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

NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY METS 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 2
SAN DIEGO 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 x 5 10 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: NYM - JORGE SOSA, JOE SMITH (7TH), PEDRO FELICIANO (7TH), AARON
HEILMAN (8TH), SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS (8TH) AND PAUL LO DUCA

SDG - DAVID WELLS, HEATH BELL (7TH), SCOTT LINEBRINK
(8TH), CLA MEREDITH (9TH) AND MICHAEL BARRETT


WP - DAVID WELLS (5-5)
LP - JORGE SOSA (7-4)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: NYM - NONE

SDG - MIKE CAMERON (12) OFF AARON HEILMAN IN THE 8TH, 0 ON


TIME: 2:45 ATT: 35,802

PROBABLES: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ (5-4, 3.20)
SDG - JAKE PEAVY (9-3, 2.19)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NY METS (1) VS SAN DIEGO (5) - FINAL

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .310
L Milledge lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .182
C Beltran cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .255
D Wright 3b 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .300
C Delgado 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .245
P Lo Duca c 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .270
S Green rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .276
J Valentin 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236
J Sosa p 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .150
a-R Gotay ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .344
J Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
P Feliciano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 32 1 9 1 1 4 7

a-reached on infield single to second for J Sosa in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - J Sosa (1, D Wells). RBI - P Lo Duca (25). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - C Beltran 2, L Milledge 1. GIDP - S Green, C Delgado.
Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: CS - R Gotay (1, 2nd base by H Bell/M Barrett), D Wright (2, 2nd
base by D Wells).

FIELDING: E - P Feliciano (1, throw); P Lo Duca (6, throw).


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .292
M Giles 2b 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 .240
A Gonzalez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .261
M Cameron cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .261
M Bradley lf 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 .389
K Greene ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .240
M Barrett c 4 0 3 3 0 1 0 .265
K Kouzmanoff 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .239
D Wells p 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .094
H Bell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-J Cruz Jr ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
S Linebrink p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-R Branyan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .204
C Meredith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 34 5 10 5 2 6 12

a-grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher for H Bell in the 7th; b-flied out
to center for S Linebrink in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - K Greene (22, J Sosa). HR - M Cameron (12, 8th inning off A
Heilman 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - M Barrett 3 (37), M Giles (32), M Cameron (45).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Gonzalez 2, R Branyan 1, B Giles 1,
K Greene 2. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Bradley (2, 2nd base off A Heilman/P Lo Duca). CS - B
Giles (2, 2nd base by J Sosa/P Lo Duca).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (K Greene-M Giles-A Gonzalez, C Meredith-K Greene-A
Gonzalez).


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NY METS - 000 100 000 -- 1
SAN DIEGO - 020 000 12x -- 5
----------------------------------------------------

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Sosa (L, 7-4) 6 5 2 2 2 4 0 3.84
J Smith 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2.68
P Feliciano 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.29
A Heilman 2/3 3 2 2 0 1 1 4.00
S Schoeneweis 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.05

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
D Wells (W, 5-5) 6 7 1 1 1 2 0 4.15
H Bell (H, 16) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.22
S Linebrink (H, 15) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.55
C Meredith 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.40

J Smith pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

Pitches-strikes: J Sosa 98-60; J Smith 7-5; P Feliciano 14-8; A Heilman
17-11; S Schoeneweis 4-3; D Wells 95-66; H Bell 18-10; S Linebrink 16-10; C
Meredith 9-7. Ground balls-fly balls: J Sosa 6-7; J Smith 0-0; P Feliciano 3-0;
A Heilman 1-0; S Schoeneweis 0-1; D Wells 11-4; H Bell 1-0; S Linebrink 0-2; C
Meredith 3-0. Batters faced: J Sosa 24; J Smith 2; P Feliciano 4; A Heilman 5;
S Schoeneweis 1; D Wells 24; H Bell 3; S Linebrink 3; C Meredith 3.

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

T--2:45. Att--35,802.
Weather: 69 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, left
to right.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
NY METS 1
SAN DIEGO 5 FINAL</div>

 

Wells stymies Mets as Padres take the opener

<h3>SAN DIEGO 5, NY METS 1</h3>SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- David Wells was much more calm this timearound.


Wells threw six strong innings and Michael Barrett drove inthree runs as the San Diego Padres defeated the New York Mets,5-1, in the series opener on Monday.


