 2nd base off J Romero/C Ruiz).

FIELDING: E - M DiFelice (2, dropped foul ball). DP: 2 (J Reyes-L Castillo-J
Conine, D Wright-J Conine).


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PHILADELPHIA - 000 002 000 1 -- 3
NY METS - 100 100 000 -- 2
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Moyer 7 4 2 2 2 2 1 5.12
J Romero 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.69
T Gordon 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 3 0 5.76

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Glavine 7 2/3 5 2 2 2 0 1 3.88
P Feliciano 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.86
B Wagner 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.38
A Heilman 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.24

HBP - L Milledge (by J Romero); D Wright (by T Gordon). Pitches-strikes: J
Moyer 76-53; J Romero 12-9; T Gordon 16-11; T Glavine 107-68; P Feliciano 5-4;
B Wagner 12-9; A Heilman 16-12. Ground balls-fly balls: J Moyer 10-9; J Romero
1-0; T Gordon 1-0; T Glavine 12-10; P Feliciano 1-0; B Wagner 0-0; A Heilman
2-2. Batters faced: J Moyer 25; J Romero 4; T Gordon 5; T Glavine 28; P
Feliciano 1; B Wagner 3; A Heilman 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Emmel. 1B--Dan Iassogna. 2B--Dale Scott. 3B--Ron Kulpa.
EJECTIONS: NY METS' Lo Duca by Emmel (10th).
Weather: 72 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - PITCHING CHANGE
PHI: BRETT MYERS (4-6, 4.82) STARTING THE 10TH
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 3, NY METS 2

DUE UP FOR NYMETS: L MILLEDGE (.291, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Myers relieved T Gordon.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 3
NY METS 2 BOTTOM, 10TH

DUE UP FOR NY METS: L Milledge (.291, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL 10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- - - - - - - - -
PHILADELPHIA 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
NY METS 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

10 R H E
-- - - -
PHILADELPHIA 1 3 6 0
NY METS 0 2 5 1 (FINAL 10)

BATTERIES: PHI - JAMIE MOYER, J.C. ROMERO (8TH), TOM GORDON (8TH), BRETT MYERS
(10TH) AND CARLOS RUIZ

NYM - TOM GLAVINE, PEDRO FELICIANO (8TH), BILLY WAGNER
(9TH), AARON HEILMAN (10TH) AND PAUL LO DUCA, MIKE DIFELICE
(10TH)

HOME RUNS: PHI - CHASE UTLEY (20) OFF TOM GLAVINE IN THE 6TH, 1 ON

NYM - DAVID WRIGHT (29) OFF JAMIE MOYER IN THE 1ST, 0 ON</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL 10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- - - - - - - - -
PHILADELPHIA 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
NY METS 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

10 R H E
-- - - -
PHILADELPHIA 1 3 6 0
NY METS 0 2 5 1 (FINAL 10)

BATTERIES: PHI - JAMIE MOYER, J.C. ROMERO (8TH), TOM GORDON (8TH), BRETT MYERS
(10TH) AND CARLOS RUIZ

NYM - TOM GLAVINE, PEDRO FELICIANO (8TH), BILLY WAGNER
(9TH), AARON HEILMAN (10TH) AND PAUL LO DUCA, MIKE DIFELICE
(10TH)


WP - TOM GORDON (3-2)
LP - AARON HEILMAN (7-7)
SAVE - BRETT MYERS (16)

HOME RUNS: PHI - CHASE UTLEY (20) OFF TOM GLAVINE IN THE 6TH, 1 ON

NYM - DAVID WRIGHT (29) OFF JAMIE MOYER IN THE 1ST, 0 ON


TIME: 2:47 ATT: 53,730

PROBABLES: PHI - KYLE LOHSE (8-12, 4.47)
NYM - PEDRO MARTINEZ (2-0, 1.80)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (3) VS NY METS (2) - FINAL IN 10 INNINGS

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .296
C Utley 2b 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .337
P Burrell lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .267
M Bourn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
R Howard 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261
A Rowand cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .311
J Werth rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .329
C Ruiz c 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .258
A Nunez 3b 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .241
J Moyer p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .134
J Romero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Gordon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-G Dobbs ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .281
B Myers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 31 3 6 3 2 3 7

a-hit sacrifice fly to center for T Gordon in the 10th.

