GAME THREAD: NL: PHILADELPHIA (78-69) at NY METS (83-63)

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

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PHILADELPHIA 5
NY METS 3 FINAL</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

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PHILADELPHIA (5) AT NY METS (3) - HOW THEY SCORED
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PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins struck out swinging. C Utley singled to
center. P Burrell struck out looking. R Howard singled to right, C Utley to
third. A Rowand singled to right, C Utley scored, R Howard to third. G Dobbs
struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1, NY METS 0.

NY METS 2ND: C Beltran doubled to deep right center. M Alou reached on
infield single to third, C Beltran to third. S Green walked, M Alou to second.
P Lo Duca grounded into fielder's choice to second, C Beltran out at home,
M Alou to third, S Green to second. L Milledge hit by pitch, M Alou scored,
S Green to third, P Lo Duca to second. P Martinez struck out swinging. J Reyes
popped out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1, NY METS 1.

NY METS 3RD: L Castillo singled to left center. L Castillo stole second.
D Wright struck out swinging. C Beltran singled to center, L Castillo scored.
C Beltran stole second. M Alou popped out to second. S Green walked, C Beltran
stole third. S Green stole second. P Lo Duca singled to right, C Beltran
scored, S Green to third. L Milledge flied out to right. (2 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1, NY METS 3.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: P Feliciano relieved P Martinez. T Iguchi hit for
K Davis. T Iguchi doubled to deep right. J Rollins safe at first on error by
first baseman S Green, T Iguchi scored. J Rollins stole second. C Utley struck
out swinging. P Burrell struck out swinging. R Howard struck out swinging.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) PHILADELPHIA 2, NY METS 3.

PHILADELPHIA 8TH: A Rowand homered to left. W Helms hit for G Dobbs.
J Sosa relieved P Feliciano. W Helms walked. C Roberson ran for W Helms. J Werth
sacrificed to first, C Roberson to second. C Coste flied out to left.
P LaForest hit for A Alfonseca. P LaForest walked. J Rollins tripled to deep
center, C Roberson and P LaForest scored. S Schoeneweis relieved J Sosa.
C Utley struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 5, NY METS 3.</div>

 

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PHILADELPHIA (5) AT NY METS (3) - EVENT LOG
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Philadelphia Starting Lineups -- J Rollins SS, C Utley 2B, P Burrell LF,
R Howard 1B, A Rowand CF, G Dobbs 3B, J Werth RF, C Coste C, K Lohse RHP.

Ny Mets Starting Lineups -- J Reyes SS, L Castillo 2B, D Wright 3B, C Beltran CF,
M Alou LF, S Green 1B, P Lo Duca C, L Milledge RF, P Martinez RHP.

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


Gametime Weather: 67 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind left to right at 18 mph.


PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins struck out swinging. C Utley singled to
center. P Burrell struck out looking. R Howard singled to right, C Utley to
third. A Rowand singled to right, C Utley scored, R Howard to third. G Dobbs
struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1, NY METS 0.

NY METS 1ST: J Reyes fouled out to third. L Castillo walked. L Castillo
to second on passed ball by C Coste. D Wright lined into double play, left to
second, L Castillo doubled off second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1,
NY METS 0.

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: J Werth struck out looking. C Coste grounded out to
shortstop. K Lohse reached on infield single to third. J Rollins singled to
center, K Lohse to third. J Rollins stole second. C Utley struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1, NY METS 0.

NY METS 2ND: C Beltran doubled to deep right center. M Alou reached on
infield single to third, C Beltran to third. S Green walked, M Alou to second.
P Lo Duca grounded into fielder's choice to second, C Beltran out at home,
M Alou to third, S Green to second. L Milledge hit by pitch, M Alou scored,
S Green to third, P Lo Duca to second. P Martinez struck out swinging. J Reyes
popped out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1, NY METS 1.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: P Burrell flied out to left. R Howard flied out to
center. A Rowand struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1,
NY METS 1.

