GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: PHILADELPHIA (79-69) at NY METS (83-64)

NL: PHILADELPHIA (79-69) at NY METS (83-64)

<h3>Eaton, Phillies look to sweep Mets</h3>



<div class="pre">Philadelphia (79-69) at NY Mets (83-64) 1:10 pm EDT</div>

FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) - Adam Eaton and the PhiladelphiaPhillies will once again attempt to sweep away the New YorkMets.


Eaton and the Phillies aim to complete a second sweep of theMets in the past month in the finale of a three-game series onSunday.


Philadelphia rallied from behind for a major league-leading 45thtime in its 5-3 win over New York on Saturday. The victorymoved the Phillies to within 4 1/2 games of the Mets in theNational League East and one game behind the San Diego Padres inthe wild card.


Second place Philadelphia, which has won seven straight vs. NewYork following a four-game sweep from August 27-30, send Eaton(9-9, 6.31 ERA) to the mound.


The righthander also has had success vs. New York, going 5-0with a 2.08 ERA in six career starts including two wins thisseason. However, Eaton is 0-3 in his last seven starts.

New York counters with Oliver Perez (14-9, 3.42), who has wonfour of five outings.


However, the lefthander is 1-3 with a 4.97 ERA in seven careerstarts against the Phillies - including 0-2 this season.

The Mets, who have lost three of four, are 6-11 vs. the Philliesin 2007.

 

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 84 Jose Reyes SS .292 10 50
Chase Utley 2B .335 20 96 Luis Castillo 2B .285 1 12
Pat Burrell LF .264 28 90 David Wright 3B .314 29 97
Ryan Howard 1B .262 38 115 Carlos Beltran CF .280 28 96
Aaron Rowand CF .313 24 84 Moises Alou LF .326 12 37
Jayson Werth RF .322 6 39 Shawn Green 1B .280 8 43
Wes Helms 3B .249 5 38 Paul Lo Duca C .269 8 46
Carlos Ruiz C .258 6 51 Endy Chavez RF .261 1 15
Adam Eaton RHP .228 1 5 Oliver Perez LHP .154 0 1
(9-9, 6.31) (14-9, 3.42)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS
WARMUPS: PHI - ADAM EATON (9-9, 6.31)
NYM - OLIVER PEREZ (14-9, 3.42)

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

WEATHER: 64 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 6 mph, left to right</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS
STARTING BATS: PHI - ADAM EATON AND CARLOS RUIZ
NYM - OLIVER PEREZ AND PAUL LO DUCA

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J ROLLINS (.296, 27 HR, 84 RBI)
C UTLEY (.335, 20 HR, 96 RBI)
P BURRELL (.264, 28 HR, 90 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - ADAM EATON
NYM - OLIVER PEREZ

DUE UP FOR NY METS: J REYES (.292, 10 HR, 50 RBI)
L CASTILLO (.285, 1 HR, 12 RBI)
D WRIGHT (.314, 29 HR, 97 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

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

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .296
C Utley 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .335
P Burrell lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .263
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261
A Rowand cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
J Werth rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
W Helms 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
C Ruiz c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
A Eaton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 3 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Howard 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Rollins (36, 2nd base off O Perez/P Lo Duca).


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
L Castillo 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
D Wright 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
C Beltran cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
M Alou lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
S Green 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
P Lo Duca c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
E Chavez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
O Perez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - P Lo Duca (8, throw).


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PHILADELPHIA - 0 -- 0
NY METS - -- 0
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
A Eaton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.31

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 3.40

Pitches-strikes: O Perez 19-11. Ground balls-fly balls: O Perez 0-0. Batters
faced: O Perez 4.

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

Weather: 64 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: PHI - ADAM EATON
NYM - OLIVER PEREZ</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - ADAM EATON
NYM - OLIVER PEREZ

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: A ROWAND (.313, 24 HR, 84 RBI)
J WERTH (.322, 6 HR, 39 RBI)
W HELMS (.249, 5 HR, 38 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

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

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .296
C Utley 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .335
P Burrell lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .263
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261
A Rowand cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
J Werth rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
W Helms 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
C Ruiz c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
A Eaton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 3 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Howard 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Rollins (36, 2nd base off O Perez/P Lo Duca).


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
D Wright 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .314
C Beltran cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
M Alou lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
S Green 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
P Lo Duca c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
E Chavez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
O Perez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154

Totals 2 0 0 0 1 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - D Wright (5, 2nd base by A Eaton/C Ruiz).

FIELDING: E - P Lo Duca (8, throw).


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PHILADELPHIA - 0 -- 0
NY METS - 0 -- 0
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
A Eaton 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.27

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 3.40

Pitches-strikes: A Eaton 14-7; O Perez 19-11. Ground balls-fly balls: A Eaton
1-1; O Perez 0-0. Batters faced: A Eaton 3; O Perez 4.

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

Weather: 64 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY JOSE REYES ALLOWED AARON ROWAND TO SCORE. ERROR BY
JOSE REYES ALLOWED CARLOS RUIZ TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J ROLLINS ON FIRST, A EATON ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 2
NY METS 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: C UTLEY (.335, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - ADAM EATON
NYM - OLIVER PEREZ

DUE UP FOR NY METS: C BELTRAN (.280, 0-FOR-0)
M ALOU (.326, 12 HR, 37 RBI)
S GREEN (.280, 8 HR, 43 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

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

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 .296
C Utley 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .334
P Burrell lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .263
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261
A Rowand cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .315
J Werth rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .321
W Helms 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .248
C Ruiz c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .260
A Eaton p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .228

Totals 9 2 2 0 2 4 10

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Utley 1, R Howard 1. Team
LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Rollins (36, 2nd base off O Perez/P Lo Duca).


