GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: NY METS (36-25) at LA DODGERS (35-28)

NL: NY METS (36-25) at LA DODGERS (35-28)

<h3>Hernandez takes mound for suddenly struggling Mets</h3>



<div class="pre">New York Mets (36-25) at Los Angles Dodgers (35-28) 10:10 pm EDT</div>

LOS ANGELES (Ticker) - The New York Mets will look to end theirtwo-game losing skid when the face the Los Angeles Dodgers inthe opener of a three-game series on Monday.

The Mets, who have lost six of their last seven games, will sendOrlando Hernandez to the mound.

Hernandez pitched six scoreless innings in his last outing butwas not involved in the decision in a 4-2 loss to thePhiladelphia Phillies on Wednesday. The 41-year-old righthanderyielded three hits and four walks and recorded four strikeouts.

Hernandez (3-1, 1.94 ERA) has given up just two runs over 19innings since returning from the disabled list on May 25.

New York could use some good pitching after giving up 21 hitsand four walks in a 15-7 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Sunday.

The Dodgers will counter with Randy Wolf (7-4, 4.03), who struggledin his last outing. The lefthander gave up five runs over fiveinnings and struck out six in a 5-2 loss to the San Diego Padreson Wednesday.

Los Angeles has lost five of their last six contests, includingan 11-5 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday.

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

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

NY METS LA DODGERS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Jose Reyes SS .310 2 28 Rafael Furcal SS .294 0 23
Shawn Green RF .314 5 22 Juan Pierre CF .271 0 13
Carlos Beltran CF .284 9 36 Russell Martin C .299 7 40
David Wright 3B .279 12 34 Jeff Kent 2B .265 9 33
Carlos Delgado 1B .227 10 38 Luis Gonzalez LF .293 8 26
Paul Lo Duca C .306 3 17 Andre Ethier RF .263 5 27
Jose Valentin 2B .272 2 13 James Loney 1B .250 0 1
Carlos Gomez LF .218 1 7 Tony Abreu 3B .279 0 5
Orlando Hernandez RHP .222 0 2 Randy Wolf LHP .087 0 2
(3-1, 1.94) (7-4, 4.03)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS
WARMUPS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ (3-1, 1.94)
LOS - RANDY WOLF (7-4, 4.03)

UMPIRES: HP - LARRY PONCINO
1B - BRUCE DRECKMAN
2B - GARY DARLING
3B - JERRY MEALS

WEATHER: 66 Degrees, clear
WIND: 6 mph, out to center</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS
STARTING BATS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ AND PAUL LO DUCA
LOS - RANDY WOLF AND RUSSELL MARTIN

DUE UP FOR NY METS: J REYES (.310, 2 HR, 28 RBI)
S GREEN (.314, 5 HR, 22 RBI)
C BELTRAN (.284, 9 HR, 36 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY SHAWN GREEN SCORED JOSE REYES.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, S GREEN ON FIRST, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 1
LA DODGERS 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR NY METS: C BELTRAN (.284, 9 HR, 36 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY DAVID WRIGHT SCORED SHAWN GREEN.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, D WRIGHT ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 2
LA DODGERS 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR NY METS: C DELGADO (.227, 10 HR, 38 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ
LOS - RANDY WOLF

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R FURCAL (.294, 0 HR, 23 RBI)
J PIERRE (.271, 0 HR, 13 RBI)
R MARTIN (.299, 7 HR, 40 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NY METS (2) VS LA DODGERS (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .312
S Green rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .318
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283
D Wright 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .283
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .226
P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304
J Valentin 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
C Gomez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218
O Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222

Totals 6 2 3 2 0 0 3

BATTING: RBI - S Green (23), D Wright (35). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - P Lo Duca 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - S Green (5, 2nd base off R Wolf/R Martin), D Wright (13,
2nd base off R Wolf/R Martin).


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
J Pierre cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
J Kent 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
A Ethier rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
T Abreu 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
R Wolf p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .087

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - R Martin (6, throw). PB - R Martin.


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NY METS - 2 -- 2
LA DODGERS - -- 0
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Hernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.94

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Wolf 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 4.21

Pitches-strikes: R Wolf 26-15. Ground balls-fly balls: R Wolf 1-2. Batters
faced: R Wolf 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Larry Poncino. 1B--Bruce Dreckman. 2B--Gary Darling. 3B--Jerry
Meals.

Weather: 66 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ
LOS - RANDY WOLF</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ
LOS - RANDY WOLF

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J KENT (.265, 9 HR, 33 RBI)
L GONZALEZ (.293, 8 HR, 26 RBI)
A ETHIER (.263, 5 HR, 27 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

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

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .311
S Green rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .318
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283
D Wright 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .283
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .226
P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304
J Valentin 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280
C Gomez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214
O Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222

Totals 9 2 4 2 0 0 5

BATTING: S - O Hernandez. RBI - S Green (23), D Wright (35). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - P Lo Duca 1, J Reyes 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - S Green (5, 2nd base off R Wolf/R Martin), D Wright (13,
2nd base off R Wolf/R Martin).


