GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: NY METS (29-16) at ATLANTA (27-19)

NL: NY METS (29-16) at ATLANTA (27-19)

<h3>Glavine faces former teammate Smoltz in series finale</h3>

NY Mets (29-16) at Atlanta (27-19) 7:35 pm EDT

ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Tom Glavine has not fared well againstthe Atlanta Braves. He will look to get back on track againsthis former teammate.

Glavine will take on John Smoltz when the New York Mets meet theBraves in the finale of a three-game set between the top twoteams in the National League East on Thursday.

A two-time NL Cy Young Award winner with Atlanta, Glavine (5-1,3.43 ERA) has struggled mightily against his former club,posting a 3-10 mark with a 5.49 ERA in 17 starts. The veteranlefthander spent 16 years with the Braves before joining therival Mets in 2003.

The 41-year-old Glavine, who now is five wins away from beingthe 23rd 300-game winner, allowed three runs and nine hits insix innings in a 10-7 win over the New York Yankees lastSaturday.

Glavine will face Smoltz (6-2, 2.85), who spent 15 seasons onthe same staff as Glavine, appearing in five World Series andhoisting the trophy in 1995 together. Despite his age, the40-year-old Smoltz remains on top of his game.

This campaign, he is 3-1 with a 1.93 ERA at Turner Field. Theveteran righthander also has had success here against New York,posting a 7-5 record with a 3.79 ERA. He also has recorded 13saves against the Mets at home.

In his last outing, Smoltz was dominant, tossing seven scorelessinnings - striking out seven and walking one - in a 14-0drubbing of the Boston Red Sox last Saturday.

The teams have split the first two games of the series,including New York's 3-0 win on Wednesday night. Oliver Perezhurled seven innings of shutout ball to record his third victoryagainst the Braves this season.

The Mets hold a 2 1/2-game lead in the NL East with the teamsnot meeting again until early August after Thursday's contest.

 

NL: NY METS at ATLANTA

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

NY METS ATLANTA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Jose Reyes SS .316 2 23 Kelly Johnson 2B .277 6 26
Endy Chavez LF .354 1 10 Martin Prado 3B .111 0 0
Carlos Beltran CF .295 8 30 Edgar Renteria SS .331 6 23
David Wright 3B .273 8 26 Jeff Francoeur RF .306 7 35
Paul Lo Duca C .314 2 14 Andruw Jones CF .216 6 31
Carlos Delgado 1B .216 3 23 Brian Mccann C .299 3 22
Shawn Green RF .317 5 21 Matt Diaz LF .337 3 8
Ruben Gotay 2B .240 1 5 Scott Thorman 1B .250 6 23
Tom Glavine LHP .167 0 0 John Smoltz RHP .059 0 0
(5-1, 3.43) (6-2, 2.85)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
WARMUPS: NYM - TOM GLAVINE (5-1, 3.43)
ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ (6-2, 2.85)

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

WEATHER: 79 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 11 mph, left to right</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
STARTING BATS: NYM - TOM GLAVINE AND PAUL LO DUCA
ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ AND BRIAN MCCANN

DUE UP FOR NY METS: J REYES (.316, 2 HR, 23 RBI)
E CHAVEZ (.354, 1 HR, 10 RBI)
C BELTRAN (.295, 8 HR, 30 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - TOM GLAVINE
ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: K JOHNSON (.277, 6 HR, 26 RBI)
M PRADO (.111, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
E RENTERIA (.331, 6 HR, 23 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at ATLANTA

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

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .314
E Chavez lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .348
C Beltran cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .299
D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272
P Lo Duca c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
C Delgado 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
S Green rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
R Gotay 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
T Glavine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 2 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
M Prado 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
E Renteria ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
B McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
M Diaz lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .337
S Thorman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
J Smoltz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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NY METS - 0 -- 0
ATLANTA - -- 0
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Glavine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.43

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Smoltz 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.81

Pitches-strikes: J Smoltz 18-12. Ground balls-fly balls: J Smoltz 1-0.
Batters faced: J Smoltz 4.

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

Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: NYM - TOM GLAVINE
ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ</div>

 

NL: NY METS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY JEFF FRANCOEUR SCORED KELLY JOHNSON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M PRADO ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 0
ATLANTA 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: A JONES (.216, 6 HR, 31 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - TOM GLAVINE
ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ

DUE UP FOR NY METS: P LO DUCA (.314, 2 HR, 14 RBI)
C DELGADO (.216, 3 HR, 23 RBI)
S GREEN (.317, 5 HR, 21 RBI)</div>

 

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

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .314
E Chavez lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .348
C Beltran cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .299
D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272
P Lo Duca c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
C Delgado 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
S Green rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
R Gotay 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
T Glavine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 2 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .281
M Prado 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200
E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .330
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .306
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .216
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .296
M Diaz lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .337
S Thorman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
J Smoltz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059

Totals 4 1 2 1 1 0 3

BATTING: SF - J Francoeur. RBI - J Francoeur (36). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - B McCann 1. Team LOB - 2.


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NY METS - 0 -- 0
ATLANTA - 1 -- 1
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Glavine 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 3.52

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Smoltz 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.81

Pitches-strikes: T Glavine 31-17; J Smoltz 18-12. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Glavine 2-1; J Smoltz 1-0. Batters faced: T Glavine 6; J Smoltz 4.

