NL: NY METS (28-16) at ATLANTA (27-18) <h3>Perez takes mound as Mets try and beat pesky Braves</h3> NY Mets (28-16) at Atlanta (27-18) 7:35 pm EDT ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Oliver Perez helped the New York Mets beattheir cross-town rivals in his last start. Now he faces adivision rival that has been a thorn in New York's side for along time. Perez takes the mound in the middle game of a three-game serieswith the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday. The lefthanded Perez (5-3, 2.90 ERA) has won his last twostarts, his latest being a 3-2 win over the New York Yankees onFriday. He allowed two runs and five hits in 7 2/3 innings inthat outing, and has yielded five earned runs in his last 26 1/3frames. Perez is 4-3 with a 3.25 ERA in eight lifetime starts againstthe Braves. The 26-year-old has beaten Atlanta twice this year,including a 7-2 decision on April 21. He has allowing justthree runs in 13 2/3 innings against the National League Eastfoe. Perez will be trying to help the Mets beat the Braves, somethingthey've done only twice in seven meetings thus far. OnTuesday, Atlanta's Kyle Davies practically topped New York allby himself, yielding a run in eight innings and hitting athree-run homer in an 8-1 win. While the Mets have the NL's best record, and the major's bestroad record at 14-6, they have been outscored, 16-6, in the lastthree losses in Atlanta. Atlanta will send Chuck James (4-3, 4.15) to the mound as itlooks for its second straight win. In his last time out, thelefthander allowed three runs and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings,but did not figure in the decision of the Braves' 4-3 loss toWashington on Thursday. James has not fared well against the Mets in his career, going1-2 with a 7.02 ERA in five appearances - three starts.
NL: NY METS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NY METS AT ATLANTA -- LINEUPS NY METS ATLANTA AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Jose Reyes SS .321 2 23 Martin Prado 2B .200 0 0 Shawn Green RF .316 5 21 Edgar Renteria SS .331 6 23 Carlos Beltran CF .304 8 30 Chipper Jones 3B .301 12 27 David Wright 3B .275 7 25 Jeff Francoeur RF .311 7 35 Paul Lo Duca C .306 2 14 Matt Diaz LF .352 3 8 Carlos Delgado 1B .209 3 23 Andruw Jones CF .220 6 31 Damion Easley 2B .269 7 14 Jarrod Saltalamacc C .286 0 4 Carlos Gomez LF .333 0 2 Chris Woodward 1B .222 0 4 Oliver Perez LHP .368 0 1 Chuck James LHP .000 0 0 (5-3, 2.90) (4-3, 4.15)</div>
NL: NY METS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA WARMUPS: NYM - OLIVER PEREZ (5-3, 2.90) ATL - CHUCK JAMES (4-3, 4.15) UMPIRES: HP - TED BARRETT 1B - MARK CARLSON 2B - LARRY YOUNG 3B - ANGEL HERNANDEZ WEATHER: 81 Degrees, partly cloudy WIND: 12 mph, left to right</div>
NL: NY METS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA STARTING BATS: NYM - OLIVER PEREZ AND PAUL LO DUCA ATL - CHUCK JAMES AND JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA DUE UP FOR NY METS: J REYES (.319, 2 HR, 23 RBI) S GREEN (.316, 5 HR, 21 RBI) C BELTRAN (.304, 8 HR, 30 RBI)</div>
NL: NY METS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - NY METS 0 0 0 0 ATLANTA 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - OLIVER PEREZ ATL - CHUCK JAMES DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M PRADO (.200, 0 HR, 0 RBI) E RENTERIA (.331, 6 HR, 23 RBI) C JONES (.301, 12 HR, 27 RBI)</div>
NL: NY METS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NY METS (0) VS ATLANTA (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 .319 S Green rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .316 C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302 D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274 P Lo Duca c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 C Delgado 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 D Easley 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 C Gomez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 O Perez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .368 Totals 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg M Prado 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 E Renteria ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331 C Jones 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 M Diaz lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .352 A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 J Saltalamacchia c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 C Woodward 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 C James p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS - 0 -- 0 ATLANTA - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era O Perez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.90 ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era C James 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.07 Pitches-strikes: C James 9-3. Ground balls-fly balls: C James 0-3. Batters faced: C James 4. UMPIRES: HP--Ted Barrett. 1B--Mark Carlson. 2B--Larry Young. 3B--Angel Hernandez. Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, left to right.</div>
NL: NY METS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA CONFIRMED STARTERS: NYM - OLIVER PEREZ ATL - CHUCK JAMES</div>
NL: NY METS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - NY METS 0 0 0 0 ATLANTA 0 0 2 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - OLIVER PEREZ ATL - CHUCK JAMES DUE UP FOR NY METS: P LO DUCA (.306, 2 HR, 14 RBI) C DELGADO (.209, 3 HR, 23 RBI) D EASLEY (.269, 7 HR, 14 RBI)</div>