BATTING: 2B - A Rowand (41, T Glavine). HR - C Utley (20, 6th inning off T
Glavine 1 on, 2 Out). S - J Moyer , A Nunez , C Ruiz. SF - G Dobbs. RBI - C
Utley 2 (96), G Dobbs (48). 2-out RBI - C Utley 2. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - C Utley 1, J Rollins 1. GIDP - C Ruiz. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Rollins (33, 2nd base off P Feliciano/P Lo Duca).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (C Utley-R Howard, J Rollins-C Utley-R Howard).


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .291
L Castillo 2b 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .276
D Wright 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .315
C Beltran cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .279
M Alou lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .327
J Conine 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .252
M DiFelice c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
P Lo Duca c 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269
A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
L Milledge rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289
T Glavine p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
P Feliciano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-C Gomez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245
B Wagner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Green 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280

Totals 33 2 5 2 2 8 11

a-bunted into fielder's choice to catcher for P Feliciano in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - L Milledge (9, J Moyer). HR - D Wright (29, 1st inning off J
Moyer 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - D Wright (97), M Alou (37). 2-out RBI - D Wright.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Beltran 2, J Reyes 1. GIDP - J
Conine, D Wright. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - L Castillo 2 (8, 2nd base off J Moyer/C Ruiz, 3rd base off
J Moyer/C Ruiz), C Gomez (10, 2nd base off J Romero/C Ruiz).

FIELDING: E - M DiFelice (2, dropped foul ball). DP: 2 (J Reyes-L Castillo-J
Conine, D Wright-J Conine).


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PHILADELPHIA - 000 002 000 1 -- 3
NY METS - 100 100 000 0 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Moyer 7 4 2 2 2 2 1 5.12
J Romero 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.69
T Gordon (W, 3-2) 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 3 0 5.76
B Myers (S, 16) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.74

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Glavine 7 2/3 5 2 2 2 0 1 3.88
P Feliciano 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.86
B Wagner 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.38
A Heilman (L, 7-7) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.24

HBP - L Milledge (by J Romero); D Wright (by T Gordon). Pitches-strikes: J
Moyer 76-53; J Romero 12-9; T Gordon 16-11; B Myers 13-10; T Glavine 107-68; P
Feliciano 5-4; B Wagner 12-9; A Heilman 16-12. Ground balls-fly balls: J Moyer
10-9; J Romero 1-0; T Gordon 1-0; B Myers 1-0; T Glavine 12-10; P Feliciano
1-0; B Wagner 0-0; A Heilman 2-2. Batters faced: J Moyer 25; J Romero 4; T
Gordon 5; B Myers 3; T Glavine 28; P Feliciano 1; B Wagner 3; A Heilman 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Emmel. 1B--Dan Iassogna. 2B--Dale Scott. 3B--Ron Kulpa.
EJECTIONS: NY METS' Lo Duca by Emmel (10th).
T--2:47. Att--53,730.
Weather: 72 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, right to
left.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
PHILADELPHIA 3
NY METS 2 FINAL</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PHILADELPHIA (3) AT NY METS (2) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

NY METS 1ST: J Reyes flied out to left. L Castillo grounded out to
shortstop. D Wright homered to left. C Beltran flied out to left. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0, NY METS 1.

NY METS 4TH: L Castillo walked. D Wright lined out to center. L Castillo
stole second. C Beltran walked, L Castillo stole third. M Alou singled to
left, L Castillo scored, C Beltran to second. J Conine grounded into double
play, second to first, M Alou out at second.(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 0, NY METS 2.

PHILADELPHIA 6TH: A Nunez walked. J Moyer sacrificed to catcher, A Nunez
to second. J Rollins flied out to left. C Utley homered to right, A Nunez
scored. P Burrell walked. R Howard grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 2, NY METS 2.

