GAME THREAD: NL: NY METS (73-58) at PHILADELPHIA (69-62)

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY METS 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 0
PHILADELPHIA 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 x 3 6 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: NYM - OLIVER PEREZ, JORGE SOSA (7TH) AND PAUL LO DUCA

PHI - JAMIE MOYER, J.C. ROMERO (7TH), TOM GORDON (8TH),
BRETT MYERS (9TH) AND CARLOS RUIZ

HOME RUNS: NYM - DAVID WRIGHT (24) OFF JAMIE MOYER IN THE 1ST, 0 ON

PHI - JIMMY ROLLINS (24) OFF OLIVER PEREZ IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
PAT BURRELL (22) OFF OLIVER PEREZ IN THE 1ST, 0 ON</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY METS 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 0
PHILADELPHIA 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 x 3 6 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: NYM - OLIVER PEREZ, JORGE SOSA (7TH) AND PAUL LO DUCA

PHI - JAMIE MOYER, J.C. ROMERO (7TH), TOM GORDON (8TH),
BRETT MYERS (9TH) AND CARLOS RUIZ


WP - JAMIE MOYER (12-10)
LP - OLIVER PEREZ (12-9)
SAVE - BRETT MYERS (13)

HOME RUNS: NYM - DAVID WRIGHT (24) OFF JAMIE MOYER IN THE 1ST, 0 ON

PHI - JIMMY ROLLINS (24) OFF OLIVER PEREZ IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
PAT BURRELL (22) OFF OLIVER PEREZ IN THE 1ST, 0 ON


TIME: 2:50 ATT: 43,150

PROBABLES: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ (9-4, 3.07)
PHI - KYLE LOHSE (7-12, 4.47)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NY METS (2) VS PHILADELPHIA (3) - FINAL

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .297
L Castillo 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
D Wright 3b 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .316
C Beltran cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .273
M Alou lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .313
C Delgado 1b 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .249
P Lo Duca c 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .268
E Chavez pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
L Milledge rf 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 .284
b-M Anderson ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .299
O Perez p 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167
a-J Conine ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
J Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208
c-S Green ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .274

Totals 32 2 10 2 4 5 14

a-flied out to center for O Perez in the 7th; b-singled to right center for L
Milledge in the 9th; c-grounded to second for J Sosa in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - C Beltran (29, J Moyer). HR - D Wright (24, 1st inning off J
Moyer 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - D Wright (87), C Delgado (73). 2-out RBI - D Wright.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - O Perez 1, C Delgado 1. GIDP - M
Alou. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: CS - J Reyes 2 (17, 2nd base by J Moyer, 2nd base by J Romero).



PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .290
T Iguchi 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .305
P Burrell lf 3 1 1 2 0 1 3 .268
T Gordon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Myers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Howard 1b 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .270
A Rowand cf 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 .310
J Werth rf-lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .311
C Ruiz c 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .258
A Nunez 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .242
J Moyer p 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 .148
a-W Helms ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250
J Romero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Victorino rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286

Totals 27 3 6 3 5 11 19

a-struck out looking for J Moyer in the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - R Howard (22, J Sosa). HR - J Rollins (24, 1st inning off O Perez
0 on, 0 Out), P Burrell (22, 1st inning off O Perez 0 on, 1 Out). S - C Ruiz.
SF - P Burrell. RBI - J Rollins (74), P Burrell 2 (74). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - A Rowand 1, W Helms 1, J Rollins 1, C Ruiz 1. Team LOB - 7.


BASERUNNING: CS - T Iguchi (1, 2nd base by O Perez).

FIELDING: DP: 3 (R Howard, A Nunez-T Iguchi-R Howard, J Rollins-T Iguchi-R
Howard).


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NY METS - 100 100 000 -- 2
PHILADELPHIA - 200 010 00x -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez (L, 12-9) 6 5 3 3 5 10 2 3.39
J Sosa 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.22

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Moyer (W, 12-10) 6 8 2 2 2 4 1 5.08
J Romero (H, 13) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.77
T Gordon (H, 7) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.48
B Myers (S, 13) 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.80

Pitches-strikes: O Perez 109-65; J Sosa 29-19; J Moyer 99-59; J Romero 13-6;
T Gordon 8-4; B Myers 22-13. Ground balls-fly balls: O Perez 1-6; J Sosa 3-2; J
Moyer 5-7; J Romero 1-1; T Gordon 2-1; B Myers 1-0. Batters faced: O Perez 27;
J Sosa 7; J Moyer 26; J Romero 3; T Gordon 3; B Myers 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Rapuano. 1B--Ed Hickox. 2B--C.B. Bucknor. 3B--Joe West.

