GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: FLORIDA (54-62) at NY METS (64-51)

NL: FLORIDA at NY METS

<div class="pre">FLORIDA (7) VS NY METS (5) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 .342
A De Aza cf 3 1 2 0 1 1 2 .340
M Cabrera 3b 3 1 2 2 2 0 0 .335
J Willingham lf 5 1 3 5 0 1 3 .273
D Uggla 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .249
M Jacobs 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .243
c-J Wood ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
M Olivo c 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .236
C Ross rf 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .292
S Olsen p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .200
a-T Linden ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237
J Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Hermida ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
T Tankersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 37 7 11 7 4 8 18

a-flied out to left for S Olsen in the 7th; b-hit by pitch for J Miller in the
8th; c-grounded to third for M Jacobs in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - M Cabrera (30, T Glavine). HR - J Willingham (18, 7th inning off
G Mota 3 on, 2 Out). S - A De Aza. RBI - J Willingham 5 (74), M Cabrera 2 (83).
2-out RBI - J Willingham 4, M Cabrera 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Olivo 3, J Willingham 3, M Jacobs 1. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - H Ramirez (37, 2nd base off G Mota/R Castro), M Cabrera (1,
2nd base off A Heilman/R Castro).

FIELDING: E - M Olivo (8, throw). Outfield assists - C Ross (J Reyes at
Home). DP: 2 (M Cabrera-D Uggla-M Jacobs, C Ross-M Olivo).


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .307
L Castillo 2b 3 1 0 1 1 0 4 .310
D Wright 3b 4 2 3 3 0 0 1 .306
C Delgado 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .249
M Alou lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .300
D Easley rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .269
P Lo Duca c 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267
G Mota p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Gotay ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .343
S Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
L Milledge cf 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .305
T Glavine p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
R Castro c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .287

Totals 32 5 11 4 1 4 13

a-struck out swinging for A Heilman in the 8th.

BATTING: HR - D Wright 2 (22, 4th inning off S Olsen 1 on, 0 Out, 6th inning
off S Olsen 0 on, 0 Out). S - T Glavine. RBI - D Wright 3 (74), L Castillo (4).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L Castillo 1. GIDP - L Castillo. Team
LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Reyes (55, 2nd base off J Miller/M Olivo).

FIELDING: E - D Wright (13, throw).


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FLORIDA - 000 001 420 -- 7
NY METS - 000 201 20 -- 5
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FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
S Olsen 6 7 3 3 1 2 2 5.39
J Miller 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 2.83
T Tankersley 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.59

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Glavine 6 1/3 7 2 2 1 5 0 4.25
G Mota 2/3 3 3 3 1 1 1 5.40
A Heilman 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 3.66
S Schoeneweis 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.10

IBB - M Cabrera (by G Mota). HBP - J Hermida (by A Heilman). Pitches-strikes:
S Olsen 80-48; J Miller 14-9; T Tankersley 15-11; T Glavine 104-62; G Mota
17-8; A Heilman 41-24; S Schoeneweis 11-8. Ground balls-fly balls: S Olsen
11-5; J Miller 1-1; T Tankersley 0-1; T Glavine 9-5; G Mota 0-1; A Heilman 1-2;
S Schoeneweis 1-0. Batters faced: S Olsen 25; J Miller 5; T Tankersley 4; T
Glavine 27; G Mota 6; A Heilman 7; S Schoeneweis 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Alfonso Marquez. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Chuck Meriwether.
3B--Rick Reed.

Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Wood at first base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 7
NY METS 5 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR NY METS: L Milledge (.305, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - PITCHING CHANGE
FLA: KEVIN GREGG (0-4, 3.09) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 7, NY METS 5

DUE UP FOR NYMETS: L MILLEDGE (.305, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: K Gregg relieved T Tankersley.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 7
NY METS 5 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR NY METS: L Milledge (.305, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Beltran hit for L Castillo.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, J REYES ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 7
NY METS 5 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR NY METS: C Beltran (.263, 20 HR, 65 RBI)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at NY METS

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

BATTERIES: FLA - SCOTT OLSEN, JUSTIN MILLER (7TH), TAYLOR TANKERSLEY (8TH),
KEVIN GREGG (9TH) AND MIGUEL OLIVO

NYM - TOM GLAVINE, GUILLERMO MOTA (7TH), AARON HEILMAN
(8TH), SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS (9TH) AND PAUL LO DUCA, RAMON CASTRO
(7TH)

HOME RUNS: FLA - JOSH WILLINGHAM (18) OFF GUILLERMO MOTA IN THE 7TH, 3 ON

NYM - DAVID WRIGHT (21) OFF SCOTT OLSEN IN THE 4TH, 1 ON
DAVID WRIGHT (22) OFF SCOTT OLSEN IN THE 6TH, 0 ON</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at NY METS