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
J Kent 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
A Ethier rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
T Abreu 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
R Wolf p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .087

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - R Martin (6, throw). PB - R Martin.


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NY METS - 20 -- 2
LA DODGERS - 0 -- 0
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Hernandez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.90

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Wolf 2 4 2 2 0 0 0 4.15

WP - R Wolf. Pitches-strikes: O Hernandez 15-10; R Wolf 41-26. Ground
balls-fly balls: O Hernandez 1-2; R Wolf 3-3. Batters faced: O Hernandez 3; R
Wolf 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Larry Poncino. 1B--Bruce Dreckman. 2B--Gary Darling. 3B--Jerry
Meals.

Weather: 66 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ
LOS - RANDY WOLF

DUE UP FOR NY METS: S GREEN (.318, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
C BELTRAN (.283, 0-FOR-1)
D WRIGHT (.283, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

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

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .311
S Green rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .318
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283
D Wright 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .283
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .226
P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304
J Valentin 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280
C Gomez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214
O Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222

Totals 9 2 4 2 0 0 5

BATTING: S - O Hernandez. RBI - S Green (23), D Wright (35). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - P Lo Duca 1, J Reyes 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - S Green (5, 2nd base off R Wolf/R Martin), D Wright (13,
2nd base off R Wolf/R Martin).


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
J Kent 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .291
A Ethier rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200
T Abreu 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
R Wolf p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .087

Totals 6 0 0 0 1 2 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - R Martin (6, throw). PB - R Martin.


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NY METS - 20 -- 2
LA DODGERS - 00 -- 0
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Hernandez 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.87

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Wolf 2 4 2 2 0 0 0 4.15

WP - R Wolf. Pitches-strikes: O Hernandez 40-26; R Wolf 41-26. Ground
balls-fly balls: O Hernandez 1-3; R Wolf 3-3. Batters faced: O Hernandez 7; R
Wolf 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Larry Poncino. 1B--Bruce Dreckman. 2B--Gary Darling. 3B--Jerry
Meals.

Weather: 66 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ
LOS - RANDY WOLF

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: T ABREU (.279, 0 HR, 5 RBI)
R WOLF (.087, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
R FURCAL (.292, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NY METS (2) VS LA DODGERS (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .311
S Green rf 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .316
C Beltran cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
D Wright 3b 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .281
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .226
P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304
J Valentin 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280
C Gomez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214
O Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222

Totals 12 2 4 2 0 0 5

BATTING: S - O Hernandez. RBI - S Green (23), D Wright (35). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - P Lo Duca 1, J Reyes 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - S Green (5, 2nd base off R Wolf/R Martin), D Wright (13,
2nd base off R Wolf/R Martin).


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
J Kent 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .291
A Ethier rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200
T Abreu 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
R Wolf p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .087

Totals 6 0 0 0 1 2 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - R Martin (6, throw). PB - R Martin.


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NY METS - 200 -- 2
LA DODGERS - 00 -- 0
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Hernandez 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.87

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Wolf 3 4 2 2 0 0 0 4.10

WP - R Wolf. Pitches-strikes: O Hernandez 40-26; R Wolf 54-33. Ground
balls-fly balls: O Hernandez 1-3; R Wolf 5-4. Batters faced: O Hernandez 7; R
Wolf 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Larry Poncino. 1B--Bruce Dreckman. 2B--Gary Darling. 3B--Jerry
Meals.

Weather: 66 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ
LOS - RANDY WOLF

DUE UP FOR NY METS: C DELGADO (.226, 0-FOR-1)
P LO DUCA (.304, 0-FOR-1)
J VALENTIN (.280, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NY METS (2) VS LA DODGERS (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .311
S Green rf 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .316
C Beltran cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
D Wright 3b 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .281
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .226
P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304
J Valentin 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280
C Gomez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214
O Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222

Totals 12 2 4 2 0 0 5

BATTING: S - O Hernandez. RBI - S Green (23), D Wright (35). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - P Lo Duca 1, J Reyes 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - S Green (5, 2nd base off R Wolf/R Martin), D Wright (13,
2nd base off R Wolf/R Martin).


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
J Kent 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .291
A Ethier rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200
T Abreu 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
R Wolf p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .083

Totals 9 0 0 0 1 3 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - R Martin (6, throw). PB - R Martin.


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NY METS - 200 -- 2
LA DODGERS - 000 -- 0
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Hernandez 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 1.83

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Wolf 3 4 2 2 0 0 0 4.10

WP - R Wolf. Pitches-strikes: O Hernandez 52-35; R Wolf 54-33. Ground
balls-fly balls: O Hernandez 3-3; R Wolf 5-4. Batters faced: O Hernandez 10; R
Wolf 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Larry Poncino. 1B--Bruce Dreckman. 2B--Gary Darling. 3B--Jerry
Meals.

Weather: 66 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CARLOS GOMEZ SCORED CARLOS DELGADO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C GOMEZ ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 3
LA DODGERS 0 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR NY METS: O HERNANDEZ (.222, 0-FOR-0, SAC)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ
LOS - RANDY WOLF

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J PIERRE (.270, 0-FOR-1)
R MARTIN (.297, 0-FOR-1)
J KENT (.265, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>