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

NL: CINCINNATI at NY METS

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

BATTERIES: CIN - KYLE LOHSE, MIKE GOSLING (5TH), TODD COFFEY (6TH), JARED
BURTON (7TH), JON COUTLANGUS (8TH) AND DAVID ROSS

NYM - OLIVER PEREZ, PEDRO FELICIANO (7TH), AARON
HEILMAN (8TH), BILLY WAGNER (9TH) AND RAMON CASTRO

HOME RUNS: CIN - ADAM DUNN (25) OFF OLIVER PEREZ IN THE 4TH, 0 ON

NYM - JOSE REYES (6) OFF KYLE LOHSE IN THE 5TH, 1 ON</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at NY METS

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

BATTERIES: CIN - KYLE LOHSE, MIKE GOSLING (5TH), TODD COFFEY (6TH), JARED
BURTON (7TH), JON COUTLANGUS (8TH) AND DAVID ROSS

NYM - OLIVER PEREZ, PEDRO FELICIANO (7TH), AARON
HEILMAN (8TH), BILLY WAGNER (9TH) AND RAMON CASTRO


WP - OLIVER PEREZ (8-6)
LP - KYLE LOHSE (5-11)
SAVE - BILLY WAGNER (20)

HOME RUNS: CIN - ADAM DUNN (25) OFF OLIVER PEREZ IN THE 4TH, 0 ON

NYM - JOSE REYES (6) OFF KYLE LOHSE IN THE 5TH, 1 ON


TIME: 2:47 ATT: 52,186

PROBABLES: NYM - JORGE SOSA (7-3, 3.92)
SDG - DAVID WELLS (4-5, 4.31)

PROBABLES: CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON (1-0, 3.00)
ATL - KYLE DAVIES (4-7, 5.55)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at NY METS

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (2) VS NY METS (5) - FINAL

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .243
N Hopper rf 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .270
J Conine 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .264
B Phillips 2b 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .283
A Dunn lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .256
E Encarnacion 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .261
P Lopez ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .143
D Ross c 3 0 1 0 0 2 3 .190
K Lohse p 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .161
M Gosling p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Coffey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-C Moeller ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167
J Burton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Coutlangus p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 31 2 7 2 3 8 17

a-grounded to second for T Coffey in the 7th.

BATTING: HR - A Dunn (25, 4th inning off O Perez 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - A Dunn
(59), B Phillips (55). 2-out RBI - A Dunn. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - D Ross 2, P Lopez 1. GIDP - B Phillips, C Moeller. Team LOB - 5.

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).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (P Lopez-B Phillips-J Conine).


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 .308
R Gotay 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .337
C Beltran cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .258
D Wright 3b 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .295
C Delgado 1b 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .245
R Castro c 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .309
D Newhan lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .200
L Milledge rf 3 0 1 2 1 0 2 .222
O Perez p 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .267
a-D Easley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257
P Feliciano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Valentin ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .240
B Wagner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 30 5 8 5 6 4 20

a-flied out to right for O Perez in the 6th; b-grounded to second for A
Heilman in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - R Castro (5, K Lohse); L Milledge (1, K Lohse). HR - J Reyes (6,
5th inning off K Lohse 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - R Castro (18), L Milledge 2 (5), J
Reyes 2 (38). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Wright 1, J Reyes 1.
GIDP - J Valentin. Team LOB - 7.

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

FIELDING: E - J Reyes (7, throw). DP: 2 (D Wright-R Gotay-C Delgado 2).


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CINCINNATI - 000 101 000 -- 2
NY METS - 030 020 00x -- 5
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse (L, 5-11) 4 2/3 6 5 5 3 3 1 4.68
M Gosling 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.91
T Coffey 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.79
J Burton 1 1/3 2 0 0 2 1 0 4.22
J Coutlangus 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.02

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez (W, 8-6) 6 6 2 2 3 6 1 3.13
P Feliciano (H, 10) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.36
A Heilman (H, 8) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.65
B Wagner (S, 20) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.52

WP - J Burton. IBB - L Milledge (by J Burton). Pitches-strikes: K Lohse
100-62; M Gosling 17-8; T Coffey 4-2; J Burton 34-18; J Coutlangus 4-3; O Perez
95-62; P Feliciano 6-4; A Heilman 13-9; B Wagner 9-6. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Lohse 3-7; M Gosling 2-1; T Coffey 0-1; J Burton 3-0; J Coutlangus 2-0; O Perez
3-8; P Feliciano 2-1; A Heilman 1-0; B Wagner 1-2. Batters faced: K Lohse 22; M
Gosling 4; T Coffey 1; J Burton 8; J Coutlangus 1; O Perez 25; P Feliciano 3; A
Heilman 3; B Wagner 3.