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

BATTERIES: FLA - SCOTT OLSEN, JUSTIN MILLER (7TH), TAYLOR TANKERSLEY (8TH),
KEVIN GREGG (9TH) AND MIGUEL OLIVO

NYM - TOM GLAVINE, GUILLERMO MOTA (7TH), AARON HEILMAN
(8TH), SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS (9TH) AND PAUL LO DUCA, RAMON CASTRO
(7TH)


WP - JUSTIN MILLER (4-0)
LP - AARON HEILMAN (7-4)
SAVE - KEVIN GREGG (26)

HOME RUNS: FLA - JOSH WILLINGHAM (18) OFF GUILLERMO MOTA IN THE 7TH, 3 ON

NYM - DAVID WRIGHT (21) OFF SCOTT OLSEN IN THE 4TH, 1 ON
DAVID WRIGHT (22) OFF SCOTT OLSEN IN THE 6TH, 0 ON


TIME: 3:02 ATT: 57,773

PROBABLES: FLA - RICK VANDENHURK (3-3, 7.49)
NYM - OLIVER PEREZ (10-8, 3.31)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at NY METS

<div class="pre">FLORIDA (7) VS NY METS (5) - FINAL

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 .342
A De Aza cf 3 1 2 0 1 1 2 .340
M Cabrera 3b 3 1 2 2 2 0 0 .335
J Willingham lf 5 1 3 5 0 1 3 .273
D Uggla 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .249
M Jacobs 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .243
c-J Wood ph-1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
M Olivo c 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .236
C Ross rf 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .292
S Olsen p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .200
a-T Linden ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237
J Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Hermida ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
T Tankersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Gregg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 37 7 11 7 4 8 18

a-flied out to left for S Olsen in the 7th; b-hit by pitch for J Miller in the
8th; c-grounded to third for M Jacobs in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - M Cabrera (30, T Glavine). HR - J Willingham (18, 7th inning off
G Mota 3 on, 2 Out). S - A De Aza. RBI - J Willingham 5 (74), M Cabrera 2 (83).
2-out RBI - J Willingham 4, M Cabrera 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Olivo 3, J Willingham 3, M Jacobs 1. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - H Ramirez (37, 2nd base off G Mota/R Castro), M Cabrera (1,
2nd base off A Heilman/R Castro).

FIELDING: E - M Olivo (8, throw). Outfield assists - C Ross (J Reyes at
Home). DP: 2 (M Cabrera-D Uggla-M Jacobs, C Ross-M Olivo).


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .307
L Castillo 2b 3 1 0 1 1 0 4 .310
b-C Beltran ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262
D Wright 3b 4 2 3 3 0 0 1 .306
C Delgado 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .249
M Alou lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .300
D Easley rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .269
P Lo Duca c 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267
G Mota p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Gotay ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .343
S Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
L Milledge cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .302
T Glavine p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
R Castro c 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .285

Totals 35 5 11 4 2 5 14

a-struck out swinging for A Heilman in the 8th; b-struck out swinging for L
Castillo in the 9th.

BATTING: HR - D Wright 2 (22, 4th inning off S Olsen 1 on, 0 Out, 6th inning
off S Olsen 0 on, 0 Out). S - T Glavine. RBI - D Wright 3 (74), L Castillo (4).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L Castillo 1. GIDP - L Castillo. Team
LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Reyes (55, 2nd base off J Miller/M Olivo).

FIELDING: E - D Wright (13, throw).


----------------------------------------------------
FLORIDA - 000 001 420 -- 7
NY METS - 000 201 200 -- 5
----------------------------------------------------

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
S Olsen 6 7 3 3 1 2 2 5.39
J Miller (W, 4-0; B, 2) 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 2.83
T Tankersley (H, 12) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.59
K Gregg (S, 26) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.05

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Glavine 6 1/3 7 2 2 1 5 0 4.25
G Mota (B, 2) 2/3 3 3 3 1 1 1 5.40
A Heilman (L, 7-4) 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 3.66
S Schoeneweis 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.10

IBB - M Cabrera (by G Mota). HBP - J Hermida (by A Heilman). Pitches-strikes:
S Olsen 80-48; J Miller 14-9; T Tankersley 15-11; K Gregg 19-11; T Glavine
104-62; G Mota 17-8; A Heilman 41-24; S Schoeneweis 11-8. Ground balls-fly
balls: S Olsen 11-5; J Miller 1-1; T Tankersley 0-1; K Gregg 0-2; T Glavine
9-5; G Mota 0-1; A Heilman 1-2; S Schoeneweis 1-0. Batters faced: S Olsen 25; J
Miller 5; T Tankersley 4; K Gregg 4; T Glavine 27; G Mota 6; A Heilman 7; S
Schoeneweis 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Alfonso Marquez. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Chuck Meriwether.
3B--Rick Reed.

