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

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

<h3>Martinez, Mets look to avoid seventh straight loss to Phillies</h3>



<div class="pre">Philadelphia (78-69) at NY Mets (83-63) 1:10 pm EDT</div>

FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) - The New York Mets hold a sizeablelead in the National League East, but it could get dicey if theycan not figure out a way to beat the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Mets aim to snap a six-game losing streak against thePhillies when the two teams continue a three-game series onSaturday.


New York absorbed its latest setback in the series on Friday, a3-2 loss in 10 innings that dropped its lead to 5 1/2 games overPhiladelphia in the NL East.


The Phillies, who swept the Mets in a four-game set from August27-30, also fell 1 1/2 games back of the San Diego Padres(79-67) in the wild card race.


Pedro Martinez (2-0, 1.80 ERA) will look to stop the bleedingfor the Mets as he continues his solid comeback from offseasonrotator cuff surgery. In his last start, the three-time CyYoung Award pitcher threw 92 pitches and allowed six hits infive scoreless innings of a 4-1 win over the Houston Astros onSunday.


Martinez is 7-5 with a 3.36 ERA in 21 appearances - 17 starts -against Philadelphia, and is 2-2 with a 5.46 ERA against them asa member of New York.


Meanwhile, Kyle Lohse (8-12, 4.47), who is unbeaten since beingacquired at the trade deadline, gets the ball for Philadelphia.

Lohse is 2-0 with a 4.12 ERA in eight starts with the Phillies.However, he has struggled against the Mets, going 0-1 with a8.57 ERA in three career starts.

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA AT NY METS -- LINEUPS

PHILADELPHIA NY METS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Jimmy Rollins SS .296 27 82 Jose Reyes SS .291 10 50
Chase Utley 2B .337 20 96 Luis Castillo 2B .276 1 12
Pat Burrell LF .267 28 90 David Wright 3B .315 29 97
Ryan Howard 1B .261 38 115 Carlos Beltran CF .279 28 95
Aaron Rowand CF .311 23 82 Moises Alou LF .327 12 37
Greg Dobbs 3B .281 9 48 Shawn Green 1B .280 8 43
Jayson Werth RF .329 6 39 Paul Lo Duca C .269 8 45
Chris Coste C .304 5 22 Lastings Milledge RF .289 5 25
Kyle Lohse RHP .130 0 2 Pedro Martinez RHP .250 0 0
(8-12, 4.47) (2-0, 1.80)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS
WARMUPS: PHI - KYLE LOHSE (8-12, 4.47)
NYM - PEDRO MARTINEZ (2-0, 1.80)

UMPIRES: HP - DAN IASSOGNA
1B - DALE SCOTT
2B - RON KULPA
3B - PAUL EMMEL

WEATHER: 63 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 14 mph, in from left</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS
STARTING BATS: PHI - KYLE LOHSE AND CHRIS COSTE
NYM - PEDRO MARTINEZ AND PAUL LO DUCA

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J ROLLINS (.296, 27 HR, 82 RBI)
C UTLEY (.337, 20 HR, 96 RBI)
P BURRELL (.267, 28 HR, 90 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY AARON ROWAND SCORED CHASE UTLEY.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A ROWAND ON FIRST, R HOWARD ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 1
NY METS 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: G DOBBS (.281, 9 HR, 48 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL PHILADELPHIA AT NY METS
NOTE: PHILADELPHIA SECOND BASEMAN CHASE UTLEY EXTENDED HIS
HITTING STREAK TO 10 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE FIRST INNING.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PHILADELPHIA 1 1 3 0
NY METS 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - KYLE LOHSE
NYM - PEDRO MARTINEZ

DUE UP FOR NY METS: J REYES (.291, 10 HR, 50 RBI)
L CASTILLO (.276, 1 HR, 12 RBI)
D WRIGHT (.315, 29 HR, 97 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (1) VS NY METS (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295
C Utley 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .338
P Burrell lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .266
R Howard 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
A Rowand cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .312
G Dobbs 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .280
J Werth rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329
C Coste c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
K Lohse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130

Totals 6 1 3 1 0 3 3

BATTING: RBI - A Rowand (83). 2-out RBI - A Rowand. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - G Dobbs 1. Team LOB - 2.