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

T--2:47. Att--52,186.
Weather: 87 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 17 mph, right
to left.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at NY METS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
CINCINNATI 2
NY METS 5 FINAL</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at NY METS

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CINCINNATI (2) AT NY METS (5) - HOW THEY SCORED
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NY METS 2ND: D Wright singled to left. C Delgado walked, D Wright to
second. R Castro hit a ground rule double to deep center, D Wright scored,
C Delgado to third. D Newhan lined out to second. L Milledge doubled to
deep right, C Delgado and R Castro scored. O Perez lined out to left.
J Reyes grounded out to shortstop. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0,
NY METS 3.

CINCINNATI 4TH: J Conine walked. B Phillips grounded into double play,
third to second to first, J Conine out at second. A Dunn homered to right.
E Encarnacion fouled out to catcher. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 1,
NY METS 3.

NY METS 5TH: O Perez singled to left. J Reyes homered to right center,
O Perez scored. R Gotay popped out to shortstop. C Beltran walked. D Wright
flied out to right. M Gosling relieved K Lohse. C Delgado grounded out to
first. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 1, NY METS 5.

CINCINNATI 6TH: N Hopper reached on bunt single to first. J Conine singled
to center, N Hopper to second. B Phillips singled to right, N Hopper scored,
J Conine to second. A Dunn lined out to center. E Encarnacion popped out to
first. P Lopez popped out to shortstop. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 2,
NY METS 5.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at NY METS

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CINCINNATI (2) AT NY METS (5) - EVENT LOG
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Cincinnati Starting Lineups -- R Freel CF, N Hopper RF, J Conine 1B, B Phillips 2B,
A Dunn LF, E Encarnacion 3B, P Lopez SS, D Ross C, K Lohse RHP.

Ny Mets Starting Lineups -- J Reyes SS, R Gotay 2B, C Beltran CF, D Wright 3B,
C Delgado 1B, R Castro C, D Newhan LF, L Milledge RF, O Perez LHP.

Umpires -- Kerwin Danley (HP), Doug Eddings (1B), Dana Demuth (2B), Mark Wegner (3B).

Gametime Weather: 87 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind right to left at 17 mph.


CINCINNATI 1ST: R Freel popped out to shortstop. N Hopper walked.
J Conine lined out to right. N Hopper caught stealing second, pitcher
to first to second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, NY METS 0.

NY METS 1ST: J Reyes reached on infield single to first. R Gotay struck
out looking. J Reyes caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. C Beltran
struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, NY METS 0.

CINCINNATI 2ND: B Phillips reached on infield single to shortstop,
B Phillips to second on throwing error by shortstop J Reyes. A Dunn struck
out swinging. E Encarnacion walked. P Lopez fouled out to first. B Phillips
stole third, E Encarnacion stole second. D Ross struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 1 Error) CINCINNATI 0, NY METS 0.

NY METS 2ND: D Wright singled to left. C Delgado walked, D Wright to
second. R Castro hit a ground rule double to deep center, D Wright scored,
C Delgado to third. D Newhan lined out to second. L Milledge doubled to
deep right, C Delgado and R Castro scored. O Perez lined out to left.
J Reyes grounded out to shortstop. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0,
NY METS 3.

CINCINNATI 3RD: K Lohse struck out swinging. R Freel struck out looking.
N Hopper flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, NY METS
3.

NY METS 3RD: R Gotay grounded out to shortstop. C Beltran grounded out to
first. D Wright struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0,
NY METS 3.

CINCINNATI 4TH: J Conine walked. B Phillips grounded into double play,
third to second to first, J Conine out at second. A Dunn homered to right.
E Encarnacion fouled out to catcher. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 1,
NY METS 3.

NY METS 4TH: C Delgado walked. R Castro flied out to right. D Newhan
flied out to center. L Milledge flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 1, NY METS 3.