PHILADELPHIA 10TH: S Green at first base. A Heilman relieved B Wagner.
M DiFelice catching. J Werth singled to left. C Ruiz continues to bat after
dropped foul ball by catcher M DiFelice. C Ruiz sacrificed into fielder's choice
to pitcher, J Werth to second. A Nunez sacrificed to third, J Werth to third, C Ruiz
to second. G Dobbs hit for T Gordon. G Dobbs hit sacrifice fly to center, J Werth
scored, C Ruiz to third. J Rollins lined out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error)
PHILADELPHIA 3, NY METS 2.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PHILADELPHIA (3) AT NY METS (2) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Philadelphia Starting Lineups -- J Rollins SS, C Utley 2B, P Burrell LF,
R Howard 1B, A Rowand CF, J Werth RF, C Ruiz C, A Nunez 3B, J Moyer LHP.

Ny Mets Starting Lineups -- J Reyes SS, L Castillo 2B, D Wright 3B, C Beltran CF,
M Alou LF, J Conine 1B, P Lo Duca C, L Milledge RF, T Glavine LHP.

Umpires -- Paul Emmel (HP), Dan Iassogna (1B), Dale Scott (2B), Ron Kulpa (3B).


Gametime Weather: 72 degrees, Cloudy, wind right to left at 11 mph.


PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins grounded out to third. C Utley flied out to
center. P Burrell popped out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 0, NY METS 0.

NY METS 1ST: J Reyes flied out to left. L Castillo grounded out to
shortstop. D Wright homered to left. C Beltran flied out to left. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0, NY METS 1.

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: R Howard flied out to right. A Rowand doubled to deep
left. J Werth reached on infield single to shortstop. C Ruiz grounded into
double play, shortstop to second to first, J Werth out at second.
(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0, NY METS 1.

NY METS 2ND: M Alou flied out to right. J Conine struck out looking.
P Lo Duca lined out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0, NY METS 1.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: A Nunez popped out to second. J Moyer grounded out to
second. J Rollins flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0,
NY METS 1.

NY METS 3RD: L Milledge lined out to third. T Glavine grounded out to
second. J Reyes struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0,
NY METS 1.

PHILADELPHIA 4TH: C Utley lined out to center. P Burrell grounded out to
first. R Howard flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0,
NY METS 1.

NY METS 4TH: L Castillo walked. D Wright lined out to center. L Castillo
stole second. C Beltran walked, L Castillo stole third. M Alou singled to
left, L Castillo scored, C Beltran to second. J Conine grounded into double
play, second to first, M Alou out at second.(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 0, NY METS 2.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: A Rowand grounded out to third. J Werth flied out to
left. C Ruiz grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 0, NY METS 2.

NY METS 5TH: P Lo Duca grounded out to shortstop. L Milledge hit a ground
rule double to deep center. T Glavine grounded out to first, L Milledge to
third. J Reyes fouled out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0,
NY METS 2.

PHILADELPHIA 6TH: A Nunez walked. J Moyer sacrificed to catcher, A Nunez
to second. J Rollins flied out to left. C Utley homered to right, A Nunez
scored. P Burrell walked. R Howard grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 2, NY METS 2.

NY METS 6TH: L Castillo reached on infield single to second. D Wright
grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, L Castillo out at
second. C Beltran flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 2,
NY METS 2.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: A Rowand grounded out to shortstop. J Werth grounded out
to third. C Ruiz grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 2, NY METS 2.

NY METS 7TH: M Alou grounded out to first. J Conine popped out to
shortstop. P Lo Duca grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 2, NY METS 2.

PHILADELPHIA 8TH: A Nunez singled to right. J Moyer bunt popped into
double play, third to first, A Nunez doubled off first. J Rollins singled to
center. P Feliciano relieved T Glavine. J Rollins stole second. C Utley
grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 2, NY METS 2.

NY METS 8TH: J Romero relieved J Moyer. L Milledge hit by pitch. C Gomez
hit for P Feliciano. C Gomez bunted into fielder's choice to catcher,
L Milledge out at second. C Gomez stole second. J Reyes reached on infield
single to second, C Gomez to third. L Castillo struck out swinging. T Gordon
relieved J Romero. D Wright hit by pitch, J Reyes to second. C Beltran struck
out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 2, NY METS 2.

PHILADELPHIA 9TH: B Wagner relieved P Feliciano. P Burrell struck out
looking. R Howard struck out swinging. A Rowand struck out looking. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 2, NY METS 2.