NL: NY METS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NY METS (0) VS ATLANTA (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 .319 S Green rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .316 C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302 D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274 P Lo Duca c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 C Delgado 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 D Easley 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 C Gomez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 O Perez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .368 Totals 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg M Prado 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 E Renteria ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .335 C Jones 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306 J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .309 M Diaz lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .348 A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 J Saltalamacchia c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 C Woodward 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 C James p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Diaz 1. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS - 0 -- 0 ATLANTA - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era O Perez 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.84 ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era C James 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.07 Pitches-strikes: O Perez 15-10; C James 9-3. Ground balls-fly balls: O Perez 1-2; C James 0-3. Batters faced: O Perez 5; C James 4. UMPIRES: HP--Ted Barrett. 1B--Mark Carlson. 2B--Larry Young. 3B--Angel Hernandez. Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, left to right.</div>
NL: NY METS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - NY METS 0 0 0 1 0 ATLANTA 0 0 2 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - OLIVER PEREZ ATL - CHUCK JAMES DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: A JONES (.220, 6 HR, 31 RBI) J SALTALAMACCHIA (.286, 0 HR, 4 RBI) C WOODWARD (.222, 0 HR, 4 RBI)</div>
NL: NY METS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NY METS (0) VS ATLANTA (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 .319 S Green rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .316 C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302 D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274 P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 C Delgado 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .213 D Easley 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 C Gomez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .313 O Perez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .368 Totals 7 0 1 0 1 0 4 BATTING: Team LOB - 2. ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg M Prado 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 E Renteria ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .335 C Jones 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306 J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .309 M Diaz lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .348 A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 J Saltalamacchia c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 C Woodward 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 C James p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Diaz 1. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS - 00 -- 0 ATLANTA - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era O Perez 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.84 ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era C James 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.99 Pitches-strikes: O Perez 15-10; C James 23-12. Ground balls-fly balls: O Perez 1-2; C James 1-5. Batters faced: O Perez 5; C James 8. UMPIRES: HP--Ted Barrett. 1B--Mark Carlson. 2B--Larry Young. 3B--Angel Hernandez. Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, left to right.</div>
NL: NY METS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - NY METS 0 0 0 1 0 ATLANTA 0 0 0 2 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - OLIVER PEREZ ATL - CHUCK JAMES DUE UP FOR NY METS: O PEREZ (.368, 0 HR, 1 RBI) J REYES (.319, 0-FOR-1) S GREEN (.316, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>
NL: NY METS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NY METS (0) VS ATLANTA (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 .319 S Green rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .316 C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302 D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274 P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 C Delgado 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .213 D Easley 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 C Gomez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .313 O Perez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .368 Totals 7 0 1 0 1 0 4 BATTING: Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Easley-C Delgado). ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg M Prado 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 E Renteria ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .335 C Jones 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306 J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .309 M Diaz lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .348 A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 J Saltalamacchia c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 C Woodward 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 C James p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 7 0 2 0 0 0 5 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Diaz 1. GIDP - J Saltalamacchia. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS - 00 -- 0 ATLANTA - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era O Perez 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.79 ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era C James 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.99 HBP - A Jones (by O Perez). Pitches-strikes: O Perez 23-15; C James 23-12. Ground balls-fly balls: O Perez 3-3; C James 1-5. Batters faced: O Perez 8; C James 8. UMPIRES: HP--Ted Barrett. 1B--Mark Carlson. 2B--Larry Young. 3B--Angel Hernandez. Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, left to right.</div>