NY METS 3RD: L Castillo singled to left center. L Castillo stole second.
D Wright struck out swinging. C Beltran singled to center, L Castillo scored.
C Beltran stole second. M Alou popped out to second. S Green walked, C Beltran
stole third. S Green stole second. P Lo Duca singled to right, C Beltran
scored, S Green to third. L Milledge flied out to right. (2 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1, NY METS 3.

PHILADELPHIA 4TH: G Dobbs struck out swinging. J Werth struck out
swinging. C Coste singled to left center. K Lohse hit by pitch, C Coste to
second. J Rollins grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 1, NY METS 3.

NY METS 4TH: P Martinez struck out swinging. J Reyes singled to right.
J Reyes caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. L Castillo flied out to
left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1, NY METS 3.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: C Utley grounded out to second. P Burrell grounded out
to third. R Howard flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1,
NY METS 3.

NY METS 5TH: D Wright singled to right center. C Beltran grounded out to
first, D Wright to second. M Alou fouled out to first. S Green intentionally
walked. P Lo Duca grounded into fielder's choice to third, D Wright out at
third, S Green to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1, NY METS 3.

PHILADELPHIA 6TH: A Rowand doubled to deep left. G Dobbs popped out to
shortstop. J Werth struck out swinging. C Coste grounded out to shortstop.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1, NY METS 3.

NY METS 6TH: K Davis relieved K Lohse. L Milledge grounded out to second.
R Gotay hit for P Martinez. R Gotay walked. R Gotay caught stealing second,
catcher to shortstop. J Reyes walked. J Reyes stole second. L Castillo walked.
J Reyes caught stealing third, catcher to third.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 1, NY METS 3.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: P Feliciano relieved P Martinez. T Iguchi hit for K
Davis. T Iguchi doubled to deep right. J Rollins safe at first on error by
first baseman S Green, T Iguchi scored. J Rollins stole second. C Utley struck
out swinging. P Burrell struck out swinging. R Howard struck out swinging.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) PHILADELPHIA 2, NY METS 3.

NY METS 7TH: A Alfonseca relieved K Davis. D Wright grounded out to third.
C Beltran flied out to left. M Alou grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 2, NY METS 3.

PHILADELPHIA 8TH: A Rowand homered to left. W Helms hit for G Dobbs.
J Sosa relieved P Feliciano. W Helms walked. C Roberson ran for W Helms. J Werth
sacrificed to first, C Roberson to second. C Coste flied out to left.
P LaForest hit for A Alfonseca. P LaForest walked. J Rollins tripled to deep
center, C Roberson and P LaForest scored. S Schoeneweis relieved J Sosa.
C Utley struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 5, NY METS 3.

NY METS 8TH: M Bourn in left field. A Nunez at third base. J Romero
relieved A Alfonseca. C Gomez hit for S Green. C Gomez grounded out to
shortstop. T Gordon relieved J Romero. P Lo Duca lined out to right.
L Milledge struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 5,
NY METS 3.

PHILADELPHIA 9TH: J Conine at first base. M Bourn struck out swinging.
R Howard doubled to right. G Mota relieved S Schoeneweis. A Rowand grounded out
to third. R Howard to third on wild pitch by G Mota. A Nunez walked. J Werth
grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Nunez out at second. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 5, NY METS 3.

NY METS 9TH: B Myers relieved T Gordon. M Anderson hit for G Mota.
M Anderson struck out looking. NY Mets's M Anderson ejected by D Iassogna in the
9th. J Reyes walked. J Reyes stole second. L Castillo reached on infield
single to shortstop. D Wright struck out swinging. C Beltran flied out to
right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 5, NY METS 3.</div>

 

Beltran's mistake leads to another Phillies' win over Mets

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 5, NY METS 3</h3>By Doug Mittler
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- Carlos Beltran took one false stepin and the Philadelphia Phillies took another notable stepforward in the National League East race.


Jimmy Rollins hit a line drive to center field that wasmisplayed by Beltran into a two-run triple in the eighth inningas the Phillies waited out a strong effort by Pedro Martinez torally for a 5-3 victory on Saturday.