T--3:02. Att--57,773.
Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, out
to right.</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at NY METS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
FLORIDA 7
NY METS 5 FINAL</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at NY METS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FLORIDA (7) AT NY METS (5) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

NY METS 4TH: L Castillo walked. D Wright homered to left, L Castillo
scored. C Delgado reached on bunt single to pitcher. M Alou flied out to
center. D Easley popped out to shortstop. P Lo Duca grounded out to pitcher.
(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 0, NY METS 2.

FLORIDA 6TH: A De Aza singled to right. M Cabrera doubled to deep left,
A De Aza to third. J Willingham singled to left, A De Aza scored, M Cabrera to
third. D Uggla grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, M Cabrera out at
home, J Willingham to second. M Jacobs struck out swinging. M Olivo popped
out to second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 1, NY METS 2.

NY METS 6TH: D Wright homered to left. C Delgado grounded out to first.
M Alou grounded out to shortstop. D Easley singled to center. P Lo Duca
grounded into fielder's choice to second, D Easley out at second. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 1, NY METS 3.

FLORIDA 7TH: C Ross singled to left. T Linden hit for S Olsen. T Linden
flied out to left. G Mota relieved T Glavine. R Castro catching. H Ramirez
singled to center, C Ross to third. A De Aza struck out swinging, H Ramirez
stole second. M Cabrera intentionally walked. J Willingham homered to left,
C Ross, H Ramirez and M Cabrera scored. D Uggla reached on bunt single to third,
D Uggla to second on throwing error by third baseman D Wright. M Jacobs flied
out to center. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) FLORIDA 5, NY METS 3.

NY METS 7TH: J Miller relieved S Olsen. L Milledge singled to right.
R Castro singled to left, L Milledge to second. J Reyes reached on bunt single
to catcher, L Milledge to third, R Castro to second, L Milledge scored,
R Castro to third on throwing error by catcher M Olivo. J Reyes stole second.
L Castillo grounded out to second, R Castro scored, J Reyes to third. D Wright
flied out to right, J Reyes thrown out at home. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error)
FLORIDA 5, NY METS 5.

FLORIDA 8TH: A Heilman relieved G Mota. M Olivo popped out to second.
C Ross walked. J Hermida hit for J Miller. J Hermida hit by pitch, C Ross to
second. H Ramirez grounded into fielder's choice to first, J Hermida out at
second, C Ross to third. A De Aza walked, H Ramirez to second. M Cabrera
singled to right center, C Ross and H Ramirez scored, A De Aza to third.
M Cabrera stole second. J Willingham flied out to center. (2 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) FLORIDA 7, NY METS 5.</div>

 

Willingham, Cabrera take advantage of Mets' pen in win

<h3>FLORIDA 7, NY METS 5</h3>By Doug Mittler
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- The Florida Marlins waited out TomGlavine and, for the second straight night, found some holes in theNew York Mets' bullpen.


Miguel Cabrera snapped a tie with a two-run single in the eighthinning and Josh Willingham hit his first career grand slam andtied a personal best with five RBI as the Marlins rallied for a7-5 victory on Saturday.


Right fielder Cody Ross threw out what would have been thego-ahead run at the plate in the seventh inning for the Marlins,who will try to sweep the three-game series on Sundayafternoon.


Glavine was charged with two runs and seven hits over 6 1/3innings in his first appearance at Shea Stadium since hedefeated the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Sunday to becomethe 23rd pitcher to record 300 victories.


A two-run double by Hanley Ramirez off Mets closer Billy Wagnerin the ninth inning gave the Marlins a 4-3 win on Friday. Onenight later, the Marlins did their damage against Aaron Heilman(7-4) and Guillermo Mota.


David Wright had his ninth career multi-homer game and drove inthree runs for the Mets, who have lost five of their last sevengames and saw their lead over the Atlanta Braves cut to 2 1/2games in the National League East.


Heilman walked Ross, hit pinch hitter Jeremy Hermida with apitch and walked Alejandro De Aza as Florida loaded the baseswith two outs. Cabrera then lined a 1-2 pitch for a two-runsingle to right-center field that gave the Marlins a 7-5 lead.

Trailing 3-1 in the seventh, Josh Willingham gave the Marlinsthe lead with his first-career grand slam.


Ross singled to open the seventh and Mota replaced Glavine oneout later. Ramirez greeted him with a bloop single and Cabrerawas intentionally walked with two outs. Willingham then belted a2-0 pitch over the left-field fence to give Florida a 5-3 lead.

The Mets rallied to tie it in their half of the seventh andnearly went ahead. Lastings Milledge scored when catcher MiguelOlivo threw wildly to first on a bunt single by Jose Reyes andLuis Castillo tied it at 5-5 with an RBI groundout.

