NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO <div class="pre">NY METS (7) VS SAN DIEGO (0) - FINAL NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 .306 J Valentin 2b 3 2 1 1 2 0 0 .238 C Beltran cf 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .258 D Wright 3b 3 2 0 0 2 2 3 .297 C Delgado 1b 4 0 2 2 1 1 1 .248 S Green rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .276 P Lo Duca c 4 0 1 2 1 0 1 .269 L Milledge lf 4 0 0 1 0 2 7 .154 O Hernandez p 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .226 a-R Gotay ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .341 P Feliciano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 G Mota p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 7 8 7 8 6 19 a-lined out to third for O Hernandez in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - C Beltran 2 (20, J Peavy 2). S - S Green. SF - L Milledge. RBI - P Lo Duca 2 (27), J Valentin (18), C Beltran (56), L Milledge (6), C Delgado 2 (52). 2-out RBI - P Lo Duca. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Delgado 1, C Beltran 1, R Gotay 1, D Wright 1, L Milledge 3. Team LOB - 10. BASERUNNING: SB - O Hernandez (2, 2nd base off J Peavy/M Barrett), J Valentin (1, 2nd base off K Cameron/M Barrett), J Reyes (47, 3rd base off R Ring/M Barrett). SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Giles rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 M Giles 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .237 A Gonzalez 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .263 M Bradley lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .333 K Greene ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .237 M Barrett c 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .262 K Kouzmanoff 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 H Bocachica cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .238 a-J Cruz Jr ph-cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244 J Peavy p 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .184 K Cameron p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-J Bard ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260 R Ring p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 0 3 0 2 7 7 a-struck out swinging for H Bocachica in the 8th; b-singled to left center for K Cameron in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - A Gonzalez 2 (27, O Hernandez 2). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Giles 1, M Barrett 1, M Bradley 1. Team LOB - 5. FIELDING: E - K Kouzmanoff (13, throw). PB - M Barrett. ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS - 000 120 013 -- 7 SAN DIEGO - 000 000 000 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era O Hernandez (W, 6-4) 7 2 0 0 2 4 0 2.96 P Feliciano 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.23 G Mota 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.08 SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era J Peavy (L, 9-4) 6 6 3 3 2 5 0 2.30 K Cameron 2 1 1 1 3 1 0 0.57 R Ring 1 1 3 1 3 0 0 2.92 WP - J Peavy. IBB - M Bradley (by O Hernandez), P Lo Duca (by K Cameron), D Wright (by R Ring). Pitches-strikes: O Hernandez 95-57; P Feliciano 16-11; G Mota 12-8; J Peavy 104-68; K Cameron 35-15; R Ring 25-9. Ground balls-fly balls: O Hernandez 7-10; P Feliciano 1-0; G Mota 1-1; J Peavy 5-8; K Cameron 3-2; R Ring 3-0. Batters faced: O Hernandez 25; P Feliciano 4; G Mota 3; J Peavy 26; K Cameron 10; R Ring 8. UMPIRES: HP--Chad Fairchild. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Chuck Meriwether. 3B--Tim Timmons. T--2:40. Att--31,660. Weather: 68 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, left to right.</div>
NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NY METS (7) AT SAN DIEGO (0) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NY METS 4TH: C Beltran walked. D Wright struck out swinging. C Delgado walked, C Beltran to second. S Green flied out to left. P Lo Duca singled to center, C Beltran scored, C Delgado to second. L Milledge struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, SAN DIEGO 0. NY METS 5TH: O Hernandez singled to center. O Hernandez stole second. J Reyes flied out to left. J Valentin singled to center, O Hernandez scored. J Valentin to second on wild pitch by J Peavy. C Beltran doubled to left, J Valentin scored. D Wright struck out swinging. C Delgado grounded out to first. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, SAN DIEGO 0. NY METS 8TH: D Wright walked. C Delgado singled to center, D Wright to second. S Green sacrificed to first, D Wright to third, C Delgado to second. P Lo Duca intentionally walked. L Milledge hit sacrifice fly to right, D Wright scored. R Gotay hit for O Hernandez. R Gotay lined out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 4, SAN DIEGO 0. NY METS 9TH: J Cruz Jr in center field. R Ring relieved K Cameron. J Reyes safe at first on throwing error by third baseman K Kouzmanoff. J Reyes to second on passed ball by M Barrett. J Valentin walked, J Reyes stole third. C Beltran grounded out to shortstop, J Valentin to second. D Wright intentionally walked. C Delgado singled to right, J Reyes and J Valentin scored, D Wright to second. S Green walked, D Wright to third, C Delgado to second. P Lo Duca grounded out to second, D Wright scored, C Delgado to third, S Green to second. L Milledge grounded out to second. (3 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) NY METS 7, SAN DIEGO 0.</div>
NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NY METS (7) AT SAN DIEGO (0) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ny Mets Starting Lineups -- J Reyes SS, J Valentin 2B, C Beltran CF, D Wright 3B, C Delgado 1B, S Green RF, P Lo Duca C, L Milledge LF, O Hernandez RHP. San Diego Starting Lineups -- B Giles RF, M Giles 2B, A Gonzalez 1B, M Bradley LF, K Greene SS, M Barrett C, K Kouzmanoff 3B, H Bocachica CF, J Peavy RHP. Umpires -- Chad Fairchild (HP), Rick Reed (1B), Chuck Meriwether (2B), Tim Timmons (3B). Gametime Weather: 68 degrees, Clear, wind left to right at 9 mph. NY METS 1ST: J Reyes flied out to center. J Valentin flied out to center. C Beltran doubled to right. D Wright flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, SAN DIEGO 0. SAN DIEGO 1ST: B Giles flied out to left. M Giles flied out to center. A Gonzalez doubled to deep left. M Bradley lined out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, SAN DIEGO 0. NY METS 2ND: C Delgado struck out swinging. S Green singled to left. P Lo Duca grounded into fielder's choice to second, S Green out at second. L Milledge struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, SAN DIEGO 0. SAN DIEGO 2ND: K Greene struck out swinging. M Barrett grounded out to second. K Kouzmanoff grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, SAN DIEGO 0. NY METS 3RD: O Hernandez bunt grounded out to first. J Reyes popped out to second. J Valentin flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, SAN DIEGO 0. SAN DIEGO 3RD: H Bocachica struck out swinging. J Peavy grounded out to pitcher. B Giles grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, SAN DIEGO 0. NY METS 4TH: C Beltran walked. D Wright struck out swinging. C Delgado walked, C Beltran to second. S Green flied out to left. P Lo Duca singled to center, C Beltran scored, C Delgado to second. L Milledge struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, SAN DIEGO 0. SAN DIEGO 4TH: M Giles grounded out to shortstop. A Gonzalez doubled to deep left. M Bradley intentionally walked. K Greene fouled out to third. M Barrett popped out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, SAN DIEGO 0. NY METS 5TH: O Hernandez singled to center. O Hernandez stole second. J Reyes flied out to left. J Valentin singled to center, O Hernandez scored. J Valentin to second on wild pitch by J Peavy. C Beltran doubled to left, J Valentin scored. D Wright struck out swinging. C Delgado grounded out to first. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, SAN DIEGO 0. SAN DIEGO 5TH: K Kouzmanoff flied out to left. H Bocachica struck out swinging. J Peavy walked. B Giles flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, SAN DIEGO 0. NY METS 6TH: S Green grounded out to second. P Lo Duca grounded out to pitcher. L Milledge fouled out to catcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, SAN DIEGO 0. SAN DIEGO 6TH: M Giles struck out swinging. A Gonzalez grounded out to second. M Bradley grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, SAN DIEGO 0. NY METS 7TH: K Cameron relieved J Peavy. O Hernandez grounded out to first. J Reyes grounded out to first. J Valentin walked. J Valentin stole second. C Beltran struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, SAN DIEGO 0. SAN DIEGO 7TH: K Greene flied out to center. M Barrett fouled out to first. K Kouzmanoff fouled out to catcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, SAN DIEGO 0. NY METS 8TH: D Wright walked. C Delgado singled to center, D Wright to second. S Green sacrificed to first, D Wright to third, C Delgado to second. P Lo Duca intentionally walked. L Milledge hit sacrifice fly to right, D Wright scored. R Gotay hit for O Hernandez. R Gotay lined out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 4, SAN DIEGO 0. SAN DIEGO 8TH: P Feliciano relieved O Hernandez. J Cruz Jr hit for H Bocachica. J Cruz Jr struck out swinging. J Bard hit for K Cameron. J Bard singled to left center. B Giles grounded out to first, J Bard to second. M Giles struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 4, SAN DIEGO 0. NY METS 9TH: J Cruz Jr in center field. R Ring relieved K Cameron. J Reyes safe at first on throwing error by third baseman K Kouzmanoff. J Reyes to second on passed ball by M Barrett. J Valentin walked, J Reyes stole third. C Beltran grounded out to shortstop, J Valentin to second. D Wright intentionally walked. C Delgado singled to right, J Reyes and J Valentin scored, D Wright to second. S Green walked, D Wright to third, C Delgado to second. P Lo Duca grounded out to second, D Wright scored, C Delgado to third, S Green to second. L Milledge grounded out to second. (3 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) NY METS 7, SAN DIEGO 0. SAN DIEGO 9TH: G Mota relieved P Feliciano. A Gonzalez flied out to center. M Bradley struck out swinging. K Greene grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 7, SAN DIEGO 0.</div>