NY METS 9TH: M Bourn in left field. M Alou grounded out to shortstop.
J Conine struck out looking. P Lo Duca struck out looking.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 2, NY METS 2.

PHILADELPHIA 10TH: NY Mets's P Lo Duca ejected by P Emmel. S Green at first base.
A Heilman relieved B Wagner. M DiFelice catching. J Werth singled to left. C Ruiz continues to bat after dropped foul ball by catcher M DiFelice. C Ruiz sacrificed
into fielder's choice to pitcher, J Werth to second. A Nunez sacrificed to third,
J Werth to third, C Ruiz to second. G Dobbs hit for T Gordon. G Dobbs hit sacrifice
fly to center, J Werth scored, C Ruiz to third. J Rollins lined out to second.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) PHILADELPHIA 3, NY METS 2.

NY METS 10TH: B Myers relieved T Gordon. L Milledge grounded out to
shortstop. S Green struck out swinging. J Reyes struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 3, NY METS 2.</div>

 

Phillies rally to post sixth straight win over Mets

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 3, NY METS 2 (10 INNINGS)</h3>By Doug Mittler
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- The Philadelphia Phillies' abilityto battle back is keeping them in the thick of the playoffhunt.


Pinch hitter Greg Dobbs hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inningas the Phillies capitalized on an error by catcher Mike DiFeliceto edge the New York Mets, 3-2, in the opener of a three-gameseries Friday.


The victory was Philadelphia's sixth straight against New York.The Phillies swept a four-game series at home from August 27-30after salvaging the finale of a four-game set here on July 1.

With the win, the Phillies (78-69) climbed within 5 1/2 games ofthe first-place Mets (83-63) in the National League EastDivison with 15 contests remaining. Philadelphia also pulledwithin one game of San Diego (78-67) in the NL wild card race.

The Padres are hosting the San Francisco Giants.


Jayson Werth singled off Aaron Heilman (7-7) to open the 10th.Carlos Ruiz attempted to sacrifice and popped the ball into theair in foul territory, but DiFelice - who had just replaced theejected Paul Lo Duca - dropped it for an error.


Given another chance, Ruiz dropped a successful bunt thatHeilman threw into center field. The runners advanced on asacrifice by Abraham Nunez, and Dobbs followed with a sacrificefly to deep right-center field that plated Werth with thewinning run.


Tom Gordon (3-2) picked up the win after striking out three ofthe four batters he retired. Brett Myers set down the side inorder in the 10th for his 16th save.


The game unfolded as a pitcher's duel between New York's TomGlavine and Philadelphia's Jamie Moyer, a pair of 40-somethinglefthanders who faced off for the third time this season. Theyhad never met before this season even though they have combinedfor more than four decades in the major leagues.


Glavine recorded another fine outing, allowing two runs and fivehits in 7 2/3 innings with no walks and one strikeout. In hislast four starts, Glavine has allowed a mere two runs in 27 2/3frames.


Moyer was just as good, allowing only two runs and four hits inseven innings.


Gordon, the Phillies' third pitcher, relieved J.C. Romero withtwo outs in the eighth but hit David Wright with a pitch to loadthe bases. However, he struck out Carlos Beltran to escapeunscathed.


Glavine cruised into the sixth before Nunez walked and ChaseUtley hit his 20th home run of the season with two outs to tieit at 2-2. It was the first home run allowed by Glavine in 562/3 innings, his longest stretch since 1997.


The blast also gave the Phillies five players with 20 or morehomers for the first time in franchise history. Pat Burrell,Ryan Howard, Jimmy Rollins and Aaron Rowand also have reachedthe mark this season.


Wright opened the scoring with his 29th home run with two outsin the first off Moyer. He also helped keep the game tied witha key defensive play in the eighth.


Moyer bunted a pitch into the air and Wright charged in fromthird to make a diving catch. He then got up and threw to firstbase to double off Nunez.


Moises Alou had an RBI single in the fourth to extend hishitting streak to 18 games, the longest by a Met this season,and increase New York's lead to 2-0. The base hit scored LuisCastillo, who had singled before stealing second and third.