Wright followed with a fly ball that Ross caught in foulterritory in right field before throwing a strike to get LuisCastillo at the plate.


Justin Miller (4-0) earned the win despite allowed two runs inthe seventh. Kevin Gregg pitched the ninth to record his 26thsave in 29 chances. The Mets made some key defensive plays oftheir own. Willingham had an RBI single in the sixth to make it2-1 while putting runners on the corners with no outs. DanUggla followed with a slow roller toward the right of the moundthat Glavine grabbed and quickly tossed home to get a slidingCabrera at the plate.


The Marlins also loaded the bases with no outs in the fourthbefore Glavine got Uggla and Mike Jacobs to ground into forceplays at the plate and Olivo to ground out.


Wright belted a two-run homer off Scott Olsen to left-centerfield in the fourth and added a solo shot to the nearlyidentical spot in the sixth to give New York a 3-1 lead.

Olsen allowed three runs and seven hits in six innings.

 

NL: FLORIDA at NY METS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FLORIDA (7) AT NY METS (5) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Florida Starting Lineups -- H Ramirez SS, A De Aza CF, M Cabrera 3B,
J Willingham LF, D Uggla 2B, M Jacobs 1B, M Olivo C, C Ross RF, S Olsen LHP.

Ny Mets Starting Lineups -- J Reyes SS, L Castillo 2B, D Wright 3B, C Delgado 1B,
M Alou LF, D Easley RF, P Lo Duca C, L Milledge CF, T Glavine LHP.

Umpires -- Alfonso Marquez (HP), Chad Fairchild (1B), Chuck Meriwether (2B),
Rick Reed (3B).

Gametime Weather: 79 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind out to right at 12 mph.


FLORIDA 1ST: H Ramirez singled to left. A De Aza sacrificed to pitcher,
H Ramirez to second. M Cabrera flied out to right, H Ramirez to third.
J Willingham struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 0,
NY METS 0.

NY METS 1ST: J Reyes singled to left. L Castillo grounded into double
play, third to second to first, J Reyes out at second. D Wright singled to
center. C Delgado flied out to left. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 0,
NY METS 0.

FLORIDA 2ND: D Uggla flied out to center. M Jacobs grounded out to second.
M Olivo flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 0, NY METS 0.

NY METS 2ND: M Alou flied out to center. D Easley struck out looking.
P Lo Duca grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 0,
NY METS 0.

FLORIDA 3RD: C Ross grounded out to shortstop. S Olsen struck out
swinging. H Ramirez grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
FLORIDA 0, NY METS 0.

NY METS 3RD: L Milledge struck out swinging. T Glavine grounded out to
shortstop. J Reyes flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 0,
NY METS 0.

FLORIDA 4TH: A De Aza singled to right. M Cabrera walked, A De Aza to
second. J Willingham singled to center, A De Aza to third, M Cabrera to
second. D Uggla grounded into fielder's choice to first, A De Aza out at home,
M Cabrera to third, J Willingham to second. M Jacobs grounded into fielder's
choice to first, M Cabrera out at home, J Willingham to third, D Uggla to
second. M Olivo grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 0,
NY METS 0.

NY METS 4TH: L Castillo walked. D Wright homered to left, L Castillo
scored. C Delgado reached on bunt single to pitcher. M Alou flied out to
center. D Easley popped out to shortstop. P Lo Duca grounded out to pitcher.
(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 0, NY METS 2.

FLORIDA 5TH: C Ross grounded out to third. S Olsen struck out swinging.
H Ramirez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 0, NY METS 2.

NY METS 5TH: L Milledge singled to left. T Glavine sacrificed to third,
L Milledge to second. J Reyes grounded out to third. L Castillo grounded out
to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 0, NY METS 2.

FLORIDA 6TH: A De Aza singled to right. M Cabrera doubled to deep left,
A De Aza to third. J Willingham singled to left, A De Aza scored, M Cabrera to
third. D Uggla grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, M Cabrera out at
home, J Willingham to second. M Jacobs struck out swinging. M Olivo popped
out to second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 1, NY METS 2.

NY METS 6TH: D Wright homered to left. C Delgado grounded out to first.
M Alou grounded out to shortstop. D Easley singled to center. P Lo Duca
grounded into fielder's choice to second, D Easley out at second. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 1, NY METS 3.

FLORIDA 7TH: C Ross singled to left. T Linden hit for S Olsen. T Linden
flied out to left. G Mota relieved T Glavine. R Castro catching. H Ramirez
singled to center, C Ross to third. A De Aza struck out swinging, H Ramirez
stole second. M Cabrera intentionally walked. J Willingham homered to left,
C Ross, H Ramirez and M Cabrera scored. D Uggla reached on bunt single to third,
D Uggla to second on throwing error by third baseman D Wright. M Jacobs flied
out to center. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) FLORIDA 5, NY METS 3.

