NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NY METS (5) AT PHILADELPHIA (2) - EVENT LOG (2ND GAME) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ny Mets Starting Lineups -- J Reyes SS, P Lo Duca C, C Beltran CF, D Wright 3B, C Delgado 1B, D Easley 2B, S Green RF, C Gomez LF, J Maine RHP. Philadelphia Starting Lineups -- J Rollins SS, M Bourn RF, C Utley 2B, R Howard 1B, A Rowand CF, P Burrell LF, A Nunez 3B, C Ruiz C, C Hamels LHP. Umpires -- Ron Kulpa (HP), Dale Scott (1B), Dan Iassogna (2B), Chad Fairchild (3B). Gametime Weather: 73 degrees, Overcast, wind out to center at 7 mph. NY METS 1ST: J Reyes singled to right center. P Lo Duca walked, J Reyes to second. C Beltran flied out to left. D Wright walked, J Reyes to third, P Lo Duca to second. C Delgado struck out swinging. D Easley struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, PHILADELPHIA 0. PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins struck out swinging. M Bourn grounded out to second. C Utley doubled to right. R Howard struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, PHILADELPHIA 0. NY METS 2ND: S Green singled to left. S Green stole second. C Gomez grounded out to second, S Green to third. J Maine grounded out to second. J Reyes walked. S Green scored on C Hamels' wild pitch. J Reyes stole second. P Lo Duca grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, PHILADELPHIA 0. PHILADELPHIA 2ND: A Rowand grounded out to pitcher. P Burrell struck out looking. A Nunez grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, PHILADELPHIA 0. NY METS 3RD: C Beltran homered to left. D Wright struck out swinging. C Delgado fouled out to left. D Easley walked. S Green flied out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, PHILADELPHIA 0. PHILADELPHIA 3RD: C Ruiz flied out to right. C Hamels struck out swinging. J Rollins grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, PHILADELPHIA 0. NY METS 4TH: C Gomez fouled out to first. J Maine flied out to right. J Reyes struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, PHILADELPHIA 0. PHILADELPHIA 4TH: M Bourn singled to center. M Bourn stole second, M Bourn safe at third on throwing error by catcher P Lo Duca. C Utley hit sacrifice fly to left, M Bourn scored. R Howard grounded out to second. A Rowand struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) NY METS 2, PHILADELPHIA 1. NY METS 5TH: P Lo Duca grounded out to third. C Beltran homered to left. D Wright struck out swinging. C Delgado walked. D Easley reached on infield single to shortstop, C Delgado to second. S Green grounded into fielder's choice to third, C Delgado out at third, D Easley to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, PHILADELPHIA 1. PHILADELPHIA 5TH: P Burrell flied out to center. A Nunez grounded out to second. C Ruiz fouled out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, PHILADELPHIA 1. NY METS 6TH: G Geary relieved C Hamels. G Dobbs at third base. C Gomez grounded out to shortstop. J Maine hit by pitch. J Reyes singled to center, J Maine to second. P Lo Duca grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Reyes out at second, J Maine to third. C Beltran flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, PHILADELPHIA 1. PHILADELPHIA 6TH: G Dobbs struck out swinging. J Rollins grounded out to first. M Bourn grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, PHILADELPHIA 1. NY METS 7TH: D Wright doubled to deep center. C Delgado fouled out to catcher. D Easley homered to center, D Wright scored. S Green flied out to left. C Gomez singled to right. J Maine struck out looking. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 5, PHILADELPHIA 1. PHILADELPHIA 7TH: C Utley lined out to center. R Howard fouled out to left. A Rowand lined out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 5, PHILADELPHIA 1. NY METS 8TH: J Romero relieved G Geary. J Reyes struck out swinging. P Lo Duca doubled to deep center. C Beltran struck out swinging. D Wright intentionally walked. C Delgado walked, P Lo Duca to third, D Wright to second. D Easley flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 5, PHILADELPHIA 1. PHILADELPHIA 8TH: P Burrell flied out to left. S Victorino hit for J Romero. S Victorino reached on infield single to shortstop. S Victorino to second on fielder's indifference. C Ruiz flied out to right. G Dobbs popped out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 5, PHILADELPHIA 1. NY METS 9TH: B Sanches relieved J Romero. S Green flied out to center. C Gomez walked. J Maine struck out bunting foul. C Gomez stole second. J Reyes intentionally walked. C Gomez caught stealing third, catcher to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 5, PHILADELPHIA 1. PHILADELPHIA 9TH: J Rollins doubled to deep right. B Wagner relieved J Maine. C Coste hit for M Bourn. C Coste popped out to second. C Utley singled to center, J Rollins scored. R Howard walked, C Utley to second. A Rowand struck out swinging. P Burrell struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 5, PHILADELPHIA 2.</div>
Maine helps Mets complete doubleheader sweep of Phillies <h3>NY METS 5, PHILADELPHIA 2 (2ND GAME)</h3>PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- John Maine turned the battle ofpromising young pitchers into a one-sided contest. Maine allowed one earned run and four hits in eight-plus inningsand Carlos Beltran hit a pair of solo home runs to lead the NewYork Mets to a 5-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies and asweep of Friday's day-night doubleheader at Citizens Bank Park. New York won the opener, 6-5. Using pinpoint control to shut down Philadelphia's high-poweredoffense, Maine (9-4) struck out six without issuing a walk. Atone point, the 26-year-old retired 12 batters in a row. Maine improved to 4-0 lifetime against the Phillies, allowingonly nine earned runs in 38 innings. He departed after allowinga leadoff double by Jimmy Rollins in the ninth. Conversely, Phillies lefthander Cole Hamels (9-4) struggled fromthe outset, constantly falling behind hitters and finishingwith 110 pitches in five innings. The 23-year-old surrenderedthree runs and five hits while tying a career high with fivewalks. After pitching out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the firstinning, Hamels issued a four-pitch walk to Jose Reyes in thesecond. Ball four was thrown behind Reyes to the backstop for awild pitch, allowing Shawn Green to score the first run. Beltran led off the third inning by hitting a 1-0 pitch fromHamels over the left field wall for a 2-0 lead. Philadelphia used the speed of Michael Bourn to halve thedeficit in the fourth. Bourn led off with a single, stolesecond and took third on catcher Paul Lo Duca's throwing errorbefore scoring on Chase Utley's sacrifice fly. Bourn also kept Hamel's pitching line from being worse with twoleaping catches in right field. Beltran struck again during his next at-bat in the fifth, whenhe lofted a fly down the left field line that just cleared thewall for his second blast of the game and 12th of the season,giving the Mets a 3-1 advantage. For Beltran, it was his 19th career multi-homer game and secondthis season. Damion Easley hit a two-run homer off reliever Geoff Geary inthe seventh inning to complete the scoring for New York, whichincreased its lead over Philadelphia in the National League EastDivision to five games with the sweep. Utley plated Rollins with a single in the ninth and reigning NLMVP Ryan Howard walked to bring the tying run to the plate. Butformer Phillie Billy Wagner struck out Aaron Rowand and Metsnemesis Pat Burrell to preserve the victory.
