GAME THREAD: NL: CINCINNATI (37-54) at NY METS (50-40)

NL: CINCINNATI (37-54) at NY METS (50-40)

<h3>Mets LHP Perez returns from DL to face Reds</h3>



Cincinnati (37-54) at NY Mets (50-40) 1:10 pm EDT


FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) - Oliver Perez takes the hill forthe first time in over a month on Sunday as the New York Metslook to take a four-game series from the Cincinnati Reds.

Perez (7-6, 3.14 ERA) was placed on the 15-day disabled list onJuly 2 with lower back stiffness and has not pitched since June26.


New York, which stumbled into the All-Star breaking losing sixof its last eight, won Saturday, 2-1, thanks to a eight stronginnings from Tom Glavine and a go-ahead RBI single from LastingsMilledge.


As for Perez, he was ineffective in the month June beforelanding on the disabled list, registering 16 walks in his last24 innings. In his last start, the 25-year-old allowed two runsand five hits in 6 1/3 innings against the St. Louis Cardinals,but did not factor into the decision.


Perez will be opposed by Kyle Lohse (5-10, 4.47), who has wontwo straight. The righthander is coming off a superb outing inwhich he threw a complete game, limiting Arizona to one run andfour hits on July 6.


Cincinnati has been playing well of late, having won six of nineunder interim manager Pete Mackanin.

 

NL: CINCINNATI at NY METS

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

CINCINNATI NY METS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Ryan Freel CF .248 2 12 Jose Reyes SS .305 5 36
Norris Hopper RF .268 0 2 Ruben Gotay 2B .353 4 15
Jeff Conine 1B .263 4 25 Carlos Beltran CF .260 16 55
Brandon Phillips 2B .280 19 54 David Wright 3B .295 16 51
Adam Dunn LF .256 24 58 Carlos Delgado 1B .243 14 50
Edwin Encarnacion 3B .264 6 36 Ramon Castro C .295 5 17
Pedro Lopez SS .000 0 0 David Newhan LF .214 1 4
David Ross C .188 14 32 Lastings Milledge RF .200 1 3
Kyle Lohse RHP .172 0 1 Oliver Perez LHP .250 0 1
(5-10, 4.47) (7-6, 3.14)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS
WARMUPS: CIN - KYLE LOHSE (5-10, 4.47)
NYM - OLIVER PEREZ (7-6, 3.14)

UMPIRES: HP - KERWIN DANLEY
1B - DOUG EDDINGS
2B - DANA DEMUTH
3B - MARK WEGNER

WEATHER: 87 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 17 mph, right to left</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS
STARTING BATS: CIN - KYLE LOHSE AND DAVID ROSS
NYM - OLIVER PEREZ AND RAMON CASTRO

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: R FREEL (.248, 2 HR, 12 RBI)
N HOPPER (.268, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
J CONINE (.263, 4 HR, 25 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - KYLE LOHSE
NYM - OLIVER PEREZ

DUE UP FOR NY METS: J REYES (.305, 5 HR, 36 RBI)
R GOTAY (.353, 4 HR, 15 RBI)
C BELTRAN (.260, 16 HR, 55 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at NY METS

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

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
N Hopper rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .268
J Conine 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261
B Phillips 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
A Dunn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
P Lopez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188
K Lohse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172

Totals 2 0 0 0 1 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - N Hopper (4, 2nd base by O Perez).


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
R Gotay 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353
C Beltran cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
D Wright 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
C Delgado 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
R Castro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
D Newhan lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
L Milledge rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
O Perez 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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CINCINNATI - 0 -- 0
NY METS - -- 0
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CINCINNATI 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
O Perez 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.10

Pitches-strikes: O Perez 18-10. Ground balls-fly balls: O Perez 0-2. Batters
faced: O Perez 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Kerwin Danley. 1B--Doug Eddings. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Mark
Wegner.