NY METS 7TH: J Miller relieved S Olsen. L Milledge singled to right.
R Castro singled to left, L Milledge to second. J Reyes reached on bunt single
to catcher, L Milledge to third, R Castro to second, L Milledge scored,
R Castro to third on throwing error by catcher M Olivo. J Reyes stole second.
L Castillo grounded out to second, R Castro scored, J Reyes to third. D Wright
flied out to right, J Reyes thrown out at home. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error)
FLORIDA 5, NY METS 5.

FLORIDA 8TH: A Heilman relieved G Mota. M Olivo popped out to second.
C Ross walked. J Hermida hit for J Miller. J Hermida hit by pitch, C Ross to
second. H Ramirez grounded into fielder's choice to first, J Hermida out at
second, C Ross to third. A De Aza walked, H Ramirez to second. M Cabrera
singled to right center, C Ross and H Ramirez scored, A De Aza to third.
M Cabrera stole second. J Willingham flied out to center. (2 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) FLORIDA 7, NY METS 5.

NY METS 8TH: T Tankersley relieved J Miller. C Delgado lined out to
shortstop. M Alou singled to left. D Easley struck out looking. R Gotay hit
for A Heilman. R Gotay struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 7,
NY METS 5.

FLORIDA 9TH: S Schoeneweis relieved A Heilman. D Uggla struck out looking.
J Wood hit for M Jacobs. J Wood grounded out to third. M Olivo struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 7, NY METS 5.

NY METS 9TH: J Wood at first base. K Gregg relieved T Tankersley.
L Milledge flied out to right. R Castro flied out to center. J Reyes walked.
C Beltran hit for L Castillo. C Beltran struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) FLORIDA 7, NY METS 5.</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at NY METS

<div class="pre">FLORIDA (7) VS NY METS (5) - FINAL

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 .342
A De Aza cf 3 1 2 0 1 1 2 .340
M Cabrera 3b 3 1 2 2 2 0 0 .335
J Willingham lf 5 1 3 5 0 1 3 .273
D Uggla 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .249
M Jacobs 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .243
c-J Wood ph-1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
M Olivo c 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .236
C Ross rf 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .292
S Olsen p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .200
a-T Linden ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237
J Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Hermida ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
T Tankersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Gregg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 37 7 11 7 4 8 18

a-flied out to left for S Olsen in the 7th; b-hit by pitch for J Miller in the
8th; c-grounded to third for M Jacobs in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - M Cabrera (30, T Glavine). HR - J Willingham (18, 7th inning off
G Mota 3 on, 2 Out). S - A De Aza. RBI - J Willingham 5 (74), M Cabrera 2 (83).
2-out RBI - J Willingham 4, M Cabrera 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Olivo 3, J Willingham 3, M Jacobs 1. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - H Ramirez (37, 2nd base off G Mota/R Castro), M Cabrera (1,
2nd base off A Heilman/R Castro).

FIELDING: E - M Olivo (8, throw). Outfield assists - C Ross (J Reyes at
Home). DP: 2 (M Cabrera-D Uggla-M Jacobs, C Ross-M Olivo).


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .307
L Castillo 2b 3 1 0 1 1 0 4 .310
b-C Beltran ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262
D Wright 3b 4 2 3 3 0 0 1 .306
C Delgado 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .249
M Alou lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .300
D Easley rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .269
P Lo Duca c 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267
G Mota p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Gotay ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .343
S Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
L Milledge cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .302
T Glavine p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
R Castro c 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .285

Totals 35 5 11 4 2 5 14

a-struck out swinging for A Heilman in the 8th; b-struck out swinging for L
Castillo in the 9th.

BATTING: HR - D Wright 2 (22, 4th inning off S Olsen 1 on, 0 Out, 6th inning
off S Olsen 0 on, 0 Out). S - T Glavine. RBI - D Wright 3 (74), L Castillo (4).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L Castillo 1. GIDP - L Castillo. Team
LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Reyes (55, 2nd base off J Miller/M Olivo).

FIELDING: E - D Wright (13, throw).


