NL: SAN DIEGO at NY METS <div class="pre">NL FINAL 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - - - - - - - - - SAN DIEGO 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 NY METS 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 10 R H E -- - - - SAN DIEGO 1 9 15 1 NY METS 0 8 12 2 (FINAL 10) BATTERIES: SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO, CLA MEREDITH (6TH), JUSTIN HAMPSON (7TH), TREVOR HOFFMAN (9TH), HEATH BELL (10TH) AND JOSH BARD NYM - TOM GLAVINE, SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS (6TH), PEDRO FELICIANO (7TH), BILLY WAGNER (9TH), AARON HEILMAN (10TH) AND SANDY ALOMAR JR WP - TREVOR HOFFMAN (3-4) LP - AARON HEILMAN (7-6) SAVE - HEATH BELL (1) HOME RUNS: SDG - ADRIAN GONZALEZ (21) OFF AARON HEILMAN IN THE 10TH, 0 ON NYM - MARLON ANDERSON (2) OFF CLA MEREDITH IN THE 6TH, 2 ON TIME: 3:25 ATT: 50,078 PROBABLES: LOS - BRAD PENNY (14-3, 2.59) NYM - OLIVER PEREZ (11-8, 3.52) PROBABLES: SDG - GREG MADDUX (9-9, 3.90) PHI - KYLE LOHSE (7-12, 4.61)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at NY METS <div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (9) VS NY METS (8) - FINAL IN 10 INNINGS SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Giles rf 6 0 1 0 0 1 8 .300 M Cameron cf 5 0 0 0 1 1 2 .252 M Bradley lf 6 0 2 2 0 1 1 .356 A Gonzalez 1b 5 2 2 1 1 1 3 .274 K Greene ss 5 2 3 1 1 0 2 .247 K Kouzmanoff 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .236 C Meredith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Hampson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-T Sledge ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .218 T Hoffman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-R Mackowiak ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .188 H Bell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Bard c 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 .265 M Giles 2b 3 1 2 2 2 0 1 .227 J Germano p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .185 G Blum 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .255 Totals 44 9 15 9 6 6 24 a-doubled to left for J Hampson in the 9th; b-struck out swinging for T Hoffman in the 10th. BATTING: 2B - J Bard (20, T Glavine); A Gonzalez (37, T Glavine); K Greene 2 (33, B Wagner, T Glavine); T Sledge (9, B Wagner). 3B - M Giles (3, T Glavine). HR - A Gonzalez (21, 10th inning off A Heilman 0 on, 1 Out). S - J Germano. RBI - M Giles 2 (38), K Greene (71), M Bradley 2 (18), J Bard 2 (35), T Sledge (22), A Gonzalez (71). 2-out RBI - K Greene, M Bradley 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Gonzalez 1, M Cameron 1, B Giles 2, K Greene 1, K Kouzmanoff 1. GIDP - B Giles. Team LOB - 12. FIELDING: E - K Kouzmanoff (17, ground ball). DP: 1 (A Gonzalez-K Greene-A Gonzalez). NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 .301 L Castillo 2b 6 1 3 0 0 1 2 .321 D Wright 3b 3 2 2 1 1 0 2 .311 C Beltran cf 3 1 1 1 2 1 3 .273 C Delgado 1b 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 .247 M Alou lf 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .312 A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 S Green rf 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .274 c-L Milledge ph-rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .289 S Alomar Jr c 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .200 T Glavine p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 a-R Gotay ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 S Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-M Anderson ph 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .301 P Feliciano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 B Wagner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 d-J Conine ph-lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 Totals 41 8 12 8 5 4 19 a-grounded to third for T Glavine in the 5th; b-homered to right for S Schoeneweis in the 6th; c-struck out swinging for S Green in the 8th; d-flied out to right for B Wagner in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - C Beltran (27, J Germano). HR - M Anderson (2, 6th inning off C Meredith 2 on, 2 Out). SF - D Wright. RBI - C Beltran (84), M Alou (31), S Green 2 (36), M Anderson 3 (18), D Wright (81). 2-out RBI - C Beltran, M Anderson 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Delgado 2, M Alou 2, L Castillo 1, C Beltran 1. GIDP - S Green. Team LOB - 9. BASERUNNING: SB - D Wright 2 (28, 2nd base off J Germano/J Bard, 2nd base off J Hampson/J Bard), C Beltran (17, 3rd base off J Germano/J Bard), J Reyes (68, 3rd base off T Hoffman/J Bard), L Castillo (5, 2nd base off T Hoffman/J Bard). FIELDING: E - D Wright 2 (17, ground ball 2). Outfield assists - M Alou (M Bradley at Home). DP: 1 (J Reyes-L Castillo-C Delgado). ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO - 011 220 002 1 -- 9 NY METS - 100 006 001 0 -- 8 ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era J Germano 5 5 4 3 2 2 0 4.24 C Meredith (B, 5) 1 1/3 3 3 3 1 0 1 3.61 J Hampson 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.43 T Hoffman (W, 3-4; B, 5) 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 2.60 H Bell (S, 1) 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.49 NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era T Glavine 5 11 6 6 3 1 0 4.32 S Schoeneweis 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.93 P Feliciano (H, 14) 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.68 B Wagner (B, 3) 1 3 2 2 1 2 0 1.93 A Heilman (L, 7-6) 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 3.41 J Germano pitched to 3 batters in the 6th. IBB - C Beltran (by T Hoffman). Pitches-strikes: J Germano 91-59; C Meredith 24-16; J Hampson 12-10; T Hoffman 26-13; H Bell 17-11; T Glavine 96-48; S Schoeneweis 17-10; P Feliciano 27-15; B Wagner 27-19; A Heilman 17-12. Ground balls-fly balls: J Germano 11-3; C Meredith 2-2; J Hampson 2-2; T Hoffman 1-2; H Bell 1-1; T Glavine 8-5; S Schoeneweis 2-0; P Feliciano 5-1; B Wagner 0-1; A Heilman 2-0. Batters faced: J Germano 22; C Meredith 8; J Hampson 5; T Hoffman 7; H Bell 5; T Glavine 28; S Schoeneweis 5; P Feliciano 7; B Wagner 7; A Heilman 4. UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Mark Carlson. 2B--Angel Hernandez. 3B--Ted Barrett. T--3:25. Att--50,078. Weather: 76 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at NY METS <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SAN DIEGO (9) AT NY METS (8) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NY METS 1ST: J Reyes popped out to shortstop. L Castillo struck out looking. D Wright walked. D Wright stole second. C Beltran hit a ground rule double to deep right, D Wright scored. C Beltran stole third. C Delgado grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 0, NY METS 1. SAN DIEGO 2ND: K Kouzmanoff singled to right. J Bard doubled to left, K Kouzmanoff to third. M Giles grounded out to shortstop, K Kouzmanoff scored. J Germano flied out to center. B Giles grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, NY METS 1. SAN DIEGO 3RD: M Cameron struck out swinging. M Bradley singled to right. A Gonzalez doubled to deep left center, M Bradley thrown out at home. K Greene singled to left, A Gonzalez scored. K Kouzmanoff flied out to center. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 2, NY METS 1. SAN DIEGO 4TH: J Bard walked. M Giles singled to center, J Bard to second. J Germano out on batter's interference, J Bard to third, M Giles to second. B Giles grounded out to second. M Cameron walked. M Bradley singled to center, J Bard and M Giles scored, M Cameron to third. A Gonzalez grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 4, NY METS 1. SAN DIEGO 5TH: K Greene hit a ground rule double to deep right. K Kouzmanoff flied out to right, K Greene to third. J Bard singled to right center, K Greene scored. M Giles tripled to deep center, J Bard scored. J Germano grounded out to catcher. B Giles grounded out to first. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 6, NY METS 1. NY METS 6TH: L Castillo singled to center. D Wright grounded into fielder's choice to third, L Castillo safe at second on error by third baseman K Kouzmanoff. C Beltran walked, L Castillo to third, D Wright to second. C Meredith relieved J Germano. G Blum at third base. C Delgado popped out to shortstop. M Alou walked, L Castillo scored, D Wright to third, C Beltran to second. S Green singled to right, D Wright and C Beltran scored, M Alou to second. S Alomar Jr lined out to second. M Anderson hit for S Schoeneweis. M Anderson homered to right, M Alou and S Green scored. J Reyes grounded out to first. (6 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) SAN DIEGO 6, NY METS 7. SAN DIEGO 9TH: L Milledge in right field. B Wagner relieved P Feliciano. K Greene doubled to left. T Sledge hit for J Hampson. T Sledge doubled to left, K Greene scored. J Bard singled to center, T Sledge scored. M Giles walked, J Bard to second. G Blum struck out looking. B Giles struck out swinging. M Cameron flied out to center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 8, NY METS 7. NY METS 9TH: T Hoffman relieved J Hampson. J Conine hit for B Wagner. J Conine flied out to right. J Reyes singled to left center. L Castillo singled to left, J Reyes to second. J Reyes stole third, L Castillo stole second. D Wright hit sacrifice fly to center, J Reyes scored, L Castillo to third. C Beltran intentionally walked. C Beltran to second on fielder's indifference. C Delgado walked. M Alou grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 8, NY METS 8. SAN DIEGO 10TH: A Heilman relieved B Wagner. J Conine in left field. M Bradley bunt grounded out to pitcher. A Gonzalez homered to right. K Greene grounded out to first. R Mackowiak hit for T Hoffman. R Mackowiak struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 9, NY METS 8.