Aaron Rowand had tied the game at 3-3 with a home run in theeighth for the Phillies (79-69), who defeated the Mets (83-64)for the seventh straight time and moved within 4 1/2 games offirst-place New York in the National League East.


"As long as you're breathin' you're livin'," Phillies managerCharlie Manuel said of the division race.


The Phillies also trail San Diego by one game in the wild cardrace, with the Padres hosting the San Francisco Giants later.

Rowand connected on his career high-tying 24th home run offPedro Feliciano, who struck out Chase Utley, Pat Burrell andRyan Howard consecutively with the tying run at second base inthe seventh.


Jorge Sosa (9-7) relieved in the eighth and walked pinch hitterWes Helms before Jayson Werth sacrificed. Pinch hitter PeteLaforest walked one out later before Rollins lined a pitch tostraight-away center field.


"When it came off the bat, I thought it was right at him,"Rollins said. "Then it took off."


Beltran took a few steps in before realizing his mistake andretreated, making a last-ditch stab at the ball as it sailedover his head and all the way to the wall for a two-run triplethat put the Phillies in front, 5-3.


"I took one step forward and that was it," Beltran said. "Itwas a bad read. After I took that step it was over my head."

It was the second straight game the Mets made a cruciallate-inning mistake. In Friday's 3-2 win, Mets catcher MikeDiFelice dropped a pop fly that prolonged an at-bat and led tothe go-ahead run for the Phillies in the 10th inning.

It was the second time that Beltran had a mistake in judgementin the field, backing up on fly ball by Utley in the firstinning before watching it drop in front of him for a single.

Just like in the eighth, Beltran's mistake proved costly, asUtley later scored on a single by Rowand to record the only runoff Martinez.


Philadelphia's Antonio Alfonseca (5-1), currently appealing afour-game suspension for throwing at Colorado's Todd Helton,pitched a scoreless seventh for the win.


Brett Myers, the sixth Phillies pitcher, worked out of sometrouble in the ninth to collect his 17th save and second in asmany days.


After striking out Marlon Anderson looking on a questionablyoutside pitch that got the utility player ejected for arguingwith home plate umpire Dan Iassogna, Myers flirted with dangerby walking Jose Reyes.


Reyes stole second base and Luis Castillo reached on an bouncinginfield single that the shortstop Rollins could only field.However, Myers struck out David Wright and got Beltran to flyout to right field to seal the win.


The Phillies overcame a franchise record-tying six stolen basesby the Mets. Reyes had two of the steals, but he also ran theMets out of a rally in the sixth when he was thrown out at thirdfor the final out of the inning.


"It was not a good play there, but most of the time I get a goodjump and I'm successful there," Reyes said.


Martinez had his third straight strong outing in his return fromrotator cuff surgery, striking out nine without walking abatter over six innings. Over 98 pitches, the Mets righthanderallowed one run and seven hits, but four were bloop singles andanother was an infield hit.


"Even when you see base hits, bloops or whatever, that means I'mmaking the pitches I want to into the location I wanted,"Martinez said.


Trailing 3-1, the Phillies closed their deficit early in theseventh against Feliciano, as pinch hitter Tadahito Iguchidoubled leading off the frame and scored directly after on anerror by first baseman Shawn Green.


Phillies starter Kyle Lohse allowing three runs and seven hitsin five innings and was not unnerved by the Mets running wild onthe bases.


"I didn't have near the stuff I did in the last couple of games,but I kept it close," Lohse said. "They were trying to disruptmy rhythm."


The Mets stole four bases in the third and scored twice to makeit 3-1. Luis Castillo singled, stole second and scored on asingle by Beltran, who then stole second and third. Green alsostole a base in the inning that included a run-scoring single byPaul Lo Duca.


The Mets stole four bases in an inning for just the third timein franchise history and the first time since May 27, 1970against St. Louis. Overall, they finished with six thefts totie a team mark.


The Mets loaded the bases with no outs in the second, butsettled for one run when Lohse hit Lastings Milledge with apitch.


Moises Alou had an infield single in the second to extend hishitting streak to 19 games, the longest by a Met this season.