GAME THREAD: NL: NY METS (45-33) at PHILADELPHIA (41-39)

NL: NY METS (45-33) at PHILADELPHIA (41-39)

<h3>Phillies look to rebound from woeful doubleheader</h3>

<div class="pre">NY Mets (44-33) at Philadelphia (41-38) 3:55 pm EDT</div>

PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) - J.A. Happ makes his major leaguedebut as the Philadelphia Phillies host the New York Mets in thethird of a four-game series on Saturday.

The rookie will hope to help the Phillies recover after droppingboth games of a doubleheader to the Mets on Friday.

Carlos Delgado had three hits and a home run in the Mets' 6-5victory in the first game and Carlos Beltran homered twice in a5-2 victory in the second game.

Happ (NR) posted a 1-2 record with a 4.02 ERA and 67 strikeoutsin 13 starts with Class AAA Ottawa of the International Leaguethis season.

New York will counter with Jorge Sosa (6-3, 3.79 ERA), who iswinless in his last three starts.

Sosa did not receive a decision in his last outing, giving upone run and six hits with two walks and five strikeouts over sixinnings in a 2-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday.

Sosa is 0-2 with a 7.20 ERA in his previous three starts butwill try to lead the Mets to their fourth straight victory andseventh in their last eight contests.

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

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

NY METS PHILADELPHIA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Jose Reyes SS .319 4 34 Jimmy Rollins SS .286 13 47
Paul Lo Duca C .281 4 21 Michael Bourn LF .288 0 4
Carlos Beltran CF .268 12 46 Chase Utley 2B .331 15 66
David Wright 3B .289 13 42 Ryan Howard 1B .245 18 56
Carlos Delgado 1B .228 12 44 Aaron Rowand CF .313 11 41
Damion Easley 2B .257 8 20 Shane Victorino RF .267 8 33
Shawn Green RF .276 7 27 Greg Dobbs 3B .291 7 33
Carlos Gomez LF .269 2 11 Carlos Ruiz C .277 3 26
Jorge Sosa RHP .125 0 0 J.A. Happ LHP .000 0 0
(6-3, 3.79) (NO RECORD)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA
WARMUPS: NYM - JORGE SOSA (6-3, 3.79)
PHI - J.A. HAPP (NO RECORD)

UMPIRES: HP - DALE SCOTT
1B - DAN IASSOGNA
2B - ADAM DOWDY
3B - RON KULPA

WEATHER: 80 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 5 mph, left to right</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA
STARTING BATS: NYM - JORGE SOSA AND PAUL LO DUCA
PHI - J.A. HAPP AND CARLOS RUIZ

DUE UP FOR NY METS: J REYES (.319, 4 HR, 34 RBI)
P LO DUCA (.281, 4 HR, 21 RBI)
C BELTRAN (.268, 12 HR, 46 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY PAUL LO DUCA (5) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF J.A. HAPP SCORED JOSE REYES.
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 2, PHILADELPHIA 0

DUE UP FOR NY METS: C BELTRAN (.268, 12 HR, 46 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY DAVID WRIGHT (14) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 1
OUT IN THE 1ST OFF J.A. HAPP.
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 3, PHILADELPHIA 0

DUE UP FOR NY METS: C DELGADO (.228, 12 HR, 44 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - JORGE SOSA
PHI - J.A. HAPP

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J ROLLINS (.286, 13 HR, 47 RBI)
M BOURN (.288, 0 HR, 4 RBI)
C UTLEY (.331, 15 HR, 66 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NY METS (3) VS PHILADELPHIA (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 .321
P Lo Duca c 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .283
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267
D Wright 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .291
C Delgado 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231
D Easley 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
S Green rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275
C Gomez lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .266
J Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 8 3 5 3 0 3 4

BATTING: 2B - C Delgado (18, J Happ). HR - P Lo Duca (5, 1st inning off J Happ
1 on, 0 Out), D Wright (14, 1st inning off J Happ 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - P Lo Duca
2 (23), D Wright (43). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Gomez 1.
Team LOB - 2.


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
M Bourn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
C Utley 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331
R Howard 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
A Rowand cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
S Victorino rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
G Dobbs 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
C Ruiz c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
J Happ p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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NY METS - 3 -- 3
PHILADELPHIA - -- 0
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Sosa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.79

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Happ 1 5 3 3 0 3 2 27.00

Pitches-strikes: J Happ 33-23. Ground balls-fly balls: J Happ 0-0. Batters
faced: J Happ 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Dale Scott. 1B--Dan Iassogna. 2B--Adam Dowdy. 3B--Ron Kulpa.

Weather: 80 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: NYM - JORGE SOSA
PHI - J.A. HAPP</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - JORGE SOSA
PHI - J.A. HAPP

DUE UP FOR NY METS: J SOSA (.125, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
J REYES (.321, 1-FOR-1)
P LO DUCA (.283, 1-FOR-1, HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NY METS (3) VS PHILADELPHIA (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

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 1 1 2 0 0 0 .283
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267
D Wright 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .291
C Delgado 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231
D Easley 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
S Green rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275
C Gomez lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .266
J Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 8 3 5 3 0 3 4

BATTING: 2B - C Delgado (18, J Happ). HR - P Lo Duca (5, 1st inning off J Happ
1 on, 0 Out), D Wright (14, 1st inning off J Happ 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - P Lo Duca
2 (23), D Wright (43). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Gomez 1.
Team LOB - 2.


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
M Bourn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283
C Utley 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
R Howard 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
A Rowand cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
S Victorino rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
G Dobbs 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
C Ruiz c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
J Happ p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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NY METS - 3 -- 3
PHILADELPHIA - 0 -- 0
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Sosa 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.73

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Happ 1 5 3 3 0 3 2 27.00

Pitches-strikes: J Sosa 13-7; J Happ 33-23. Ground balls-fly balls: J Sosa
1-1; J Happ 0-0. Batters faced: J Sosa 3; J Happ 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Dale Scott. 1B--Dan Iassogna. 2B--Adam Dowdy. 3B--Ron Kulpa.

