GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: NY METS (60-47) at MILWAUKEE (58-50)

NL: NY METS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND RULE DOUBLE BY MARLON ANDERSON SCORED RAMON CASTRO
AND LASTINGS MILLEDGE.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M ANDERSON ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 10
MILWAUKEE 3 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR NY METS: J REYES (.303, 1-FOR-5)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY JOSE REYES (8) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 9TH OFF CHRIS SPURLING SCORED MARLON ANDERSON.
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 12, MILWAUKEE 3

DUE UP FOR NY METS: L CASTILLO (.133, 0-FOR-5)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY METS 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 4 12 18 0
MILWAUKEE 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 11 1 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - JORGE SOSA (OUT)
MIL - CHRIS SPURLING

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: C HART (.280, 2-FOR-4, HR, 2 RBI)
J HARDY (.269, 0-FOR-4)
R BRAUN (.344, 2-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NY METS (12) VS MILWAUKEE (3) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 6 1 2 2 0 2 2 .304
L Castillo 2b 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125
D Wright 3b 5 3 4 1 0 0 0 .304
C Delgado 1b 4 2 1 1 0 3 1 .249
M Alou lf 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .305
D Easley rf 5 2 3 2 0 1 2 .277
R Castro c 5 1 1 0 0 3 5 .304
L Milledge cf 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .284
B Lawrence p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000
a-R Gotay ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .347
S Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Sosa p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .208
b-M Anderson ph 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .250

Totals 45 12 18 11 1 11 15

a-lined out to right for B Lawrence in the 6th; b-hit a ground rule double to
left for J Sosa in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - D Wright (26, C Capuano); C Delgado (24, C Capuano); M Alou (10,
C Capuano); J Sosa (2, C Villanueva); L Milledge (5, C Spurling); M Anderson
(1, C Spurling). HR - D Wright (19, 5th inning off C Capuano 0 on, 2 Out), D
Easley (9, 6th inning off C Capuano 1 on, 0 Out), J Reyes (8, 9th inning off C
Spurling 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - C Delgado (59), M Alou (15), D Wright (67), D
Easley 2 (24), L Milledge (15), J Sosa (1), M Anderson 2 (11), J Reyes 2 (43).
2-out RBI - C Delgado, M Alou, D Wright, L Milledge, J Sosa, M Anderson 2, J
Reyes 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Easley 1, L Castillo 2, R
Castro 1, J Reyes 2. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Reyes (51, 2nd base off C Capuano/J Estrada).


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 .280
J Hardy ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .269
R Braun 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .344
P Fielder 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .285
B Hall cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265
G Jenkins lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .264
J Estrada c 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .288
T Graffanino 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .239
C Capuano p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
a-K Mench ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .276
C Villanueva p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
B Shouse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-C Counsell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241
C Spurling p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 34 3 11 3 1 3 12

a-walked for C Capuano in the 6th; b-popped out to shortstop for B Shouse in
the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - R Braun (17, B Lawrence); J Estrada 2 (22, J Sosa, B Lawrence); P
Fielder (29, J Sosa). HR - C Hart (17, 5th inning off B Lawrence 0 on, 0 Out).
RBI - T Graffanino (30), C Hart 2 (47). 2-out RBI - T Graffanino, C Hart.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Counsell 1, B Hall 1, P Fielder 1,
C Hart 2, J Hardy 1. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: CS - R Braun (3, 2nd base by B Lawrence/R Castro).

FIELDING: E - J Hardy (11, bobble).


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NY METS - 200 012 304 -- 12
MILWAUKEE - 020 010 00 -- 3
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Lawrence 5 8 3 3 0 3 1 5.40
S Schoeneweis 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.49
J Sosa 2 1/3 2 0 0 1 0 0 4.36

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Capuano 6 10 5 5 1 8 2 4.86
C Villanueva 2/3 4 3 3 0 1 0 4.12
B Shouse 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.97
C Spurling 1 4 4 4 0 1 1 4.71

HBP - G Jenkins (by S Schoeneweis); C Delgado (by C Villanueva).
Pitches-strikes: B Lawrence 90-62; S Schoeneweis 12-6; J Sosa 34-23; C Capuano
96-64; C Villanueva 20-14; B Shouse 17-13; C Spurling 24-20. Ground balls-fly
balls: B Lawrence 4-7; S Schoeneweis 0-2; J Sosa 4-3; C Capuano 2-8; C
Villanueva 0-1; B Shouse 1-2; C Spurling 2-0. Batters faced: B Lawrence 22; S
Schoeneweis 4; J Sosa 10; C Capuano 29; C Villanueva 7; B Shouse 4; C Spurling
7.