CINCINNATI 5TH: P Lopez reached on infield single to shortstop. D Ross
struck out swinging. K Lohse struck out bunting foul. R Freel grounded into
fielder's choice to shortstop, P Lopez out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 1, NY METS 3.

NY METS 5TH: O Perez singled to left. J Reyes homered to right center,
O Perez scored. R Gotay popped out to shortstop. C Beltran walked. D Wright
flied out to right. M Gosling relieved K Lohse. C Delgado grounded out to
first. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 1, NY METS 5.

CINCINNATI 6TH: N Hopper reached on bunt single to first. J Conine singled
to center, N Hopper to second. B Phillips singled to right, N Hopper scored,
J Conine to second. A Dunn lined out to center. E Encarnacion popped out to
first. P Lopez popped out to shortstop. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 2, NY METS 5.

NY METS 6TH: R Castro walked. D Newhan grounded into fielder's choice to
first, R Castro out at second. L Milledge flied out to center. D Easley hit
for O Perez. T Coffey relieved M Gosling. D Easley flied out to right. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 2, NY METS 5.

CINCINNATI 7TH: P Feliciano relieved O Perez. D Ross reached on bunt single
to third. C Moeller hit for T Coffey. C Moeller grounded into double play,
third to second to first, D Ross out at second. R Freel flied out to center.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 2, NY METS 5.

NY METS 7TH: J Burton relieved T Coffey. J Reyes walked. R Gotay grounded
out to second, J Reyes to second. C Beltran grounded out to second, J Reyes to
third. D Wright struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 2,
NY METS 5.

CINCINNATI 8TH: A Heilman relieved P Feliciano. N Hopper struck out
swinging. J Conine grounded out to shortstop. B Phillips struck out
looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 2, NY METS 5.

NY METS 8TH: C Delgado singled to left. R Castro singled to right center,
C Delgado to second. C Delgado to third, R Castro to second on wild pitch by
J Burton. D Newhan grounded out to shortstop. L Milledge intentionally walked.
J Valentin hit for A Heilman. J Coutlangus relieved J Burton. J Valentin
grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, L Milledge out at
second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 2, NY METS 5.

CINCINNATI 9TH: B Wagner relieved A Heilman. A Dunn grounded out to first.
E Encarnacion flied out to left. P Lopez lined out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) CINCINNATI 2, NY METS 5.</div>

 

Milledge, Perez lift Mets past Reds in series finale

<h3>NY METS 5, CINCINNATI 2</h3>FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- Lastings Milledge's return tothe major leagues has been successful so far. On Sunday, theyoungster contributed to a positive return for Oliver Perez.

Milledge ripped a two-run double in the bottom of the secondinning and Perez pitched six effective frames as the New York<div class="pre">Mets posted a 5-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in the</div>finale of a four-game series.


In a turbulent 2006 rookie season, Milledge appeared in 56 gamesand batted .241. He made the team out of spring training thisseason but had three at-bats due to a crowded outfield and wasoptioned to Class AAA New Orleans, where he sprained his rightfoot shortly thereafter.


The injury prevented Milledge from replacing Moises Alou, whohas been on the disabled list for nearly two months with astrained quad.


Instead, Carlos Gomez got the chance and performed decently.But when Gomez fractured a bone in his left hand on July 4,Milledge was needed and was promoted to the Mets prior toThursday's series opener.


After scoring the go-ahead run Thursday and hitting the go-aheadsingle in the eighth inning on Saturday, Milledge capped athree-run second inning a day later with a double to right fieldthat scored Carlos Delgado and Ramon Castro.


It proved to be enough for Perez (8-6), who was activated fromthe disabled list before the game. Perez had not pitched forthe Mets since June 26 due to a back injury and struck out sevenin a minor league rehab game on Tuesday.


On an 87-degree day, Perez allowed two runs and six hits. Hestruck out six, walked three and threw 62 of 95 pitches forstrikes.


Pedro Feliciano worked a scoreless seventh, Aaron Heilman didthe same in the eighth and Billy Wagner recorded his 20th savein 21 opportunities.


After allowing Adam Dunn's 25th home run, Perez had a four-runlead to work with when Jose Reyes homered to right in the fifthoff Kyle Lohse (5-11). It was Reyes' sixth home run of theseason and second of the series.


The larger cushion proved valuable to Perez in the sixth.Cincinnati opened the frame with three straight singles and madeit a three-run game on Brandon Phillips' RBI single, whichbrought up Dunn with runners on first and second.