Weather: 87 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 17 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CIN - KYLE LOHSE
NYM - OLIVER PEREZ</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - KYLE LOHSE
NYM - OLIVER PEREZ

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: B PHILLIPS (.280, 0-FOR-0)
A DUNN (.256, 24 HR, 58 RBI)
E ENCARNACION (.264, 6 HR, 36 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at NY METS

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

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
N Hopper rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .268
J Conine 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261
B Phillips 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
A Dunn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
P Lopez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188
K Lohse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172

Totals 2 0 0 0 1 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - N Hopper (4, 2nd base by O Perez).


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .307
R Gotay 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .349
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260
D Wright 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
C Delgado 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
R Castro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
D Newhan lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
L Milledge rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
O Perez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 2 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - J Reyes (13, 2nd base by K Lohse/D Ross).


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CINCINNATI - 0 -- 0
NY METS - 0 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.44

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.10

Pitches-strikes: K Lohse 16-11; O Perez 18-10. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Lohse 0-0; O Perez 0-2. Batters faced: K Lohse 3; O Perez 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Kerwin Danley. 1B--Doug Eddings. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Mark
Wegner.

Weather: 87 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 17 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL CINCINNATI AT NY METS
NOTE: CINCINNATI SECOND BASEMAN BRANDON PHILLIPS EXTENDED
HIS HITTING STREAK TO 11 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE SECOND INNING.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - KYLE LOHSE
NYM - OLIVER PEREZ

DUE UP FOR NY METS: D WRIGHT (.295, 16 HR, 51 RBI)
C DELGADO (.243, 14 HR, 50 RBI)
R CASTRO (.295, 5 HR, 17 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at NY METS

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

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
N Hopper rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .268
J Conine 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261
B Phillips 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .282
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .264
P Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
D Ross c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .187
K Lohse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172

Totals 6 0 1 0 2 2 6

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Ross 2. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Phillips (17, 3rd base off O Perez/R Castro), E
Encarnacion (6, 2nd base off O Perez/R Castro). CS - N Hopper (4, 2nd base by O
Perez).


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .307
R Gotay 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .349
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260
D Wright 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
C Delgado 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
R Castro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
D Newhan lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
L Milledge rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
O Perez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 2 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - J Reyes (13, 2nd base by K Lohse/D Ross).

FIELDING: E - J Reyes (7, throw).


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CINCINNATI - 00 -- 0
NY METS - 0 -- 0
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.44

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 3.07

Pitches-strikes: K Lohse 16-11; O Perez 40-22. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Lohse 0-0; O Perez 0-3. Batters faced: K Lohse 3; O Perez 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Kerwin Danley. 1B--Doug Eddings. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Mark
Wegner.

Weather: 87 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 17 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND RULE DOUBLE BY RAMON CASTRO SCORED DAVID WRIGHT.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R CASTRO ON SECOND, C DELGADO ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 0
NY METS 1 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR NY METS: D NEWHAN (.214, 1 HR, 4 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY LASTINGS MILLEDGE SCORED CARLOS DELGADO AND RAMON
CASTRO.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, L MILLEDGE ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 0
NY METS 3 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR NY METS: O PEREZ (.250, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - KYLE LOHSE
NYM - OLIVER PEREZ

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: K LOHSE (.172, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
R FREEL (.246, 0-FOR-1)
N HOPPER (.268, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at NY METS

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (0) VS NY METS (3) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
N Hopper rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .268
J Conine 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261
B Phillips 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .282
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .264
P Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
D Ross c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .187
K Lohse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172

Totals 6 0 1 0 2 2 6

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Ross 2. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Phillips (17, 3rd base off O Perez/R Castro), E
Encarnacion (6, 2nd base off O Perez/R Castro). CS - N Hopper (4, 2nd base by O
Perez).


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .306
R Gotay 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .349
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260
D Wright 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .297
C Delgado 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .243
R Castro c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .304
D Newhan lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .211
L Milledge rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .250
O Perez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241

Totals 9 3 4 3 1 2 6

BATTING: 2B - R Castro (5, K Lohse); L Milledge (1, K Lohse). RBI - R Castro
(18), L Milledge 2 (5). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Reyes 1.
Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: CS - J Reyes (13, 2nd base by K Lohse/D Ross).