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

Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - TOM GLAVINE
ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M DIAZ (.337, 3 HR, 8 RBI)
S THORMAN (.250, 6 HR, 23 RBI)
J SMOLTZ (.059, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NY METS (0) VS ATLANTA (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .314
E Chavez lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .348
C Beltran cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .299
D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272
P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
S Green rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
R Gotay 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
T Glavine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 2 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .281
M Prado 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200
E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .330
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .306
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .216
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .296
M Diaz lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .337
S Thorman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
J Smoltz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059

Totals 4 1 2 1 1 0 3

BATTING: SF - J Francoeur. RBI - J Francoeur (36). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - B McCann 1. Team LOB - 2.


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NY METS - 00 -- 0
ATLANTA - 1 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Glavine 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 3.52

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Smoltz 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.77

Pitches-strikes: T Glavine 31-17; J Smoltz 26-18. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Glavine 2-1; J Smoltz 3-1. Batters faced: T Glavine 6; J Smoltz 7.

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

Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY MATT DIAZ (4) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
2ND OFF TOM GLAVINE.
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 0, ATLANTA 2

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: S THORMAN (.250, 6 HR, 23 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - TOM GLAVINE
ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ

DUE UP FOR NY METS: R GOTAY (.240, 1 HR, 5 RBI)
T GLAVINE (.167, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
J REYES (.314, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at ATLANTA

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

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .314
E Chavez lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .348
C Beltran cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .299
D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272
P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
S Green rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
R Gotay 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
T Glavine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 2 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .280
M Prado 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200
E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .330
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .306
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .216
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .296
M Diaz lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .344
S Thorman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
J Smoltz p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .056

Totals 8 2 3 2 1 0 3

BATTING: HR - M Diaz (4, 2nd inning off T Glavine 0 on, 0 Out). SF - J
Francoeur. RBI - J Francoeur (36), M Diaz (9). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - B McCann 1. Team LOB - 2.


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NY METS - 00 -- 0
ATLANTA - 11 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Glavine 2 3 2 2 1 0 1 3.61

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Smoltz 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.77

Pitches-strikes: T Glavine 41-23; J Smoltz 26-18. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Glavine 4-2; J Smoltz 3-1. Batters faced: T Glavine 10; J Smoltz 7.

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

Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - TOM GLAVINE
ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M PRADO (.200, 1-FOR-1)
E RENTERIA (.330, 0-FOR-1)
J FRANCOEUR (.306, 0-FOR-0, SF, RBI)</div>

 

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

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .317
E Chavez lf 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .343
C Beltran cf 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .303
D Wright 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .270
P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
S Green rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
R Gotay 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
T Glavine p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .211

Totals 13 0 4 0 0 4 6

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Wright 2. Team LOB - 4.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .280
M Prado 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200
E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .330
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .306
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .216
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .296
M Diaz lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .344
S Thorman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
J Smoltz p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .056

Totals 8 2 3 2 1 0 3

BATTING: HR - M Diaz (4, 2nd inning off T Glavine 0 on, 0 Out). SF - J
Francoeur. RBI - J Francoeur (36), M Diaz (9). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - B McCann 1. Team LOB - 2.


----------------------------------------------------
NY METS - 000 -- 0
ATLANTA - 11 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Glavine 2 3 2 2 1 0 1 3.61

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Smoltz 3 4 0 0 0 4 0 2.73

Pitches-strikes: T Glavine 41-23; J Smoltz 52-38. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Glavine 4-2; J Smoltz 4-1. Batters faced: T Glavine 10; J Smoltz 13.

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

Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - TOM GLAVINE
ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ

DUE UP FOR NY METS: P LO DUCA (.312, 0-FOR-1)
C DELGADO (.214, 0-FOR-1)
S GREEN (.315, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at ATLANTA

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

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .317
E Chavez lf 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .343
C Beltran cf 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .303
D Wright 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .270
P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
S Green rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
R Gotay 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
T Glavine p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .211

Totals 13 0 4 0 0 4 6

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Wright 2. Team LOB - 4.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .280
M Prado 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .182
E Renteria ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .304
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .216
B McCann c 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .294
M Diaz lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .344
S Thorman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
J Smoltz p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .056

Totals 12 2 4 2 2 0 6

BATTING: 2B - E Renteria (10, T Glavine). HR - M Diaz (4, 2nd inning off T
Glavine 0 on, 0 Out). SF - J Francoeur. RBI - J Francoeur (36), M Diaz (9).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B McCann 2. Team LOB - 4.


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NY METS - 000 -- 0
ATLANTA - 110 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Glavine 3 4 2 2 2 0 1 3.55

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Smoltz 3 4 0 0 0 4 0 2.73

Pitches-strikes: T Glavine 63-34; J Smoltz 52-38. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Glavine 4-5; J Smoltz 4-1. Batters faced: T Glavine 15; J Smoltz 13.

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

Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - TOM GLAVINE
ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M DIAZ (.344, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)
S THORMAN (.248, 0-FOR-1)
J SMOLTZ (.056, 0-FOR-1)</div>