NL: SAN DIEGO at NY METS <div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (5) VS NY METS (5) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Giles rf 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .302 G Blum 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .258 M Bradley lf 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 .359 A Gonzalez 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .270 M Cameron cf 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .252 K Greene ss 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 .239 K Kouzmanoff 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233 J Bard c 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .262 C Young p 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .086 a-M Giles ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .224 J Hampson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 C Meredith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-T Sledge ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .213 H Bell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 5 11 5 4 6 15 a-tripled to deep left for C Young in the 6th; b-singled to left for C Meredith in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - J Bard 2 (19, A Heilman, J Maine); M Cameron (28, J Sosa). 3B - M Giles (2, J Maine). HR - M Cameron (16, 6th inning off J Maine 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - M Bradley (16), M Cameron 2 (64), M Giles (36), K Greene (67). 2-out RBI - M Giles, M Cameron, K Greene. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Blum 1, B Giles 1, K Greene 2. Team LOB - 9. BASERUNNING: CS - T Sledge (2, 2nd base by A Heilman/M DiFelice). FIELDING: DP: 2 (G Blum-K Greene-A Gonzalez, K Greene-G Blum-A Gonzalez). NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .301 L Castillo 2b 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 .315 D Wright 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .310 C Beltran cf 3 1 3 5 1 0 0 .271 C Delgado 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .252 M Alou lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .319 L Milledge rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .298 M DiFelice c 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .231 J Maine p 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .116 S Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 a-R Gotay ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338 A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 5 7 5 4 6 15 a-grounded to first for J Sosa in the 7th. BATTING: 2B - C Beltran (25, C Young). HR - C Beltran (25, 1st inning off C Young 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - C Beltran 5 (80). 2-out RBI - C Beltran 4. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Delgado 1, M Alou 1. GIDP - L Milledge, M Alou. Team LOB - 4. BASERUNNING: SB - J Reyes (64, 2nd base off H Bell/J Bard). FIELDING: E - L Milledge (2, bobble). ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO - 001 002 20 -- 5 NY METS - 202 000 01 -- 5 ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era C Young 5 5 4 4 2 5 1 2.12 J Hampson 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.58 C Meredith 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.25 H Bell 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 2.52 NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era J Maine 5 2/3 6 3 3 4 4 1 3.64 S Schoeneweis 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 5.15 J Sosa 1/3 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.19 A Heilman 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.32 WP - C Young. BALK - C Young. Pitches-strikes: C Young 64-42; J Hampson 6-2; C Meredith 12-7; H Bell 27-19; J Maine 118-72; S Schoeneweis 13-10; J Sosa 10-8; A Heilman 12-7. Ground balls-fly balls: C Young 2-8; J Hampson 1-0; C Meredith 4-1; H Bell 2-0; J Maine 6-7; S Schoeneweis 2-0; J Sosa 0-0; A Heilman 1-1. Batters faced: C Young 21; J Hampson 2; C Meredith 4; H Bell 6; J Maine 27; S Schoeneweis 4; J Sosa 3; A Heilman 4. UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Derryl Cousins. 3B--Mark Carlson. Weather: 61 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, in from center.</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at NY METS <div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - PITCHING CHANGE NYM: BILLY WAGNER (1-1, 1.50) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 5, NY METS 5 DUE UP FOR SANDIEGO: M BRADLEY (.359, 1-FOR-2, RBI)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at NY METS <div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: B Wagner relieved A Heilman. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 5 NY METS 5 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M Bradley (.359, 1-FOR-2, RBI)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at NY METS <div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE SACRIFICE FLY BY KEVIN KOUZMANOFF SCORED MILTON BRADLEY. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K GREENE ON FIRST, M CAMERON ON THIRD, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 6 NY METS 5 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: J BARD (.262, 2-FOR-4)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at NY METS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SAN DIEGO 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 6 12 0 NY METS 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 7 1 (BOT 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - HEATH BELL NYM - BILLY WAGNER DUE UP FOR NY METS: L MILLEDGE (.298, 0-FOR-3) M DIFELICE (.231, 0-FOR-3) B WAGNER (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at NY METS <div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (6) VS NY METS (5) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Giles rf 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .302 G Blum 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .258 M Bradley lf 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 .367 A Gonzalez 1b 5 1 1 0 0 2 5 .269 M Cameron cf 3 2 2 2 2 0 0 .252 K Greene ss 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 .239 K Kouzmanoff 3b 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .233 J Bard c 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 .261 C Young p 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .086 a-M Giles ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .224 J Hampson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 C Meredith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-T Sledge ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .213 H Bell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 6 12 6 5 8 19 a-tripled to deep left for C Young in the 6th; b-singled to left for C Meredith in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - J Bard 2 (19, A Heilman, J Maine); M Cameron (28, J Sosa). 3B - M Giles (2, J Maine). HR - M Cameron (16, 6th inning off J Maine 0 on, 0 Out). SF - K Kouzmanoff. RBI - M Bradley (16), M Cameron 2 (64), M Giles (36), K Greene (67), K Kouzmanoff (52). 2-out RBI - M Giles, M Cameron, K Greene. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Bard 1, G Blum 1, B Giles 1, K Greene 2. Team LOB - 11. BASERUNNING: CS - T Sledge (2, 2nd base by A Heilman/M DiFelice). FIELDING: DP: 2 (G Blum-K Greene-A Gonzalez, K Greene-G Blum-A Gonzalez). NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .301 L Castillo 2b 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 .315 D Wright 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .310 C Beltran cf 3 1 3 5 1 0 0 .271 C Delgado 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .252 M Alou lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .319 L Milledge rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .298 M DiFelice c 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .231 J Maine p 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .116 S Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 a-R Gotay ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338 A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 B Wagner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 5 7 5 4 6 15 a-grounded to first for J Sosa in the 7th. BATTING: 2B - C Beltran (25, C Young). HR - C Beltran (25, 1st inning off C Young 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - C Beltran 5 (80). 2-out RBI - C Beltran 4. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Delgado 1, M Alou 1. GIDP - L Milledge, M Alou. Team LOB - 4. BASERUNNING: SB - J Reyes (64, 2nd base off H Bell/J Bard). FIELDING: E - L Milledge (2, bobble). ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO - 001 002 201 -- 6 NY METS - 202 000 01 -- 5 ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era C Young 5 5 4 4 2 5 1 2.12 J Hampson 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.58 C Meredith 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.25 H Bell 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 2.52 NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era J Maine 5 2/3 6 3 3 4 4 1 3.64 S Schoeneweis 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 5.15 J Sosa 1/3 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.19 A Heilman 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.32 B Wagner 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 1.64 WP - C Young. BALK - C Young. HBP - K Greene (by B Wagner). Pitches-strikes: C Young 64-42; J Hampson 6-2; C Meredith 12-7; H Bell 27-19; J Maine 118-72; S Schoeneweis 13-10; J Sosa 10-8; A Heilman 12-7; B Wagner 21-11. Ground balls-fly balls: C Young 2-8; J Hampson 1-0; C Meredith 4-1; H Bell 2-0; J Maine 6-7; S Schoeneweis 2-0; J Sosa 0-0; A Heilman 1-1; B Wagner 0-1. Batters faced: C Young 21; J Hampson 2; C Meredith 4; H Bell 6; J Maine 27; S Schoeneweis 4; J Sosa 3; A Heilman 4; B Wagner 6. UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Derryl Cousins. 