 

Phillies rally to post sixth straight win over Mets

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 3, NY METS 2 (10 INNINGS)</h3>By Doug Mittler
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- Paul Lo Duca lost his cool, MikeDiFelice lost a pop-up and the New York Mets ultimately lost yetanother game to the Philadelphia Phillies.


Pinch hitter Greg Dobbs hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inningas the Phillies capitalized on an error by DiFelice behind theplate to edge the Mets, 3-2, in the opener of a three-gameseries Friday.


Chase Utley hit a two-run homer for the Phillies, who won theirsixth straight against the Mets. The Phillies swept a four-gameseries at home from August 27-30 after salvaging the finale ofa four-game set here on July 1.


With the win, the Phillies (78-69) climbed within 5 1/2 games ofthe first-place Mets (83-63) in the National League EastDivison with 15 contests remaining. Philadelphia also pulledwithin one game of San Diego (78-67) in the NL wild card race.

The Padres are hosting the San Francisco Giants.


What began as a pitcher's duel between Tom Glavine and JamieMoyer ended with an unusual sequence of events that put Dobbs inposition to drive in the go-ahead run.


"It seemed to keep working out in our favor," Dobbs admitted.

Jayson Werth singled off Aaron Heilman (7-7) to open the 10th.Carlos Ruiz attempted to sacrifice and popped the ball into theair in foul territory, but DiFelice - who had just replaced theejected Lo Duca - dropped it for an error.


"I wouldn't say it's a routine play, but it's one I need tomake," DiFelice said.


Given another chance, Ruiz dropped a successful bunt thatHeilman threw into center field. The runners advanced on asacrifice by Abraham Nunez, and Dobbs followed with a sacrificefly to deep right-center field that plated Werth with thewinning run.


"We had to get a guy to second. We ended up doing it," Philliesmanager Charlie Manuel said of his team's second chance.

Tom Gordon (3-2) picked up the win after striking out three ofthe four batters he retired. Brett Myers set down the side inorder in the 10th for his 16th save.


"That was a big win. No matter how it led up to it, we foughtfor it," Myers said. "We've lost games like that."

Lo Duca argued a called third strike to end the ninth and wasejected with his back turned to plate umpire Paul Emmel.

"If you're going to throw me out, throw me out to my face," LoDuca said.


Glavine and Moyer, a pair of 40-something lefthanders, faced offfor the third time this season. They had never met before thisyear, even though they have combined for more than four decadesin the major leagues.


Glavine recorded another fine outing, allowing two runs and fivehits in 7 2/3 innings with no walks and one strikeout. In hislast four starts, Glavine has allowed a mere two runs in 27 2/3frames.


Moyer was just as good, allowing only two runs and four hits inseven innings and giving some rest to a depleted bullpen.

"I don't know if it's the Mets. Every game means something atthis point," Moyer said. "If we want to be in the postseason,we have to win a lot of ballgames."


Gordon, the Phillies' third pitcher, relieved J.C. Romero withtwo outs in the eighth but hit David Wright with a pitch to loadthe bases. However, he struck out Carlos Beltran to escapeunscathed.


Glavine cruised into the sixth before Nunez walked and Utley hithis 20th home run of the season with two outs to tie it at 2-2.It was the first home run allowed by Glavine in 56 2/3 innings,his longest stretch since 1997.


The blast also gave the Phillies five players with 20 or morehomers for the first time in franchise history. Pat Burrell,Ryan Howard, Jimmy Rollins and Aaron Rowand also have reachedthe mark this season.


It led to another successful night against the Mets, who misseda chance to reduce their magic number for clinching the NL Eastto single digits.


"This race isn't over until they're mathematically eliminated,"Wright said. "They're backed into a corner and they came outswinging."


Wright opened the scoring with his 29th home run with two outsin the first off Moyer. He also helped keep the game tied witha key defensive play in the eighth.


Moyer bunted a pitch into the air and Wright charged in fromthird to make a diving catch. He then got up and threw to firstbase to double off Nunez.


Moises Alou had an RBI single in the fourth to extend hishitting streak to 18 games, the longest by a Met this season,and increase New York's lead to 2-0. The base hit scored LuisCastillo, who had singled before stealing second and third.