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
D Wright 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .314
C Beltran cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
M Alou lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
S Green 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
P Lo Duca c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
E Chavez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
O Perez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154

Totals 2 0 0 0 1 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - D Wright (5, 2nd base by A Eaton/C Ruiz).

FIELDING: E - P Lo Duca (8, throw); J Reyes 2 (10, ground ball, throw).


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PHILADELPHIA - 02 -- 2
NY METS - 0 -- 0
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
A Eaton 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.27

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 2 2 2 0 2 4 0 3.37

Pitches-strikes: A Eaton 14-7; O Perez 45-26. Ground balls-fly balls: A Eaton
1-1; O Perez 0-2. Batters faced: A Eaton 3; O Perez 11.

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

Weather: 64 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 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 0 2 2 2 0
NY METS 0 0 0 0 3 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - ADAM EATON
NYM - OLIVER PEREZ

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: P BURRELL (.263, 0-FOR-1)
R HOWARD (.261, 0-FOR-1)
A ROWAND (.315, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

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

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .296
C Utley 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .334
P Burrell lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .263
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261
A Rowand cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .315
J Werth rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .321
W Helms 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .248
C Ruiz c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .260
A Eaton p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .228

Totals 9 2 2 0 2 4 7

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Utley 1, R Howard 1. Team
LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Rollins (36, 2nd base off O Perez/P Lo Duca).


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
D Wright 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .314
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
M Alou lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325
S Green 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
P Lo Duca c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
E Chavez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
O Perez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154

Totals 5 0 0 0 1 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - D Wright (5, 2nd base by A Eaton/C Ruiz).

FIELDING: E - P Lo Duca (8, throw); J Reyes 2 (10, ground ball, throw).


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PHILADELPHIA - 02 -- 2
NY METS - 00 -- 0
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
A Eaton 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.23

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 2 2 2 0 2 4 0 3.37

Pitches-strikes: A Eaton 26-14; O Perez 45-26. Ground balls-fly balls: A
Eaton 4-1; O Perez 1-2. Batters faced: A Eaton 6; O Perez 11.

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

Weather: 64 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY WES HELMS SCORED PAT BURRELL.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J WERTH ON SECOND, R HOWARD ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 3
NY METS 0 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: C RUIZ (.260, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - ADAM EATON
NYM - OLIVER PEREZ

DUE UP FOR NY METS: P LO DUCA (.269, 8 HR, 46 RBI)
E CHAVEZ (.261, 1 HR, 15 RBI)
O PEREZ (.154, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (3) VS NY METS (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .296
C Utley 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .334
P Burrell lf 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .265
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .261
A Rowand cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .314
J Werth rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .321
W Helms 3b 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 .248
C Ruiz c 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .260
A Eaton p 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 .224

Totals 12 3 3 1 5 4 12

BATTING: SF - W Helms. RBI - W Helms (39). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - C Utley 1, A Eaton 2, R Howard 1. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Rollins (36, 2nd base off O Perez/P Lo Duca).


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
D Wright 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .314
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
M Alou lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325
S Green 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
P Lo Duca c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
E Chavez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
O Perez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154

Totals 5 0 0 0 1 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - D Wright (5, 2nd base by A Eaton/C Ruiz).

FIELDING: E - P Lo Duca (8, throw); J Reyes 2 (10, ground ball, throw).


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PHILADELPHIA - 021 -- 3
NY METS - 00 -- 0
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
A Eaton 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.23

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 3 3 3 1 5 4 0 3.41

IBB - C Ruiz (by O Perez). Pitches-strikes: A Eaton 26-14; O Perez 73-36.
Ground balls-fly balls: A Eaton 4-1; O Perez 1-5. Batters faced: A Eaton 6; O
Perez 18.

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

Weather: 64 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY LUIS CASTILLO SCORED ENDY CHAVEZ.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, L CASTILLO ON FIRST, O PEREZ ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 3
NY METS 1 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR NY METS: D WRIGHT (.314, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - ADAM EATON
NYM - OLIVER PEREZ

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J ROLLINS (.296, 0-FOR-1, BB)
C UTLEY (.334, 0-FOR-2)
P BURRELL (.265, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

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

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .296
C Utley 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .334
P Burrell lf 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .265
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .261
A Rowand cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .314
J Werth rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .321
W Helms 3b 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 .248
C Ruiz c 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .260
A Eaton p 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 .224

Totals 12 3 3 1 5 4 12

BATTING: SF - W Helms. RBI - W Helms (39). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - C Utley 1, A Eaton 2, R Howard 1. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Rollins (36, 2nd base off O Perez/P Lo Duca).

FIELDING: E - A Eaton (2, bunt).


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291
L Castillo 2b 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .281
D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .313
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
M Alou lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325
S Green 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
E Chavez rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .266
O Perez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154

Totals 9 1 1 1 2 0 3

BATTING: S - O Perez. RBI - L Castillo (13). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - D Wright 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: CS - D Wright (5, 2nd base by A Eaton/C Ruiz).

FIELDING: E - P Lo Duca (8, throw); J Reyes 2 (10, ground ball, throw).


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PHILADELPHIA - 021 -- 3
NY METS - 001 -- 1
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
A Eaton 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 6.25

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 3 3 3 1 5 4 0 3.41

IBB - C Ruiz (by O Perez). Pitches-strikes: A Eaton 41-24; O Perez 73-36.
Ground balls-fly balls: A Eaton 6-3; O Perez 1-5. Batters faced: A Eaton 12; O
Perez 18.

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

Weather: 64 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>