Weather: 80 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - JORGE SOSA
PHI - J.A. HAPP

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: R HOWARD (.245, 18 HR, 56 RBI)
A ROWAND (.313, 11 HR, 41 RBI)
S VICTORINO (.267, 8 HR, 33 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NY METS (3) VS PHILADELPHIA (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

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 1 1 2 0 0 0 .282
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267
D Wright 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .291
C Delgado 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231
D Easley 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
S Green rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275
C Gomez lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .266
J Sosa p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .118

Totals 11 3 5 3 0 4 4

BATTING: 2B - C Delgado (18, J Happ). HR - P Lo Duca (5, 1st inning off J Happ
1 on, 0 Out), D Wright (14, 1st inning off J Happ 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - P Lo Duca
2 (23), D Wright (43). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Gomez 1.
Team LOB - 2.


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
M Bourn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283
C Utley 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
R Howard 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
A Rowand cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
S Victorino rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
G Dobbs 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
C Ruiz c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
J Happ p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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NY METS - 30 -- 3
PHILADELPHIA - 0 -- 0
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Sosa 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.73

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Happ 2 5 3 3 0 4 2 13.50

Pitches-strikes: J Sosa 13-7; J Happ 48-31. Ground balls-fly balls: J Sosa
1-1; J Happ 0-2. Batters faced: J Sosa 3; J Happ 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Dale Scott. 1B--Dan Iassogna. 2B--Adam Dowdy. 3B--Ron Kulpa.

Weather: 80 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
GREG DOBBS HIT INTO DOUBLE PLAY SCORING RYAN HOWARD.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A ROWAND ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 3
PHILADELPHIA 1 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: C RUIZ (.277, 3 HR, 26 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CARLOS RUIZ SCORED AARON ROWAND.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C RUIZ ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 3
PHILADELPHIA 2 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J HAPP (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - JORGE SOSA
PHI - J.A. HAPP

DUE UP FOR NY METS: C BELTRAN (.267, 0-FOR-1)
D WRIGHT (.291, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)
C DELGADO (.231, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NY METS (3) VS PHILADELPHIA (2) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

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 1 1 2 0 0 0 .282
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267
D Wright 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .291
C Delgado 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231
D Easley 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
S Green rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275
C Gomez lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .266
J Sosa p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .118

Totals 11 3 5 3 0 4 4

BATTING: 2B - C Delgado (18, J Happ). HR - P Lo Duca (5, 1st inning off J Happ
1 on, 0 Out), D Wright (14, 1st inning off J Happ 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - P Lo Duca
2 (23), D Wright (43). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Gomez 1.
Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Wright-D Easley-C Delgado).


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
M Bourn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283
C Utley 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
R Howard 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .249
A Rowand cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .313
S Victorino rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267
G Dobbs 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
C Ruiz c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .280
J Happ p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000

Totals 7 2 2 1 2 2 2

BATTING: RBI - C Ruiz (27). 2-out RBI - C Ruiz. GIDP - G Dobbs. Team LOB - 1.



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NY METS - 30 -- 3
PHILADELPHIA - 02 -- 2
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Sosa 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 3.96

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Happ 2 5 3 3 0 4 2 13.50

Pitches-strikes: J Sosa 34-18; J Happ 48-31. Ground balls-fly balls: J Sosa
3-1; J Happ 0-2. Batters faced: J Sosa 9; J Happ 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Dale Scott. 1B--Dan Iassogna. 2B--Adam Dowdy. 3B--Ron Kulpa.

Weather: 80 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - JORGE SOSA
PHI - J.A. HAPP

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J ROLLINS (.285, 0-FOR-1)
M BOURN (.283, 0-FOR-1)
C UTLEY (.330, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

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

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 1 1 2 0 0 0 .282
C Beltran cf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .270
D Wright 3b 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .290
C Delgado 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .230
D Easley 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
S Green rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275
C Gomez lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .266
J Sosa p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .118

Totals 14 3 6 3 0 4 5

BATTING: 2B - C Delgado (18, J Happ). HR - P Lo Duca (5, 1st inning off J Happ
1 on, 0 Out), D Wright (14, 1st inning off J Happ 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - P Lo Duca
2 (23), D Wright (43). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Gomez 1.
GIDP - D Wright. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Wright-D Easley-C Delgado).


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
M Bourn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283
C Utley 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
R Howard 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .249
A Rowand cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .313
S Victorino rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267
G Dobbs 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
C Ruiz c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .280
J Happ p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000

Totals 7 2 2 1 2 2 2

BATTING: RBI - C Ruiz (27). 2-out RBI - C Ruiz. GIDP - G Dobbs. Team LOB - 1.


FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Rollins-C Utley-R Howard).


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NY METS - 300 -- 3
PHILADELPHIA - 02 -- 2
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Sosa 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 3.96

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Happ 3 6 3 3 0 4 2 9.00

Pitches-strikes: J Sosa 34-18; J Happ 55-36. Ground balls-fly balls: J Sosa
3-1; J Happ 2-3. Batters faced: J Sosa 9; J Happ 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Dale Scott. 1B--Dan Iassogna. 2B--Adam Dowdy. 3B--Ron Kulpa.

Weather: 80 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - JORGE SOSA
PHI - J.A. HAPP

DUE UP FOR NY METS: D EASLEY (.262, 1-FOR-1)
S GREEN (.275, 0-FOR-1)
C GOMEZ (.266, 0-FOR-1)</div>