Pitching while appealing his seven-game suspension, Wellslimited the Mets to one run and seven hits in six innings andwas accepting congratulations in the dugout after his finalinning.


That is big change from his last start. On July 7 againstAtlanta, Wells got into a heated argument with home plate umpireEd Hickox about the strike zone after allowing a two-run homerto Jeff Francoeur in the fourth.


The argument ended with Wells being ejected, having to berestrained, and then angrily firing a baseball against thedugout screen before leaving the field. The outburst drew aseven-game suspension and a $3,000 fine from the commissioner'soffice.


In this one, Wells (5-5) had no reason to throw a tantrum. The44-year-old lefthander retired the first eight batters he facedand threw 66 of 95 pitches for strikes in notching just hissecond win since June 9.


Wells got some early support from Barrett, who laced a two-runsingle into left field in the second that scored Milton Bradleyand Khalil Greene for a 2-0 lead.


Bradley sparked the rally by drawing a one-out walk from JorgeSosa (7-4) and Greene followed with a double to left.

Sosa pitched well in his first start since landing on the 15-daydisabled list since July 1 with a strained left hamstring.

The righthander allowed two runs and five hits in six inningswith five strikeouts. He also provided the Mets first hit - adouble in the third.


New York got to Wells in the fourth with three straight singlesthat scored David Wright to cut the deficit to 2-1. But the44-year-old veteran Wells escaped further damage by inducing adouble-play ground ball from Shawn Green.


New York then put runners on first and second with one out inthe fifth, but Wells got Lastings Milledge and Carlos Beltran toground out and end the threat.


That was the last threat New York had the as majors' bestbullpen did the rest.


Former Met Heath Bell relieved Wells and pitched a scorelessseventh. Scott Linebrink worked the eighth and Cla Meredithclosed out the ninth in a non-save situation.


Marcus Giles made the score 3-1 with an RBI single in theseventh for San Diego, which won for just the fourth time in 10games.


Another former Mets Mike Cameron blasted his 12th homer of theseason to centerfield off Aaron Heilman and Michael Barrettadded an RBI single in the eighth to cap the scoring.

David Wright had three hits and Jose Reyes added a pair of hitsfor New York, which has scored more than three runs just fourtimes in its last 13 contests.

 

NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO

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NY METS (1) AT SAN DIEGO (5) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

SAN DIEGO 2ND: M Cameron lined out to left. M Bradley walked. K Greene
doubled to deep left, M Bradley to third. M Barrett singled to left, M Bradley
and K Greene scored, M Barrett to second advancing on throw. K Kouzmanoff
flied out to center. D Wells singled to left, M Barrett to third. B Giles
grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, SAN DIEGO 2.

NY METS 4TH: C Beltran flied out to center. D Wright singled to right.
C Delgado singled to right, D Wright to second. P Lo Duca singled to left,
D Wright scored, C Delgado to second. S Green grounded into double play,
shortstop to second to first, P Lo Duca out at second.(1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY METS 1, SAN DIEGO 2.

SAN DIEGO 7TH: J Smith relieved J Sosa. M Barrett singled to center.
K Kouzmanoff singled to center, M Barrett to second. J Cruz Jr hit for H Bell.
P Feliciano relieved J Smith. J Cruz Jr grounded into fielder's choice to
pitcher, M Barrett to third, K Kouzmanoff safe at second on throwing error by
pitcher P Feliciano. B Giles grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher,
M Barrett out at home, K Kouzmanoff to third, J Cruz Jr to second. M Giles
grounded out to shortstop, K Kouzmanoff scored, J Cruz Jr to third, B Giles to
second. A Gonzalez struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) NY METS 1,
SAN DIEGO 3.

