GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: NY METS (51-40) at SAN DIEGO (50-40)

NL: NY METS (51-40) at SAN DIEGO (50-40)

<h3>Sosa returns from DL as Mets open road trip vs. Padres</h3>

NY Mets (51-40) at San Diego (50-40) 10:05 pm EDT


SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- The New York Mets are about to get anotherpitcher back.


Jorge Sosa will be activated from the disabled list to make thestart Monday when the Mets open a three-game road series againstthe San Diego Padres.


Oliver Perez returned on Sunday after being on the DL since July2 and tossed six solid innings as the Mets beat the CincinnatiReds, 5-2.


A day later, Sosa (7-3, 3.92 ERA), who has been out with a<div class="pre">hamstring injury since July 1, makes his return for the Mets,</div>who have won three of their last four contests.


Sosa's last start was on June 30, when he left with the injurydespite recording the win in a 5-3 triumph over Philadelphia.

Sosa will be opposed by 44-year-old David Wells (4-5, 4.31), whohas just one win in his last six starts. Wells is pitchingunder appeal of his seven-game suspension he earned for throwinga tantrum when arguing balls and strikes on July 7.

After going 5-6 on an 11-game road trip, the Mets returned homethis past weekend and won three of four contests against theCincinnati Reds.


The Padres have struggled of late, dropping six of their lastnine games.


After dropping the first two contests of their three-game seriesat Arizona this past weekend, San Diego posted a 4-0 triumphSunday to salvage the series finale.


Justin Germano worked 6 1/3 solid innings to record the win andBrian Giles had three hits for the Padres, who trail thefirst-place Los Angeles Dodgers (52-40) by one game in theNational League West division.

 

NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO

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

NY METS SAN DIEGO
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Jose Reyes SS .308 6 38 Brian Giles RF .292 2 17
Lastings Milledge LF .222 1 5 Marcus Giles 2B .242 4 31
Carlos Beltran CF .258 16 55 Adrian Gonzalez 1B .261 14 52
David Wright 3B .295 16 51 Mike Cameron CF .262 11 44
Carlos Delgado 1B .245 14 50 Milton Bradley LF .400 0 3
Paul Lo Duca C .270 5 24 Khalil Greene SS .240 16 52
Shawn Green RF .279 7 28 Michael Barrett C .258 9 34
Jose Valentin 2B .240 3 17 Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B .238 9 39
Jorge Sosa RHP .105 0 0 David Wells LHP .067 0 0
(7-3, 3.92) (4-5, 4.31)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO
WARMUPS: NYM - JORGE SOSA (7-3, 3.92)
SDG - DAVID WELLS (4-5, 4.31)

UMPIRES: HP - TIM TIMMONS
1B - CHAD FAIRCHILD
2B - RICK REED
3B - CHUCK MERIWETHER

WEATHER: 69 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 7 mph, left to right</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO
STARTING BATS: NYM - JORGE SOSA AND PAUL LO DUCA
SDG - DAVID WELLS AND MICHAEL BARRETT

DUE UP FOR NY METS: J REYES (.308, 6 HR, 38 RBI)
L MILLEDGE (.222, 1 HR, 5 RBI)
C BELTRAN (.258, 16 HR, 55 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - JORGE SOSA
SDG - DAVID WELLS

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: B GILES (.292, 2 HR, 17 RBI)
M GILES (.242, 4 HR, 31 RBI)
A GONZALEZ (.261, 14 HR, 52 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO

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

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
L Milledge lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .211
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
D Wright 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
C Delgado 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
P Lo Duca c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
S Green rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
J Valentin 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
J Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
M Giles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
A Gonzalez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
M Cameron cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
M Bradley lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
M Barrett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
D Wells p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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NY METS - 0 -- 0
SAN DIEGO - -- 0
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Sosa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.92

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
D Wells 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.27

Pitches-strikes: D Wells 21-17. Ground balls-fly balls: D Wells 1-1. Batters
faced: D Wells 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Timmons. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Chuck
Meriwether.

Weather: 69 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO
CONFIRMED STARTERS: NYM - JORGE SOSA
SDG - DAVID WELLS</div>

 

NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - JORGE SOSA
SDG - DAVID WELLS

DUE UP FOR NY METS: D WRIGHT (.295, 16 HR, 51 RBI)
C DELGADO (.245, 14 HR, 50 RBI)
P LO DUCA (.270, 5 HR, 24 RBI)</div>

 

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

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
L Milledge lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .211
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
D Wright 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
C Delgado 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
P Lo Duca c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
S Green rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
J Valentin 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
J Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
M Giles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
M Cameron cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
M Bradley lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
M Barrett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
D Wells p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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NY METS - 0 -- 0
SAN DIEGO - 0 -- 0
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Sosa 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.86

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
D Wells 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.27

Pitches-strikes: J Sosa 12-7; D Wells 21-17. Ground balls-fly balls: J Sosa
2-1; D Wells 1-1. Batters faced: J Sosa 3; D Wells 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Timmons. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Chuck
Meriwether.