Maine helps Mets complete doubleheader sweep of Phillies <h3>NY METS 5, PHILADELPHIA 2 (2ND GAME)</h3>PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- John Maine turned the battle ofpromising young pitchers into a one-sided contest. Maine allowed one earned run and four hits in eight-plus inningsand Carlos Beltran hit a pair of solo home runs to lead the NewYork Mets to a 5-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies and asweep of Friday's day-night doubleheader at Citizens Bank Park. New York won the opener, 6-5. Using pinpoint control to shut down Philadelphia's high-poweredoffense, Maine (9-4) struck out six without issuing a walk. Atone point, the 26-year-old retired 13 batters in a row. "I was just making them hit the ball," Maine said. "We did agood job of not letting them get on base by walks. That's thekey. Let them hit the ball and let the defense do their thing." Maine improved to 4-0 lifetime against the Phillies, allowingonly nine earned runs in 38 innings. He departed after allowinga leadoff double by Jimmy Rollins in the ninth. "I thought Maine pitched a heck of a game," Phillies managerCharlie Manuel said. "He was very aggressive. He got ahead ofthe hitters and pretty much had control of the game. He'spitched against us quite a bit and he's been pretty successful.We've yet to hit him hard." After Maine's performance, Mets manager Willie Randolphcampaigned for his inclusion on the All-Star team. "I know he's been an All-Star for us," Randolph said. "That'sall I care about. He's made a lot of progress. It'd sure benice if they can find a spot (for him). I think he's pitchedwell enough to be there." Conversely, Phillies lefthander Cole Hamels (9-4) struggled fromthe outset, constantly falling behind hitters and finishingwith 110 pitches in five innings. The 23-year-old surrenderedthree runs and five hits while tying a career high with fivewalks. "I'm normally used to getting a first-pitch strike and thengoing from there, but I wasn't able to do that," Hamels said."I just put too much stress for myself to get that first strikeinstead of just letting it happen." After pitching out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the firstinning, Hamels issued a four-pitch walk to Jose Reyes in thesecond. Ball four was thrown behind Reyes to the backstop for awild pitch, allowing Shawn Green to score the first run. "I really couldn't get in there and get a comfort zone," Hamelssaid. "I was throwing all over the place. It's just somethingthat was a little bit unlike me." Beltran led off the third inning by hitting a 1-0 pitch fromHamels over the left field wall for a 2-0 lead. "(Hamels) likes to throw changeups, so I was sitting on one ofthose and he threw it right down the middle," Beltran said. Philadelphia used the speed of Michael Bourn to halve thedeficit in the fourth. Bourn led off with a single, stolesecond and took third on catcher Paul Lo Duca's throwing errorbefore scoring on Chase Utley's sacrifice fly. The steal wasBourn's 13th in as many attempts this season. Bourn also kept Hamel's pitching line from being worse with twoleaping catches in right field. Beltran struck again during his next at-bat in the fifth, whenhe lofted a fly down the left field line that just cleared thewall for his second blast of the game and 12th of the season,giving the Mets a 3-1 advantage. For Beltran, it was his 19th career multi-homer game and secondthis season. "It's always great every time you contribute," Beltran said."Thank God I was able to contribute to the team with those twohome runs." Damion Easley hit a two-run homer off reliever Geoff Geary inthe seventh inning to complete the scoring for New York, whichincreased its lead over Philadelphia in the National League EastDivision to five games with the sweep. "We know the Phillies are contenders, so series like this arereally important," Beltran said. "We can't afford to lose gamesagainst them because they can gain ground." Utley plated Rollins with a single in the ninth and reigning NLMVP Ryan Howard walked to bring the tying run to the plate. Butformer Phillie Billy Wagner struck out Aaron Rowand and Metsnemesis Pat Burrell to preserve the victory. "It pushes them a little further back (in the division), butit's still so early in the year," Wagner said. "You can't getenough distance. These guys are known for their second-halfpushes. We need to go out tomorrow and be prepared to winanother ballgame." Philadelphia was swept of a doubleheader for the first timesince 2002, when Florida posted 6-4 and 2-1 victories onSeptember 10.