3B--Mark Carlson. Weather: 61 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, in from center.</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at NY METS <div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - PITCHING CHANGE SDG: TREVOR HOFFMAN (2-3, 2.09) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 6, NY METS 5 DUE UP FOR NYMETS: L MILLEDGE (.298, 0-FOR-3)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at NY METS <div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: T Hoffman relieved H Bell. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 6 NY METS 5 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR NY METS: L Milledge (.298, 0-FOR-3)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at NY METS <div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: M Anderson hit for B Wagner. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, L MILLEDGE ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 6 NY METS 5 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR NY METS: M Anderson (.271, 1 HR, 14 RBI)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at NY METS <div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY MARLON ANDERSON SCORED LASTINGS MILLEDGE. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M ANDERSON ON FIRST, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 6 NY METS 6 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR NY METS: J REYES (.301, 1-FOR-4)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at NY METS <div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY LUIS CASTILLO SCORED MARLON ANDERSON. FINAL SCORE: NY METS 7, SAN DIEGO 6</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at NY METS <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SAN DIEGO 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 6 12 0 NY METS 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 11 1 (FINAL) BATTERIES: SDG - CHRIS YOUNG, JUSTIN HAMPSON (6TH), CLA MEREDITH (6TH), HEATH BELL (8TH), TREVOR HOFFMAN (9TH) AND JOSH BARD NYM - JOHN MAINE, SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS (6TH), JORGE SOSA (7TH), AARON HEILMAN (8TH), BILLY WAGNER (9TH) AND MIKE DIFELICE HOME RUNS: SDG - MIKE CAMERON (16) OFF JOHN MAINE IN THE 6TH, 0 ON NYM - CARLOS BELTRAN (25) OFF CHRIS YOUNG IN THE 1ST, 1 ON</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at NY METS <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SAN DIEGO 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 6 12 0 NY METS 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 11 1 (FINAL) BATTERIES: SDG - CHRIS YOUNG, JUSTIN HAMPSON (6TH), CLA MEREDITH (6TH), HEATH BELL (8TH), TREVOR HOFFMAN (9TH) AND JOSH BARD NYM - JOHN MAINE, SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS (6TH), JORGE SOSA (7TH), AARON HEILMAN (8TH), BILLY WAGNER (9TH) AND MIKE DIFELICE WP - BILLY WAGNER (2-1) LP - TREVOR HOFFMAN (2-4) SAVE - NONE HOME RUNS: SDG - MIKE CAMERON (16) OFF JOHN MAINE IN THE 6TH, 0 ON NYM - CARLOS BELTRAN (25) OFF CHRIS YOUNG IN THE 1ST, 1 ON TIME: 2:55 ATT: 48,592 PROBABLES: SDG - JAKE PEAVY (13-5, 2.19) NYM - BRIAN LAWRENCE (1-0, 5.06)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at NY METS <div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (6) VS NY METS (7) - FINAL SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Giles rf 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .302 G Blum 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .258 M Bradley lf 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 .367 A Gonzalez 1b 5 1 1 0 0 2 5 .269 M Cameron cf 3 2 2 2 2 0 0 .252 K Greene ss 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 .239 K Kouzmanoff 3b 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .233 J Bard c 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 .261 C Young p 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .086 a-M Giles ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .224 J Hampson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 C Meredith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-T Sledge ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .213 H Bell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T Hoffman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 6 12 6 5 8 19 a-tripled to deep left for C Young in the 6th; b-singled to left for C Meredith in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - J Bard 2 (19, A Heilman, J Maine); M Cameron (28, J Sosa). 3B - M Giles (2, J Maine). HR - M Cameron (16, 6th inning off J Maine 0 on, 0 Out). SF - K Kouzmanoff. RBI - M Bradley (16), M Cameron 2 (64), M Giles (36), K Greene (67), K Kouzmanoff (52). 2-out RBI - M Giles, M Cameron, K Greene. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Bard 1, G Blum 1, B Giles 1, K Greene 2. Team LOB - 11. BASERUNNING: CS - T Sledge (2, 2nd base by A Heilman/M DiFelice). FIELDING: DP: 2 (G Blum-K Greene-A Gonzalez, K Greene-G Blum-A Gonzalez). NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .302 L Castillo 2b 3 2 1 1 2 0 0 .324 D Wright 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .310 C Beltran cf 3 1 3 5 1 0 0 .271 C Delgado 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .252 M Alou lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .319 L Milledge rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .304 M DiFelice c 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .231 J Maine p 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .116 S Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 a-R Gotay ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338 A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 B Wagner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-M Anderson ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .282 Totals 33 7 11 7 4 6 15 a-grounded to first for J Sosa in the 7th; b-singled to center for B Wagner in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - C Beltran (25, C Young). HR - C Beltran (25, 1st inning off C Young 1 on, 2 Out). S - M DiFelice. RBI - C Beltran 5 (80), M Anderson (15), L Castillo (10). 2-out RBI - C Beltran 4. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Delgado 1, M Alou 1. GIDP - L Milledge, M Alou. Team LOB - 6. BASERUNNING: SB - J Reyes (64, 2nd base off H Bell/J Bard). FIELDING: E - L Milledge (2, bobble). ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO - 001 002 201 -- 6 NY METS - 202 000 012 -- 7 One out when winning run scored. ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era C Young 5 5 4 4 2 5 1 2.12 J Hampson 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.58 C Meredith 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.25 H Bell (B, 4) 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 2.52 T Hoffman (L, 2-4; B, 4) 1/3 4 2 2 0 0 0 2.49 NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era J Maine 5 2/3 6 3 3 4 4 1 3.64 S Schoeneweis (H, 10) 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 5.15 J Sosa (B, 1) 1/3 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.19 A Heilman 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.32 B Wagner (W, 2-1) 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 1.64 WP - C Young. BALK - C Young. HBP - K Greene (by B Wagner). Pitches-strikes: C Young 64-42; J Hampson 6-2; C Meredith 12-7; H Bell 27-19; T Hoffman 11-10; J Maine 118-72; S Schoeneweis 13-10; J Sosa 10-8; A Heilman 12-7; B Wagner 21-11. Ground balls-fly balls: C Young 2-8; J Hampson 1-0; C Meredith 4-1; H Bell 2-0; T Hoffman 1-0; J Maine 6-7; S Schoeneweis 2-0; J Sosa 0-0; A Heilman 1-1; B Wagner 0-1. Batters faced: C Young 21; J Hampson 2; C Meredith 4; H Bell 6; T Hoffman 5; J Maine 27; S Schoeneweis 4; J Sosa 3; A Heilman 4; B Wagner 6. UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Derryl Cousins. 3B--Mark Carlson. T--2:55. Att--48,592. Weather: 61 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, in from center.</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at NY METS <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SAN DIEGO (6) AT NY METS (7) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NY METS 1ST: J Reyes flied out to center. L Castillo walked. L Castillo to second on wild pitch by C Young. D Wright struck out looking. L Castillo to third on balk by C Young. C Beltran homered to left, L Castillo scored. C Delgado fouled out to catcher. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 0, NY METS 2. SAN DIEGO 3RD: C Young singled to center. B Giles walked, C Young to second. G Blum grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, B Giles out at second, C Young to third. M Bradley singled to right, C Young scored, G Blum to second. A Gonzalez flied out to left. M Cameron walked, G Blum to third, M Bradley to second. K Greene grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Cameron out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, NY METS 2. NY METS 3RD: J Maine singled to left. J Reyes popped out to shortstop. L Castillo walked, J Maine to second. D Wright popped out to first. C Beltran doubled to deep right center, J Maine and L Castillo scored. C Delgado fouled out to third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, NY METS 4. SAN DIEGO 6TH: M Cameron homered to left. K Greene struck out swinging. K Kouzmanoff grounded out to first. J Bard doubled to deep right. M Giles hit for C Young. M Giles tripled to deep left, J Bard scored. S Schoeneweis relieved J Maine. B Giles struck out looking. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3, NY METS 4. SAN DIEGO 7TH: G Blum grounded out to third. M Bradley grounded out to shortstop. A Gonzalez singled to right, A Gonzalez to second on error by right fielder L Milledge. J Sosa relieved S Schoeneweis. M Cameron doubled to deep center, A Gonzalez scored. K Greene singled to center, M Cameron scored. K Kouzmanoff struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) SAN DIEGO 5, NY METS 4. NY METS 8TH: H Bell relieved C Meredith. J Reyes reached on infield single to third. J Reyes stole second. L Castillo grounded out to third, J Reyes to third. D Wright walked. C Beltran singled to left, J Reyes scored, D Wright to second. C Delgado struck out swinging. M Alou grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 5, NY METS 5. SAN DIEGO 9TH: B Wagner relieved A Heilman. M Bradley singled to right. A Gonzalez struck out swinging. M Cameron walked, M Bradley to second. K Greene hit by pitch, M Bradley to third, M Cameron to second. K Kouzmanoff hit sacrifice fly to right, M Bradley scored, M Cameron to third. J Bard struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 6, NY METS 5. NY METS 9TH: T Hoffman relieved H Bell. L Milledge singled to left. M DiFelice sacrificed to third, L Milledge to second. M Anderson hit for B Wagner. M Anderson singled to center, L Milledge scored. J Reyes singled to center, M Anderson to second. L Castillo singled to center, M Anderson scored. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 6, NY METS 7.</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at NY METS <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SAN DIEGO (6) AT NY METS (7) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ San Diego Starting Lineups -- B Giles RF, G Blum 2B, M Bradley LF, A Gonzalez 1B, M Cameron CF, K Greene SS, K Kouzmanoff 3B, J Bard C, C Young RHP. Ny Mets Starting Lineups -- J Reyes SS, L Castillo 2B, D Wright 3B, C Beltran CF, C Delgado 1B, M Alou LF, L Milledge RF, M DiFelice C, J Maine RHP. Umpires -- Angel Hernandez (HP), Ted Barrett (1B), Derryl Cousins (2B), Mark Carlson (3B). Gametime Weather: 61 degrees, Cloudy, wind in from center at 11 mph. SAN DIEGO 1ST: B Giles struck out looking. G Blum flied out to right. M Bradley walked. A Gonzalez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 0, NY METS 0. NY METS 1ST: J Reyes flied out to center. L Castillo walked. L Castillo to second on wild pitch by C Young. D Wright struck out looking. L Castillo to third on balk by C Young. C Beltran homered to left, L Castillo scored. C Delgado fouled out to catcher. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 0, NY METS 2. SAN DIEGO 2ND: M Cameron flied out to center. K Greene singled to left. K Kouzmanoff flied out to center. J Bard grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 0, NY METS 2. NY METS 2ND: M Alou singled to left. L Milledge grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, M Alou out at second. M DiFelice struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 0, NY METS 2. SAN DIEGO 3RD: C Young singled to center. B Giles walked, C Young to second. G Blum grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, B Giles out at second, C Young to third. M Bradley singled to right, C Young scored, G Blum to second. A Gonzalez flied out to left. M Cameron walked, G Blum to third, M Bradley to second. K Greene grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Cameron out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, NY METS 2. NY METS 3RD: J Maine singled to left. J Reyes popped out to shortstop. L Castillo walked, J Maine to second. D Wright popped out to first. C Beltran doubled to deep right center, J Maine and L Castillo scored. C Delgado fouled out to third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, NY METS 4. SAN DIEGO 4TH: K Kouzmanoff flied out to right. J Bard struck out swinging. C Young grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, NY METS 4. NY METS 4TH: M Alou singled to left center. L Milledge lined out to left. M DiFelice struck out swinging. J Maine struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, NY METS 4. SAN DIEGO 5TH: B Giles grounded out to second. G Blum flied out to center. M Bradley walked. A Gonzalez flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, NY METS 4. NY METS 5TH: J Reyes struck out swinging. L Castillo fouled out to shortstop. D Wright fouled out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, NY METS 4. SAN DIEGO 6TH: M Cameron homered to left. K Greene struck out swinging. K Kouzmanoff grounded out to first. J Bard doubled to deep right. M Giles hit for C Young. M Giles tripled to deep left, J Bard scored. S Schoeneweis relieved J Maine. B Giles struck out looking. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3, NY METS 4. NY METS 6TH: J Hampson relieved C Young. C Beltran walked. C Delgado grounded into fielder's choice to second, C Beltran out at second. C Meredith relieved J Hampson. M Alou grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, C Delgado out at second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3, NY METS 4. SAN DIEGO 7TH: G Blum grounded out to third. M Bradley grounded out to shortstop. A Gonzalez singled to right, A Gonzalez to second on error by right fielder L Milledge. J Sosa relieved S Schoeneweis. M Cameron doubled to deep center, A Gonzalez scored. K Greene singled to center, M Cameron scored. K Kouzmanoff struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) SAN DIEGO 5, NY METS 4. NY METS 7TH: L Milledge grounded out to shortstop. M DiFelice lined out to center. R Gotay hit for J Sosa. R Gotay grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 5, NY METS 4. SAN DIEGO 8TH: A Heilman relieved J Sosa. J Bard hit a ground rule double to deep center. T Sledge hit for C Meredith. T Sledge singled to left, J Bard to third. B Giles lined out to first. T Sledge caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. G Blum grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 5, NY METS 4. NY METS 8TH: H Bell relieved C Meredith. J Reyes reached on infield single to third. J Reyes stole second. L Castillo grounded out to third, J Reyes to third. D Wright walked. C Beltran singled to left, J Reyes scored, D Wright to second. C Delgado struck out swinging. M Alou grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 5, NY METS 5. SAN DIEGO 9TH: B Wagner relieved A Heilman. M Bradley singled to right. A Gonzalez struck out swinging. M Cameron walked, M Bradley to second. K Greene hit by pitch, M Bradley to third, M Cameron to second. K Kouzmanoff hit sacrifice fly to right, M Bradley scored, M Cameron to third. J Bard struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 6, NY METS 5. NY METS 9TH: T Hoffman relieved H Bell. L Milledge singled to left. M DiFelice sacrificed to third, L Milledge to second. M Anderson hit for B Wagner. M Anderson singled to center, L Milledge scored. J Reyes singled to center, M Anderson to second. L Castillo singled to center, M Anderson scored. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 6, NY METS 7.</div>
Castillo's single in ninth helps Mets rally past Padres <h3>NY METS 7 SAN DIEGO 6</h3>FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- After letting a late lead slipaway, the New York Mets turned to Luis Castillo to help thempull off an exciting finish. Castillo hit the game-winning single off closer Trevor Hoffmanas the Mets rallied for a 7-6 victory over the San Diego Padreson Tuesday. Carlos Beltran had three hits and five RBI and pinch hitterMarlon Anderson tied the game and scored the winning run for NewYork, which maintained its five-game lead over the PhiladelphiaPhillies in the National League East. Philadelphia defeatedthe Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-4, earlier on Tuesday. After Lastings Milledge led off the bottom of the ninth with abase hit and moved to second on a sacrifice by Mike DiFelice,Anderson, pinch hitting for Billy Wagner (2-1), hit arun-scoring single up the middle to tie the contest at 6-6. Jose Reyes singled to center to put runners on first and secondand Castillo followed by lining a base hit to center off Hoffman(2-4) to plate Anderson, who beat center fielder Mike Cameron'sthrow home to end the game. It was the fourth blown save of the season for Hoffman,baseball's all-time leader in the category. Kevin Kouzmanoff had hit a bases-loaded sacrifice fly off Wagnerin the top of the inning to give the Padres a brief 6-5 lead. Beltran drove in his fifth run of the game with a single in theeighth to tie the game at 5-5. Reyes had reached on an infieldsingle off former Met Heath Bell, stole second and went to thirdon a groundout by Castillo. After a walk to David Wright,Beltran sliced a run-scoring single to right field. The Padres had scored twice in the sixth and twice in theseventh to take a 5-4 lead. Adrian Gonzalez reached on a two-out single off ScottSchoeneweis in the seventh and went to second when the ball wasmisplayed in right field by Milledge. Former Met Cameron greeted reliever Jorge Sosa with an RBIdouble to left-center field and scored when Khalil Greeneblooped an RBI single to center field to make it 5-4. The Padres had cut the lead to 4-3 in the sixth on Cameron's16th home run and an RBI triple by pinch hitter Marcus Giles. The Mets had taken a 4-1 lead behind the hot bat of Beltran, whobelted a two-run homer in the first inning and a two-run doublein the third. Beltran, named the National League Player of the Week on Monday,homered in his third straight at-bat when he belted a two-runhomer in the first off Chris Young. His 25th home run of theseason went the opposite way to left field and scored Castillo,who walked. Young allowed just his fifth homer of the season and the secondin his last 18 starts. The righthander is winless in threestarts since coming off the disabled list, allowing four runsand five hits in five innings. The Padres cut the lead to 2-1 in the third on an RBI single byMilton Bradley, settling for one run when Greene grounded outwith the bases loaded. Bradley was making his first start sinceAugust 3 because of a hamstring strain. The Mets answered with two runs in their half of the third.Starter John Maine singled and Castillo walked before Beltranlined a two-run double to right-center field field. Beltran has six homers and 18 RBI since returning from thedisabled list on August 10. Cameron homered off Maine to lead off the sixth. Two outslater, Josh Bard doubled and scored when left fielder leftfielder Moises Alou slipped while chasing a line drive by Gilesthat was ruled a triple. Maine was charged with three runs and six hits in 5 2/3 innings.