SAN DIEGO 8TH: A Heilman relieved P Feliciano. M Cameron homered to center.
M Bradley singled to left. K Greene struck out swinging, M Bradley stole
second, M Bradley to third on error by second baseman J Valentin. M Barrett
singled to center, M Bradley scored. K Kouzmanoff grounded out to second,
M Barrett to second. R Branyan hit for S Linebrink. S Schoeneweis relieved
A Heilman. R Branyan flied out to center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) NY METS 1,
SAN DIEGO 5.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY METS 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 2
SAN DIEGO 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 x 5 10 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: NYM - JORGE SOSA, JOE SMITH (7TH), PEDRO FELICIANO (7TH), AARON
HEILMAN (8TH), SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS (8TH) AND PAUL LO DUCA

SDG - DAVID WELLS, HEATH BELL (7TH), SCOTT LINEBRINK
(8TH), CLA MEREDITH (9TH) AND MICHAEL BARRETT


WP - DAVID WELLS (5-5)
LP - JORGE SOSA (7-4)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: NYM - NONE

SDG - MIKE CAMERON (12) OFF AARON HEILMAN IN THE 8TH, 0 ON


TIME: 2:45 ATT: 35,802

PROBABLES: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ (5-4, 3.20)
SDG - JAKE PEAVY (9-3, 2.19)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NY METS (1) AT SAN DIEGO (5) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ny Mets Starting Lineups -- J Reyes SS, L Milledge LF, C Beltran CF,
D Wright 3B, C Delgado 1B, P Lo Duca C, S Green RF, J Valentin 2B, J Sosa RHP.

San Diego Starting Lineups -- B Giles RF, M Giles 2B, A Gonzalez 1B, M Cameron CF,
M Bradley LF, K Greene SS, M Barrett C, K Kouzmanoff 3B, D Wells LHP.

Umpires -- Tim Timmons (HP), Chad Fairchild (1B), Rick Reed (2B),
Chuck Meriwether (3B).

Gametime Weather: 69 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind left to right at 7 mph.


NY METS 1ST: J Reyes flied out to center. L Milledge struck out swinging.
C Beltran grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0,
SAN DIEGO 0.

SAN DIEGO 1ST: B Giles flied out to center. M Giles grounded out to third.
A Gonzalez grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0,
SAN DIEGO 0.

NY METS 2ND: D Wright grounded out to third. C Delgado grounded out to
second. P Lo Duca grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY METS 0, SAN DIEGO 0.

SAN DIEGO 2ND: M Cameron lined out to left. M Bradley walked. K Greene
doubled to deep left, M Bradley to third. M Barrett singled to left, M Bradley
and K Greene scored, M Barrett to second advancing on throw. K Kouzmanoff
flied out to center. D Wells singled to left, M Barrett to third. B Giles
grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, SAN DIEGO 2.

NY METS 3RD: S Green struck out swinging. J Valentin popped out to
shortstop. J Sosa doubled to deep center. J Reyes reached on infield single
to first, J Sosa to third. L Milledge grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) NY METS 0, SAN DIEGO 2.

SAN DIEGO 3RD: M Giles walked. A Gonzalez singled to right, M Giles to
second. M Cameron flied out to left, M Giles to third, A Gonzalez to second.
M Bradley struck out looking. K Greene grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) NY METS 0, SAN DIEGO 2.

NY METS 4TH: C Beltran flied out to center. D Wright singled to right.
C Delgado singled to right, D Wright to second. P Lo Duca singled to left,
D Wright scored, C Delgado to second. S Green grounded into double play,
shortstop to second to first, P Lo Duca out at second.(1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY METS 1, SAN DIEGO 2.

SAN DIEGO 4TH: M Barrett struck out swinging. K Kouzmanoff fouled out to
first. D Wells struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1,
SAN DIEGO 2.

NY METS 5TH: J Valentin grounded out to third. J Sosa walked. J Reyes
singled to center, J Sosa to second. L Milledge grounded out to shortstop,
J Sosa to third, J Reyes to second. C Beltran grounded out to second. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, SAN DIEGO 2.

SAN DIEGO 5TH: B Giles singled to right. B Giles caught stealing second,
catcher to second. M Giles flied out to center. A Gonzalez grounded out to
second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, SAN DIEGO 2.

NY METS 6TH: D Wright singled to right. D Wright caught stealing second,
pitcher to first to shortstop. C Delgado grounded out to first. P Lo Duca
lined out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, SAN DIEGO 2.

SAN DIEGO 6TH: M Cameron struck out swinging. M Bradley flied out to left.
K Greene grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1,
SAN DIEGO 2.

NY METS 7TH: H Bell relieved D Wells. S Green grounded out to third.
J Valentin struck out looking. R Gotay hit for J Sosa. R Gotay reached on
infield single to second. R Gotay caught stealing second, catcher to
shortstop.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, SAN DIEGO 2.