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
L Castillo 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
D Wright 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
C Beltran cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
M Alou lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
S Green 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
P Lo Duca c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
L Milledge rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
P Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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PHILADELPHIA - 1 -- 1
NY METS - -- 0
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.47

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
P Martinez 1 3 1 1 0 3 0 2.45

Pitches-strikes: P Martinez 25-16. Ground balls-fly balls: P Martinez 0-0.
Batters faced: P Martinez 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Dan Iassogna. 1B--Dale Scott. 2B--Ron Kulpa. 3B--Paul Emmel.

Weather: 67 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 18 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: PHI - KYLE LOHSE
NYM - PEDRO MARTINEZ</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PHILADELPHIA 1 1 3 0
NY METS 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - KYLE LOHSE
NYM - PEDRO MARTINEZ

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J WERTH (.329, 6 HR, 39 RBI)
C COSTE (.304, 5 HR, 22 RBI)
K LOHSE (.130, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (1) VS NY METS (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295
C Utley 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .338
P Burrell lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .266
R Howard 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
A Rowand cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .312
G Dobbs 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .280
J Werth rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329
C Coste c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
K Lohse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130

Totals 6 1 3 1 0 3 3

BATTING: RBI - A Rowand (83). 2-out RBI - A Rowand. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - G Dobbs 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - P Burrell (L Castillo at 2nd base). PB - C
Coste. DP: 1 (P Burrell-C Utley).


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
L Castillo 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .276
D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
C Beltran cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
M Alou lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
S Green 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
P Lo Duca c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
L Milledge rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
P Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 2 0 0 0 1 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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PHILADELPHIA - 1 -- 1
NY METS - 0 -- 0
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.44

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
P Martinez 1 3 1 1 0 3 0 2.45

Pitches-strikes: K Lohse 15-7; P Martinez 25-16. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Lohse 0-2; P Martinez 0-0. Batters faced: K Lohse 3; P Martinez 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Dan Iassogna. 1B--Dale Scott. 2B--Ron Kulpa. 3B--Paul Emmel.

Weather: 67 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 18 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PHILADELPHIA 1 0 1 5 0
NY METS 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - KYLE LOHSE
NYM - PEDRO MARTINEZ

DUE UP FOR NY METS: C BELTRAN (.279, 28 HR, 95 RBI)
M ALOU (.327, 12 HR, 37 RBI)
S GREEN (.280, 8 HR, 43 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (1) VS NY METS (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .296
C Utley 2b 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 .338
P Burrell lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .266
R Howard 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
A Rowand cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .312
G Dobbs 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .280
J Werth rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .327
C Coste c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
K Lohse p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .149

Totals 11 1 5 1 0 5 5

BATTING: RBI - A Rowand (83). 2-out RBI - A Rowand. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - C Utley 2, G Dobbs 1. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Rollins (34, 2nd base off P Martinez/P Lo Duca).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - P Burrell (L Castillo at 2nd base). PB - C
Coste. DP: 1 (P Burrell-C Utley).


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
L Castillo 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .276
D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
C Beltran cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
M Alou lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
S Green 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
P Lo Duca c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
L Milledge rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
P Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 2 0 0 0 1 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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PHILADELPHIA - 10 -- 1
NY METS - 0 -- 0
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.44

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
P Martinez 2 5 1 1 0 5 0 2.25

Pitches-strikes: K Lohse 15-7; P Martinez 45-31. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Lohse 0-2; P Martinez 1-0. Batters faced: K Lohse 3; P Martinez 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Dan Iassogna. 1B--Dale Scott. 2B--Ron Kulpa. 3B--Paul Emmel.