UMPIRES: HP--Bill Miller. 1B--Marvin Hudson. 2B--Chad Fairchild. 3B--Brian
Gorman.

Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, out to left.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - PITCHING CHANGE
NYM: AARON SELE (3-1, 4.30) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 12, MILWAUKEE 3

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: C HART (.280, 2-FOR-4, HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Sele relieved J Sosa.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 12
MILWAUKEE 3 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: C Hart (.280, 2-FOR-4, HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Anderson in left field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 12
MILWAUKEE 3 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: C Hart (.280, 2-FOR-4, HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY COREY HART (18) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 0 OUT
IN THE 9TH OFF AARON SELE.
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 12, MILWAUKEE 4

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: J HARDY (.269, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY METS 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 4 12 18 0
MILWAUKEE 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 13 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: NYM - BRIAN LAWRENCE, SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS (6TH), JORGE SOSA (6TH),
AARON SELE (9TH) AND RAMON CASTRO

MIL - CHRIS CAPUANO, CARLOS VILLANUEVA (7TH), BRIAN
SHOUSE (7TH), CHRIS SPURLING (9TH) AND JOHNNY ESTRADA

HOME RUNS: NYM - DAVID WRIGHT (19) OFF CHRIS CAPUANO IN THE 5TH, 0 ON
DAMION EASLEY (9) OFF CHRIS CAPUANO IN THE 6TH, 1 ON
JOSE REYES (8) OFF CHRIS SPURLING IN THE 9TH, 1 ON

MIL - COREY HART (17) OFF BRIAN LAWRENCE IN THE 5TH, 0 ON
COREY HART (18) OFF AARON SELE IN THE 9TH, 0 ON</div>

 

Easley supports Lawrence as Mets pound Brewers

<h3>NY METS 12, MILWAUKEE 4</h3>MILWAUKEE (Ticker) -- Brian Lawrence has Damion Easley to thankfor ending a lengthy winless drought.


Easley ripped his second career inside-the-park home run to snapa sixth-inning tie and lift the New York Mets to a 12-4 victoryover the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park on Thursdayafternoon.


David Wright tied a career high with four hits, including a soloblast, for the Mets, who extended Brewers starter ChrisCapuano's career-long losing streak to eight games.

Lawrence (1-0), who had not pitched in the major leagues since2005, won for the first time since May 28, 2004 when he was withthe San Diego Padres - also against the Brewers at Miller Park.

After Moises Alou led off the top of the fifth with a double toleft field off Capuano (5-8), Easley hit a rocket that hit offan angled portion of the right center field wall. Centerfielder Bill Hall misplayed the carom and, by the time herecovered and retrieved the ball, Easley had circled the basesto give the Mets a 5-3 lead.


After the Brewers left the bases loaded in the bottom of thesixth, the Mets tacked on three more in the seventh off relieverCarlos Villanueva, including an RBI double by reliever JorgeSosa.


Lawrence allowed three runs and eight hits in five innings withthree strikeouts and no walks. He allowed RBI singles to TonyGraffanino and Corey Hart in the second inning and a solo homerun to Hart in the fifth, but kept the Mets in the game.

Scott Schoeneweis, Sosa and Aaron Sele hurled the final fourframes to finish out the game.


Lawrence, who took Sosa's spot in the rotation, had not pitchedin the major leagues since September 29, 2005. He was 8-2 witha 3.87 ERA in 12 starts for Class AAA New Orleans of the PacificCoast League.


He missed the entire 2006 season with the Washington Nationalsafter undergoing surgery to repair a torn labrum in his rightshoulder.


Capuano's struggles continued as he allowed five runs and 10hits, while striking out eight and walking one. The Brewers arenow 0-13 in Capuano's last 13 starts, and the lefthander is 0-8during that stretch - going winless since May 7 after startingthe season 5-0.


Hart smacked two homers for Milwaukee, which has lost five ofits last six contests.