SAN DIEGO 7TH: J Smith relieved J Sosa. M Barrett singled to center.
K Kouzmanoff singled to center, M Barrett to second. J Cruz Jr hit for H Bell.
P Feliciano relieved J Smith. J Cruz Jr grounded into fielder's choice to
pitcher, M Barrett to third, K Kouzmanoff safe at second on throwing error by
pitcher P Feliciano. B Giles grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher,
M Barrett out at home, K Kouzmanoff to third, J Cruz Jr to second. M Giles
grounded out to shortstop, K Kouzmanoff scored, J Cruz Jr to third, B Giles to
second. A Gonzalez struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) NY METS 1,
SAN DIEGO 3.

NY METS 8TH: S Linebrink relieved H Bell. J Reyes struck out swinging.
L Milledge lined out to third. C Beltran lined out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) NY METS 1, SAN DIEGO 3.

SAN DIEGO 8TH: A Heilman relieved P Feliciano. M Cameron homered to center.
M Bradley singled to left. K Greene struck out swinging, M Bradley stole
second, M Bradley to third on error by second baseman J Valentin. M Barrett
singled to center, M Bradley scored. K Kouzmanoff grounded out to second,
M Barrett to second. R Branyan hit for S Linebrink. S Schoeneweis relieved
A Heilman. R Branyan flied out to center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) NY METS 1,
SAN DIEGO 5.

NY METS 9TH: C Meredith relieved S Linebrink. D Wright singled to right.
C Delgado grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, D Wright out
at second. P Lo Duca grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
NY METS 1, SAN DIEGO 5.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NY METS (1) VS SAN DIEGO (5) - FINAL

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .310
L Milledge lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .182
C Beltran cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .255
D Wright 3b 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .300
C Delgado 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .245
P Lo Duca c 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .270
S Green rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .276
J Valentin 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236
J Sosa p 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .150
a-R Gotay ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .344
J Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
P Feliciano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 32 1 9 1 1 4 7

a-reached on infield single to second for J Sosa in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - J Sosa (1, D Wells). RBI - P Lo Duca (25). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - C Beltran 2, L Milledge 1. GIDP - S Green, C Delgado.
Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: CS - R Gotay (1, 2nd base by H Bell/M Barrett), D Wright (2, 2nd
base by D Wells).

FIELDING: E - P Feliciano (1, throw); J Valentin (5, catch).


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .292
M Giles 2b 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 .240
A Gonzalez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .261
M Cameron cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .261
M Bradley lf 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 .389
K Greene ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .240
M Barrett c 4 0 3 3 0 1 0 .265
K Kouzmanoff 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .239
D Wells p 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .094
H Bell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-J Cruz Jr ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
S Linebrink p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-R Branyan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .204
C Meredith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 34 5 10 5 2 6 12

a-grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher for H Bell in the 7th; b-flied out
to center for S Linebrink in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - K Greene (22, J Sosa). HR - M Cameron (12, 8th inning off A
Heilman 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - M Barrett 3 (37), M Giles (32), M Cameron (45).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Gonzalez 2, R Branyan 1, B Giles 1,
K Greene 2. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Bradley (2, 2nd base off A Heilman/P Lo Duca). CS - B
Giles (2, 2nd base by J Sosa/P Lo Duca).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (K Greene-M Giles-A Gonzalez, C Meredith-K Greene-A
Gonzalez).


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NY METS - 000 100 000 -- 1
SAN DIEGO - 020 000 12x -- 5
----------------------------------------------------

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Sosa (L, 7-4) 6 5 2 2 2 4 0 3.84
J Smith 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2.68
P Feliciano 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.29
A Heilman 2/3 3 2 2 0 1 1 4.00
S Schoeneweis 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.05

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
D Wells (W, 5-5) 6 7 1 1 1 2 0 4.15
H Bell (H, 16) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.22
S Linebrink (H, 15) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.55
C Meredith 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.40

J Smith pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

Pitches-strikes: J Sosa 98-60; J Smith 7-5; P Feliciano 14-8; A Heilman
17-11; S Schoeneweis 4-3; D Wells 95-66; H Bell 18-10; S Linebrink 16-10; C
Meredith 9-7. Ground balls-fly balls: J Sosa 6-7; J Smith 0-0; P Feliciano 3-0;
A Heilman 1-0; S Schoeneweis 0-1; D Wells 11-4; H Bell 1-0; S Linebrink 0-2; C
Meredith 3-0. Batters faced: J Sosa 24; J Smith 2; P Feliciano 4; A Heilman 5;
S Schoeneweis 1; D Wells 24; H Bell 3; S Linebrink 3; C Meredith 3.

