GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ARIZONA (33-23) at NY METS (34-19)

NL: ARIZONA (33-23) at NY METS (34-19)

<h3>Diamondbacks go for ninth straight win against Mets</h3>

<div class="pre">Arizona (33-23 at Ny Mets (34-19) 1:10 pm EDT</div>

FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- The Arizona Diamondbacks look fortheir longest winning streak in four years against a banged-upNew York Mets squad.

Livan Hernandez (5-2, 3.58 ERA) takes the mound as theDiamondbacks go for their ninth straight win when they face theMets in the second game of a three-game set on Saturdayafternoon.

Reigning Cy Young Award winner Brandon Webb shut down a New Yorklineup missing four regulars to help Arizona to its eighthstraight win on Thursday - its most since winning afranchise-best 12 from June 18-30 of 2003.

Arizona had lost 15 of the 17 meetings with New York beforeChris Snyder hit a two-run homer and Stephen Drew hit athree-run shot in a 5-1 win.

Hernandez, who is coming off a complete game win over theHouston Astros on Sunday, is 2-0 with a 1.88 ERA in his lastthree starts. Hernandez allowed four runs - three earned and 11hits in his last start. He beat the Mets by limiting them to onerun and six hits in seven innings on May 6 and is 11-12 with an4.58 ERA in 31 appearances against them.

New York, which will most likely be without Carlos Beltran(knee), is already without Shawn Green (foot) and Moises Alou(quad). To make matters worse, David Wright sat out Thursday'sgame with back spasms.

Jorge Sosa (4-1, 3.64) will be trying to get his third straighthome win with a make-shift lineup behind him. In his last startSosa allowed two runs and five hits in 5 2/3 innings to pick upthe win against Florida on Sunday.

 

NL: ARIZONA at NY METS

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

ARIZONA NY METS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Eric Byrnes LF .305 8 31 Jose Reyes SS .314 2 25
Chris Young CF .270 6 20 Endy Chavez CF .313 1 13
Orlando Hudson 2B .293 6 33 David Wright 3B .271 8 28
Mark Reynolds 3B .414 4 15 Carlos Delgado 1B .226 7 32
Tony Clark 1B .240 7 22 Ramon Castro C .222 3 10
Stephen Drew SS .247 2 23 Ruben Gotay 2B .265 1 6
Carlos Quentin RF .225 4 21 David Newhan LF .200 1 3
Miguel Montero C .211 2 11 Ben Johnson RF .143 0 0
Livan Hernandez RHP .276 0 1 Jorge Sosa RHP .200 0 0
(5-2, 3.58) (4-1, 3.64)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS
WARMUPS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ (5-2, 3.58)
NYM - JORGE SOSA (4-1, 3.64)

UMPIRES: HP - TIM TSCHIDA
1B - JIM JOYCE
2B - JEFF NELSON
3B - JIM WOLF

WEATHER: 85 Degrees, sunny
WIND: 14 mph, right to left</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS -- REVISED WARMUPS
WARMUPS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ (5-2, 3.58)
NYM - JORGE SOSA (4-1, 3.64)

UMPIRES: HP - TIM TSCHIDA
1B - DUSTY DELLINGER
2B - JEFF NELSON
3B - JIM WOLF

WEATHER: 85 Degrees, sunny
WIND: 14 mph, right to left</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS
STARTING BATS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ AND MIGUEL MONTERO
NYM - JORGE SOSA AND RAMON CASTRO

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: E BYRNES (.305, 8 HR, 31 RBI)
C YOUNG (.270, 6 HR, 20 RBI)
O HUDSON (.293, 6 HR, 33 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ
NYM - JORGE SOSA

DUE UP FOR NY METS: J REYES (.314, 2 HR, 25 RBI)
E CHAVEZ (.313, 1 HR, 13 RBI)
D WRIGHT (.271, 8 HR, 28 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at NY METS

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

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
O Hudson 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .407
T Clark 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
C Quentin rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
M Montero c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211
L Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
E Chavez cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
D Wright 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
C Delgado 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
R Castro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
R Gotay 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
D Newhan lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
B Johnson rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
J Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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ARIZONA - 0 -- 0
NY METS - -- 0
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ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Hernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.58

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Sosa 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.52

Pitches-strikes: J Sosa 16-11. Ground balls-fly balls: J Sosa 0-2. Batters
faced: J Sosa 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Tschida. 1B--Dusty Dellinger. 2B--Jeff Nelson. 3B--Jim
Wolf.

Weather: 85 degrees, sunny. Wind: 14 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ
NYM - JORGE SOSA</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ
NYM - JORGE SOSA

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: T CLARK (.240, 7 HR, 22 RBI)
S DREW (.247, 2 HR, 23 RBI)
C QUENTIN (.225, 4 HR, 21 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at NY METS

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

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
O Hudson 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .407
T Clark 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
C Quentin rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
M Montero c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211
L Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
E Chavez cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
D Wright 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .225
R Castro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
R Gotay 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
D Newhan lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
B Johnson rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
J Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Delgado 1. Team LOB - 1.


BASERUNNING: SB - D Wright (11, 2nd base off L Hernandez/M Montero).


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ARIZONA - 0 -- 0
NY METS - 0 -- 0
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ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Hernandez 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.53

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Sosa 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.52

Pitches-strikes: L Hernandez 17-12; J Sosa 16-11. Ground balls-fly balls: L
Hernandez 1-2; J Sosa 0-2. Batters faced: L Hernandez 4; J Sosa 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Tschida. 1B--Dusty Dellinger. 2B--Jeff Nelson. 3B--Jim
Wolf.

