GAME THREAD: NL: LA DODGERS (66-62) at NY METS (72-55)

NL: LA DODGERS (66-62) at NY METS (72-55)

<h3>Wright, Mets look to continue offensive success vs. Dodgers</h3>

<div class="pre">La Dodgers (66-62) at Ny Mets (72-55) 3:55 pm EDT</div>

FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) - David Wright and the New York Metslook to continue to demonstrate their offensive exploits asthey continue a three-game series with the Los Angeles Dodgerson Saturday.


Wright homered and drove in a pair of runs and Oliver Perezthrew seven outstanding innings as New York posted a 5-2 victoryin the opener.


Wright has been a key cog in a Mets' offense that has scoredfive runs or more in a franchise-best 12 straight games. The24-year-old is hitting .428 (15-for-35) with a homer and nineRBI in his last 10 games.


As a result of their offensive prowess, the Mets (72-55) havewon eight of 11 and have opened up a season-high six-game leadover the second place team in the National League. ThePhiladelphia Phillies (66-61) and the Atlanta Braves (67-62) aretied for second.


Orlando Hernandez (8-4, 3.09 ERA) has also been a big reason fortheir recent success. New York has won eight straight gameswith Hernandez on the mound, and the 37-year-old righthander is4-0 with a 2.91 ERA in that span. On Sunday, Hernandez allowedtwo runs and three hits in seven innings of an 8-2 win overWashington.


Lefthander Eric Stultz (1-1, 3.91) takes the mound for LosAngeles, which is 3 1/2 games behind the San Diego Padres(69-58) in the wild card race. Stultz, who is 1-0 with a 2.92ERA since being inserted into the rotation, allowed two runs andtwo hits, with a career-high nine strikeouts in a 6-4 win overColorado on Friday.

 

NL: LA DODGERS at NY METS

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

LA DODGERS NY METS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Rafael Furcal SS .277 5 43 Jose Reyes SS .301 9 48
Juan Pierre CF .289 0 31 Lastings Milledge RF .290 3 20
Andre Ethier RF .296 10 52 David Wright 3B .314 23 83
Jeff Kent 2B .288 16 68 Carlos Beltran CF .271 25 84
Luis Gonzalez LF .277 11 54 Jeff Conine LF .266 6 33
Russell Martin C .291 15 73 Carlos Delgado 1B .245 18 68
James Loney 1B .307 6 30 Sandy Alomar Jr C .200 0 0
Shea Hillenbrand 3B .237 0 4 Ruben Gotay 2B .340 4 21
Eric Stults RHP .286 0 0 Orlando Hernandez RHP .182 0 3
(1-1, 3.91) (8-4, 3.09)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS
WARMUPS: LOS - ERIC STULTS (1-1, 3.91)
NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ (8-4, 3.09)

UMPIRES: HP - PAUL SCHRIEBER
1B - FIELDIN CULBRETH
2B - MARTY FOSTER
3B - TIM MCCLELLAND

WEATHER: 87 Degrees, sunny
WIND: 7 mph, out to center</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS
STARTING BATS: LOS - ERIC STULTS AND RUSSELL MARTIN
NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ AND SANDY ALOMAR JR

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R FURCAL (.277, 5 HR, 43 RBI)
J PIERRE (.289, 0 HR, 31 RBI)
A ETHIER (.296, 10 HR, 52 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL LA DODGERS AT NY METS
NOTE: LOS ANGELES CENTER FIELDER JUAN PIERRE EXTENDED HIS
HITTING STREAK TO 13 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE FIRST INNING.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - ERIC STULTS
NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ

DUE UP FOR NY METS: J REYES (.301, 9 HR, 48 RBI)
L MILLEDGE (.290, 3 HR, 20 RBI)
D WRIGHT (.314, 23 HR, 83 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at NY METS

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

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
J Pierre cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291
A Ethier rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
J Kent 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
S Hillenbrand 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
E Stults p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - J Pierre (11, 2nd base by O Hernandez/S Alomar Jr).


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
L Milledge rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
D Wright 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
C Beltran cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
J Conine lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
C Delgado 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
S Alomar Jr c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
R Gotay 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340
O Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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LA DODGERS - 0 -- 0
NY METS - -- 0
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
E Stults 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.91

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Hernandez 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.07

Pitches-strikes: O Hernandez 10-7. Ground balls-fly balls: O Hernandez 1-1.
Batters faced: O Hernandez 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Schrieber. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Marty Foster. 3B--Tim
Mcclelland.

Weather: 87 degrees, sunny. Wind: 12 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: LOS - ERIC STULTS
NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - ERIC STULTS
NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J KENT (.288, 16 HR, 68 RBI)
L GONZALEZ (.277, 11 HR, 54 RBI)
R MARTIN (.291, 15 HR, 73 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at NY METS

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

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
J Pierre cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291
A Ethier rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
J Kent 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
S Hillenbrand 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
E Stults p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - J Pierre (11, 2nd base by O Hernandez/S Alomar Jr).


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
L Milledge rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .290
D Wright 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .314
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .271
J Conine lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .266
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .245
S Alomar Jr c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
R Gotay 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340
O Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182

Totals 3 0 0 0 3 0 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Delgado 2. Team LOB - 3.



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LA DODGERS - 0 -- 0
NY METS - 0 -- 0
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
E Stults 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 3.75

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Hernandez 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.07

Pitches-strikes: E Stults 26-11; O Hernandez 10-7. Ground balls-fly balls: E
Stults 1-2; O Hernandez 1-1. Batters faced: E Stults 6; O Hernandez 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Schrieber. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Marty Foster. 3B--Tim
Mcclelland.