Weather: 69 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - JORGE SOSA
SDG - DAVID WELLS

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M CAMERON (.262, 11 HR, 44 RBI)
M BRADLEY (.400, 0 HR, 3 RBI)
K GREENE (.240, 16 HR, 52 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO

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

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
L Milledge lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .211
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
S Green rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
J Valentin 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
J Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
M Giles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
M Cameron cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
M Bradley lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
M Barrett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
D Wells p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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NY METS - 00 -- 0
SAN DIEGO - 0 -- 0
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Sosa 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.86

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
D Wells 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.22

Pitches-strikes: J Sosa 12-7; D Wells 34-25. Ground balls-fly balls: J Sosa
2-1; D Wells 4-1. Batters faced: J Sosa 3; D Wells 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Timmons. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Chuck
Meriwether.

Weather: 69 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MICHAEL BARRETT SCORED MILTON BRADLEY.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M BARRETT ON SECOND, K GREENE ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 0
SAN DIEGO 1 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K KOUZMANOFF (.238, 9 HR, 39 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - JORGE SOSA
SDG - DAVID WELLS

DUE UP FOR NY METS: S GREEN (.279, 7 HR, 28 RBI)
J VALENTIN (.240, 3 HR, 17 RBI)
J SOSA (.105, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO

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

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
L Milledge lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .211
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
S Green rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
J Valentin 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
J Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .290
M Giles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
M Bradley lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .400
K Greene ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .242
M Barrett c 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .260
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238
D Wells p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .097

Totals 9 2 3 2 1 0 3

BATTING: 2B - K Greene (22, J Sosa). RBI - M Barrett 2 (36). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - B Giles 1. Team LOB - 2.


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NY METS - 00 -- 0
SAN DIEGO - 02 -- 2
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Sosa 2 3 2 2 1 0 0 4.07

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
D Wells 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.22

Pitches-strikes: J Sosa 35-20; D Wells 34-25. Ground balls-fly balls: J Sosa
3-3; D Wells 4-1. Batters faced: J Sosa 10; D Wells 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Timmons. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Chuck
Meriwether.

Weather: 69 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - JORGE SOSA
SDG - DAVID WELLS

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M GILES (.241, 0-FOR-1)
A GONZALEZ (.260, 0-FOR-1)
M CAMERON (.261, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NY METS (0) VS SAN DIEGO (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .309
L Milledge lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
S Green rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278
J Valentin 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
J Sosa p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .150

Totals 11 0 2 0 0 2 2

BATTING: 2B - J Sosa (1, D Wells). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L
Milledge 1. Team LOB - 2.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .290
M Giles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
M Bradley lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .400
K Greene ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .242
M Barrett c 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .260
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238
D Wells p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .097

Totals 9 2 3 2 1 0 3

BATTING: 2B - K Greene (22, J Sosa). RBI - M Barrett 2 (36). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - B Giles 1. Team LOB - 2.


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NY METS - 000 -- 0
SAN DIEGO - 02 -- 2
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Sosa 2 3 2 2 1 0 0 4.07

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
D Wells 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 4.18

Pitches-strikes: J Sosa 35-20; D Wells 55-39. Ground balls-fly balls: J Sosa
3-3; D Wells 5-2. Batters faced: J Sosa 10; D Wells 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Timmons. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Chuck
Meriwether.

Weather: 69 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - JORGE SOSA
SDG - DAVID WELLS

DUE UP FOR NY METS: C BELTRAN (.257, 0-FOR-1)
D WRIGHT (.294, 0-FOR-1)
C DELGADO (.244, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NY METS (0) VS SAN DIEGO (2) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .309
L Milledge lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
S Green rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278
J Valentin 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
J Sosa p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .150

Totals 11 0 2 0 0 2 2

BATTING: 2B - J Sosa (1, D Wells). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L
Milledge 1. Team LOB - 2.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .290
M Giles 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .241
A Gonzalez 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
M Cameron cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
M Bradley lf 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 .375
K Greene ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .242
M Barrett c 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .260
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238
D Wells p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .097

Totals 13 2 4 2 2 1 7

BATTING: 2B - K Greene (22, J Sosa). RBI - M Barrett 2 (36). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - B Giles 1, K Greene 2. Team LOB - 4.


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NY METS - 000 -- 0
SAN DIEGO - 020 -- 2
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Sosa 3 4 2 2 2 1 0 4.01

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
D Wells 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 4.18

Pitches-strikes: J Sosa 56-32; D Wells 55-39. Ground balls-fly balls: J Sosa
4-4; D Wells 5-2. Batters faced: J Sosa 15; D Wells 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Timmons. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Chuck
Meriwether.

Weather: 69 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY PAUL LO DUCA SCORED DAVID WRIGHT.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, P LO DUCA ON FIRST, C DELGADO ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 1
SAN DIEGO 2 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR NY METS: S GREEN (.278, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - JORGE SOSA
SDG - DAVID WELLS

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M BARRETT (.260, 1-FOR-1, 2 RBI)
K KOUZMANOFF (.238, 0-FOR-1)
D WELLS (.097, 1-FOR-1)</div>