 

NL: NY METS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY METS 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 4 12 18 0
MILWAUKEE 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 13 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: NYM - BRIAN LAWRENCE, SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS (6TH), JORGE SOSA (6TH),
AARON SELE (9TH) AND RAMON CASTRO

MIL - CHRIS CAPUANO, CARLOS VILLANUEVA (7TH), BRIAN
SHOUSE (7TH), CHRIS SPURLING (9TH) AND JOHNNY ESTRADA


WP - BRIAN LAWRENCE (1-0)
LP - CHRIS CAPUANO (5-8)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: NYM - DAVID WRIGHT (19) OFF CHRIS CAPUANO IN THE 5TH, 0 ON
DAMION EASLEY (9) OFF CHRIS CAPUANO IN THE 6TH, 1 ON
JOSE REYES (8) OFF CHRIS SPURLING IN THE 9TH, 1 ON

MIL - COREY HART (17) OFF BRIAN LAWRENCE IN THE 5TH, 0 ON
COREY HART (18) OFF AARON SELE IN THE 9TH, 0 ON


TIME: 3:06 ATT: 41,704

PROBABLES: PHI - KYLE KENDRICK (5-1, 4.04)
MIL - YOVANI GALLARDO (3-1, 2.72)

PROBABLES: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ (7-4, 3.02)
CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO (14-7, 3.47)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NY METS (12) VS MILWAUKEE (4) - FINAL

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 6 1 2 2 0 2 2 .304
L Castillo 2b 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125
D Wright 3b 5 3 4 1 0 0 0 .304
C Delgado 1b 4 2 1 1 0 3 1 .249
M Alou lf 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .305
A Sele p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Easley rf 5 2 3 2 0 1 2 .277
R Castro c 5 1 1 0 0 3 5 .304
L Milledge cf 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .284
B Lawrence p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000
a-R Gotay ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .347
S Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Sosa p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .208
b-M Anderson ph-lf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .250

Totals 45 12 18 11 1 11 15

a-lined out to right for B Lawrence in the 6th; b-hit a ground rule double to
left for J Sosa in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - D Wright (26, C Capuano); C Delgado (24, C Capuano); M Alou (10,
C Capuano); J Sosa (2, C Villanueva); L Milledge (5, C Spurling); M Anderson
(1, C Spurling). HR - D Wright (19, 5th inning off C Capuano 0 on, 2 Out), D
Easley (9, 6th inning off C Capuano 1 on, 0 Out), J Reyes (8, 9th inning off C
Spurling 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - C Delgado (59), M Alou (15), D Wright (67), D
Easley 2 (24), L Milledge (15), J Sosa (1), M Anderson 2 (11), J Reyes 2 (43).
2-out RBI - C Delgado, M Alou, D Wright, L Milledge, J Sosa, M Anderson 2, J
Reyes 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Easley 1, L Castillo 2, R
Castro 1, J Reyes 2. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Reyes (51, 2nd base off C Capuano/J Estrada).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Reyes-C Delgado).


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 5 2 3 3 0 0 3 .283
J Hardy ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .271
R Braun 3b 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .343
P Fielder 1b 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .284
B Hall cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265
G Jenkins lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .264
J Estrada c 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .288
T Graffanino 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .239
C Capuano p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
a-K Mench ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .276
C Villanueva p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
B Shouse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-C Counsell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241
C Spurling p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 38 4 13 4 1 3 13

a-walked for C Capuano in the 6th; b-popped out to shortstop for B Shouse in
the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - R Braun (17, B Lawrence); J Estrada 2 (22, J Sosa, B Lawrence); P
Fielder (29, J Sosa). HR - C Hart 2 (18, 5th inning off B Lawrence 0 on, 0 Out,
9th inning off A Sele 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - T Graffanino (30), C Hart 3 (48).
2-out RBI - T Graffanino, C Hart. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C
Counsell 1, B Hall 1, P Fielder 1, C Hart 2, J Hardy 1. GIDP - R Braun. Team
LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: CS - R Braun (3, 2nd base by B Lawrence/R Castro).

FIELDING: E - J Hardy (11, bobble).


