GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: SAN DIEGO (66-57) at NY METS (70-53)

NL: SAN DIEGO (66-57) at NY METS (70-53)

<h3>Mets, Padres look to cement playoff spots</h3>



<div class="pre">San Diego (66-57) at Ny Mets (70-53) 7:10 pm EDT</div>

FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) - Two teams in the thick of theplayoff race will face off on Tuesday when the San Diego Padresopen a three-game series against the New York Mets.

The Padres, who are 3-3 in their last six games, need to playbetter than .500 baseball if they want to stay atop the NationalLeague wild card standings. San Diego holds a slim, one-gamelead over the Atlanta Braves (66-59) and the PhiladelphiaPhillies (65-58) in the wild card, while trailing the ArizonaDiamondbacks (71-42) by 3 1/2 games in the NL West.

The Mets are 5-1 in their last six and are coming off athree-game sweep of the Washington Nationals this weekend. NewYork is in first-place by five games over the Braves andPhillies in the NL East.


John Maine (13-7, 3.59 ERA) will look for his the first win ofhis career against the Padres when he takes the mound onTuesday. Maine faced San Diego earlier this season, but did notfactor in the decision as the Mets lost, 5-4, on July 18. Therighthander allowed four runs on seven hits over five innings inthat outing.


Maine will look to win his second consecutive start afterbeating the Pittsburgh Pirates, 10-8, in his last start onWednesday. The righthander allowed just three runs on five hitsbut threw 117 pitches in five innings.


Chris Young (9-4, 1.93) will take his major league-leading ERAto the hill for the Padres on Tuesday. Young is 0-1 in his lastthree starts despite allowing just four runs over that span.The righthander hasn't won since beating the Phillies, 1-0, onJuly 19.


For his career, Young is 0-1 with a 7.00 ERA in two startsagainst the Mets.

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at NY METS

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

SAN DIEGO NY METS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Brian Giles RF .306 7 35 Jose Reyes SS .301 9 48
Geoff Blum 2B .265 2 20 Luis Castillo 2B .324 1 9
Milton Bradley LF .355 5 15 David Wright 3B .312 22 79
Adrian Gonzalez 1B .270 20 69 Carlos Beltran CF .265 24 75
Mike Cameron CF .249 15 62 Carlos Delgado 1B .254 18 68
Khalil Greene SS .237 19 66 Moises Alou LF .316 9 30
Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B .236 13 51 Lastings Milledge RF .306 3 19
Josh Bard C .258 3 33 Mike Difelice C .261 0 5
Chris Young RHP .061 0 2 John Maine RHP .098 1 3
(9-4, 1.93) (13-7, 3.59)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS
WARMUPS: SDG - CHRIS YOUNG (9-4, 1.93)
NYM - JOHN MAINE (13-7, 3.59)

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
STARTING BATS: SDG - CHRIS YOUNG AND JOSH BARD
NYM - JOHN MAINE AND MIKE DIFELICE

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: B GILES (.306, 7 HR, 35 RBI)
G BLUM (.265, 2 HR, 20 RBI)
M BRADLEY (.355, 5 HR, 15 RBI)</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 0 0
NY METS 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - CHRIS YOUNG
NYM - JOHN MAINE

DUE UP FOR NY METS: J REYES (.301, 9 HR, 48 RBI)
L CASTILLO (.324, 1 HR, 9 RBI)
D WRIGHT (.312, 22 HR, 79 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at NY METS

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

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305
G Blum 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
M Bradley lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .355
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .269
M Cameron cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
J Bard c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
C Young p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .061

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 2 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 .301
L Castillo 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324
D Wright 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
C Beltran cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
C Delgado 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
M Alou lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
L Milledge rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
M DiFelice c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
J Maine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .098

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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SAN DIEGO - 0 -- 0
NY METS - -- 0
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
C Young 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.93

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Maine 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.57

Pitches-strikes: J Maine 26-15. Ground balls-fly balls: J Maine 0-1. Batters
faced: J Maine 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
CONFIRMED STARTERS: SDG - CHRIS YOUNG
NYM - JOHN MAINE</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY CARLOS BELTRAN (25) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 1ST OFF CHRIS YOUNG SCORED LUIS CASTILLO.
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 0, NY METS 2

DUE UP FOR NY METS: C DELGADO (.254, 18 HR, 68 RBI)</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 0 0
NY METS 2 2 1 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - CHRIS YOUNG
NYM - JOHN MAINE

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M CAMERON (.249, 15 HR, 62 RBI)
K GREENE (.237, 19 HR, 66 RBI)
K KOUZMANOFF (.236, 13 HR, 51 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at NY METS

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (0) VS NY METS (2) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305
G Blum 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
M Bradley lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .355
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .269
M Cameron cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
J Bard c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
C Young p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .061

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 2 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
L Castillo 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .324
D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .311
C Beltran cf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .267
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
M Alou lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
L Milledge rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
M DiFelice c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
J Maine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .098

Totals 4 2 1 2 1 1 1

BATTING: HR - C Beltran (25, 1st inning off C Young 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - C
Beltran 2 (77). 2-out RBI - C Beltran 2. Team LOB - 0.