 

Phillies rally to post sixth straight win over Mets

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 3, NY METS 2 (10 INNINGS)</h3>By Doug Mittler
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- Paul Lo Duca lost his cool, MikeDiFelice lost a pop-up and the New York Mets ultimately lost yetanother game to the Philadelphia Phillies.


Pinch hitter Greg Dobbs hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inningas the Phillies capitalized on an error by DiFelice behind theplate to edge the Mets, 3-2, in the opener of a three-gameseries Friday.


Chase Utley hit a two-run homer for the Phillies, who won theirsixth straight against the Mets. The Phillies swept a four-gameseries at home from August 27-30 after salvaging the finale ofa four-game set here on July 1.


With the win, the Phillies (78-69) climbed within 5 1/2 games ofthe first-place Mets (83-63) in the National League EastDivison with 15 contests remaining. Philadelphia also remained1 1/2 games behind San Diego (79-67) in the NL wild card race.

What began as a pitcher's duel between Tom Glavine and JamieMoyer ended with an unusual sequence of events that put Dobbs inposition to drive in the go-ahead run.


"It seemed to keep working out in our favor," Dobbs admitted.

Jayson Werth singled off Aaron Heilman (7-7) to open the 10th.Carlos Ruiz attempted to sacrifice and popped the ball into theair in foul territory, but DiFelice - who had just replaced theejected Lo Duca - dropped it for an error.


"I wouldn't say it's a routine play, but it's one I need tomake," DiFelice said.


Given another chance, Ruiz dropped a successful bunt thatHeilman threw into center field. The runners advanced on asacrifice by Abraham Nunez, and Dobbs followed with a sacrificefly to deep right-center field that plated Werth with thewinning run.


"We had to get a guy to second. We ended up doing it," Philliesmanager Charlie Manuel said of his team's second chance.

Tom Gordon (3-2) picked up the win after striking out three ofthe four batters he retired. Brett Myers set down the side inorder in the 10th for his 16th save.


"That was a big win. No matter how it led up to it, we foughtfor it," Myers said. "We've lost games like that."

Lo Duca argued a called third strike to end the ninth and wasejected with his back turned to plate umpire Paul Emmel.

"If you're going to throw me out, throw me out to my face," LoDuca said.


Glavine and Moyer, a pair of 40-something lefthanders, faced offfor the third time this season. They had never met before thisyear, even though they have combined for more than four decadesin the major leagues.


Glavine recorded another fine outing, allowing two runs and fivehits in 7 2/3 innings with no walks and one strikeout. In hislast four starts, Glavine has allowed a mere two runs in 27 2/3frames.


Moyer was just as good, allowing only two runs and four hits inseven innings and giving some rest to a depleted bullpen.

"I don't know if it's the Mets. Every game means something atthis point," Moyer said. "If we want to be in the postseason,we have to win a lot of ballgames."


Gordon, the Phillies' third pitcher, relieved J.C. Romero withtwo outs in the eighth but hit David Wright with a pitch to loadthe bases. However, he struck out Carlos Beltran to escapeunscathed.


Glavine cruised into the sixth before Nunez walked and Utley hithis 20th home run of the season with two outs to tie it at 2-2.It was the first home run allowed by Glavine in 56 2/3 innings,his longest stretch since 1997.


The blast also gave the Phillies five players with 20 or morehomers for the first time in franchise history. Pat Burrell,Ryan Howard, Jimmy Rollins and Aaron Rowand also have reachedthe mark this season.


It led to another successful night against the Mets, who misseda chance to reduce their magic number for clinching the NL Eastto single digits.


"This race isn't over until they're mathematically eliminated,"Wright said. "They're backed into a corner and they came outswinging."


Wright opened the scoring with his 29th home run with two outsin the first off Moyer. He also helped keep the game tied witha key defensive play in the eighth.


Moyer bunted a pitch into the air and Wright charged in fromthird to make a diving catch. He then got up and threw to firstbase to double off Nunez.


Moises Alou had an RBI single in the fourth to extend hishitting streak to 18 games, the longest by a Met this season,and increase New York's lead to 2-0. The base hit scored LuisCastillo, who had singled before stealing second and third.