----------------------------------------------------
NY METS - 200 012 304 -- 12
MILWAUKEE - 020 010 001 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Lawrence (W, 1-0) 5 8 3 3 0 3 1 5.40
S Schoeneweis (H, 8) 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.49
J Sosa (H, 1) 2 1/3 2 0 0 1 0 0 4.36
A Sele 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 4.42

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Capuano (L, 5-8) 6 10 5 5 1 8 2 4.86
C Villanueva 2/3 4 3 3 0 1 0 4.12
B Shouse 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.97
C Spurling 1 4 4 4 0 1 1 4.71

HBP - G Jenkins (by S Schoeneweis); C Delgado (by C Villanueva).
Pitches-strikes: B Lawrence 90-62; S Schoeneweis 12-6; J Sosa 34-23; A Sele
18-11; C Capuano 96-64; C Villanueva 20-14; B Shouse 17-13; C Spurling 24-20.
Ground balls-fly balls: B Lawrence 4-7; S Schoeneweis 0-2; J Sosa 4-3; A Sele
2-1; C Capuano 2-8; C Villanueva 0-1; B Shouse 1-2; C Spurling 2-0. Batters
faced: B Lawrence 22; S Schoeneweis 4; J Sosa 10; A Sele 4; C Capuano 29; C
Villanueva 7; B Shouse 4; C Spurling 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Bill Miller. 1B--Marvin Hudson. 2B--Chad Fairchild. 3B--Brian
Gorman.

T--3:06. Att--41,704.
Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, out
to left.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
NY METS 12
MILWAUKEE 4 FINAL</div>

 

NL: NY METS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NY METS (12) AT MILWAUKEE (4) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

NY METS 1ST: J Reyes struck out swinging. L Castillo flied out to center.
D Wright doubled to deep center. C Delgado doubled to deep right, D Wright
scored. M Alou singled to center, C Delgado scored. D Easley reached on
infield single to third, M Alou to second. R Castro struck out swinging.
(2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, MILWAUKEE 0.

MILWAUKEE 2ND: B Hall grounded out to third. G Jenkins struck out
swinging. J Estrada doubled to right. T Graffanino singled to left, J Estrada
scored. C Capuano singled to deep right, T Graffanino to third. C Hart
singled to left, T Graffanino scored, C Capuano to second. J Hardy struck out
swinging. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, MILWAUKEE 2.

NY METS 5TH: J Reyes flied out to right. L Castillo flied out to right.
D Wright homered to right center. C Delgado struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) NY METS 3, MILWAUKEE 2.

MILWAUKEE 5TH: C Hart homered to left. J Hardy flied out to right.
R Braun singled to left. P Fielder flied out to center. R Braun caught stealing
second, catcher to second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, MILWAUKEE 3.

NY METS 6TH: M Alou doubled to deep left. D Easley inside-the-park home
run to deep center, M Alou scored. R Castro grounded out to third. L Milledge
singled to center. R Gotay hit for B Lawrence. R Gotay lined out to right.
J Reyes singled to center, L Milledge to third. J Reyes stole second. L Castillo
popped out to first. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 5, MILWAUKEE 3.

NY METS 7TH: C Villanueva relieved C Capuano. D Wright singled to right.
C Delgado hit by pitch, D Wright to second. M Alou flied out to center.
D Easley singled to left, D Wright to third, C Delgado to second. R Castro
struck out swinging. L Milledge singled to left, D Wright scored, C Delgado to
third, D Easley to second, C Delgado scored on error by shortstop J Hardy.
J Sosa hit a ground rule double to deep center, D Easley scored, L Milledge to
third. B Shouse relieved C Villanueva. J Reyes grounded out to third. (3 Runs,
4 Hits, 1 Error) NY METS 8, MILWAUKEE 3.

NY METS 9TH: C Spurling relieved B Shouse. M Alou grounded out to third.
D Easley struck out swinging. R Castro reached on infield single to second.
L Milledge doubled to deep left, R Castro to third. M Anderson hit for J Sosa.
M Anderson hit a ground rule double to left, R Castro and L Milledge scored.
J Reyes homered to right, M Anderson scored. L Castillo grounded out to
shortstop. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 12, MILWAUKEE 3.

MILWAUKEE 9TH: A Sele relieved J Sosa. M Anderson in left field. C Hart
homered to left center. J Hardy singled to left. R Braun grounded into double
play, shortstop to first, J Hardy out at second. P Fielder flied out to left.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 12, MILWAUKEE 4.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NY METS (12) AT MILWAUKEE (4) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ny Mets Starting Lineups -- J Reyes SS, L Castillo 2B, D Wright 3B, C Delgado
1B, M Alou LF, D Easley RF, R Castro C, L Milledge CF, B Lawrence RHP.