</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at NY METS <div class="pre">NL FINAL 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - - - - - - - - - SAN DIEGO 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 NY METS 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 10 R H E -- - - - SAN DIEGO 1 9 15 1 NY METS 0 8 12 2 (FINAL 10) BATTERIES: SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO, CLA MEREDITH (6TH), JUSTIN HAMPSON (7TH), TREVOR HOFFMAN (9TH), HEATH BELL (10TH) AND JOSH BARD NYM - TOM GLAVINE, SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS (6TH), PEDRO FELICIANO (7TH), BILLY WAGNER (9TH), AARON HEILMAN (10TH) AND SANDY ALOMAR JR WP - TREVOR HOFFMAN (3-4) LP - AARON HEILMAN (7-6) SAVE - HEATH BELL (1) HOME RUNS: SDG - ADRIAN GONZALEZ (21) OFF AARON HEILMAN IN THE 10TH, 0 ON NYM - MARLON ANDERSON (2) OFF CLA MEREDITH IN THE 6TH, 2 ON TIME: 3:25 ATT: 50,078 PROBABLES: LOS - BRAD PENNY (14-3, 2.59) NYM - OLIVER PEREZ (11-8, 3.52) PROBABLES: SDG - GREG MADDUX (9-9, 3.90) PHI - JAIME MOYER (11-9, 4.97)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at NY METS <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SAN DIEGO (9) AT NY METS (8) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ San Diego Starting Lineups -- B Giles RF, M Cameron CF, M Bradley LF, A Gonzalez 1B, K Greene SS, K Kouzmanoff 3B, J Bard C, M Giles 2B, J Germano RHP. Ny Mets Starting Lineups -- J Reyes SS, L Castillo 2B, D Wright 3B, C Beltran CF, C Delgado 1B, M Alou LF, S Green RF, S Alomar Jr C, T Glavine LHP. Umpires -- Derryl Cousins (HP), Mark Carlson (1B), Angel Hernandez (2B), Ted Barrett (3B). Gametime Weather: 76 degrees, Cloudy, wind right to left at 10 mph. SAN DIEGO 1ST: B Giles singled to right. M Cameron grounded out to shortstop, B Giles to second. M Bradley flied out to right, B Giles to third. A Gonzalez walked. K Greene flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 0, NY METS 0. NY METS 1ST: J Reyes popped out to shortstop. L Castillo struck out looking. D Wright walked. D Wright stole second. C Beltran hit a ground rule double to deep right, D Wright scored. C Beltran stole third. C Delgado grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 0, NY METS 1. SAN DIEGO 2ND: K Kouzmanoff singled to right. J Bard doubled to left, K Kouzmanoff to third. M Giles grounded out to shortstop, K Kouzmanoff scored. J Germano flied out to center. B Giles grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, NY METS 1. NY METS 2ND: M Alou singled to left. S Green grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, M Alou out at second. S Alomar Jr grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, NY METS 1. SAN DIEGO 3RD: M Cameron struck out swinging. M Bradley singled to right. A Gonzalez doubled to deep left center, M Bradley thrown out at home. K Greene singled to left, A Gonzalez scored. K Kouzmanoff flied out to center. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 2, NY METS 1. NY METS 3RD: T Glavine grounded out to second. J Reyes grounded out to first. L Castillo reached on infield single to shortstop. D Wright reached on infield single to third, L Castillo to second. C Beltran struck out looking. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 2, NY METS 1. SAN DIEGO 4TH: J Bard walked. M Giles singled to center, J Bard to second. J Germano out on batter's interference, J Bard to third, M Giles to second. B Giles grounded out to second. M Cameron walked. M Bradley singled to center, J Bard and M Giles scored, M Cameron to third. A Gonzalez grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 4, NY METS 1. NY METS 4TH: C Delgado grounded out to shortstop. M Alou flied out to right. S Green grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 4, NY METS 1. SAN DIEGO 5TH: K Greene hit a ground rule double to deep right. K Kouzmanoff flied out to right, K Greene to third. J Bard singled to right center, K Greene scored. M Giles tripled to deep center, J Bard scored. J Germano grounded out to catcher. B Giles grounded out to first. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 6, NY METS 1. NY METS 5TH: S Alomar Jr flied out to center. R Gotay hit for T Glavine. R Gotay grounded out to third. J Reyes grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 6, NY METS 1. SAN DIEGO 6TH: S Schoeneweis relieved T Glavine. M Cameron safe at first on error by third baseman D Wright. M Bradley struck out swinging. A Gonzalez grounded out to first, M Cameron to second. K Greene walked. K Kouzmanoff grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) SAN DIEGO 6, NY METS 1. NY METS 6TH: L Castillo singled to center. D Wright grounded into fielder's choice to third, L Castillo safe at second on error by third baseman K Kouzmanoff. C Beltran walked, L Castillo to third, D Wright to second. C Meredith relieved J Germano. G Blum at third base. C Delgado popped out to shortstop. M Alou walked, L Castillo scored, D Wright to third, C Beltran to second. S Green singled to right, D Wright and C Beltran scored, M Alou to second. S Alomar Jr lined out to second. M Anderson hit for S Schoeneweis. M Anderson homered to right, M Alou and S Green scored. J Reyes grounded out to first. (6 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) SAN DIEGO 6, NY METS 7. SAN DIEGO 7TH: P Feliciano relieved S Schoeneweis. J Bard grounded out to second. M Giles walked. G Blum safe at first on error by third baseman D Wright, M Giles to third. B Giles grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, G Blum out at second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) SAN DIEGO 6, NY METS 7. NY METS 7TH: L Castillo grounded out to catcher. D Wright singled to right. J Hampson relieved C Meredith. C Beltran flied out to center. D Wright stole second. C Delgado grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 6, NY METS 7. SAN DIEGO 8TH: M Cameron fouled out to third. M Bradley grounded out to second. A Gonzalez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 6, NY METS 7. NY METS 8TH: M Alou grounded out to shortstop. L Milledge hit for S Green. L Milledge struck out swinging. S Alomar Jr popped out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 6, NY METS 7. SAN DIEGO 9TH: L Milledge in right field. B Wagner relieved P Feliciano. K Greene doubled to left. T Sledge hit for J Hampson. T Sledge doubled to left, K Greene scored. J Bard singled to center, T Sledge scored. M Giles walked, J Bard to second. G Blum struck out looking. B Giles struck out swinging. M Cameron flied out to center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 8, NY METS 7. NY METS 9TH: T Hoffman relieved J Hampson. J Conine hit for B Wagner. J Conine flied out to right. J Reyes singled to left center. L Castillo singled to left, J Reyes to second. J Reyes stole third, L Castillo stole second. D Wright hit sacrifice fly to center, J Reyes scored, L Castillo to third. C Beltran intentionally walked. C Beltran to second on fielder's indifference. C Delgado walked. M Alou grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 8, NY METS 8. SAN DIEGO 10TH: A Heilman relieved B Wagner. J Conine in left field. M Bradley bunt grounded out to pitcher. A Gonzalez homered to right. K Greene grounded out to first. R Mackowiak hit for T Hoffman. R Mackowiak struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 9, NY METS 8. NY METS 10TH: H Bell relieved T Hoffman. L Milledge struck out swinging. S Alomar Jr singled to left. J Conine lined out to right. J Reyes reached on infield single to shortstop, S Alomar Jr to second. L Castillo grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Reyes out at second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 9, NY METS 8.</div>
Gonzalez's homer propels Padres to win over Mets <h3>SAN DIEGO 9, NY METS 8 (10 INNINGS)</h3>FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- On a night when a pair of eliteclosers faltered, Heath Bell made a home run by Adrian Gonzalezstand up. Gonzalez homered with one out in the 10th inning and Bell earnedthe save against his former team as the San Diego Padresoutlasted the New York Mets, 9-8, on Thursday in the rubber gameof a three-game series. Milton Bradley and Marcus Giles each drove in a pair of runs forSan Diego (68-58), which increased its lead in the NationalLeague wild card race to two games over the PhiladelphiaPhillies (66-60) and trail the idle Arizona Diamondbacks (72-56)by three games in the National League West Division. Gonzalez belted a 3-2 fastball from Aaron Heilman (7-6) over theright field wall for his team-leading 21st homer of the season,a solo shot with one out. The blast made a winner of Trevor Hoffman (3-4), baseball'sall-time saves leader who surrendered a game-tying sacrifice flyby David Wright in the ninth. Bell, who was acquired from the Mets in an offseason trade,entered in the 10th and recorded his first career save bygetting Luis Castillo to hit into a forceout with the tying runin scoring position. Castillo had three hits for the Mets(71-55), who lead the Phillies by five games in the NL East. The Padres took an 8-7 lead in the top of the ninth with a rallyagainst