Weather: 85 degrees, sunny. Wind: 14 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ
NYM - JORGE SOSA

DUE UP FOR NY METS: R CASTRO (.222, 3 HR, 10 RBI)
R GOTAY (.265, 1 HR, 6 RBI)
D NEWHAN (.200, 1 HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at NY METS

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

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
O Hudson 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .407
T Clark 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
C Quentin rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
M Montero c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .208
L Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 1 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Montero 1. Team LOB - 2.



NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
E Chavez cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
D Wright 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .225
R Castro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
R Gotay 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
D Newhan lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
B Johnson rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
J Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Delgado 1. Team LOB - 1.


BASERUNNING: SB - D Wright (11, 2nd base off L Hernandez/M Montero).


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ARIZONA - 00 -- 0
NY METS - 0 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Hernandez 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.53

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Sosa 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.41

Pitches-strikes: L Hernandez 17-12; J Sosa 33-20. Ground balls-fly balls: L
Hernandez 1-2; J Sosa 1-4. Batters faced: L Hernandez 4; J Sosa 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Tschida. 1B--Dusty Dellinger. 2B--Jeff Nelson. 3B--Jim
Wolf.

Weather: 85 degrees, sunny. Wind: 14 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ
NYM - JORGE SOSA

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: L HERNANDEZ (.276, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
E BYRNES (.303, 0-FOR-1)
C YOUNG (.268, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at NY METS

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

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
O Hudson 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .407
T Clark 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
C Quentin rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
M Montero c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .208
L Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 1 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Montero 1. Team LOB - 2.



NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
E Chavez cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
D Wright 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .225
R Castro c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
R Gotay 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286
D Newhan lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195
B Johnson rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .143
J Sosa p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .182

Totals 8 0 2 0 1 0 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Delgado 1, J Sosa 1. Team
LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - D Wright (11, 2nd base off L Hernandez/M Montero).


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ARIZONA - 00 -- 0
NY METS - 00 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Hernandez 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 3.48

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Sosa 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.41

Pitches-strikes: L Hernandez 36-21; J Sosa 33-20. Ground balls-fly balls: L
Hernandez 2-4; J Sosa 1-4. Batters faced: L Hernandez 9; J Sosa 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Tschida. 1B--Dusty Dellinger. 2B--Jeff Nelson. 3B--Jim
Wolf.

Weather: 85 degrees, sunny. Wind: 14 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY ERIC BYRNES (9) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
3RD OFF JORGE SOSA.
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 1, NY METS 0

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C YOUNG (.268, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ
NYM - JORGE SOSA

DUE UP FOR NY METS: J REYES (.312, 0-FOR-1)
E CHAVEZ (.310, 0-FOR-1)
D WRIGHT (.275, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at NY METS

<div class="pre">ARIZONA (1) VS NY METS (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Byrnes lf 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .306
C Young cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
O Hudson 2b 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .300
M Reynolds 3b 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .400
T Clark 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
C Quentin rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
M Montero c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .208
L Hernandez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267

Totals 13 1 4 1 0 2 3

BATTING: HR - E Byrnes (9, 3rd inning off J Sosa 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - E Byrnes
(32). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Montero 1. Team LOB - 3.


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
E Chavez cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
D Wright 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .225
R Castro c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
R Gotay 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286
D Newhan lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195
B Johnson rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .143
J Sosa p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .182

Totals 8 0 2 0 1 0 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Delgado 1, J Sosa 1. Team
LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - D Wright (11, 2nd base off L Hernandez/M Montero).


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ARIZONA - 001 -- 1
NY METS - 00 -- 0
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ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Hernandez 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 3.48

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Sosa 3 4 1 1 0 2 1 3.58

Pitches-strikes: L Hernandez 36-21; J Sosa 43-28. Ground balls-fly balls: L
Hernandez 2-4; J Sosa 1-6. Batters faced: L Hernandez 9; J Sosa 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Tschida. 1B--Dusty Dellinger. 2B--Jeff Nelson. 3B--Jim
Wolf.

Weather: 85 degrees, sunny. Wind: 14 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL ARIZONA AT NY METS
NOTE: ARIZONA LEFT FIELDER ERIC BYRNES EXTENDED HIS HITTING
STREAK TO 10 GAMES WITH A HOME RUN IN THE THIRD INNING.</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ
NYM - JORGE SOSA

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: T CLARK (.250, 1-FOR-1)
S DREW (.246, 0-FOR-1)
C QUENTIN (.223, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at NY METS

<div class="pre">ARIZONA (1) VS NY METS (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Byrnes lf 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .306
C Young cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
O Hudson 2b 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .300
M Reynolds 3b 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .400
T Clark 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
C Quentin rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
M Montero c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .208
L Hernandez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267

Totals 13 1 4 1 0 2 3

BATTING: HR - E Byrnes (9, 3rd inning off J Sosa 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - E Byrnes
(32). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Montero 1. Team LOB - 3.


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
E Chavez cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
D Wright 3b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .274
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .225
R Castro c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
R Gotay 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286
D Newhan lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195
B Johnson rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .143
J Sosa p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .182

Totals 11 0 2 0 1 1 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Delgado 1, J Sosa 1. Team
LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - D Wright (11, 2nd base off L Hernandez/M Montero).


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ARIZONA - 001 -- 1
NY METS - 000 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Hernandez 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 3.43

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Sosa 3 4 1 1 0 2 1 3.58

Pitches-strikes: L Hernandez 55-32; J Sosa 43-28. Ground balls-fly balls: L
Hernandez 2-6; J Sosa 1-6. Batters faced: L Hernandez 12; J Sosa 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Tschida. 1B--Dusty Dellinger. 2B--Jeff Nelson. 3B--Jim
Wolf.

Weather: 85 degrees, sunny. Wind: 14 mph, right to left.</div>