Milwaukee Starting Lineups -- C Hart RF, J Hardy SS, R Braun 3B, P Fielder 1B,
B Hall CF, G Jenkins LF, J Estrada C, T Graffanino 2B, C Capuano LHP.

Umpires -- Bill Miller (HP), Marvin Hudson (1B), Chad Fairchild (2B),
Brian Gorman (3B).

Gametime Weather: 89 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind out to left at 13 mph.


NY METS 1ST: J Reyes struck out swinging. L Castillo flied out to center.
D Wright doubled to deep center. C Delgado doubled to deep right, D Wright
scored. M Alou singled to center, C Delgado scored. D Easley reached on
infield single to third, M Alou to second. R Castro struck out swinging.
(2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, MILWAUKEE 0.

MILWAUKEE 1ST: C Hart flied out to right. J Hardy grounded out to
shortstop. R Braun doubled to deep right. P Fielder struck out looking.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, MILWAUKEE 0.

NY METS 2ND: L Milledge fouled out to first. B Lawrence struck out
swinging. J Reyes struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2,
MILWAUKEE 0.

MILWAUKEE 2ND: B Hall grounded out to third. G Jenkins struck out
swinging. J Estrada doubled to right. T Graffanino singled to left, J Estrada
scored. C Capuano singled to deep right, T Graffanino to third. C Hart
singled to left, T Graffanino scored, C Capuano to second. J Hardy struck out
swinging. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, MILWAUKEE 2.

NY METS 3RD: L Castillo popped out to second. D Wright singled to left.
C Delgado struck out swinging. M Alou walked, D Wright to second. D Easley
flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, MILWAUKEE 2.

MILWAUKEE 3RD: R Braun grounded out to first. P Fielder singled to center.
B Hall popped out to second. G Jenkins grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, MILWAUKEE 2.

NY METS 4TH: R Castro struck out looking. L Milledge grounded out to
second. B Lawrence struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2,
MILWAUKEE 2.

MILWAUKEE 4TH: J Estrada flied out to center. T Graffanino flied out to
left. C Capuano fouled out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2,
MILWAUKEE 2.

NY METS 5TH: J Reyes flied out to right. L Castillo flied out to right.
D Wright homered to right center. C Delgado struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) NY METS 3, MILWAUKEE 2.

MILWAUKEE 5TH: C Hart homered to left. J Hardy flied out to right.
R Braun singled to left. P Fielder flied out to center. R Braun caught stealing
second, catcher to second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, MILWAUKEE 3.

NY METS 6TH: M Alou doubled to deep left. D Easley inside-the-park home
run to deep center, M Alou scored. R Castro grounded out to third. L Milledge
singled to center. R Gotay hit for B Lawrence. R Gotay lined out to right.
J Reyes singled to center, L Milledge to third. J Reyes stole second. L Castillo
popped out to first. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 5, MILWAUKEE 3.

MILWAUKEE 6TH: S Schoeneweis relieved B Lawrence. B Hall flied out to
center. G Jenkins hit by pitch. J Estrada singled to right, G Jenkins to
second. T Graffanino flied out to right, G Jenkins to third. K Mench hit for
C Capuano. J Sosa relieved S Schoeneweis. K Mench walked, J Estrada to second.
C Hart fouled out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 5, MILWAUKEE 3.

NY METS 7TH: C Villanueva relieved C Capuano. D Wright singled to right.
C Delgado hit by pitch, D Wright to second. M Alou flied out to center.
D Easley singled to left, D Wright to third, C Delgado to second. R Castro
struck out swinging. L Milledge singled to left, D Wright scored, C Delgado to
third, D Easley to second, C Delgado scored on error by shortstop J Hardy.
J Sosa hit a ground rule double to deep center, D Easley scored, L Milledge to
third. B Shouse relieved C Villanueva. J Reyes grounded out to third. (3 Runs,
4 Hits, 1 Error) NY METS 8, MILWAUKEE 3.

MILWAUKEE 7TH: J Hardy grounded out to third. R Braun grounded out to
shortstop. P Fielder doubled to deep center. B Hall popped out to second.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 8, MILWAUKEE 3.

NY METS 8TH: L Castillo popped out to shortstop. D Wright popped out to
third. C Delgado struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 8,
MILWAUKEE 3.

MILWAUKEE 8TH: G Jenkins grounded out to second. J Estrada doubled to
center. T Graffanino grounded out to shortstop, J Estrada to third.
C Counsell hit for B Shouse. C Counsell popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) NY METS 8, MILWAUKEE 3.

