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 0 0 0 1 0 7 14 1 NY METS 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 6 0 (TOP 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - RAFAEL SORIANO NYM - GUILLERMO MOTA DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: C JONES (.336, 2-FOR-4) M TEIXEIRA (.231, 0-FOR-3, SF, RBI) A JONES (.217, 1-FOR-4)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">ATLANTA (7) VS NY METS (3) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg Y Escobar ss 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .333 M Diaz lf 5 1 1 1 0 2 5 .344 R Soriano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 C Jones 3b 4 2 2 0 0 2 1 .336 M Teixeira 1b 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .231 A Jones cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .217 J Francoeur rf 4 2 4 3 0 0 0 .310 B McCann c 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .268 K Johnson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .298 B Carlyle p 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .148 a-S Thorman ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .220 R Mahay p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 O Dotel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-M Prado ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .207 W Harris lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328 Totals 37 7 14 7 0 8 12 a-doubled to deep right for B Carlyle in the 6th; b-doubled to left for O Dotel in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - J Francoeur 2 (31, O Perez, A Sele); Y Escobar (11, O Perez); S Thorman (17, A Sele); M Prado (1, G Mota). 3B - C Jones (3, A Sele). 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). SF - M Teixeira. RBI - M Diaz (31), B McCann (65), Y Escobar (17), J Francoeur 3 (75), M Teixeira (8). 2-out RBI - Y Escobar. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Diaz 4, B McCann 1. Team LOB - 7. FIELDING: E - K Johnson (11, ground ball). DP: 3 (C Jones-K Johnson-M Teixeira 2, Y Escobar-K Johnson-M Teixeira). NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .303 L Castillo 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .310 D Wright 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .301 C Delgado 1b 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .254 M Alou lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .303 S Green rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270 P Lo Duca c 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 L Milledge cf 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .306 O Perez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 a-D Newhan ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .212 A Sele p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 S Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-R Gotay ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344 G Mota p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 28 3 6 2 2 2 7 a-tripled to deep center for O Perez in the 5th; b-flied out to center for S Schoeneweis in the 7th. BATTING: 2B - L Milledge (7, B Carlyle). 3B - D Newhan (1, B Carlyle). RBI - D Newhan (5), J Reyes (46). GIDP - M Alou 2, D Wright. Team LOB - 3. ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA - 123 000 10 -- 7 NY METS - 000 120 00 -- 3 ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era B Carlyle 5 6 3 3 1 1 0 4.28 R Mahay 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.80 O Dotel 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8.31 R Soriano 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.73 NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era O Perez 5 10 6 6 0 5 2 3.31 A Sele 1 2/3 3 1 1 0 1 0 4.12 S Schoeneweis 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.31 G Mota 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.95 Pitches-strikes: B Carlyle 79-51; R Mahay 14-9; O Dotel 7-7; R Soriano 14-10; O Perez 109-78; A Sele 32-18; S Schoeneweis 1-1; G Mota 16-10. Ground balls-fly balls: B Carlyle 6-8; R Mahay 3-0; O Dotel 0-2; R Soriano 2-1; O Perez 1-9; A Sele 2-2; S Schoeneweis 1-0; G Mota 1-0. Batters faced: B Carlyle 21; R Mahay 3; O Dotel 3; R Soriano 3; O Perez 25; A Sele 8; S Schoeneweis 1; G Mota 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 - PITCHING CHANGE NYM: PEDRO FELICIANO (2-2, 2.88) IN THE 9TH SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, J FRANCOEUR ON FIRST, A JONES ON SECOND, M TEIXEIRA ON THIRD, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 7, NY METS 3 DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B MCCANN (.268, 1-FOR-4, RBI)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: P Feliciano relieved G Mota. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, J FRANCOEUR ON FIRST, A JONES ON SECOND, M TEIXEIRA ON THIRD, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 7 NY METS 3 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B McCann (.268, 1-FOR-4, 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 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 15 1 NY METS 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 6 0 (BOT 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - RAFAEL SORIANO NYM - PEDRO FELICIANO DUE UP FOR NY METS: C DELGADO (.254, 1-FOR-2, BB) M ALOU (.303, 0-FOR-3) S GREEN (.270, 1-FOR-3)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">ATLANTA (7) VS NY METS (3) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg Y Escobar ss 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .333 M Diaz lf 5 1 1 1 0 2 5 .344 R Soriano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 C Jones 3b 5 2 3 0 0 2 1 .338 M Teixeira 1b 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .231 A Jones cf 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .217 J Francoeur rf 5 2 4 3 0 0 1 .310 B McCann c 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 .267 K Johnson 2b 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .297 B Carlyle p 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .148 a-S Thorman ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .220 R Mahay p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 O Dotel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-M Prado ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .207 W Harris lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328 Totals 41 7 15 7 1 9 19 a-doubled to deep right for B Carlyle in the 6th; b-doubled to left for O Dotel in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - J Francoeur 2 (31, O Perez, A Sele); Y Escobar (11, O Perez); S Thorman (17, A Sele); M Prado (1, G Mota); C Jones (26, G Mota). 3B - C Jones (3, A Sele). 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). SF - M Teixeira. RBI - M Diaz (31), B McCann (65), Y Escobar (17), J Francoeur 3 (75), M Teixeira (8). 2-out RBI - Y Escobar. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Johnson 2, M Diaz 4, B McCann 1. Team LOB - 10. FIELDING: E - K Johnson (11, ground ball). DP: 3 (C Jones-K Johnson-M Teixeira 2, Y Escobar-K Johnson-M Teixeira). NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .303 L Castillo 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .310 D Wright 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .301 C Delgado 1b 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .254 M Alou lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .303 S Green rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270 P Lo Duca c 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 L Milledge cf 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .306 O Perez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 a-D Newhan ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .212 A Sele p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 S Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-R Gotay ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344 G Mota p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 P Feliciano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 28 3 6 2 2 2 7 a-tripled to deep center for O Perez in the 5th; b-flied out to center for S Schoeneweis in the 7th. BATTING: 2B - L Milledge (7, B Carlyle). 3B - D Newhan (1, B Carlyle). RBI - D Newhan (5), J Reyes (46). GIDP - M Alou 2, D Wright. Team LOB - 3. ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA - 123 000 100 -- 7 NY METS - 000 120 00 -- 3 ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era B Carlyle 5 6 3 3 1 1 0 4.28 R Mahay 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.80 O Dotel 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8.31 R Soriano 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.73 NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era O Perez 5 10 6 6 0 5 2 3.31 A Sele 1 2/3 3 1 1 0 1 0 4.12 S Schoeneweis 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.31 G Mota 1 1/3 2 0 0 1 2 0 4.91 P Feliciano 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.83 HBP - M Teixeira (by G Mota). Pitches-strikes: B Carlyle 79-51; R Mahay 14-9; O Dotel 7-7; R Soriano 14-10; O Perez 109-78; A Sele 32-18; S Schoeneweis 1-1; G Mota 29-16; P Feliciano 7-4. Ground balls-fly balls: B Carlyle 6-8; R Mahay 3-0; O Dotel 0-2; R Soriano 2-1; O Perez 1-9; A Sele 2-2; S Schoeneweis 1-0; G Mota 2-0; P Feliciano 0-1. Batters faced: B Carlyle 21; R Mahay 3; O Dotel 3; R Soriano 3; O Perez 25; A Sele 8; S Schoeneweis 1; G Mota 8; P Feliciano 2. 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 - PITCHING CHANGE ATL: PETER MOYLAN (4-1, 1.94) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 7, NY METS 3 DUE UP FOR NYMETS: C DELGADO (.254, 1-FOR-2)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: P Moylan relieved R Soriano. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 7 NY METS 3 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR NY METS: C Delgado (.254, 1-FOR-2)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ATLANTA 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 15 1 NY METS 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE, RON MAHAY (6TH), OCTAVIO DOTEL (7TH), RAFAEL SORIANO (8TH), PETER MOYLAN (9TH) AND BRIAN MCCANN NYM - OLIVER PEREZ, AARON SELE (6TH), SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS (7TH), GUILLERMO MOTA (8TH), PEDRO FELICIANO (9TH) AND PAUL LO DUCA HOME RUNS: ATL - MATT DIAZ (8) OFF OLIVER PEREZ IN THE 1ST, 0 ON JEFF FRANCOEUR (13) OFF OLIVER PEREZ IN THE 3RD, 2 ON NYM - NONE</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ATLANTA 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 15 1 NY METS 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE, RON MAHAY (6TH), OCTAVIO DOTEL (7TH), RAFAEL SORIANO (8TH), PETER MOYLAN (9TH) AND BRIAN MCCANN NYM - OLIVER PEREZ, AARON SELE (6TH), SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS (7TH), GUILLERMO MOTA (8TH), PEDRO FELICIANO (9TH) AND PAUL LO DUCA WP - BUDDY CARLYLE (7-3) LP - OLIVER PEREZ (10-8) SAVE - NONE HOME RUNS: ATL - MATT DIAZ (8) OFF OLIVER PEREZ IN THE 1ST, 0 ON JEFF FRANCOEUR (13) OFF OLIVER PEREZ IN THE 3RD, 2 ON NYM - NONE TIME: 2:45 ATT: 52,177 PROBABLES: ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ (10-6, 3.04) NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ (7-4, 3.00)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">ATLANTA (7) VS NY METS (3) - FINAL ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg Y Escobar ss 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .333 M Diaz lf 5 1 1 1 0 2 5 .344 R Soriano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 P Moylan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 C Jones 3b 5 2 3 0 0 2 1 .338 M Teixeira 1b 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .231 A Jones cf 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .217 J Francoeur rf 5 2 4 3 0 0 1 .310 B McCann c 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 .267 K Johnson 2b 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .297 B Carlyle p 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .148 a-S Thorman ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .220 R Mahay p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 O Dotel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-M Prado ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .207 W Harris lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328 Totals 41 7 15 7 1 9 19 a-doubled to deep right for B Carlyle in the 6th; b-doubled to left for O Dotel in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - J Francoeur 2 (31, O Perez, A Sele); Y Escobar (11, O Perez); S Thorman (17, A Sele); M Prado (1, G Mota); C Jones (26, G Mota). 3B - C Jones (3, A Sele). 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). SF - M Teixeira. RBI - M Diaz (31), B McCann (65), Y Escobar (17), J Francoeur 3 (75), M Teixeira (8). 2-out RBI - Y Escobar. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Johnson 2, M Diaz 4, B McCann 1. Team LOB - 10. FIELDING: E - K Johnson (11, ground ball). DP: 3 (C Jones-K Johnson-M Teixeira 2, Y Escobar-K Johnson-M Teixeira). NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .303 L Castillo 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .310 D Wright 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .301 C Delgado 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .254 M Alou lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .301 S Green rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269 P Lo Duca c 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 L Milledge cf 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .306 O Perez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 a-D Newhan ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .212 A Sele p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 S Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-R Gotay ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344 G Mota p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 P Feliciano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 3 6 2 2 3 7 a-tripled to deep center for O Perez in the 5th; b-flied out to center for S Schoeneweis in the 7th. BATTING: 2B - L Milledge (7, B Carlyle). 3B - D Newhan (1, B Carlyle). RBI - D Newhan (5), J Reyes (46). GIDP - M Alou 2, D Wright. Team LOB - 3. ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA - 123 000 100 -- 7 NY METS - 000 120 000 -- 3 ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era B Carlyle (W, 7-3) 5 6 3 3 1 1 0 4.28 R Mahay (H, 1) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.80 O Dotel 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8.31 R Soriano 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.73 P Moylan 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.91 NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era O Perez (L, 10-8) 5 10 6 6 0 5 2 3.31 A Sele 1 2/3 3 1 1 0 1 0 4.12 S Schoeneweis 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.31 G Mota 1 1/3 2 0 0 1 2 0 4.91 P Feliciano 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.83 HBP - M Teixeira (by G Mota). Pitches-strikes: B Carlyle 79-51; R Mahay 14-9; O Dotel 7-7; R Soriano 14-10; P Moylan 9-7; O Perez 109-78; A Sele 32-18; S Schoeneweis 1-1; G Mota 29-16; P Feliciano 7-4. Ground balls-fly balls: B Carlyle 6-8; R Mahay 3-0; O Dotel 0-2; R Soriano 2-1; P Moylan 2-0; O Perez 1-9; A Sele 2-2; S Schoeneweis 1-0; G Mota 2-0; P Feliciano 0-1. Batters faced: B Carlyle 21; R Mahay 3; O Dotel 3; R Soriano 3; P Moylan 3; O Perez 25; A Sele 8; S Schoeneweis 1; G Mota 8; P Feliciano 2. UMPIRES: HP--Gary Darling. 1B--Larry Poncino. 2B--Jerry Meals. 3B--Bruce Dreckman. T--2:45. Att--52,177. Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, out to left.</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ATLANTA (7) AT NY METS (3) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ATLANTA 1ST: Y Escobar grounded out to shortstop. M Diaz homered to left. C Jones struck out swinging. M Teixeira flied out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 1, NY METS 0. ATLANTA 2ND: A Jones flied out to left. J Francoeur doubled to deep right. B McCann singled to center, J Francoeur scored. K Johnson struck out swinging. B Carlyle singled to center, B McCann to second. Y Escobar doubled to left, B McCann scored, B Carlyle to third. M Diaz flied out to right. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 3, NY METS 0. ATLANTA 3RD: C Jones singled to center. M Teixeira flied out to center. A Jones singled to right, C Jones to second. J Francoeur homered to left, C Jones and A Jones scored. B McCann lined out to left. K Johnson flied out to left. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 6, NY METS 0. NY METS 4TH: D Wright walked. C Delgado singled to left center, D Wright to third. M Alou grounded into double play, third to second to first, D Wright scored, C Delgado out at second. S Green singled to left. P Lo Duca popped out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 6, NY METS 1. NY METS 5TH: L Milledge doubled to left. D Newhan hit for O Perez. D Newhan tripled to deep center, L Milledge scored. J Reyes grounded out to second, D Newhan scored. L Castillo lined out to third. D Wright grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 6, NY METS 3. ATLANTA 7TH: C Jones tripled to deep left center. M Teixeira hit sacrifice fly to left, C Jones scored. A Jones struck out swinging. J Francoeur doubled to left. S Schoeneweis relieved A Sele. B McCann grounded out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 7, NY METS 3.</div>
NL: ATLANTA at NY METS <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ATLANTA (7) AT NY METS (3) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Atlanta Starting Lineups -- Y Escobar SS, M Diaz LF, C Jones 3B, M Teixeira 1B, A Jones CF, J Francoeur RF, B McCann C, K Johnson 2B, B Carlyle RHP. Ny Mets Starting Lineups -- J Reyes SS, L Castillo 2B, D Wright 3B, C Delgado 1B, M Alou LF, S Green RF, P Lo Duca C, L Milledge CF, O Perez LHP. Umpires -- Gary Darling (HP), Larry Poncino (1B), Jerry Meals (2B), Bruce Dreckman (3B). Gametime Weather: 82 degrees, Cloudy, wind out to left at 10 mph. ATLANTA 1ST: Y Escobar grounded out to shortstop. M Diaz homered to left. C Jones struck out swinging. M Teixeira flied out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 1, NY METS 0. NY METS 1ST: J Reyes fouled out to third. L Castillo singled to left. D Wright flied out to right. C Delgado flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 1, NY METS 0. ATLANTA 2ND: A Jones flied out to left. J Francoeur doubled to deep right. B McCann singled to center, J Francoeur scored. K Johnson struck out swinging. B Carlyle singled to center, B McCann to second. Y Escobar doubled to left, B McCann scored, B Carlyle to third. M Diaz flied out to right. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 3, NY METS 0. NY METS 2ND: M Alou flied out to right. S Green flied out to center. P Lo Duca fouled out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 3, NY METS 0. ATLANTA 3RD: C Jones singled to center. M Teixeira flied out to center. A Jones singled to right, C Jones to second. J Francoeur homered to left, C Jones and A Jones scored. B McCann lined out to left. K Johnson flied out to left. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 6, NY METS 0. NY METS 3RD: L Milledge struck out looking. O Perez bunt grounded out to pitcher. J Reyes singled to center. L Castillo grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Reyes out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 6, NY METS 0. ATLANTA 4TH: B Carlyle struck out swinging. Y Escobar singled to right. M Diaz struck out swinging. C Jones struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 6, NY METS 0. NY METS 4TH: D Wright walked. C Delgado singled to left center, D Wright to third. M Alou grounded into double play, third to second to first, D Wright scored, C Delgado out at second. S Green singled to left. P Lo Duca popped out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 6, NY METS 1. ATLANTA 5TH: M Teixeira flied out to center. A Jones flied out to right. J Francoeur singled to left. B McCann lined out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 6, NY METS 1. NY METS 5TH: L Milledge doubled to left. D Newhan hit for O Perez. D Newhan tripled to deep center, L Milledge scored. J Reyes grounded out to second, D Newhan scored. L Castillo lined out to third. D Wright grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 6, NY METS 3. ATLANTA 6TH: A Sele relieved O Perez. K Johnson grounded out to second. S Thorman hit for B Carlyle. S Thorman doubled to deep right. Y Escobar flied out to right. M Diaz grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 6, NY METS 3. NY METS 6TH: R Mahay relieved B Carlyle. C Delgado walked. M Alou grounded into double play, third to second to first, C Delgado out at second. S Green grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 6, NY METS 3. ATLANTA 7TH: C Jones tripled to deep left center. M Teixeira hit sacrifice fly to left, C Jones scored. A Jones struck out swinging. J Francoeur doubled to left. S Schoeneweis relieved A Sele. B McCann grounded out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 7, NY METS 3. NY METS 7TH: O Dotel relieved R Mahay. P Lo Duca lined out to left. L Milledge struck out swinging. R Gotay hit for S Schoeneweis. R Gotay flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 7, NY METS 3. ATLANTA 8TH: G Mota relieved S Schoeneweis. K Johnson grounded out to second. M Prado hit for O Dotel. M Prado doubled to left. Y Escobar struck out swinging. M Diaz struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 7, NY METS 3. NY METS 8TH: R Soriano relieved O Dotel. W Harris in left field. J Reyes popped out to shortstop. L Castillo safe at first on error by second baseman K Johnson. D Wright grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, L Castillo out at second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) ATLANTA 7, NY METS 3. ATLANTA 9TH: C Jones doubled to deep center. M Teixeira hit by pitch. A Jones walked, C Jones to third, M Teixeira to second. J Francoeur grounded into fielder's choice to second, C Jones out at home, M Teixeira to third, A Jones to second. P Feliciano relieved G Mota. B McCann popped out to shortstop. K Johnson struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 7, NY METS 3. NY METS 9TH: P Moylan relieved R Soriano. C Delgado struck out swinging. M Alou grounded out to third. S Green grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 7, NY METS 3.</div>
Francoeur, Braves finally solve Perez, take opener <h3>ATLANTA 7, NY METS 3</h3>FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- The Atlanta Braves finallycaught up to Oliver Perez. Jeff Francoeur hit a three-run homer and Matt Diaz added a soloshot as the Braves pounded Perez and defeated the New York Mets,7-3, in the opener of a key three-game series in the NationalLeague East. Buddy Carlyle pitched five effective innings for the Braves(60-53), who won their third straight game to move within 3 1/2games of the first-place Mets (63-49) for the division lead. Francoeur had four of the Braves' 15 hits, including a pair ofdoubles, and fell a triple short of the cycle. Atlanta had won six of the previous nine meetings with New Yorkthis season, but lost all three times they faced Perez. The lefthander had allowed a total of just three runs in thethree outings, but was nowhere nearly as effective in this one,allowing six runs in the first three innings alone and throwingover 100 pitches by the fifth inning. Perez (10-8) lost for just the second time in five starts sincethe All-Star break, allowing six runs and 10 hits in fiveinnings. Carlyle (7-3), by contrast, continued his surprising string ofsuccess for the Braves, winning for the sixth time in his lastseven decisions. The 29-year-old righthander, who is with hisseventh major league organization, allowed three runs and fivehits. Owner of just one major league win before this season, Carlylewalked one and struck out one. The Braves had just one homer against Perez this season beforebelting two in the first three innings Tuesday en route toracking up nine extra base hits. Diaz opened the scoring with a solo homer off Perez in