GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ATLANTA (60-54) at NY METS (64-49)

NL: ATLANTA (60-54) at NY METS (64-49)

<h3>Maine takes on Braves for first time as Mets aim for series win</h3>



<div class="pre">Atlanta (60-54) at NY Mets (64-49) 12:10 pm EDT</div>

FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- Other than Oliver Perez, the NewYork Mets' starters have not fared well against the AtlantaBraves. That is except for John Maine, who has yet to facedthem.


Maine gets his first taste of the rivalry between the Mets andthe Braves in the rubber game of a three-game series onThursday.


Luis Castillo hit a game-tying, two-run single in the seventhinning and Moises Alou hit a go-ahead home run in the eighth onWednesday as New York beat Atlanta for just the fourth time in11 meetings, 4-3. Orlando Hernandez threw seven solid innings,but did not figure in the decision, making Perez the only Metsstarter to beat the Braves this season.


Maine (12-6, 3.27 ERA) will try to join that list, and bounceback after enduring his worst start of the season. On Saturday,he gave up six runs and four hits in a season-low 2 2/3 inningsof a 6-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs. Prior to that forgettableouting, Maine had been 6-1 with a 2.73 ERA in his last eightstarts.


Tim Hudson (12-5, 2.95), who is unbeaten in his last ninestarts, gets the ball for Atlanta. Hudson has been magnificentof late, stringing together 14 straight scoreless innings afterholding the Colorado Rockies to just five hits in seven framesin a 6-4 win on Saturday.


Hudson will likely have a bit of trouble with Carlos Delgado,who is hitting .304 (14-for-46) with five homers and eight RBIagainst the righthander.


With Wednesday's loss, Atlanta slipped into third place in theNational League East, 4 1/2 games behind New York. Meanwhile,the Philadelphia Phillies (60-53) moved within four games of thedivision lead with a 6-4 win over the Florida Marlins onWednesday.

 

NL: ATLANTA at NY METS

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

ATLANTA NY METS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Willie Harris LF .328 1 24 Jose Reyes SS .305 8 46
Kelly Johnson 2B .297 12 57 Luis Castillo 2B .344 0 2
Chipper Jones 3B .340 18 60 David Wright 3B .299 19 68
Mark Teixeira 1B .267 3 9 Carlos Delgado 1B .251 17 64
Brian Mccann C .267 12 65 Moises Alou LF .299 5 18
Jeff Francoeur RF .307 13 75 Shawn Green RF .277 8 32
Andruw Jones CF .215 21 72 Ramon Castro C .290 9 27
Yunel Escobar SS .327 1 17 Marlon Anderson CF .237 1 12
Tim Hudson RHP .204 0 5 John Maine RHP .108 1 3
(12-5, 2.95) (12-6, 3.27)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS
WARMUPS: ATL - TIM HUDSON (12-5, 2.95)
NYM - JOHN MAINE (12-6, 3.27)

UMPIRES: HP - JERRY MEALS
1B - BRUCE DRECKMAN
2B - GARY DARLING
3B - LARRY PONCINO

WEATHER: 79 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 11 mph, in from center</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS
STARTING BATS: ATL - TIM HUDSON AND BRIAN MCCANN
NYM - JOHN MAINE AND RAMON CASTRO

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: W HARRIS (.328, 1 HR, 24 RBI)
K JOHNSON (.297, 12 HR, 57 RBI)
C JONES (.340, 18 HR, 60 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON
NYM - JOHN MAINE

DUE UP FOR NY METS: J REYES (.305, 8 HR, 46 RBI)
L CASTILLO (.344, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
D WRIGHT (.299, 19 HR, 68 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at NY METS

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

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .326
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
C Jones 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .340
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258
B McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215
Y Escobar ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
T Hudson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
L Castillo 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344
D Wright 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
C Delgado 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
M Alou lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
S Green rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
R Castro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
M Anderson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
J Maine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .108

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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ATLANTA - 0 -- 0
NY METS - -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.95

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Maine 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.24

Pitches-strikes: J Maine 17-11. Ground balls-fly balls: J Maine 0-2. Batters
faced: J Maine 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Meals. 1B--Bruce Dreckman. 2B--Gary Darling. 3B--Larry
Poncino.

Weather: 80 degrees, sunny. Wind: 11 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON
NYM - JOHN MAINE</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY DAVID WRIGHT SCORED JOSE REYES.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D WRIGHT ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 0
NY METS 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR NY METS: C DELGADO (.251, 17 HR, 64 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON
NYM - JOHN MAINE

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B MCCANN (.267, 12 HR, 65 RBI)
J FRANCOEUR (.307, 13 HR, 75 RBI)
A JONES (.215, 21 HR, 72 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at NY METS

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

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .326
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
C Jones 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .340
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258
B McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215
Y Escobar ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
T Hudson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .307
L Castillo 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344
D Wright 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .301
C Delgado 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .251
M Alou lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .297
S Green rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .276
R Castro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
M Anderson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
J Maine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .108

Totals 4 1 2 1 1 0 4

BATTING: S - L Castillo. RBI - D Wright (69). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - S Green 1. Team LOB - 2.


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ATLANTA - 0 -- 0
NY METS - 1 -- 1
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 2.99

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Maine 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.24

Pitches-strikes: T Hudson 21-12; J Maine 17-11. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Hudson 2-1; J Maine 0-2. Batters faced: T Hudson 6; J Maine 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Meals. 1B--Bruce Dreckman. 2B--Gary Darling. 3B--Larry
Poncino.