NL: NY METS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE ERROR BY JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA ALLOWED JOSE REYES TO SCORE. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, S GREEN ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 1 ATLANTA 0 TOP, 3RD DUE UP FOR NY METS: C BELTRAN (.302, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: NY METS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - NY METS 0 0 1 1 2 0 ATLANTA 0 0 0 2 1 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - OLIVER PEREZ ATL - CHUCK JAMES DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: C JAMES (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI) M PRADO (.167, 0-FOR-1) E RENTERIA (.335, 1-FOR-1)</div>
NL: NY METS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NY METS (1) VS ATLANTA (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .319 S Green rf 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .321 C Beltran cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .300 D Wright 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .272 P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 C Delgado 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .213 D Easley 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 C Gomez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .313 O Perez p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .350 Totals 11 1 2 0 2 2 7 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Wright 1. Team LOB - 3. BASERUNNING: SB - J Reyes (26, 3rd base off C James/J Saltalamacchia), S Green (4, 2nd base off C James/J Saltalamacchia). FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Easley-C Delgado). ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg M Prado 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 E Renteria ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .335 C Jones 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306 J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .309 M Diaz lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .348 A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 J Saltalamacchia c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 C Woodward 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 C James p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 7 0 2 0 0 0 5 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Diaz 1. GIDP - J Saltalamacchia. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: E - J Saltalamacchia (1, throw). ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS - 001 -- 1 ATLANTA - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era O Perez 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.79 ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era C James 3 2 1 1 2 2 0 4.09 HBP - A Jones (by O Perez). Pitches-strikes: O Perez 23-15; C James 44-24. Ground balls-fly balls: O Perez 3-3; C James 1-6. Batters faced: O Perez 8; C James 13. UMPIRES: HP--Ted Barrett. 1B--Mark Carlson. 2B--Larry Young. 3B--Angel Hernandez. Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, left to right.</div>
NL: NY METS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - NY METS 0 0 1 1 2 0 ATLANTA 0 0 0 0 3 1 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - OLIVER PEREZ ATL - CHUCK JAMES DUE UP FOR NY METS: P LO DUCA (.304, 0-FOR-1) C DELGADO (.213, 1-FOR-1) D EASLEY (.266, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: NY METS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NY METS (1) VS ATLANTA (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .319 S Green rf 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .321 C Beltran cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .300 D Wright 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .272 P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 C Delgado 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .213 D Easley 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 C Gomez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .313 O Perez p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .350 Totals 11 1 2 0 2 2 7 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Wright 1. Team LOB - 3. BASERUNNING: SB - J Reyes (26, 3rd base off C James/J Saltalamacchia), S Green (4, 2nd base off C James/J Saltalamacchia). FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Easley-C Delgado). ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg M Prado 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 E Renteria ss 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .335 C Jones 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .304 J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .309 M Diaz lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 .344 A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 J Saltalamacchia c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 C Woodward 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 C James p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .077 Totals 11 0 3 0 1 0 10 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Diaz 3. GIDP - J Saltalamacchia. Team LOB - 5. BASERUNNING: SB - E Renteria (3, 2nd base off O Perez/P Lo Duca). FIELDING: E - J Saltalamacchia (1, throw). ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS - 001 -- 1 ATLANTA - 000 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era O Perez 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 2.73 ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era C James 3 2 1 0 2 2 0 3.91 WP - O Perez. HBP - A Jones (by O Perez); J Francoeur (by O Perez). Pitches-strikes: O Perez 48-32; C James 44-24. Ground balls-fly balls: O Perez 3-6; C James 1-6. Batters faced: O Perez 14; C James 13. UMPIRES: HP--Ted Barrett. 1B--Mark Carlson. 2B--Larry Young. 3B--Angel Hernandez. Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, left to right.</div>
NL: NY METS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE SACRIFICE FLY BY CARLOS GOMEZ SCORED PAUL LO DUCA. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D EASLEY ON FIRST, C DELGADO ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 2 ATLANTA 0 TOP, 4TH DUE UP FOR NY METS: O PEREZ (.350, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: NY METS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - NY METS 0 0 1 1 2 5 0 ATLANTA 0 0 0 0 3 1 (BOT 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - OLIVER PEREZ ATL - CHUCK JAMES DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: A JONES (.220, 0-FOR-0, HBP) J SALTALAMACCHIA (.273, 0-FOR-1) C WOODWARD (.218, 0-FOR-1)</div>
