GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ST LOUIS (33-40) at NY METS (42-32)

NL: ST LOUIS (33-40) at NY METS (42-32)

<h3>Perez takes mound as Mets seek fifth straight win</h3>



<div class="pre">St Louis (33-40) at Ny Mets (42-32) 7:10 pm EDT</div>

FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- The New York Mets look to matcha season-high five-game winning streak Tuesday when they facethe St. Louis Cardinals.

Despite their winning streak, the Mets still are just 7-14 inJune. They sit atop the National League East Division by3 1/2 games over the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Mets have been getting good pitching, with their startersyielding just four runs over their last 38 innings.On Monday, Jorge Sosa threw six solid innings and Shawn Greenhit a walk-off homer in the 11th to lead the Mets to a 2-1victory.

Now, Oliver Perez (7-6, 3.16 ERA) takes the hill looking to keepup with his teammates. Perez is just 1-3 with a 4.39 ERA in hislast four starts.

In his last start, the lefthander struggled with his command,walking five, and yielding four runs and five hits in a 6-2 lossto Minnesota on Wednesday.

Perez faced the Cardinals twice in last season's National LeagueChampionship Series, going 1-0 with a 4.63 ERA. He was the GameSeven starter and limited the Cardinals one run over sixinnings.

Perez will be opposed by Todd Wellemeyer (2-0, 4.66), who will makehis sixth start of the season for St. Louis, which has lost itslast seven regular-season games against New York.

Wellemeyer yielded four runs and five hits in five inningsagainst Kansas City on Wednesday while not factoring intothe decision.

 

NL: ST LOUIS at NY METS

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

ST LOUIS NY METS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
So Taguchi CF .297 2 14 Jose Reyes SS .319 3 33
Scott Spiezio 3B .277 3 25 Paul Lo Duca C .282 3 20
Albert Pujols 1B .300 16 48 Carlos Beltran CF .272 10 43
Juan Encarnacion RF .265 5 19 David Wright 3B .286 12 40
Ryan Ludwick LF .241 4 14 Carlos Delgado 1B .225 11 42
Aaron Miles SS .312 0 13 Shawn Green RF .290 7 27
Kelly Stinnett C .205 1 4 Jose Valentin 2B .280 3 16
Brendan Ryan 2B .158 0 2 Carlos Gomez LF .279 2 11
Todd Wellemeyer RHP .143 0 1 Oliver Perez LHP .269 0 1
(2-0, 4.66) (7-6, 3.16)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS
WARMUPS: STL - TODD WELLEMEYER (2-0, 4.66)
NYM - OLIVER PEREZ (7-6, 3.16)

UMPIRES: HP - TED BARRETT
1B - MARK CARLSON
2B - LARRY YOUNG
3B - ANGEL HERNANDEZ

WEATHER: 88 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 15 mph, right to left</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS
STARTING BATS: STL - TODD WELLEMEYER AND KELLY STINNETT
NYM - OLIVER PEREZ AND PAUL LO DUCA

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S TAGUCHI (.297, 2 HR, 14 RBI)
S SPIEZIO (.277, 3 HR, 25 RBI)
A PUJOLS (.300, 16 HR, 48 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JUAN ENCARNACION SCORED SCOTT SPIEZIO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J ENCARNACION ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1
NY METS 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: R LUDWICK (.241, 4 HR, 14 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - TODD WELLEMEYER
NYM - OLIVER PEREZ

DUE UP FOR NY METS: J REYES (.319, 3 HR, 33 RBI)
P LO DUCA (.282, 3 HR, 20 RBI)
C BELTRAN (.272, 10 HR, 43 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at NY METS

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

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Taguchi cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
S Spiezio 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .281
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
J Encarnacion rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .270
R Ludwick lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .239
A Miles ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
K Stinnett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205
B Ryan 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158
T Wellemeyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143

Totals 5 1 2 1 0 1 1

BATTING: 2B - S Spiezio (13, O Perez); J Encarnacion (9, O Perez). RBI - J
Encarnacion (20). 2-out RBI - J Encarnacion. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - R Ludwick 1. Team LOB - 1.