----------------------------------------------------
FLORIDA - 000 001 420 -- 7
NY METS - 000 201 200 -- 5
----------------------------------------------------

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
S Olsen 6 7 3 3 1 2 2 5.39
J Miller (W, 4-0; B, 2) 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 2.83
T Tankersley (H, 12) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.59
K Gregg (S, 26) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.05

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Glavine 6 1/3 7 2 2 1 5 0 4.25
G Mota (B, 2) 2/3 3 3 3 1 1 1 5.40
A Heilman (L, 7-4) 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 3.66
S Schoeneweis 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.10

IBB - M Cabrera (by G Mota). HBP - J Hermida (by A Heilman). Pitches-strikes:
S Olsen 80-48; J Miller 14-9; T Tankersley 15-11; K Gregg 19-11; T Glavine
104-62; G Mota 17-8; A Heilman 41-24; S Schoeneweis 11-8. Ground balls-fly
balls: S Olsen 11-5; J Miller 1-1; T Tankersley 0-1; K Gregg 0-2; T Glavine
9-5; G Mota 0-1; A Heilman 1-2; S Schoeneweis 1-0. Batters faced: S Olsen 25; J
Miller 5; T Tankersley 4; K Gregg 4; T Glavine 27; G Mota 6; A Heilman 7; S
Schoeneweis 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Alfonso Marquez. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Chuck Meriwether.
3B--Rick Reed.

T--3:02. Att--50,773.
Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, out
to right.</div>

 

Willingham, Cabrera take advantage of Mets' pen in win

<h3>FLORIDA 7, NY METS 5</h3>By Doug Mittler
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) --The Florida Marlins waited out Tom Glavine and, for the secondstraight night, found some holes in the New York Mets' bullpen.

Miguel Cabrera snapped a tie with a two-run single in the eighthinning and Josh Willingham hit his first career grand slam andtied a personal best with five RBI as the Marlins rallied for a7-5 victory on Saturday.


Right fielder Cody Ross threw out what would have been thego-ahead run at the plate in the seventh inning for the Marlins,who will try to sweep the three-game series on Sundayafternoon.


Glavine was charged with two runs and seven hits over 6 1/3innings in his first appearance at Shea Stadium since hedefeated the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Sunday to becomethe 23rd pitcher to record 300 victories.


A two-run double by Hanley Ramirez off Mets closer Billy Wagnerin the ninth inning gave the Marlins a 4-3 win on Friday. Onenight later, the Marlins did their damage against Aaron Heilman(7-4) and Guillermo Mota.


David Wright had his ninth career multi-homer game and drove inthree runs for the Mets, who have lost five of their last sevengames and saw their lead over the Atlanta Braves cut to 2 1/2games in the National League East.


Heilman walked Ross, hit pinch hitter Jeremy Hermida with apitch and walked Alejandro De Aza as Florida loaded the baseswith two outs. Cabrera then lined a 1-2 pitch for a two-runsingle to right-center field that gave the Marlins a 7-5 lead.

Trailing 3-1 in the seventh, Josh Willingham gave the Marlinsthe lead with his first-career grand slam.


Ross singled to open the seventh and Mota replaced Glavine oneout later. Ramirez greeted him with a bloop single and Cabrerawas intentionally walked with two outs. Willingham then belted a2-0 pitch over the left-field fence to give Florida a 5-3 lead.

The Mets rallied to tie it in their half of the seventh andnearly went ahead. Lastings Milledge scored when catcher MiguelOlivo threw wildly to first on a bunt single by Jose Reyes andLuis Castillo tied it at 5-5 with an RBI groundout.

Wright followed with a fly ball that Ross caught in foulterritory in right field before throwing a strike to get Reys atthe plate.


Justin Miller (4-0) earned the win despite allowed two runs inthe seventh. Kevin Gregg pitched the ninth to record his 26thsave in 29 chances. The Mets made some key defensive plays oftheir own.


Willingham had an RBI single in the sixth to make it 2-1 whileputting runners on the corners with no outs. Dan Uggla followedwith a slow roller toward the right of the mound that Glavinegrabbed and quickly tossed home to get a sliding Cabrera at theplate.


The Marlins also loaded the bases with no outs in the fourthbefore Glavine got Uggla and Mike Jacobs to ground into forceplays at the plate and Olivo to ground out.


Wright belted a two-run homer off Scott Olsen to left-centerfield in the fourth and added a solo shot to the nearlyidentical spot in the sixth to give New York a 3-1 lead.

Olsen allowed three runs and seven hits in six innings.

 

Willingham, Cabrera take advantage of Mets' pen in win

<h3>FLORIDA 7, NY METS 5</h3>By Doug Mittler
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) --The Florida Marlins waited out Tom Glavine and, for the secondstraight night, found some holes in the New York Mets' bullpen.

Miguel Cabrera snapped a tie with a two-run single in the eighthinning and Josh Willingham hit his first career grand slam andtied a personal best with five RBI as the Marlins rallied for a7-5 victory on Saturday.


Right fielder Cody Ross threw out what would have been thego-ahead run at the plate in the seventh inning for the Marlins,who will try to sweep the three-game series on Sundayafternoon.


Glavine was charged with two runs and seven hits over 6 1/3innings in his first appearance at Shea Stadium since hedefeated the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Sunday to becomethe 23rd pitcher to record 300 victories.


A two-run double by Hanley Ramirez off Mets closer Billy Wagnerin the ninth inning gave the Marlins a 4-3 win on Friday. Onenight later, the Marlins did their damage against Aaron Heilman(7-4) and Guillermo Mota.


