NL: ATLANTA (59-53) at NY METS (63-48) <h3>Perez, Mets try to hold off Braves</h3> Atlanta (59-53) at NY Mets (63-48) 7:10 pm EDT FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- After an impressive road swing,the New York Mets hand the ball to Oliver Perez when they facetheir closest pursuer. Perez and the Mets aim to increase their lead in the NationalLeague East Division when they open a three-game series vs. theAtlanta Braves on Tuesday. New York defeated the Chicago Cubs, 8-3, on Sunday, watching TomGlavine gain his 300th career victory in the process. The win allowed the Mets to finish 4-2 on a six-game road tripagainst the Cubs and the Milwaukee Brewers, the two best teamsin the NL Central. Atlanta has kept pace, winning five of seven to remain within 41/2 games of New York. Perez (10-7, 3.00 ERA) takes the mound looking to remain perfectvs. the Braves in 2007. The lefthander, who is 5-3 in ninecareer starts vs. Atlanta, is 3-0 with a 1.31 ERA vs. the Bravesthis season. Perez is also 3-1 in four outings since the All-Star break,including an 8-5 win over the Brewers last Wednesday, when hestruck out a season-high 11 batters. Buddy Carlyle (6-3, 4.20) toes the rubber for the Braves lookingfor his fifth win in his last six starts. The righthander yielded two runs in five innings of a 12-3 winvs. the Houston Astros last Wednesday. In that contest, the29-year-old had to leave the game after hyperextending his rightelbow while swinging at a pitch in the bottom of the fifth. "I took too big of a swing at an offspeed pitch," Carlyle said."My arm is fine."
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">ATLANTA AT NY METS -- LINEUPS ATLANTA NY METS AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Yunel Escobar SS .331 1 16 Jose Reyes SS .303 8 45 Matt Diaz LF .347 7 30 Luis Castillo 2B .320 0 0 Chipper Jones 3B .334 18 58 David Wright 3B .304 19 67 Mark Teixeira 1B .261 3 7 Carlos Delgado 1B .253 17 64 Andruw Jones CF .217 21 72 Moises Alou LF .309 4 17 Jeff Francoeur RF .304 12 72 Shawn Green RF .269 8 32 Brian Mccann C .268 12 64 Paul Lo Duca C .269 5 32 Kelly Johnson 2B .301 12 57 Lastings Milledge CF .305 3 16 Buddy Carlyle RHP .120 0 2 Oliver Perez LHP .211 0 1 (6-3, 4.20) (10-7, 3.00)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL AT NY METS WARMUPS: ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE (6-3, 4.20) NYM - OLIVER PEREZ (10-7, 3.00) UMPIRES: HP - GARY DARLING 1B - LARRY PONCINO 2B - JERRY MEALS 3B - BRUCE DRECKMAN WEATHER: 82 Degrees, cloudy WIND: 10 mph, out to left</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL AT NY METS STARTING BATS: ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE AND BRIAN MCCANN NYM - OLIVER PEREZ AND PAUL LO DUCA DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: Y ESCOBAR (.331, 1 HR, 16 RBI) M DIAZ (.347, 7 HR, 30 RBI) C JONES (.334, 18 HR, 58 RBI)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE SOLO HOME RUN BY MATT DIAZ (8) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN THE 1ST OFF OLIVER PEREZ. CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 1, NY METS 0 DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: C JONES (.334, 18 HR, 58 RBI)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ATLANTA 1 1 1 0 NY METS 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE NYM - OLIVER PEREZ DUE UP FOR NY METS: J REYES (.303, 8 HR, 45 RBI) L CASTILLO (.320, 0 HR, 0 RBI) D WRIGHT (.304, 19 HR, 67 RBI)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">ATLANTA (1) VS NY METS (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg Y Escobar ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329 M Diaz lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .350 C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 B McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 B Carlyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .120 Totals 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 BATTING: HR - M Diaz (8, 1st inning off O Perez 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - M Diaz (31). Team LOB - 0. NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 L Castillo 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 D Wright 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 C Delgado 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 M Alou lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 S Green rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 P Lo Duca c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 L Milledge cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 O Perez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA - 1 -- 1 NY METS - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era B Carlyle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.20 NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era O Perez 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 3.05 Pitches-strikes: O Perez 17-13. Ground balls-fly balls: O Perez 1-1. Batters faced: O Perez 4. UMPIRES: HP--Gary Darling. 1B--Larry Poncino. 2B--Jerry Meals. 3B--Bruce Dreckman. Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, out to left.</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL AT NY METS CONFIRMED STARTERS: ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE NYM - OLIVER PEREZ</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ATLANTA 1 1 1 0 NY METS 0 0 1 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE NYM - OLIVER PEREZ DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: A JONES (.217, 21 HR, 72 RBI) J FRANCOEUR (.304, 12 HR, 72 RBI) B MCCANN (.268, 12 HR, 64 RBI)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">ATLANTA (1) VS NY METS (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg Y Escobar ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329 M Diaz lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .350 C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 B McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 B Carlyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .120 Totals 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 BATTING: HR - M Diaz (8, 1st inning off O Perez 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - M Diaz (31). Team LOB - 0. NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 L Castillo 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .346 D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .303 C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252 M Alou lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 S Green rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 P Lo Duca c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 L Milledge cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 O Perez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA - 1 -- 1 NY METS - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era B Carlyle 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.14 NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era O Perez 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 3.05 Pitches-strikes: B Carlyle 14-10; O Perez 17-13. Ground balls-fly balls: B Carlyle 0-3; O Perez 1-1. Batters faced: B Carlyle 4; O Perez 4. UMPIRES: HP--Gary Darling. 1B--Larry Poncino. 2B--Jerry Meals. 3B--Bruce Dreckman. Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, out to left.</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY BRIAN MCCANN SCORED JEFF FRANCOEUR. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B MCCANN ON FIRST, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 2 NY METS 0 TOP, 2ND DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: K JOHNSON (.301, 12 HR, 57 RBI)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY YUNEL ESCOBAR SCORED BRIAN MCCANN. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, Y ESCOBAR ON SECOND, B CARLYLE ON THIRD, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 3 NY METS 0 TOP, 2ND DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M DIAZ (.350, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">ATLANTA (3) VS NY METS (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg Y Escobar ss 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 M Diaz lf 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 .349 C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 J Francoeur rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .306 B McCann c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .270 K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .300 B Carlyle p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .154 Totals 11 3 5 3 0 2 3 BATTING: 2B - J Francoeur (30, O Perez); Y Escobar (11, O Perez). HR - M Diaz (8, 1st inning off O Perez 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - M Diaz (31), B McCann (65), Y Escobar (17). 2-out RBI - Y Escobar. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Diaz 2. Team LOB - 2. NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 L Castillo 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .346 D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .303 C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252 M Alou lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 S Green rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 P Lo Duca c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 L Milledge cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 O Perez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA - 12 -- 3 NY METS - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era B Carlyle 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.14 NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era O Perez 2 5 3 3 0 2 1 3.17 Pitches-strikes: B Carlyle 14-10; O Perez 53-38. Ground balls-fly balls: B Carlyle 0-3; O Perez 1-3. Batters faced: B Carlyle 4; O Perez 11. UMPIRES: HP--Gary Darling. 1B--Larry Poncino. 2B--Jerry Meals. 3B--Bruce Dreckman. Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, out to left.</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ATLANTA 1 2 3 5 0 NY METS 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE NYM - OLIVER PEREZ DUE UP FOR NY METS: M ALOU (.309, 4 HR, 17 RBI) S GREEN (.269, 8 HR, 32 RBI) P LO DUCA (.269, 5 HR, 32 RBI)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ATLANTA 1 2 3 5 0 NY METS 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE NYM - OLIVER PEREZ DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: C JONES (.333, 0-FOR-1) M TEIXEIRA (.250, 0-FOR-1) A JONES (.216, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">ATLANTA (3) VS NY METS (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg Y Escobar ss 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 M Diaz lf 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 .349 C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 J Francoeur rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .306 B McCann c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .270 K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .300 B Carlyle p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .154 Totals 11 3 5 3 0 2 3 BATTING: 2B - J Francoeur (30, O Perez); Y Escobar (11, O Perez). HR - M Diaz (8, 1st inning off O Perez 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - M Diaz (31), B McCann (65), Y Escobar (17). 2-out RBI - Y Escobar. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Diaz 2. Team LOB - 2. NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 L Castillo 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .346 D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .303 C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252 M Alou lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 S Green rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 L Milledge cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 O Perez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Totals 7 0 1 0 0 0 2 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA - 12 -- 3 NY METS - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era B Carlyle 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.09 NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era O Perez 2 5 3 3 0 2 1 3.17 Pitches-strikes: B Carlyle 25-18; O Perez 53-38. Ground balls-fly balls: B Carlyle 0-6; O Perez 1-3. Batters faced: B Carlyle 7; O Perez 11. UMPIRES: HP--Gary Darling. 1B--Larry Poncino. 2B--Jerry Meals. 3B--Bruce Dreckman. Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, out to left.</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY JEFF FRANCOEUR (13) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN THE 3RD OFF OLIVER PEREZ SCORED CHIPPER JONES AND ANDRUW JONES. CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 6, NY METS 0 DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B MCCANN (.270, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ATLANTA 1 2 3 6 8 0 NY METS 0 0 0 1 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE NYM - OLIVER PEREZ DUE UP FOR NY METS: L MILLEDGE (.305, 3 HR, 16 RBI) O PEREZ (.211, 0 HR, 1 RBI) J REYES (.303, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">ATLANTA (6) VS NY METS (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg Y Escobar ss 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 M Diaz lf 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 .349 C Jones 3b 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .335 M Teixeira 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .240 A Jones cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .218 J Francoeur rf 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 .307 B McCann c 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .269 K Johnson 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .299 B Carlyle p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .154 Totals 17 6 8 6 0 2 4 BATTING: 2B - J Francoeur (30, O Perez); Y Escobar (11, O Perez). HR - M Diaz (8, 1st inning off O Perez 0 on, 1 Out), J Francoeur (13, 3rd inning off O Perez 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - M Diaz (31), B McCann (65), Y Escobar (17), J Francoeur 3 (75). 2-out RBI - Y Escobar. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Diaz 2. Team LOB - 2. NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 L Castillo 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .346 D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .303 C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252 M Alou lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 S Green rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 L Milledge cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 O Perez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Totals 7 0 1 0 0 0 2 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA - 123 -- 6 NY METS - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era B Carlyle 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.09 NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era O Perez 3 8 6 6 0 2 2 3.37 Pitches-strikes: B Carlyle 25-18; O Perez 71-50. Ground balls-fly balls: B Carlyle 0-6; O Perez 1-6. Batters faced: B Carlyle 7; O Perez 17. UMPIRES: HP--Gary Darling. 1B--Larry Poncino. 2B--Jerry Meals. 3B--Bruce Dreckman. Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, out to left.</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ATLANTA 1 2 3 6 8 0 NY METS 0 0 0 0 2 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE NYM - OLIVER PEREZ DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B CARLYLE (.154, 1-FOR-1) Y ESCOBAR (.333, 1-FOR-2, RBI) M DIAZ (.349, 1-FOR-2, HR, RBI)</div>