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
P Lo Duca c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
C Beltran cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
D Wright 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
C Delgado 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
S Green rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
J Valentin 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
C Gomez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
O Perez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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ST LOUIS - 1 -- 1
NY METS - -- 0
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Wellemeyer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.66

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.22

Pitches-strikes: O Perez 23-16. Ground balls-fly balls: O Perez 0-2. Batters
faced: O Perez 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Ted Barrett. 1B--Mark Carlson. 2B--Larry Young. 3B--Angel
Hernandez.

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: STL - TODD WELLEMEYER
NYM - OLIVER PEREZ</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY CARLOS BELTRAN SCORED JOSE REYES.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C BELTRAN ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1
NY METS 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR NY METS: D WRIGHT (.286, 12 HR, 40 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - TODD WELLEMEYER
NYM - OLIVER PEREZ

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A MILES (.312, 0 HR, 13 RBI)
K STINNETT (.205, 1 HR, 4 RBI)
B RYAN (.158, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at NY METS

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

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Taguchi cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
S Spiezio 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .281
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
J Encarnacion rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .270
R Ludwick lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .239
A Miles ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
K Stinnett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205
B Ryan 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158
T Wellemeyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143

Totals 5 1 2 1 0 1 1

BATTING: 2B - S Spiezio (13, O Perez); J Encarnacion (9, O Perez). RBI - J
Encarnacion (20). 2-out RBI - J Encarnacion. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - R Ludwick 1. Team LOB - 1.


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .321
P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
C Beltran cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .274
D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .224
S Green rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
J Valentin 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
C Gomez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
O Perez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269

Totals 5 1 2 1 0 0 1

BATTING: 2B - C Beltran (16, T Wellemeyer). RBI - C Beltran (44). Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - C Delgado 1. Team LOB - 1.


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ST LOUIS - 1 -- 1
NY METS - 1 -- 1
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Wellemeyer 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.80

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.22

Pitches-strikes: T Wellemeyer 15-10; O Perez 23-16. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Wellemeyer 1-2; O Perez 0-2. Batters faced: T Wellemeyer 5; O Perez 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Ted Barrett. 1B--Mark Carlson. 2B--Larry Young. 3B--Angel
Hernandez.

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - TODD WELLEMEYER
NYM - OLIVER PEREZ

DUE UP FOR NY METS: S GREEN (.290, 7 HR, 27 RBI)
J VALENTIN (.280, 3 HR, 16 RBI)
C GOMEZ (.279, 2 HR, 11 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at NY METS

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (1) VS NY METS (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Taguchi cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
S Spiezio 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .281
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
J Encarnacion rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .270
R Ludwick lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .239
A Miles ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
K Stinnett c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
B Ryan 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .158
T Wellemeyer p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125

Totals 8 1 2 1 1 3 2

BATTING: 2B - S Spiezio (13, O Perez); J Encarnacion (9, O Perez). RBI - J
Encarnacion (20). 2-out RBI - J Encarnacion. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - R Ludwick 1. Team LOB - 2.


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .321
P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
C Beltran cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .274
D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .224
S Green rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
J Valentin 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
C Gomez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
O Perez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269

Totals 5 1 2 1 0 0 1

BATTING: 2B - C Beltran (16, T Wellemeyer). RBI - C Beltran (44). Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - C Delgado 1. Team LOB - 1.


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ST LOUIS - 10 -- 1
NY METS - 1 -- 1
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Wellemeyer 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.80

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 2 2 1 1 1 3 0 3.19

Pitches-strikes: T Wellemeyer 15-10; O Perez 42-30. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Wellemeyer 1-2; O Perez 0-3. Batters faced: T Wellemeyer 5; O Perez 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Ted Barrett. 1B--Mark Carlson. 2B--Larry Young. 3B--Angel
Hernandez.

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - TODD WELLEMEYER
NYM - OLIVER PEREZ

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S TAGUCHI (.295, 0-FOR-1)
S SPIEZIO (.281, 1-FOR-1)
A PUJOLS (.299, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at NY METS

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (1) VS NY METS (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Taguchi cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
S Spiezio 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .281
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
J Encarnacion rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .270
R Ludwick lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .239
A Miles ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
K Stinnett c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
B Ryan 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .158
T Wellemeyer p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125

Totals 8 1 2 1 1 3 2

BATTING: 2B - S Spiezio (13, O Perez); J Encarnacion (9, O Perez). RBI - J
Encarnacion (20). 2-out RBI - J Encarnacion. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - R Ludwick 1. Team LOB - 2.


