GAME THREAD: NL: NY METS (36-27) at LA DODGERS (37-28)

NL: NY METS (36-27) at LA DODGERS (37-28)

<h3>Dodgers target series sweep of Mets</h3>



NY Mets (36-27) at LA Dodgers (37-28) 10:10 pm EDT

LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Brad Penny looks to overcome the teamthat has haunted him the most throughout his career as the LosAngeles Dodgers eye a three-game sweep of the New York Mets atDodger Stadium on Wednesday.

Penny (7-1, 2.26 ERA) has struggled mightily against the Mets,as he is 3-10 with a 6.16 ERA in 16 starts. Those are his mostlosses against any team and his highest ERA against a club hehas faced more than twice.

However, the starting pitcher for the National League in theAll-Star Game last season has been sharp for most of thiscampaign. In nine of his 13 starts, Penny has held theopposition to one run or less and, as a result, the righthanderowns the second-best ERA in the NL.

With a victory in the series finale, Penny will join teammateRandy Wolf and the Phillies' Cole Hamels for the NL lead in winswith eight. In Friday's 4-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays,the 28-year-old yielded one run and five hits with sevenstrikeouts over 7 2/3 innings.

Looking to help the Mets find the winning form that they haveshown for much of the season, Jorge Sosa (6-1, 2.64) will targethis fourth consecutive win. In winning six of his seven startsthis season, he has limited opposing hitters to a .187 battingaverage.

Sosa is coming off a 3-0 victory at the Detroit Tigers onFriday, yielding four hits and striking out five in eightinnings.

The righthander has been one of the few shining lights duringNew York's 2-9 start to June, capturing both wins. This will beSosa's sixth career appearance against the Dodgers, going 0-0with a 3.48 ERA in the previous five, including a start.

 

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 .308 2 28 Rafael Furcal SS .283 0 23
Shawn Green RF .311 5 23 Juan Pierre CF .277 0 13
Carlos Beltran CF .278 9 36 Nomar Garciaparra 1B .272 1 34
David Wright 3B .283 12 35 Luis Gonzalez LF .292 8 27
Carlos Delgado 1B .228 10 39 Russell Martin C .297 7 41
Paul Lo Duca C .300 3 17 Wilson Betemit 3B .212 6 17
Jose Valentin 2B .261 2 13 Matt Kemp RF .417 1 5
Ricky Ledee LF .250 0 1 Tony Abreu 2B .262 0 5
Jorge Sosa RHP .167 0 0 Brad Penny RHP .231 0 3
(6-1, 2.64) (7-1, 2.26)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS
WARMUPS: NYM - JORGE SOSA (6-1, 2.64)
LOS - BRAD PENNY (7-1, 2.26)

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

WEATHER: 76 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 - JORGE SOSA AND PAUL LO DUCA
LOS - BRAD PENNY AND RUSSELL MARTIN

DUE UP FOR NY METS: J REYES (.308, 2 HR, 28 RBI)
S GREEN (.311, 5 HR, 23 RBI)
C BELTRAN (.278, 9 HR, 36 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL NY METS AT LA DODGERS
NOTE: NEW YORK THIRD BASEMAN DAVID WRIGHT EXTENDED HIS
HITTING STREAK TO 15 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE FIRST INNING.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY DAVID WRIGHT SCORED SHAWN GREEN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, 0 LEFT ON, 3 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 1
LA DODGERS 0 END TOP, 1ST</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 1 1 2 0
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - JORGE SOSA
LOS - BRAD PENNY

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R FURCAL (.283, 0 HR, 23 RBI)
J PIERRE (.277, 0 HR, 13 RBI)
N GARCIAPARRA (.272, 1 HR, 34 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NY METS (1) VS LA DODGERS (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 .307
S Green rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .315
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
D Wright 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286
C Delgado 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
P Lo Duca c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
J Valentin 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
R Ledee lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
J Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167

Totals 4 1 2 1 0 0 1

BATTING: 2B - S Green (13, B Penny). RBI - D Wright (36). 2-out RBI - D Wright.
Team LOB - 0.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
J Pierre cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
N Garciaparra 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
W Betemit 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212
M Kemp rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .417
T Abreu 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
B Penny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Kemp (D Wright at 2nd base).


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NY METS - 1 -- 1
LA DODGERS - -- 0
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Sosa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.64

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Penny 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.34

Pitches-strikes: B Penny 13-9. Ground balls-fly balls: B Penny 1-1. Batters
faced: B Penny 4.

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

Weather: 76 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: NYM - JORGE SOSA
LOS - BRAD PENNY</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 1 1 2 0
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - JORGE SOSA
LOS - BRAD PENNY

DUE UP FOR NY METS: C DELGADO (.228, 10 HR, 39 RBI)
P LO DUCA (.300, 3 HR, 17 RBI)
J VALENTIN (.261, 2 HR, 13 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NY METS (1) VS LA DODGERS (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 .307
S Green rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .315
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
D Wright 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286
C Delgado 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
P Lo Duca c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
J Valentin 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
R Ledee lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
J Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167

Totals 4 1 2 1 0 0 1

BATTING: 2B - S Green (13, B Penny). RBI - D Wright (36). 2-out RBI - D Wright.
Team LOB - 0.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
N Garciaparra 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
W Betemit 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212
M Kemp rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .417
T Abreu 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
B Penny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Kemp (D Wright at 2nd base).