Mets closer Billy Wagner. Pinch hitter and former MetTerrmel Sledge tied the game with an RBI single and scored on abase hit by Josh Bard. The Mets used a six-run sixth inning to take a 7-6 lead, butWagner allowed a leadoff double by Khalil Greene before Sledgehit a bloop double over third base to tie the game. Bard thenput the Padres ahead with a single to center. Both bullpens struggled, as the Padres carried a 6-1 advantageinto the sixth before the Mets chased starter Justin Germano andrallied against the majors' best relief corps. Germano left after loading the bases and was relieved by ClaMeredith, who got an out before walking Moises Alou to force ina run. Shawn Green followed with a two-run single to cut thedeficit to 6-4. Sandy Alomar Jr. lined out to second before pinch hitter MarlonAnderson belted an 0-1 pitch over the right field wall to putNew York in front, 7-6. The rally got starter Tom Glavine off the hook. The 41-year-oldlefthander, who had been 4-1 with a 1.96 ERA in his previoussix outings here, allowed six runs and 11 hits in five inningswith three walks and a strikeout. Germano yielded four runs - three earned - and five hits in fiveframes, walking two and striking out two.
Gonzalez's homer propels Padres to win over Mets <h3>SAN DIEGO 9, NY METS 8 (10 INNINGS)</h3>By Doug Mittler PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- On a night when a pair of eliteclosers faltered, Heath Bell made a home run by Adrian Gonzalezstand up. Gonzalez homered with one out in the 10th inning and Bell earnedthe save against his former team as the San Diego Padresoutlasted the New York Mets, 9-8, on Thursday in the rubber gameof a three-game series. Milton Bradley and Marcus Giles each drove in a pair of runs forSan Diego (68-58), which increased its lead in the NationalLeague wild card race to two games over the PhiladelphiaPhillies (66-60) and trail the idle Arizona Diamondbacks (72-56)by three in the National League West Division. Gonzalez belted a 3-2 fastball from Aaron Heilman (7-6) over theright field wall for his team-leading 21st homer of the season,a solo shot with one out. "He tried to overthrow a bunch of fastballs that allowed me toget comfortable," Gonzalez said. "He left a fastball over theplate." The blast made a winner of Trevor Hoffman (3-4), baseball'sall-time saves leader who surrendered a game-tying sacrifice flyby David Wright in the ninth. "They're not concerned as hitters if they're ahead or behind inthe count," said Hoffman, who retired Moises Alou with the basesloaded in the ninth to send the game into extra innings. "Theytake what they can get." Bell, who was acquired from the Mets in an offseason trade,entered in the 10th and recorded his first career save bygetting Luis Castillo to hit into a forceout with the tying runin scoring position. "The first (save) is always special," Bell said. "I've beenblessed with the opportunity of playing behind guys like BillyWagner and Trevor Hoffman. Hopefully in a few years, I canclose. Doing it against the Mets is extra special." Castillo had three hits for the Mets (71-55), who lead thePhillies (66-60) by five games in the NL East. The Padres took an 8-7 lead in the top of the ninth with a rallyagainst Mets closer Billy Wagner. Pinch hitter and former MetTerrmel Sledge tied the game with an RBI single and scored on abase hit by Josh Bard. "Things happened to both of us," Wagner said of the rough nightsfor himself and Hoffman. "That's the way it goes." The Mets used a six-run sixth inning to take a 7-6 lead, butWagner allowed a leadoff double by Khalil Greene before Sledgehit a bloop double over third base to tie the game. Bard thenput the Padres ahead with a single to center. Both bullpens struggled, as the Padres carried a 6-1 advantageinto the sixth before the Mets chased starter Justin Germano andrallied against the majors' best relief corps. Germano left after loading the bases and was relieved by ClaMeredith, who got an out before walking Alou to force in a run.Shawn Green followed with a two-run single to cut the deficit to6-4. Sandy Alomar Jr. lined out to second before pinch hitter MarlonAnderson belted an 0-1 pitch over the right field wall to putNew York in front, 7-6. However, Gonzalez and the Padres were confident the game was notover. "After that inning, we came back in the dugout and said we hadthree innings left and not to keep your head down," Gonzalezsaid. "We felt we could score against their bullpen." New York starter Tom Glavine, who had been 4-1 with a 1.96 ERAin his previous six outings here, allowed six runs and 11 hitsin five innings with three walks and a strikeout. Meanwhile, Germano yielded four runs - three earned - and fivehits in five frames, walking two and striking out two.