David Wright had his ninth career multi-homer game and drove inthree runs for the Mets, who have lost five of their last sevengames and saw their lead over the Atlanta Braves cut to 2 1/2games in the National League East.


Heilman walked Ross, hit pinch hitter Jeremy Hermida with apitch and walked Alejandro De Aza as Florida loaded the baseswith two outs. Cabrera then lined a 1-2 pitch for a two-runsingle to right-center field that gave the Marlins a 7-5 lead.

Trailing 3-1 in the seventh, Josh Willingham gave the Marlinsthe lead with his first-career grand slam.


Ross singled to open the seventh and Mota replaced Glavine oneout later. Ramirez greeted him with a bloop single and Cabrerawas intentionally walked with two outs. Willingham then belted a2-0 pitch over the left-field fence to give Florida a 5-3 lead.

The Mets rallied to tie it in their half of the seventh andnearly went ahead. Lastings Milledge scored when catcher MiguelOlivo threw wildly to first on a bunt single by Jose Reyes andLuis Castillo tied it at 5-5 with an RBI groundout.

Wright followed with a fly ball that Ross caught in foulterritory in right field before throwing a strike to get Reyesat the plate.


Justin Miller (4-0) earned the win despite allowed two runs inthe seventh. Kevin Gregg pitched the ninth to record his 26thsave in 29 chances. The Mets made some key defensive plays oftheir own.


Willingham had an RBI single in the sixth to make it 2-1 whileputting runners on the corners with no outs. Dan Uggla followedwith a slow roller toward the right of the mound that Glavinegrabbed and quickly tossed home to get a sliding Cabrera at theplate.


The Marlins also loaded the bases with no outs in the fourthbefore Glavine got Uggla and Mike Jacobs to ground into forceplays at the plate and Olivo to ground out.


Wright belted a two-run homer off Scott Olsen to left-centerfield in the fourth and added a solo shot to the nearlyidentical spot in the sixth to give New York a 3-1 lead.

Olsen allowed three runs and seven hits in six innings.

 

NL: FLORIDA at NY METS

<div class="pre">FLORIDA (7) VS NY METS (5) - FINAL

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 .342
A De Aza cf 3 1 2 0 1 1 2 .340
M Cabrera 3b 3 1 2 2 2 0 0 .335
J Willingham lf 5 1 3 5 0 1 3 .273
D Uggla 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .249
M Jacobs 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .243
c-J Wood ph-1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
M Olivo c 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .236
C Ross rf 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .292
S Olsen p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .200
a-T Linden ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237
J Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Hermida ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
T Tankersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Gregg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 37 7 11 7 4 8 18

a-flied out to left for S Olsen in the 7th; b-hit by pitch for J Miller in the
8th; c-grounded to third for M Jacobs in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - M Cabrera (30, T Glavine). HR - J Willingham (18, 7th inning off
G Mota 3 on, 2 Out). S - A De Aza. RBI - J Willingham 5 (74), M Cabrera 2 (83).
2-out RBI - J Willingham 4, M Cabrera 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Olivo 3, J Willingham 3, M Jacobs 1. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - H Ramirez (37, 2nd base off G Mota/R Castro), M Cabrera (1,
2nd base off A Heilman/R Castro).

FIELDING: E - M Olivo (8, throw). Outfield assists - C Ross (J Reyes at
Home). DP: 2 (M Cabrera-D Uggla-M Jacobs, C Ross-M Olivo).


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .307
L Castillo 2b 3 1 0 1 1 0 4 .310
b-C Beltran ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262
D Wright 3b 4 2 3 3 0 0 1 .306
C Delgado 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .249
M Alou lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .300
D Easley rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .269
P Lo Duca c 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267
G Mota p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Gotay ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .343
S Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
L Milledge cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .302
T Glavine p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
R Castro c 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .285

Totals 35 5 11 4 2 5 14

a-struck out swinging for A Heilman in the 8th; b-struck out swinging for L
Castillo in the 9th.

BATTING: HR - D Wright 2 (22, 4th inning off S Olsen 1 on, 0 Out, 6th inning
off S Olsen 0 on, 0 Out). S - T Glavine. RBI - D Wright 3 (74), L Castillo (4).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L Castillo 1. GIDP - L Castillo. Team
LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Reyes (55, 2nd base off J Miller/M Olivo).

FIELDING: E - D Wright (13, throw).