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NY METS - 1 -- 1
LA DODGERS - 0 -- 0
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Sosa 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.58

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Penny 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.34

Pitches-strikes: J Sosa 13-8; B Penny 13-9. Ground balls-fly balls: J Sosa
3-0; B Penny 1-1. Batters faced: J Sosa 3; B Penny 4.

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

Weather: 76 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 1 0 1 2 0
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - JORGE SOSA
LOS - BRAD PENNY

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: L GONZALEZ (.292, 8 HR, 27 RBI)
R MARTIN (.297, 7 HR, 41 RBI)
W BETEMIT (.212, 6 HR, 17 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NY METS (1) VS LA DODGERS (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 .307
S Green rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .315
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
D Wright 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227
P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
J Valentin 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258
R Ledee lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
J Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167

Totals 7 1 2 1 0 2 1

BATTING: 2B - S Green (13, B Penny). RBI - D Wright (36). 2-out RBI - D Wright.
Team LOB - 0.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
N Garciaparra 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
W Betemit 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212
M Kemp rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .417
T Abreu 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
B Penny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Kemp (D Wright at 2nd base).


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NY METS - 10 -- 1
LA DODGERS - 0 -- 0
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Sosa 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.58

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Penny 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 2.31

Pitches-strikes: J Sosa 13-8; B Penny 24-17. Ground balls-fly balls: J Sosa
3-0; B Penny 2-1. Batters faced: J Sosa 3; B Penny 7.

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

Weather: 76 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 1 0 1 2 0
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 0 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - JORGE SOSA
LOS - BRAD PENNY

DUE UP FOR NY METS: R LEDEE (.250, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
J SOSA (.167, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
J REYES (.307, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NY METS (1) VS LA DODGERS (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 .307
S Green rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .315
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
D Wright 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227
P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
J Valentin 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258
R Ledee lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
J Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167

Totals 7 1 2 1 0 2 1

BATTING: 2B - S Green (13, B Penny). RBI - D Wright (36). 2-out RBI - D Wright.
Team LOB - 0.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
N Garciaparra 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
W Betemit 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210
M Kemp rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .417
T Abreu 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
B Penny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Kemp (D Wright at 2nd base).


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NY METS - 10 -- 1
LA DODGERS - 00 -- 0
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Sosa 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.53

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Penny 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 2.31

Pitches-strikes: J Sosa 21-15; B Penny 24-17. Ground balls-fly balls: J Sosa
5-1; B Penny 2-1. Batters faced: J Sosa 6; B Penny 7.

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

Weather: 76 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 1 0 0 1 3 0
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 0 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - JORGE SOSA
LOS - BRAD PENNY

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: M KEMP (.417, 1 HR, 5 RBI)
T ABREU (.262, 0 HR, 5 RBI)
B PENNY (.231, 0 HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

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

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .309
S Green rf 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .313
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
D Wright 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227
P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
J Valentin 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258
R Ledee lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
J Sosa p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .154

Totals 11 1 3 1 0 4 2

BATTING: 2B - S Green (13, B Penny). RBI - D Wright (36). 2-out RBI - D Wright.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Green 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Reyes (32, 2nd base off B Penny/R Martin).


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
N Garciaparra 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
W Betemit 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210
M Kemp rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .417
T Abreu 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
B Penny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Kemp (D Wright at 2nd base).


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NY METS - 100 -- 1
LA DODGERS - 00 -- 0
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Sosa 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.53

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Penny 3 3 1 1 0 4 0 2.28

Pitches-strikes: J Sosa 21-15; B Penny 40-26. Ground balls-fly balls: J Sosa
5-1; B Penny 3-1. Batters faced: J Sosa 6; B Penny 11.

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

Weather: 76 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 1 0 0 1 3 0
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - JORGE SOSA
LOS - BRAD PENNY

DUE UP FOR NY METS: C BELTRAN (.277, 0-FOR-1)
D WRIGHT (.286, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
C DELGADO (.227, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

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

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .309
S Green rf 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .313
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
D Wright 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227
P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
J Valentin 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258
R Ledee lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
J Sosa p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .154

Totals 11 1 3 1 0 4 2

BATTING: 2B - S Green (13, B Penny). RBI - D Wright (36). 2-out RBI - D Wright.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Green 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Reyes (32, 2nd base off B Penny/R Martin).


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .282
J Pierre cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .274
N Garciaparra 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
W Betemit 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210
M Kemp rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
T Abreu 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273
B Penny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231

Totals 9 0 1 0 1 0 2

BATTING: S - B Penny. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Pierre 1.
Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Kemp (D Wright at 2nd base).


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NY METS - 100 -- 1
LA DODGERS - 000 -- 0
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Sosa 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.47

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Penny 3 3 1 1 0 4 0 2.28

Pitches-strikes: J Sosa 47-29; B Penny 40-26. Ground balls-fly balls: J Sosa
7-2; B Penny 3-1. Batters faced: J Sosa 11; B Penny 11.

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

Weather: 76 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 1 0 0 0 1 4 0
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 0 1 0 (BOT 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - JORGE SOSA
LOS - BRAD PENNY

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: N GARCIAPARRA (.271, 0-FOR-1)
L GONZALEZ (.291, 0-FOR-1)
R MARTIN (.295, 0-FOR-1)</div>