thefirst, his eight of the season. Francouer doubled to right field with one out in the second andscored on a single by Brian McCann. One out later, Perezallowed a soft single to Carlyle to keep the inning alive, andYunel Escobar followed with an RBI double to make the score 2-0. Chipper Jones and Andruw Jones had bloop singles one out apartin the third inning before Francoeur hit his 13th homer of theseason to left-center field, giving Atlanta a 5-0 lead. Carlyle allowed the first two batters to reach in the fourth,but escaped with allowing just one run after Moises Alougrounded into the first of his two double plays. New York hitinto three double plays overall. The Mets scored twice in the fifth on a double by LastingsMilledge, a triple by David Newhan and a groundout by Jose Reyesto cut the deficit to 6-3. Atlanta added to its lead in the seventh as Chipper Jonesdoubled and scored on a sacrifice fly by Mark Teixeira for thefinal margin. The bullpen took over for Atlanta with Ron Mahay, Octavio Doteland Rafael Soriano each pitching a scoreless inning and PeterMoylan tossing a perfect ninth. Andruw Jones was back in the lineup for the Braves after missingtwo games with a sore shoulder.
Francoeur, Braves finally solve Perez, take opener <h3>ATLANTA 7, NY METS 3</h3>FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- The Atlanta Braves finallycaught up to Oliver Perez. Jeff Francoeur hit a three-run homer and Matt Diaz added a soloshot as the Braves pounded Perez and defeated the New York Mets,7-3, in the opener of a key three-game series in the NationalLeague East. Buddy Carlyle pitched five effective innings for the Braves(60-53), who won their third straight game to move within 3 1/2games of the first-place Mets (63-49) for the division lead. Francoeur had four of the Braves' 15 hits, including a pair ofdoubles, and fell a triple short of the cycle. Atlanta had won six of the previous nine meetings with New Yorkthis season, but lost all three times they faced Perez. "We've seen him so much, maybe we learned something," Bravesmanager Bobby Cox said. The lefthander had allowed a total of just three runs in thethree outings, but was nowhere nearly as effective in this one,allowing six runs in the first three innings alone and throwingover 100 pitches by the fifth inning. "I thought (the Braves) fought him pretty good," Mets manager<div class="pre">Willie Randolph said. "I didn't think he threw all that bad.</div>Obviously when you hit a home run, it's location." Perez (10-8) lost for just the second time in five starts sincethe All-Star break, allowing six runs and 10 hits in fiveinnings. "We tried to change speeds and it wasn't working," Perez said."You try to keep pitches down. I threw a lot that were up." Carlyle (7-3), by contrast, continued his surprising string ofsuccess for the Braves, winning for the sixth time in his lastseven decisions. The 29-year-old righthander, who is with hisseventh major league organization, allowed three runs and fivehits. "It's easy to get wins when you're scoring seven runs," Carlylesaid. "I know my role. I know as one the last starters it is tokeep the team in the game." Owner of just one major league win before this season, Carlylewalked one and struck out one. The Braves had just one homer against Perez this season beforebelting two in the first three innings Tuesday en route toracking up nine extra base hits. Diaz opened the scoring with a solo homer off Perez in thefirst, his eight of the season. Francoeur doubled to right field with one out in the second andscored on a single by Brian McCann. One out later, Perezallowed a soft single to Carlyle to keep the inning alive, andYunel Escobar followed with an RBI double to make the score 2-0. "We swung the bats great tonight," Francoeur said. "I've beenable to relax a bit and control my emotions compared to the lastfew seasons." Chipper Jones and Andruw Jones had bloop singles one out apartin the third inning before Francoeur hit his 13th homer of theseason to left-center field, giving Atlanta a 5-0 lead. Carlyle allowed the first two batters to reach in the fourth,but escaped with allowing just one run after Moises Alougrounded into the first of his two double plays. New York hitinto three double plays overall. "It's part of the game," Alou said. "Sometimes you come through,sometimes you don't." The Mets scored twice in the fifth on a double by LastingsMilledge, a triple by David Newhan and a groundout by Jose Reyesto cut the deficit to 6-3. Atlanta added to its lead in the seventh as Chipper Jonesdoubled and scored on a sacrifice fly by Mark Teixeira for thefinal margin. The bullpen took over for Atlanta with Ron Mahay, Octavio Doteland Rafael Soriano each pitching a scoreless inning and PeterMoylan tossing a perfect ninth. Andruw Jones was back in the lineup for the Braves after missingtwo games with a sore shoulder.