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SAN DIEGO - 0 -- 0
NY METS - 2 -- 2
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
C Young 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2.05

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Maine 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.57

WP - C Young. BALK - C Young. Pitches-strikes: C Young 16-8; J Maine 26-15.
Ground balls-fly balls: C Young 0-2; J Maine 0-1. Batters faced: C Young 5; J
Maine 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
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN DIEGO 0 0 0 1 0
NY METS 2 2 1 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - CHRIS YOUNG
NYM - JOHN MAINE

DUE UP FOR NY METS: M ALOU (.316, 9 HR, 30 RBI)
L MILLEDGE (.306, 3 HR, 19 RBI)
M DIFELICE (.261, 0 HR, 5 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at NY METS

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

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305
G Blum 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
M Bradley lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .355
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .269
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
K Greene ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235
J Bard c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257
C Young p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .061

Totals 7 0 1 0 1 2 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 2.


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
L Castillo 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .324
D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .311
C Beltran cf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .267
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
M Alou lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
L Milledge rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
M DiFelice c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
J Maine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .098

Totals 4 2 1 2 1 1 1

BATTING: HR - C Beltran (25, 1st inning off C Young 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - C
Beltran 2 (77). 2-out RBI - C Beltran 2. Team LOB - 0.


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SAN DIEGO - 00 -- 0
NY METS - 2 -- 2
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
C Young 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2.05

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Maine 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.54

WP - C Young. BALK - C Young. Pitches-strikes: C Young 16-8; J Maine 39-25.
Ground balls-fly balls: C Young 0-2; J Maine 1-3. Batters faced: C Young 5; J
Maine 8.

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 SAN DIEGO AT NY METS
NOTE: NEW YORK'S MOISES ALOU EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO
11 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE SECOND INNING.</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 0 1 0
NY METS 2 0 2 2 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - CHRIS YOUNG
NYM - JOHN MAINE

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: C YOUNG (.061, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
B GILES (.305, 0-FOR-1)
G BLUM (.263, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at NY METS

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

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305
G Blum 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
M Bradley lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .355
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .269
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
K Greene ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235
J Bard c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257
C Young p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .061

Totals 7 0 1 0 1 2 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (G Blum-K Greene-A Gonzalez).


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
L Castillo 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .324
D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .311
C Beltran cf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .267
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
M Alou lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .319
L Milledge rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304
M DiFelice c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
J Maine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .098

Totals 7 2 2 2 1 2 2

BATTING: HR - C Beltran (25, 1st inning off C Young 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - C
Beltran 2 (77). 2-out RBI - C Beltran 2. GIDP - L Milledge. Team LOB - 0.


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SAN DIEGO - 00 -- 0
NY METS - 20 -- 2
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
C Young 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2.04

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Maine 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.54

WP - C Young. BALK - C Young. Pitches-strikes: C Young 26-17; J Maine 39-25.
Ground balls-fly balls: C Young 2-2; J Maine 1-3. Batters faced: C Young 8; J
Maine 8.

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 - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MILTON BRADLEY SCORED CHRIS YOUNG.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M BRADLEY ON FIRST, G BLUM ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 1
NY METS 2 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: A GONZALEZ (.269, 0-FOR-1)</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 1 3 0
NY METS 2 0 2 2 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - CHRIS YOUNG
NYM - JOHN MAINE

DUE UP FOR NY METS: J MAINE (.098, 1 HR, 3 RBI)
J REYES (.300, 0-FOR-1)
L CASTILLO (.324, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at NY METS

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (1) VS NY METS (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .305
G Blum 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262
M Bradley lf 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .364
A Gonzalez 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .269
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .248
K Greene ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 .238
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235
J Bard c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257
C Young p 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .088

Totals 12 1 3 1 3 2 9

BATTING: RBI - M Bradley (16). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K
Greene 2. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (G Blum-K Greene-A Gonzalez).


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
L Castillo 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .324
D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .311
C Beltran cf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .267
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
M Alou lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .319
L Milledge rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304
M DiFelice c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
J Maine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .098

Totals 7 2 2 2 1 2 2

BATTING: HR - C Beltran (25, 1st inning off C Young 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - C
Beltran 2 (77). 2-out RBI - C Beltran 2. GIDP - L Milledge. Team LOB - 0.


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SAN DIEGO - 001 -- 1
NY METS - 20 -- 2
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
C Young 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2.04

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Maine 3 3 1 1 3 2 0 3.58

WP - C Young. BALK - C Young. Pitches-strikes: C Young 26-17; J Maine 67-43.
Ground balls-fly balls: C Young 2-2; J Maine 3-4. Batters faced: C Young 8; J
Maine 15.

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 - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY CARLOS BELTRAN SCORED JOHN MAINE AND LUIS
CASTILLO.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C BELTRAN ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 1
NY METS 4 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR NY METS: C DELGADO (.253, 0-FOR-1)</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 1 3 0
NY METS 2 0 2 4 4 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - CHRIS YOUNG
NYM - JOHN MAINE

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K KOUZMANOFF (.235, 0-FOR-1)
J BARD (.257, 0-FOR-1)
C YOUNG (.088, 1-FOR-1)</div>