Weather: 67 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 18 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL PHILADELPHIA AT NY METS
NOTE: NEW YORK LEFT FIELDER MOISES ALOU EXTENDED HIS
HITTING STREAK TO 19 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SECOND
INNING.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
LASTINGS MILLEDGE HIT BY KYLE LOHSE PITCH WITH BASES LOADED
SCORED MOISES ALOU.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, L MILLEDGE ON FIRST, P LO DUCA ON SECOND, S
GREEN ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 1
NY METS 1 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR NY METS: P MARTINEZ (.250, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PHILADELPHIA 1 0 1 5 0
NY METS 0 1 1 2 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - KYLE LOHSE
NYM - PEDRO MARTINEZ

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: P BURRELL (.266, 0-FOR-1)
R HOWARD (.262, 1-FOR-1)
A ROWAND (.312, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (1) VS NY METS (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .296
C Utley 2b 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 .338
P Burrell lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .266
R Howard 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
A Rowand cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .312
G Dobbs 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .280
J Werth rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .327
C Coste c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
K Lohse p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .149

Totals 11 1 5 1 0 5 5

BATTING: RBI - A Rowand (83). 2-out RBI - A Rowand. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - C Utley 2, G Dobbs 1. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Rollins (34, 2nd base off P Martinez/P Lo Duca).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - P Burrell (L Castillo at 2nd base). PB - C
Coste. DP: 1 (P Burrell-C Utley).


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .290
L Castillo 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .276
D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
C Beltran cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280
M Alou lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .330
S Green 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .280
P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268
L Milledge rf 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .289
P Martinez p 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200

Totals 7 1 2 1 2 1 7

BATTING: 2B - C Beltran (33, K Lohse). RBI - L Milledge (26). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Reyes 2. Team LOB - 3.


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PHILADELPHIA - 10 -- 1
NY METS - 01 -- 1
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 4.47

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
P Martinez 2 5 1 1 0 5 0 2.25

HBP - L Milledge (by K Lohse). Pitches-strikes: K Lohse 33-17; P Martinez
45-31. Ground balls-fly balls: K Lohse 1-3; P Martinez 1-0. Batters faced: K
Lohse 10; P Martinez 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Dan Iassogna. 1B--Dale Scott. 2B--Ron Kulpa. 3B--Paul Emmel.

Weather: 67 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 18 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PHILADELPHIA 1 0 0 1 5 0
NY METS 0 1 1 2 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - KYLE LOHSE
NYM - PEDRO MARTINEZ

DUE UP FOR NY METS: L CASTILLO (.276, 0-FOR-0, BB)
D WRIGHT (.314, 0-FOR-1)
C BELTRAN (.280, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (1) VS NY METS (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .296
C Utley 2b 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 .338
P Burrell lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265
R Howard 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
A Rowand cf 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .311
G Dobbs 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .280
J Werth rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .327
C Coste c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
K Lohse p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .149

Totals 14 1 5 1 0 6 5

BATTING: RBI - A Rowand (83). 2-out RBI - A Rowand. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - C Utley 2, G Dobbs 1. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Rollins (34, 2nd base off P Martinez/P Lo Duca).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - P Burrell (L Castillo at 2nd base). PB - C
Coste. DP: 1 (P Burrell-C Utley).


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .290
L Castillo 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .276
D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
C Beltran cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280
M Alou lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .330
S Green 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .280
P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268
L Milledge rf 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .289
P Martinez p 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200

Totals 7 1 2 1 2 1 7

BATTING: 2B - C Beltran (33, K Lohse). RBI - L Milledge (26). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Reyes 2. Team LOB - 3.


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PHILADELPHIA - 100 -- 1
NY METS - 01 -- 1
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 4.47

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
P Martinez 3 5 1 1 0 6 0 2.08

HBP - L Milledge (by K Lohse). Pitches-strikes: K Lohse 33-17; P Martinez
60-41. Ground balls-fly balls: K Lohse 1-3; P Martinez 1-2. Batters faced: K
Lohse 10; P Martinez 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Dan Iassogna. 1B--Dale Scott. 2B--Ron Kulpa. 3B--Paul Emmel.

Weather: 67 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 18 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CARLOS BELTRAN SCORED LUIS CASTILLO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C BELTRAN ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 1
NY METS 2 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR NY METS: M ALOU (.330, 1-FOR-1)</div>