Hernandez dominates, Mets' offense awakens in rout <h3>NY METS 7, SAN DIEGO 0</h3>SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- Orlando Hernandez threw a gem and the NewYork Mets got some key hits from a pair of slumping players. Hernandez threw seven shutout innings and Paul Lo Duca drove inhad a pair of runs as the Mets defeated the San Diego Padres,7-0, on Tuesday. Hernandez (6-4) threw combined with two relievers on athree-hitter. In not allowing a run for the fifth time thisyear, Hernandez yielded just two hits, walked two batters andstruck out four. Lo Duca, who enetered with a lifetime average of .190 (4-for-21)against Padres starter Jake Peavy, provided some early runsupport with a two-out RBI single up the middle in the fourththat scored Carlos Beltran for a 1-0 lead. Lo Duca had been just 3-for-24 in his previous five games. Beltran had collected just one hit since the All-Star break,stumbling to a .158 average in July, but broke out with a pairof doubles and an RBI. Hernandez helped his own cause, leading off the fifth with asingle and stealing second - the second straight start he hasstolen a base. He scored on an RBI single by Jose Valentin. The 30-year-old Beltran contributed to the two-run frame withwith an RBI double to left that plated Valentin for a 3-0 lead. Meanwhile Peavy (9-4), who had his start pushed back three daysdue to a sore biceps, was touched for three runs for the secondstraight game and fourth time in his last five outings. The 26-year-old righthander, pitching for the first time sincegetting the start for the National League in the All-Star Game,allowed six hits while striking out five and walking two. After suffering just one defeat during the first two months ofthe season, Peavy has lost three straight decisions and has justtwo victories since June 1. Pedro Feliciano threw a scoreless eighth and Guillermo Motaworked the ninth as the Mets won for the fourth time in the lastsix games. Carlos Delgado tacked on two more runs with a two-run single inthe ninth for New York, which scored more than three runs foronly the fifth time in the last 14 games. Adrian Gonzalez collected a pair of doubles for the Padres, whowere held to three hits or fewer for the third time this month.
Hernandez dominates, Mets' offense awakens in rout <h3>NY METS 7, SAN DIEGO 0</h3>SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- Orlando Hernandez threw a gem and the NewYork Mets got some key hits from a pair of slumping players. Hernandez threw seven scoreless innings, Paul Lo Duca drove in apair of runs and Carlos Beltran went 2-for-4 with an RBI as theMets defeated the San Diego Padres, 7-0, on Tuesday. Hernandez (6-4) combined with two relievers on a three-hitter.In not allowing a run for the fifth time this year, the veteranrighthander yielded just two hits, walked two batters and struckout four. Hernandez also stole a base for the second straight game andscored a run. He became the first pitcher to have steals inback-to-back starts since former Met great Tom Seaveraccomplished the feat in 1967. "It's not only the stolen bases," Hernandez said through aninterpreter. "Anything you can do at the plate or steal a baseto benefit the club and win a ballgame, I've got to do it." Hernandez outpitched All-Star Jake Peavy to win consecutivestarts for the first time this season. "I felt pretty good with the way I pitched tonight," Hernandezsaid. "I did everything that was in my hands to win theballgame. I had command of all my pitches tonight, and I haveto give credit to (catcher) Paul Lo Duca with the way he calledthe game." Meanwhile Lo Duca, who entered with a lifetime average of .190(4-for-21)against Peavy, provided some early run support with a two-outRBI single up the middle in the fourth that scored Beltran for a1-0 lead. "When you score a run against a guy who is one of the best inthe National League, that's always a good feeling," Beltransaid. "Then we went on to score three against him, so we feltpretty good that we were going to be able to win, because 'ElDuque' was pitching a great ballgame." Beltran had collected just one hit since the All-Star break,stumbling to a .158 average in July, but broke out with a pairof doubles in this one. Hernandez helped his own cause, leading off the fifth with asingle and stealing second. One out later, he scored on asingle by Jose Valentin. The 30-year-old Beltran contributed to the two-run frame withwith an RBI double to left that plated Valentin for a 3-0advantage. "We're a good offensive ballclub," Mets manager Willie Randolphsaid. "It was just a matter of time before we clicked, andhopefully this is it." The Mets broke through against Peavy (9-4), who had his startpushed back three days due to a sore biceps. The righthanderwas touched for three runs for the second straight game andfourth time in his last five outings. "(The biceps) was as good as it has felt all year," Peavy said."It wasn't a problem." Pitching for the first time since getting the start for the NLin the All-Star Game, the 26-year-old Peavy allowed six hitswhile striking out five and walking two. "I was trying not to give up any more runs because I knew that'El Duque' was going well," Peavy said. "The game was over whenI gave up that run in the fourth with the way 'El Duque' waspitching." After suffering just one defeat during the first two months ofthe season, Peavy has lost three straight decisions and has justtwo victories since June 1. Pedro Feliciano threw a scoreless eighth and Guillermo Motaworked the ninth as the Mets won for the fourth time in the lastsix games. Carlos Delgado delivered a two-run single in the ninth for NewYork, which scored more than three runs for only the fifth timein the last 14 games. Adrian Gonzalez collected a pair of doubles for the Padres, whowere held to three hits or fewer for the third time this month. "It wasn't the type of game that we've played most of theseason," San Diego manager Bud Black said. "(The Mets) got agood laugh. They've got a good team as well. We just probablydidn't play as crisp as you've seen us play. We'll turn thepage on this one."