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .321
P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
C Beltran cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .274
D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .224
S Green rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289
J Valentin 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
C Gomez lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .279
O Perez p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259

Totals 8 1 2 1 1 2 2

BATTING: 2B - C Beltran (16, T Wellemeyer). RBI - C Beltran (44). Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - C Delgado 1. Team LOB - 2.


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ST LOUIS - 10 -- 1
NY METS - 10 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Wellemeyer 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 4.65

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 2 2 1 1 1 3 0 3.19

Pitches-strikes: T Wellemeyer 33-20; O Perez 42-30. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Wellemeyer 1-3; O Perez 0-3. Batters faced: T Wellemeyer 9; O Perez 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Ted Barrett. 1B--Mark Carlson. 2B--Larry Young. 3B--Angel
Hernandez.

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - TODD WELLEMEYER
NYM - OLIVER PEREZ

DUE UP FOR NY METS: J REYES (.321, 1-FOR-1)
P LO DUCA (.281, 0-FOR-1)
C BELTRAN (.274, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at NY METS

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

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Taguchi cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
S Spiezio 3b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .280
A Pujols 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .301
J Encarnacion rf 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .268
R Ludwick lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .239
A Miles ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
K Stinnett c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
B Ryan 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .158
T Wellemeyer p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125

Totals 12 1 3 1 1 3 3

BATTING: 2B - S Spiezio (13, O Perez); J Encarnacion (9, O Perez); A Pujols
(15, O Perez). RBI - J Encarnacion (20). 2-out RBI - J Encarnacion. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - R Ludwick 1, J Encarnacion 1. Team LOB - 3.



NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .321
P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
C Beltran cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .274
D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .224
S Green rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289
J Valentin 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
C Gomez lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .279
O Perez p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259

Totals 8 1 2 1 1 2 2

BATTING: 2B - C Beltran (16, T Wellemeyer). RBI - C Beltran (44). Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - C Delgado 1. Team LOB - 2.


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ST LOUIS - 100 -- 1
NY METS - 10 -- 1
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Wellemeyer 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 4.65

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 3 3 1 1 1 3 0 3.15

Pitches-strikes: T Wellemeyer 33-20; O Perez 58-41. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Wellemeyer 1-3; O Perez 0-6. Batters faced: T Wellemeyer 9; O Perez 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Ted Barrett. 1B--Mark Carlson. 2B--Larry Young. 3B--Angel
Hernandez.

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - TODD WELLEMEYER
NYM - OLIVER PEREZ

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: R LUDWICK (.239, 0-FOR-1)
A MILES (.310, 0-FOR-1)
K STINNETT (.200, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at NY METS

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

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Taguchi cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
S Spiezio 3b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .280
A Pujols 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .301
J Encarnacion rf 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .268
R Ludwick lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .239
A Miles ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
K Stinnett c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
B Ryan 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .158
T Wellemeyer p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125

Totals 12 1 3 1 1 3 3

BATTING: 2B - S Spiezio (13, O Perez); J Encarnacion (9, O Perez); A Pujols
(15, O Perez). RBI - J Encarnacion (20). 2-out RBI - J Encarnacion. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - R Ludwick 1, J Encarnacion 1. Team LOB - 3.



NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .320
P Lo Duca c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
C Beltran cf 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .273
D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .224
S Green rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289
J Valentin 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
C Gomez lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .279
O Perez p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259

Totals 11 1 2 1 1 3 2

BATTING: 2B - C Beltran (16, T Wellemeyer). RBI - C Beltran (44). Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - C Delgado 1. Team LOB - 2.


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ST LOUIS - 100 -- 1
NY METS - 100 -- 1
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Wellemeyer 3 2 1 1 1 3 0 4.50

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 3 3 1 1 1 3 0 3.15

Pitches-strikes: T Wellemeyer 51-33; O Perez 58-41. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Wellemeyer 2-4; O Perez 0-6. Batters faced: T Wellemeyer 12; O Perez 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Ted Barrett. 1B--Mark Carlson. 2B--Larry Young. 3B--Angel
Hernandez.

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - TODD WELLEMEYER
NYM - OLIVER PEREZ

DUE UP FOR NY METS: D WRIGHT (.285, 0-FOR-1)
C DELGADO (.224, 0-FOR-1)
S GREEN (.289, 0-FOR-1)</div>