----------------------------------------------------
FLORIDA - 000 001 420 -- 7
NY METS - 000 201 200 -- 5
----------------------------------------------------

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
S Olsen 6 7 3 3 1 2 2 5.39
J Miller (W, 4-0; B, 2) 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 2.83
T Tankersley (H, 12) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.59
K Gregg (S, 26) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.05

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Glavine 6 1/3 7 2 2 1 5 0 4.25
G Mota (B, 2) 2/3 3 3 3 1 1 1 5.40
A Heilman (L, 7-4) 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 3.66
S Schoeneweis 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.10

IBB - M Cabrera (by G Mota). HBP - J Hermida (by A Heilman). Pitches-strikes:
S Olsen 80-48; J Miller 14-9; T Tankersley 15-11; K Gregg 19-11; T Glavine
104-62; G Mota 17-8; A Heilman 41-24; S Schoeneweis 11-8. Ground balls-fly
balls: S Olsen 11-5; J Miller 1-1; T Tankersley 0-1; K Gregg 0-2; T Glavine
9-5; G Mota 0-1; A Heilman 1-2; S Schoeneweis 1-0. Batters faced: S Olsen 25; J
Miller 5; T Tankersley 4; K Gregg 4; T Glavine 27; G Mota 6; A Heilman 7; S
Schoeneweis 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Alfonso Marquez. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Chuck Meriwether.
3B--Rick Reed.

T--3:02. Att--50,773.
Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, out
to right.</div>

 

Willingham, Cabrera take advantage of Mets' bullpen in win

<h3>FLORIDA 7, NY METS 5</h3>By Doug Mittler
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) - The Florida Marlins waited out TomGlavine and, for the second straight night, found some holes inthe New York Mets' bullpen.


Miguel Cabrera snapped a tie with a two-run single in the eighthinning and Josh Willingham hit his first career grand slam andtied a personal best with five RBI as the Marlins rallied for a7-5 victory on Saturday.


Right fielder Cody Ross threw out what would have been thego-ahead run at the plate in the seventh inning for the Marlins,who will try to sweep the three-game series on Sundayafternoon.


Glavine was charged with two runs and seven hits over 6 1/3innings in his first appearance at Shea Stadium since hedefeated the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field last Sunday to becomethe 23rd pitcher to record 300 victories.


"We should have had more runs early. He did a great job ofpitching out of trouble," said Willingham, whose previousfive-RBI game came here on May 1.


"It was good that we came through late."


A two-run double by Hanley Ramirez off Mets closer Billy Wagnerin the ninth inning gave the Marlins a 4-3 win on Friday. Onenight later, the Marlins did their damage against Aaron Heilman(7-4) and Guillermo Mota.


David Wright had his ninth career multi-homer game and drove inthree runs for the Mets, who have lost five of their last sevengames and saw their lead over the Atlanta Braves cut to 2 1/2games in the National League East.


"It's easy for a fan to point a finger at our bullpen, but ouroffense needs to do a better job," Wright said. "We had a teamdown and we need to bury them."


The Florida rallied against Heilman. The righthander walkedRoss, hit pinch hitter Jeremy Hermida with a pitch and walkedAlejandro De Aza as Florida loaded the bases with two outs.

"You can't put yourself in a position where you have a hitterlike that coming up with the bases loaded," Heilman said. "Ididn't get the job done."


Cabrera then lined a 1-2 pitch for a two-run single toright-center field that gave the Marlins a 7-5 lead.

"I'm glad he threw me a fastball," Cabrera said. "It was in thezone."


Trailing, 3-1, in the seventh, the Marlins took the lead withfour runs.


Ross singled to open the seventh and Mota replaced Glavine oneout later. Ramirez greeted him with a bloop single and Cabrerawas intentionally walked with two outs. Willingham then belteda 2-0 pitch over the left-field fence to give Florida a 5-3lead.


The Mets rallied to tie it in their half of the seventh andnearly went ahead. Lastings Milledge scored when catcher MiguelOlivo threw wildly to first on a bunt single by Jose Reyes andLuis Castillo tied it at 5-5 with an RBI groundout.

Wright followed with a fly ball that Ross caught in foulterritory in right field before throwing a strike to get Reyesat the plate.


"I don't know if I got him," said Olivo, who reached back tomake the tag. "I put my glove there."


Justin Miller (4-0) earned the win despite allowed two runs inthe seventh. Kevin Gregg pitched the ninth to record his 26thsave in 29 chances.


The Mets made some key defensive plays of their own.

Willingham had an RBI single in the sixth to make it 2-1 whileputting runners on the corners with no outs. Dan Uggla followedwith a slow roller toward the right of the mound that Glavinegrabbed and quickly tossed home to get a sliding Cabrera at theplate.


The Marlins also loaded the bases with no outs in the fourthbefore Glavine got Uggla and Mike Jacobs to ground into forceplays at the plate and Olivo to ground out.


Wright belted a two-run homer off Scott Olsen to left-centerfield in the fourth and added a solo shot to nearly theidentical spot in the sixth to give New York a 3-1 lead.

Olsen allowed three runs and seven hits in six innings.