NY METS 9TH: C Spurling relieved B Shouse. M Alou grounded out to third.
D Easley struck out swinging. R Castro reached on infield single to second.
L Milledge doubled to deep left, R Castro to third. M Anderson hit for J Sosa.
M Anderson hit a ground rule double to left, R Castro and L Milledge scored.
J Reyes homered to right, M Anderson scored. L Castillo grounded out to
shortstop. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 12, MILWAUKEE 3.

MILWAUKEE 9TH: A Sele relieved J Sosa. M Anderson in left field. C Hart
homered to left center. J Hardy singled to left. R Braun grounded into double
play, shortstop to first, J Hardy out at second. P Fielder flied out to left.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 12, MILWAUKEE 4.</div>

 

Easley supports Lawrence as Mets pound Brewers

<h3>NY METS 12, MILWAUKEE 4</h3>MILWAUKEE (Ticker) -- Brian Lawrence has Damion Easley to thankfor ending a lengthy winless drought.


Easley ripped his second career inside-the-park home run to snapa sixth-inning tie and lift the New York Mets to a 12-4 victoryover the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park on Thursdayafternoon.


David Wright tied a career high with four hits, including a soloblast, for the Mets, who extended Brewers starter ChrisCapuano's career-long losing streak to eight games.

Lawrence (1-0), who had not pitched in the major leagues since2005, won for the first time since May 28, 2004 when he was withthe San Diego Padres - also against the Brewers at Miller Park.

"If I could get 10-plus runs every game it would be nice,"Lawrence said. "It feels good to get the first one done withand move on from there."


After Moises Alou led off the top of the fifth with a double toleft field off Capuano (5-8), Easley hit a rocket that hit offan angled portion of the right center field wall. Centerfielder Bill Hall misplayed the carom and, by the time herecovered and retrieved the ball, Easley had circled the basesto give the Mets a 5-3 lead.


"When it hit the wall, I was expecting to get a triple," Easleysaid. "The way Sandy (Alomar, Mets third base coach) was wavingled me to believe I had a chance. That's a long run. Itwasn't like I was needing life support or anything like that,but it was tiring."


After the Brewers left the bases loaded in the bottom of thesixth, the Mets tacked on three more in the seventh off relieverCarlos Villanueva, including an RBI double by reliever JorgeSosa.


Lawrence allowed three runs and eight hits in five innings withthree strikeouts and no walks. He allowed RBI singles to TonyGraffanino and Corey Hart in the second inning and a solo homerun to Hart in the fifth, but kept the Mets in the game.

"He did a nice job of finessing and keeping them off-stride,"Mets manager Willie Randolph said. "It's a small sample, but Ilike what I saw."


Scott Schoeneweis, Sosa and Aaron Sele hurled the final fourframes to finish out the game.


Lawrence, who took Sosa's spot in the rotation, had not pitchedin the major leagues since September 29, 2005. He was 8-2 witha 3.87 ERA in 12 starts for Class AAA New Orleans of the PacificCoast League.


"You can get outs in Triple A all year long, but until you gethere and do it, that's in the back of your mind," Lawrence said."There were some nerves, but not as bad as your first time up.Sometimes that can drive you to do things you don't normallydo."


He missed the entire 2006 season with the Washington Nationalsafter undergoing surgery to repair a torn labrum in his rightshoulder.


"It feels good to go out there and put a uniform on and competeagain," Lawrence added. "It's been a while."


Capuano's struggles continued as he allowed five runs and 10hits, while striking out eight and walking one. The Brewers arenow 0-13 in Capuano's last 13 starts, and the lefthander is 0-8during that stretch - going winless since May 7 after startingthe season 5-0.


"There was a few bad pitches, but overall, I feel I threw theball pretty well," Capuano said. "I'm not thinking about (thelosing streak). I'm thinking about making one pitch at a time."

Hart smacked two homers for Milwaukee, which has lost five ofits last six contests.


In the seventh inning, Brewers manager Ned Yost and catcherJohnny Estrada got into a shouting match and had to be separatednear the dugout tunnel by other Brewers players and coaches.

"That's between us a little bit," Yost said. "There was somefrustration expressed on a number of different sides about ourstyle of play and the way that we've been playing. We handledit and took care of it like good teams do."