Castillo's single in ninth helps Mets rally past Padres <h3>NY METS 7 SAN DIEGO 6</h3>FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- Carlos Beltran carried the NewYork Mets for eight innings before Luis Castillo finally broughtthem home. Beltran homered and drove in five runs before Castillo capped atwo-run rally in the ninth off Trevor Hoffman as the Metsrallied for a 7-6 victory over the San Diego Padres in which apair of elite closers faltered. Pinch hitter Marlon Anderson tied the game with an RBI singleand scored the winning run for New York, which won for theseventh time in eight games and maintained its five-game leadover the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League East.Philadelphia defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-4, earlier onTuesday. "When the game began we thought it would be an easy game,"Beltran said. "They came back and Castillo got a big hit. Wefeel anyone can do the job." After Lastings Milledge led off the bottom of the ninth with abase hit and moved to second on a sacrifice by Mike DiFelice,Anderson, pinch hitting for Billy Wagner (2-1), hit arun-scoring single up the middle to tie the contest at 6-6. Jose Reyes singled to center to put runners on first and secondand Castillo followed by lining a base hit to center off Hoffman(2-4) to plate Anderson, who beat center fielder Mike Cameron'sthrow home to end the game. "I play to win. I know what I have to do," said Castillo,acquired recently from the Minnesota Twins. "I came here tohelp the team and I want to keep it going." It was the fourth blown save of the season for Hoffman,baseball's all-time leader in the category. "It doesn't matter how it happened. They got the job done,"Hoffman said. "They're in first place for a reason." Kevin Kouzmanoff had hit a bases-loaded sacrifice fly off Wagnerin the top of the inning to give the Padres a brief 6-5 lead. "It's an ugly way to get a win," Wagner said. Beltran drove in his fifth run of the game with a single in theeighth to tie the game at 5-5. Reyes had reached on an infieldsingle off former Met Heath Bell, stole second and went to thirdon a groundout by Castillo. After a walk to David Wright,Beltran sliced a run-scoring single to right field. "Speed kills, Reyes got on and that's how it rolls," Bell said. The Padres had scored twice in the sixth and twice in theseventh to take a 5-4 lead. Adrian Gonzalez reached on a two-out single off ScottSchoeneweis in the seventh and went to second when the ball wasmisplayed in right field by Milledge. Former Met Cameron greeted reliever Jorge Sosa with an RBIdouble to left-center field and scored when Khalil Greeneblooped an RBI single to center field to make it 5-4. The Padres had cut the lead to 4-3 in the sixth on Cameron's16th home run and an RBI triple by pinch hitter Marcus Giles. The Mets had taken a 4-1 lead behind the hot bat of Beltran, whobelted a two-run homer in the first inning and a two-run doublein the third. "I'm hitting with runners in scoring position," Beltran said."Good things are going to happen." Beltran, named the National League Player of the Week on Monday,homered in his third straight at-bat when he belted a two-runhomer in the first off Chris Young. His 25th home run of theseason went the opposite way to left field and scored Castillo,who walked. Young allowed just his fifth homer of the season and the secondin his last 18 starts. The righthander is winless in threestarts since coming off the disabled list, allowing four runsand five hits in five innings. Young was forced to leave due to lower back tightness and willbe re-evaluated on Wednesday. "It's a little bit of a concern. That's why he came out afterfive," Padres manager Bud Black said. Young had been sidelinedwith an strained oblique and began experiencing the back problemafter a start in St. Louis in August 9. "I thought I was feeling better, but it's not letting me go 100percent," Young said. The Padres cut the lead to 2-1 in the third on an RBI single byMilton Bradley, settling for one run when Greene grounded outwith the bases loaded. Bradley was making his first start sinceAugust 3 because of a hamstring strain. The Mets answered with two runs in their half of the third.Starter John Maine singled and Castillo walked before Beltranlined a two-run double to right-center field field. Beltran has six homers and 18 RBI since returning from thedisabled list on August 10. Cameron homered off Maine to lead off the sixth. Two outslater, Josh Bard doubled and scored when left fielder leftfielder Moises Alou slipped while chasing a line drive by Gilesthat was ruled a triple. Maine was charged with three runs and six hits in 5 2/3 innings.