FIELDING: E - J Reyes (7, throw).


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CINCINNATI - 00 -- 0
NY METS - 03 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 2 4 3 3 1 2 0 4.63

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 3.07

Pitches-strikes: K Lohse 40-26; O Perez 40-22. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Lohse 1-2; O Perez 0-3. Batters faced: K Lohse 10; O Perez 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Kerwin Danley. 1B--Doug Eddings. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Mark
Wegner.

Weather: 87 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 17 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - KYLE LOHSE
NYM - OLIVER PEREZ

DUE UP FOR NY METS: R GOTAY (.349, 0-FOR-1)
C BELTRAN (.260, 0-FOR-1)
D WRIGHT (.297, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at NY METS

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

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245
N Hopper rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .266
J Conine 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261
B Phillips 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .282
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .264
P Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
D Ross c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .187
K Lohse p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167

Totals 9 0 1 0 2 4 6

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Ross 2. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Phillips (17, 3rd base off O Perez/R Castro), E
Encarnacion (6, 2nd base off O Perez/R Castro). CS - N Hopper (4, 2nd base by O
Perez).


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .306
R Gotay 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .349
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260
D Wright 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .297
C Delgado 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .243
R Castro c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .304
D Newhan lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .211
L Milledge rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .250
O Perez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241

Totals 9 3 4 3 1 2 6

BATTING: 2B - R Castro (5, K Lohse); L Milledge (1, K Lohse). RBI - R Castro
(18), L Milledge 2 (5). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Reyes 1.
Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: CS - J Reyes (13, 2nd base by K Lohse/D Ross).

FIELDING: E - J Reyes (7, throw).


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CINCINNATI - 000 -- 0
NY METS - 03 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 2 4 3 3 1 2 0 4.63

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 3 1 0 0 2 4 0 3.04

Pitches-strikes: K Lohse 40-26; O Perez 53-31. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Lohse 1-2; O Perez 0-4. Batters faced: K Lohse 10; O Perez 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Kerwin Danley. 1B--Doug Eddings. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Mark
Wegner.

Weather: 87 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 17 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - KYLE LOHSE
NYM - OLIVER PEREZ

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J CONINE (.261, 0-FOR-1)
B PHILLIPS (.282, 1-FOR-1)
A DUNN (.255, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at NY METS

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

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245
N Hopper rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .266
J Conine 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261
B Phillips 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .282
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .264
P Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
D Ross c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .187
K Lohse p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167

Totals 9 0 1 0 2 4 6

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Ross 2. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Phillips (17, 3rd base off O Perez/R Castro), E
Encarnacion (6, 2nd base off O Perez/R Castro). CS - N Hopper (4, 2nd base by O
Perez).


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .306
R Gotay 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .345
C Beltran cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259
D Wright 3b 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .297
C Delgado 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .243
R Castro c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .304
D Newhan lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .211
L Milledge rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .250
O Perez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241

Totals 12 3 4 3 1 3 6

BATTING: 2B - R Castro (5, K Lohse); L Milledge (1, K Lohse). RBI - R Castro
(18), L Milledge 2 (5). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Reyes 1.
Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: CS - J Reyes (13, 2nd base by K Lohse/D Ross).

FIELDING: E - J Reyes (7, throw).


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CINCINNATI - 000 -- 0
NY METS - 030 -- 3
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 3 4 3 3 1 3 0 4.59

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 3 1 0 0 2 4 0 3.04

Pitches-strikes: K Lohse 51-34; O Perez 53-31. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Lohse 3-2; O Perez 0-4. Batters faced: K Lohse 13; O Perez 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Kerwin Danley. 1B--Doug Eddings. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Mark
Wegner.

Weather: 87 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 17 mph, right to left.</div>