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

T--2:45. Att--35,802.
Weather: 69 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, left
to right.</div>

 

Wells stymies Mets as Padres take the opener

<h3>SAN DIEGO 5, NY METS 1</h3>SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- David Wells was much more calm this timearound.


Wells threw six strong innings and Michael Barrett drove inthree runs as the San Diego Padres defeated the New York Mets,5-1, in the series opener on Monday.


Pitching while appealing his seven-game suspension, Wellslimited the Mets to one run and seven hits in six innings andwas accepting congratulations in the dugout after his finalinning.


That is big change from his last start. On July 7 againstAtlanta, Wells got into a heated argument with home plate umpireEd Hickox about the strike zone after allowing a two-run homerto Jeff Francoeur in the fourth.


The argument ended with Wells being ejected, having to berestrained, and then angrily firing a baseball against thedugout screen before leaving the field. The outburst drew aseven-game suspension and a $3,000 fine from the commissioner'soffice.


In this one, Wells (5-5) had no reason to throw a tantrum. The44-year-old lefthander retired the first eight batters he facedand threw 66 of 95 pitches for strikes in notching just hissecond win since June 9.


"Early in the game, I think (Wells) had them out in front ofpitches, and they made some adjustments as the game went on,"Padres manager Bud Black said. "But, Boomer is going to use hisexperience knowing where he had to make a pitch, and he did.He left some guys on base, and he did it by making a criticalpitch when he needed to."


Wells worked out of jams in the fourth and fifth innings, butotherwise kept the Mets off-balance getting 11 ground-ball outs.

"That's when you feel good about yourself out there," Wellssaid. "When you can get out of jams and make it easy onyourself. I was just trying to make the right pitch, and that'swhere you keep the ball down. That's my main thing to do, keepit down and you're not going to get hurt."


"It was typical David Wells," Mets manager Willie Randolph said."He was able to hit his spots and he changed speeds, which iswhat he does. Guys who have been around the game a long time,there is no secret to their success. He pitched a goodballgame."


Wells got some early support from Barrett, who laced a two-runsingle into left field in the second that scored Milton Bradleyand Khalil Greene for a 2-0 lead.


Bradley sparked the rally by drawing a one-out walk from JorgeSosa (7-4) and Greene followed with a double to left.

"I just feel good about the way this team plays," Barret said."We've got a great team all around. Guys are coming aroundoffensively. Overall, I like the way things are shaping up rightnow."


Meanwhile, Jorge Sosa pitched well in his first start sincelanding on the 15-day disabled list since July 1 with a strainedleft hamstring.


The righthander allowed two runs and five hits in six inningswith five strikeouts. He also provided the Mets first hit - adouble in the third.


"The balls that they hit, those pitches were up in the zone,hanging sliders," Sosa said through an interpreter. "Afterthat, I started making my pitches. My leg is 100 percent fine.I don't have a problem."


New York got to Wells in the fourth with three straight singlesthat scored David Wright to cut the deficit to 2-1. But the44-year-old veteran Wells escaped further damage by inducing adouble-play ground ball from Shawn Green.


"Tonight, I had good defense behind me and I was able to get thedouble-play when I needed it," Wells said. "I was able to keepthe ball down and let your defense take over. I'm not going toget hit a whole lot if it's down low."


New York then put runners on first and second with one out inthe fifth, but Wells got Lastings Milledge and Carlos Beltran toground out and end the threat.


That was the last threat New York had the as majors' bestbullpen did the rest.


Former Met Heath Bell relieved Wells and pitched a scorelessseventh. Scott Linebrink worked the eighth and Cla Meredithclosed out the ninth in a non-save situation.


Marcus Giles made the score 3-1 with an RBI single in theseventh for San Diego, which won for just the fourth time in 10games.


Another former Mets Mike Cameron blasted his 12th homer of theseason to centerfield off Aaron Heilman and Michael Barrettadded an RBI single in the eighth to cap the scoring.

David Wright had three hits and Jose Reyes added a pair of hitsfor New York, which has scored more than three runs just fourtimes in its last 13 contests.