NL: NY METS (51-41) at SAN DIEGO (51-40) <h3>Beltran, struggling Mets face tough test against Peavy</h3> <div class="pre">NY Mets (51-41) at San Diego (51-40) 10:05 pm EDT</div> SAN DIEGO (Ticker) - Carlos Beltran and the New York Mets arestruggling. A break-out against San Diego ace Jake Peavy isunlikely. Peavy (9-3, 2.19 ERA) takes the mound as the Padres continuetheir three-game series with the Mets on Tuesday. New York, which took three of four from Cincinnati prior to thisseries, has scored more than three runs just four times in thelast 13 games. Beltran's struggles have been a big reason for the lack of runs.The 30-year-old is hitting just .158 (6-for-38) in July withjust five RBI, and is 1-for-16 since the All-Star break. The Mets will have a hard time scoring on Peavy, who is secondin the majors in ERA, and has allowed three runs or less in 13of his last 14 starts. In his last start the hard-throwingrighthander allowed three runs and five hits in seven inningsagainst Florida on July 5, but lost 3-2. Peavy will be opposed by Orlando Hernandez (5-4, 3.20) who iscoming off a win over Cincinnati on Thursday. In that game heallowed three runs and six hits in six innings to notch only hissecond win in his last seven starts. David Wells threw six solid innings and Michael Barrett drove inthree runs as the Padres took the opener, 5-1, on Monday.
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 .310 6 38 Brian Giles RF .292 2 17 Jose Valentin 2B .236 3 17 Marcus Giles 2B .240 4 32 Carlos Beltran CF .255 16 55 Adrian Gonzalez 1B .261 14 52 David Wright 3B .300 16 51 Milton Bradley LF .389 0 3 Carlos Delgado 1B .245 14 50 Khalil Greene SS .240 16 52 Shawn Green RF .276 7 28 Michael Barrett C .265 9 37 Paul Lo Duca C .270 5 25 Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B .239 9 39 Lastings Milledge LF .182 1 5 Hiram Bocachica CF .246 1 2 Orlando Hernandez RHP .214 0 3 Jake Peavy RHP .189 0 4 (5-4, 3.20) (9-3, 2.19)</div>
NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO <div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO WARMUPS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ (5-4, 3.20) SDG - JAKE PEAVY (9-3, 2.19) UMPIRES: HP - CHAD FAIRCHILD 1B - RICK REED 2B - CHUCK MERIWETHER 3B - TIM TIMMONS WEATHER: 69 Degrees, clear WIND: 9 mph, left to right</div>
NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO <div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO STARTING BATS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ AND PAUL LO DUCA SDG - JAKE PEAVY AND MICHAEL BARRETT DUE UP FOR NY METS: J REYES (.310, 6 HR, 38 RBI) J VALENTIN (.236, 3 HR, 17 RBI) C BELTRAN (.255, 16 HR, 55 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 1 0 SAN DIEGO 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ SDG - JAKE PEAVY DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: B GILES (.292, 2 HR, 17 RBI) M GILES (.240, 4 HR, 32 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 .310 J Valentin 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 C Beltran cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257 D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299 C Delgado 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 S Green rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 P Lo Duca c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 L Milledge lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 O Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 BATTING: 2B - C Beltran (19, J Peavy). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Wright 1. Team LOB - 1. 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 .240 A Gonzalez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 M Bradley lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .389 K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 M Barrett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 H Bocachica cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 J Peavy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS - 0 -- 0 SAN DIEGO - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era O Hernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.20 SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era J Peavy 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.17 Pitches-strikes: J Peavy 13-10. Ground balls-fly balls: J Peavy 0-3. Batters faced: J Peavy 4. UMPIRES: HP--Chad Fairchild. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Chuck Meriwether. 3B--Tim Timmons. Weather: 68 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, left to right.</div>
NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO <div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO CONFIRMED STARTERS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ SDG - JAKE PEAVY</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 1 0 SAN DIEGO 0 0 1 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ SDG - JAKE PEAVY DUE UP FOR NY METS: C DELGADO (.245, 14 HR, 50 RBI) S GREEN (.276, 7 HR, 28 RBI) P LO DUCA (.270, 5 HR, 25 RBI)</div>
NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO <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 .310 J Valentin 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 C Beltran cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257 D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299 C Delgado 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 S Green rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 P Lo Duca c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 L Milledge lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 O Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 BATTING: 2B - C Beltran (19, J Peavy). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Wright 1. Team LOB - 1. SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 M Giles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 M Bradley lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .368 K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 M Barrett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 H Bocachica cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 J Peavy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 BATTING: 2B - A Gonzalez (26, O Hernandez). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Bradley 1. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS - 0 -- 0 SAN DIEGO - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era O Hernandez 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.16 SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era J Peavy 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.17 Pitches-strikes: O Hernandez 14-8; J Peavy 13-10. Ground balls-fly balls: O Hernandez 0-3; J Peavy 0-3. Batters faced: O Hernandez 4; J Peavy 4. UMPIRES: HP--Chad Fairchild. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Chuck Meriwether. 3B--Tim Timmons. Weather: 68 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 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 2 0 SAN DIEGO 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ SDG - JAKE PEAVY DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K GREENE (.240, 16 HR, 52 RBI) M BARRETT (.265, 9 HR, 37 RBI) K KOUZMANOFF (.239, 9 HR, 39 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 .310 J Valentin 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 C Beltran cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257 D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299 C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244 S Green rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278 P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269 L Milledge lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .174 O Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Totals 8 0 2 0 0 2 3 BATTING: 2B - C Beltran (19, J Peavy). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Wright 1. Team LOB - 2. SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 M Giles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 M Bradley lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .368 K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 M Barrett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 H Bocachica cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 J Peavy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 BATTING: 2B - A Gonzalez (26, O Hernandez). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Bradley 1. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS - 00 -- 0 SAN DIEGO - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era O Hernandez 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.16 SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era J Peavy 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 2.16 Pitches-strikes: O Hernandez 14-8; J Peavy 28-22. Ground balls-fly balls: O Hernandez 0-3; J Peavy 1-3. Batters faced: O Hernandez 4; J Peavy 8. UMPIRES: HP--Chad Fairchild. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Chuck Meriwether. 3B--Tim Timmons. Weather: 68 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 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 2 0 SAN DIEGO 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ SDG - JAKE PEAVY DUE UP FOR NY METS: O HERNANDEZ (.214, 0 HR, 3 RBI) J REYES (.310, 0-FOR-1) J VALENTIN (.234, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO <div class="pre">NY METS (0) VS SAN DIEGO (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 J Valentin 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 C Beltran cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257 D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299 C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244 S Green rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278 P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269 L Milledge lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .174 O Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Totals 8 0 2 0 0 2 3 BATTING: 2B - C Beltran (19, J Peavy). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Wright 1. Team LOB - 2. SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 M Giles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 M Bradley lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .368 K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239 M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 H Bocachica cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 J Peavy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 Totals 7 0 1 0 0 1 1 BATTING: 2B - A Gonzalez (26, O Hernandez). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Bradley 1. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS - 00 -- 0 SAN DIEGO - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era O Hernandez 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.13 SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era J Peavy 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 2.16 Pitches-strikes: O Hernandez 22-14; J Peavy 28-22. Ground balls-fly balls: O Hernandez 2-3; J Peavy 1-3. Batters faced: O Hernandez 7; J Peavy 8. UMPIRES: HP--Chad Fairchild. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Chuck Meriwether. 3B--Tim Timmons. Weather: 68 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 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 0 0 1 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ SDG - JAKE PEAVY DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: H BOCACHICA (.246, 1 HR, 2 RBI) J PEAVY (.189, 0 HR, 4 RBI) B GILES (.290, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO <div class="pre">NY METS (0) VS SAN DIEGO (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 J Valentin 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 C Beltran cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257 D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299 C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244 S Green rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278 P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269 L Milledge lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .174 O Hernandez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 Totals 11 0 2 0 0 2 3 BATTING: 2B - C Beltran (19, J Peavy). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Wright 1. Team LOB - 2. SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 M Giles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 M Bradley lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .368 K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239 M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 H Bocachica cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 J Peavy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 Totals 7 0 1 0 0 1 1 BATTING: 2B - A Gonzalez (26, O Hernandez). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Bradley 1. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS - 000 -- 0 SAN DIEGO - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era O Hernandez 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.13 SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era J Peavy 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 2.14 Pitches-strikes: O Hernandez 22-14; J Peavy 37-27. Ground balls-fly balls: O Hernandez 2-3; J Peavy 2-5. Batters faced: O Hernandez 7; J Peavy 11. UMPIRES: HP--Chad Fairchild. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Chuck Meriwether. 3B--Tim Timmons. Weather: 68 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 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 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ SDG - JAKE PEAVY DUE UP FOR NY METS: C BELTRAN (.257, 1-FOR-1) D WRIGHT (.299, 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 (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 J Valentin 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 C Beltran cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257 D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299 C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244 S Green rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278 P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269 L Milledge lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .174 O Hernandez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 Totals 11 0 2 0 0 2 3 BATTING: 2B - C Beltran (19, J Peavy). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Wright 1. Team LOB - 2. SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Giles rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 M Giles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 M Bradley lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .368 K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239 M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 H Bocachica cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242 J Peavy p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 Totals 10 0 1 0 0 2 1 BATTING: 2B - A Gonzalez (26, O Hernandez). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Bradley 1. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS - 000 -- 0 SAN DIEGO - 000 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era O Hernandez 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.09 SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era J Peavy 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 2.14 Pitches-strikes: O Hernandez 34-23; J Peavy 37-27. Ground balls-fly balls: O Hernandez 4-3; J Peavy 2-5. Batters faced: O Hernandez 10; J Peavy 11. UMPIRES: HP--Chad Fairchild. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Chuck Meriwether. 3B--Tim Timmons. Weather: 68 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 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 CARLOS BELTRAN. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, P LO DUCA ON FIRST, C DELGADO ON SECOND, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 1 SAN DIEGO 0 TOP, 4TH DUE UP FOR NY METS: L MILLEDGE (.174, 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 3 0 SAN DIEGO 0 0 0 0 1 0 (BOT 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ SDG - JAKE PEAVY DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M GILES (.239, 0-FOR-1) A GONZALEZ (.263, 1-FOR-1) M BRADLEY (.368, 0-FOR-1)</div>