Dunn made contact, but this time it stayed in the ballpark as heflied out to center field. Edwin Encarnacion and Pedro Lopezfollowed with flyouts, and the Reds never threatened again.

Lohse failed to win his third straight start as he allowed fiveruns and six hits in 4 2/3 innings. Just nine days after firinga four-hitter against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Lohse becamethe third pitcher in the majors to reach 11 losses.

 

Milledge, Perez lift Mets past Reds in series finale

<h3>NY METS 5, CINCINNATI 2</h3>FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- Lastings Milledge's return tothe major leagues has been successful so far. On Sunday, theyoungster contributed to a positive return for Oliver Perez.

Milledge ripped a two-run double in the bottom of the secondinning and Perez pitched six effective frames as the New York<div class="pre">Mets posted a 5-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in the</div>finale of a four-game series.


In a turbulent 2006 rookie season, Milledge appeared in 56 gamesand batted .241. He made the team out of spring training thisseason but had three at-bats due to a crowded outfield and wasoptioned to Class AAA New Orleans, where he sprained his rightfoot shortly thereafter.


The injury prevented Milledge from replacing Moises Alou, whohas been on the disabled list for nearly two months with astrained quad.


Instead, Carlos Gomez got the chance and performed decently. Butwhen Gomez fractured a bone in his left hand on July 4,Milledge was needed and was promoted to the Mets prior toThursday's series opener.


"It is (a little different than earlier this season)," Milledgesaid. "They're giving me a chance to play. I'll always waitfor next week or so until Moises comes back. I'm going to takefull advantage and see what happens."


"When you're playing well and getting big hits, that's theenergy," Mets manager Willie Randolph said. "Obviously, he's ayoung player with a lot of enthusiasm, but the bottom line isgetting big hits and that's where the energy part comes in."

After scoring the go-ahead run Thursday and hitting the go-aheadsingle in the eighth inning on Saturday, Milledge capped athree-run second inning a day later with a double to right fieldthat scored Carlos Delgado and Ramon Castro.


"I knew he was going to go away," said Milledge, who had fiveRBI in the series. "So I was thinking try to hit something outof the ballpark to the right side of the field. I was able toget a good pitch to drive, and that's what I did with it."

"I didn't get away with much," Reds starter Kyle Lohse said."On Milledge, I knew he's looking hard away early and I justmissed."


It proved to be enough for Perez (8-6), who was activated fromthe disabled list before the game. Perez had not pitched forthe Mets since June 26 due to a back injury and struck out sevenin a minor league rehab game on Tuesday.


On an 87-degree day, Perez allowed two runs and six hits. Hestruck out six, walked three and threw 62 of 95 pitches forstrikes.


"I felt good," said Perez, who also added that his back is 100percent. "I worked hard and it's real important to keep theteam in the game. It's important coming back like that, and Ifelt real good."


"That was perfect," Randolph said. "(He threw) a great gamecoming back and picking us up. He didn't miss much of a beatand came in and got the job for us."


Pedro Feliciano worked a scoreless seventh, Aaron Heilman didthe same in the eighth and Billy Wagner recorded his 20th savein 21 opportunities.


After allowing Adam Dunn's 25th home run, Perez had a four-runlead to work with when Jose Reyes homered to right in the fifthoff Kyle Lohse (5-11). It was Reyes' sixth home run of theseason and second of the series.


"When I hit a home run, I feel happy," Reyes said. "It doesn'thappen too often."


The larger cushion proved valuable to Perez in the sixth.Cincinnati opened the frame with three straight singles and madeit a three-run game on Brandon Phillips' RBI single, whichbrought up Dunn with runners on first and second.


Dunn made contact, but this time it stayed in the ballpark as heflied out to center field. Edwin Encarnacion and Pedro Lopezfollowed with flyouts, and the Reds never threatened again.

Lohse failed to win his third straight start as he allowed fiveruns and six hits in 4 2/3 innings. Just nine days after firinga four-hitter against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Lohse becamethe third pitcher in the majors to reach 11 losses.

"The last time I saw him he was flawless," Reds interim managerPete Mackanin said. "He knows he made some mistakes with thosepitches and he paid for them."


The Reds dropped to 6-4 since Mackanin took over for JerryNarron two weeks ago.