Weather: 80 degrees, sunny. Wind: 11 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON
NYM - JOHN MAINE

DUE UP FOR NY METS: R CASTRO (.290, 9 HR, 27 RBI)
M ANDERSON (.237, 1 HR, 12 RBI)
J MAINE (.108, 1 HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at NY METS

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

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .326
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
C Jones 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .340
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258
B McCann c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .306
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
Y Escobar ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .325
T Hudson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204

Totals 6 0 0 0 2 2 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Y Escobar 1. Team LOB - 2.



NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .307
L Castillo 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344
D Wright 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .301
C Delgado 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .251
M Alou lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .297
S Green rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .276
R Castro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
M Anderson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
J Maine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .108

Totals 4 1 2 1 1 0 4

BATTING: S - L Castillo. RBI - D Wright (69). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - S Green 1. Team LOB - 2.


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ATLANTA - 00 -- 0
NY METS - 1 -- 1
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 2.99

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Maine 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 3.22

Pitches-strikes: T Hudson 21-12; J Maine 40-24. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Hudson 2-1; J Maine 1-3. Batters faced: T Hudson 6; J Maine 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Meals. 1B--Bruce Dreckman. 2B--Gary Darling. 3B--Larry
Poncino.

Weather: 80 degrees, sunny. Wind: 11 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON
NYM - JOHN MAINE

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: T HUDSON (.204, 0 HR, 5 RBI)
W HARRIS (.326, 0-FOR-1)
K JOHNSON (.296, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at NY METS

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

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .326
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
C Jones 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .340
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258
B McCann c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .306
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
Y Escobar ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .325
T Hudson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204

Totals 6 0 0 0 2 2 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Y Escobar 1. Team LOB - 2.


FIELDING: DP: 1 (B McCann-Y Escobar).


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .307
L Castillo 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344
D Wright 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .301
C Delgado 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .251
M Alou lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .297
S Green rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .276
R Castro c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288
M Anderson cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
J Maine p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .105

Totals 7 1 3 1 1 2 5

BATTING: S - L Castillo. RBI - D Wright (69). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - S Green 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: CS - M Anderson (1, 2nd base by T Hudson/B McCann).


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ATLANTA - 00 -- 0
NY METS - 10 -- 1
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 2 3 1 1 1 2 0 2.97

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Maine 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 3.22

Pitches-strikes: T Hudson 33-20; J Maine 40-24. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Hudson 2-1; J Maine 1-3. Batters faced: T Hudson 9; J Maine 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Meals. 1B--Bruce Dreckman. 2B--Gary Darling. 3B--Larry
Poncino.

Weather: 80 degrees, sunny. Wind: 11 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON
NYM - JOHN MAINE

DUE UP FOR NY METS: J REYES (.307, 1-FOR-1)
L CASTILLO (.344, 0-FOR-0, SAC)
D WRIGHT (.301, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at NY METS

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (0) VS NY METS (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .325
K Johnson 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .339
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258
B McCann c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .306
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
Y Escobar ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .325
T Hudson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 10 0 1 0 2 2 4

BATTING: 3B - K Johnson (10, J Maine). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- C Jones 1, Y Escobar 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B McCann-Y Escobar).


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .307
L Castillo 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344
D Wright 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .301
C Delgado 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .251
M Alou lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .297
S Green rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .276
R Castro c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288
M Anderson cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
J Maine p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .105

Totals 7 1 3 1 1 2 5

BATTING: S - L Castillo. RBI - D Wright (69). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - S Green 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: CS - M Anderson (1, 2nd base by T Hudson/B McCann).


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ATLANTA - 000 -- 0
NY METS - 10 -- 1
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 2 3 1 1 1 2 0 2.97

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Maine 3 1 0 0 2 2 0 3.20

Pitches-strikes: T Hudson 33-20; J Maine 52-33. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Hudson 2-1; J Maine 2-5. Batters faced: T Hudson 9; J Maine 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Meals. 1B--Bruce Dreckman. 2B--Gary Darling. 3B--Larry
Poncino.

Weather: 80 degrees, sunny. Wind: 11 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MOISES ALOU SCORED LUIS CASTILLO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M ALOU ON FIRST, D WRIGHT ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 0
NY METS 2 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR NY METS: S GREEN (.276, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON
NYM - JOHN MAINE

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M TEIXEIRA (.258, 0-FOR-1)
B MCCANN (.267, 0-FOR-0, BB)
J FRANCOEUR (.306, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at NY METS

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

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .325
K Johnson 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .339
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258
B McCann c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .306
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
Y Escobar ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .325
T Hudson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 10 0 1 0 2 2 4

BATTING: 3B - K Johnson (10, J Maine). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- C Jones 1, Y Escobar 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B McCann-Y Escobar).


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .306
L Castillo 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .364
D Wright 3b 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .303
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .251
M Alou lf 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 .302
S Green rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .276
R Castro c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288
M Anderson cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
J Maine p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .105

Totals 13 2 6 2 1 3 9

BATTING: S - L Castillo. RBI - D Wright (69), M Alou (19). 2-out RBI - M Alou.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Green 2. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: CS - M Anderson (1, 2nd base by T Hudson/B McCann).


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ATLANTA - 000 -- 0
NY METS - 101 -- 2
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 3 6 2 2 1 3 0 3.01

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Maine 3 1 0 0 2 2 0 3.20

Pitches-strikes: T Hudson 57-38; J Maine 52-33. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Hudson 3-2; J Maine 2-5. Batters faced: T Hudson 15; J Maine 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Meals. 1B--Bruce Dreckman. 2B--Gary Darling. 3B--Larry
Poncino.

Weather: 80 degrees, sunny. Wind: 11 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY ANDRUW JONES SCORED BRIAN MCCANN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J FRANCOEUR ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 1
NY METS 2 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: Y ESCOBAR (.325, 0-FOR-1)</div>