Weather: 87 degrees, sunny. Wind: 12 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - ERIC STULTS
NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ

DUE UP FOR NY METS: S ALOMAR JR (.200, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
R GOTAY (.340, 4 HR, 21 RBI)
O HERNANDEZ (.182, 0 HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at NY METS

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

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
J Pierre cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291
A Ethier rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .277
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305
S Hillenbrand 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
E Stults p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286

Totals 5 0 1 0 2 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: CS - L Gonzalez (2, 2nd base by O Hernandez/S Alomar Jr), J
Pierre (11, 2nd base by O Hernandez/S Alomar Jr).


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
L Milledge rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .290
D Wright 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .314
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .271
J Conine lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .266
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .245
S Alomar Jr c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
R Gotay 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340
O Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182

Totals 3 0 0 0 3 0 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Delgado 2. Team LOB - 3.



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LA DODGERS - 00 -- 0
NY METS - 0 -- 0
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
E Stults 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 3.75

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Hernandez 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 3.05

Pitches-strikes: E Stults 26-11; O Hernandez 27-13. Ground balls-fly balls: E
Stults 1-2; O Hernandez 1-2. Batters faced: E Stults 6; O Hernandez 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Schrieber. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Marty Foster. 3B--Tim
Mcclelland.

Weather: 87 degrees, sunny. Wind: 12 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - ERIC STULTS
NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: S HILLENBRAND (.237, 0 HR, 4 RBI)
E STULTS (.286, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
R FURCAL (.277, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at NY METS

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

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
J Pierre cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291
A Ethier rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .277
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305
S Hillenbrand 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
E Stults p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286

Totals 5 0 1 0 2 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: CS - L Gonzalez (2, 2nd base by O Hernandez/S Alomar Jr), J
Pierre (11, 2nd base by O Hernandez/S Alomar Jr).


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
L Milledge rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .290
D Wright 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .314
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .271
J Conine lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .266
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .245
S Alomar Jr c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188
R Gotay 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .338
O Hernandez p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .178

Totals 6 0 0 0 3 2 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Delgado 2. Team LOB - 3.



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LA DODGERS - 00 -- 0
NY METS - 00 -- 0
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
E Stults 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 3.60

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Hernandez 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 3.05

Pitches-strikes: E Stults 39-22; O Hernandez 27-13. Ground balls-fly balls: E
Stults 2-2; O Hernandez 1-2. Batters faced: E Stults 9; O Hernandez 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Schrieber. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Marty Foster. 3B--Tim
Mcclelland.

Weather: 87 degrees, sunny. Wind: 12 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - ERIC STULTS
NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ

DUE UP FOR NY METS: J REYES (.300, 0-FOR-1)
L MILLEDGE (.290, 0-FOR-0, BB)
D WRIGHT (.314, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at NY METS

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

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
J Pierre cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291
A Ethier rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .277
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305
S Hillenbrand 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
E Stults p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 8 0 1 0 2 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: CS - L Gonzalez (2, 2nd base by O Hernandez/S Alomar Jr), J
Pierre (11, 2nd base by O Hernandez/S Alomar Jr).


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
L Milledge rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .290
D Wright 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .314
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .271
J Conine lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .266
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .245
S Alomar Jr c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188
R Gotay 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .338
O Hernandez p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .178

Totals 6 0 0 0 3 2 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Delgado 2. Team LOB - 3.



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LA DODGERS - 000 -- 0
NY METS - 00 -- 0
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
E Stults 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 3.60

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Hernandez 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 3.02

Pitches-strikes: E Stults 39-22; O Hernandez 37-19. Ground balls-fly balls: E
Stults 2-2; O Hernandez 1-5. Batters faced: E Stults 9; O Hernandez 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Schrieber. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Marty Foster. 3B--Tim
Mcclelland.

Weather: 87 degrees, sunny. Wind: 12 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY DAVID WRIGHT SCORED JOSE REYES.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D WRIGHT ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 0
NY METS 1 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR NY METS: C BELTRAN (.271, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - ERIC STULTS
NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J PIERRE (.291, 1-FOR-1)
A ETHIER (.295, 0-FOR-1)
J KENT (.287, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at NY METS

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (0) VS NY METS (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
J Pierre cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291
A Ethier rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .277
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305
S Hillenbrand 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
E Stults p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 8 0 1 0 2 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: CS - L Gonzalez (2, 2nd base by O Hernandez/S Alomar Jr), J
Pierre (11, 2nd base by O Hernandez/S Alomar Jr).


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .302
L Milledge rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .288
D Wright 3b 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .315
C Beltran cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .273
J Conine lf 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .265
C Delgado 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 .244
S Alomar Jr c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188
R Gotay 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .338
O Hernandez p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .178

Totals 12 1 3 1 3 3 9

BATTING: RBI - D Wright (84). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C
Delgado 3. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Reyes (70, 2nd base off E Stults/R Martin).


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LA DODGERS - 000 -- 0
NY METS - 001 -- 1
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
E Stults 3 3 1 1 3 3 0 3.81

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Hernandez 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 3.02

Pitches-strikes: E Stults 65-39; O Hernandez 37-19. Ground balls-fly balls: E
Stults 3-3; O Hernandez 1-5. Batters faced: E Stults 15; O Hernandez 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Schrieber. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Marty Foster. 3B--Tim
Mcclelland.

Weather: 87 degrees, sunny. Wind: 12 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - ERIC STULTS
NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ

DUE UP FOR NY METS: S ALOMAR JR (.188, 0-FOR-1)
R GOTAY (.338, 0-FOR-1)
O HERNANDEZ (.178, 0-FOR-1)</div>