T--2:50. Att--43,150.
Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, out to
center.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
NY METS 2
PHILADELPHIA 3 FINAL</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

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NY METS (2) AT PHILADELPHIA (3) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

NY METS 1ST: J Reyes reached on bunt single to pitcher. J Reyes caught
stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop to pitcher. L Castillo popped
out to second. D Wright homered to center. C Beltran singled to left. M Alou
singled to center, C Beltran to third. C Delgado popped out to second. (1 Run,
4 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins homered to left. T Iguchi flied out to right.
P Burrell homered to center. R Howard struck out looking. A Rowand struck out
looking. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, PHILADELPHIA 2.

NY METS 4TH: C Beltran doubled to left. M Alou grounded out to third,
C Beltran to third. C Delgado singled to left, C Beltran scored. P Lo Duca
flied out to center. L Milledge walked, C Delgado to second. O Perez lined
out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, PHILADELPHIA 2.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: J Moyer walked. J Rollins singled to left, J Moyer to
second. T Iguchi singled to right, J Moyer to third, J Rollins to second.
P Burrell hit sacrifice fly to left, J Moyer scored. R Howard struck out
looking. A Rowand struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2,
PHILADELPHIA 3.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

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NY METS (2) AT PHILADELPHIA (3) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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

Philadelphia Starting Lineups -- J Rollins SS, T Iguchi 2B, P Burrell LF,
R Howard 1B, A Rowand CF, J Werth RF, C Ruiz C, A Nunez 3B, J Moyer LHP.

Umpires -- Ed Rapuano (HP), Ed Hickox (1B), C.B. Bucknor (2B), Joe West (3B).


Gametime Weather: 82 degrees, Clear, wind out to center at 7 mph.


NY METS 1ST: J Reyes reached on bunt single to pitcher. J Reyes caught
stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop to pitcher. L Castillo popped
out to second. D Wright homered to center. C Beltran singled to left. M Alou
singled to center, C Beltran to third. C Delgado popped out to second. (1 Run,
4 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins homered to left. T Iguchi flied out to right.
P Burrell homered to center. R Howard struck out looking. A Rowand struck out
looking. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, PHILADELPHIA 2.

NY METS 2ND: P Lo Duca walked. L Milledge struck out swinging. O Perez
lined into double play, to first, P Lo Duca doubled off first.(0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) NY METS 1, PHILADELPHIA 2.

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: J Werth walked. C Ruiz flied out to center. A Nunez
walked, J Werth to second. J Moyer struck out bunting foul. J Rollins flied
out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, PHILADELPHIA 2.

NY METS 3RD: J Reyes flied out to center. L Castillo grounded out to
third. D Wright struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1,
PHILADELPHIA 2.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: T Iguchi walked. P Burrell struck out swinging.
R Howard struck out swinging. T Iguchi caught stealing second, pitcher to first
to shortstop.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, PHILADELPHIA 2.

NY METS 4TH: C Beltran doubled to left. M Alou grounded out to third,
C Beltran to third. C Delgado singled to left, C Beltran scored. P Lo Duca
flied out to center. L Milledge walked, C Delgado to second. O Perez lined
out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, PHILADELPHIA 2.

PHILADELPHIA 4TH: A Rowand struck out swinging. J Werth flied out to
right. C Ruiz walked. A Nunez flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY METS 2, PHILADELPHIA 2.

NY METS 5TH: J Reyes grounded out to third. L Castillo grounded out to
third. D Wright singled to left. C Beltran flied out to right. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, PHILADELPHIA 2.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: J Moyer walked. J Rollins singled to left, J Moyer to
second. T Iguchi singled to right, J Moyer to third, J Rollins to second.
P Burrell hit sacrifice fly to left, J Moyer scored. R Howard struck out
looking. A Rowand struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2,
PHILADELPHIA 3.

NY METS 6TH: M Alou grounded out to third. C Delgado singled to left.
P Lo Duca struck out looking. L Milledge struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) NY METS 2, PHILADELPHIA 3.

PHILADELPHIA 6TH: J Werth singled to center. C Ruiz sacrificed to third,
J Werth to second. A Nunez struck out looking. W Helms hit for J Moyer. W Helms
struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, PHILADELPHIA 3.

NY METS 7TH: J Romero relieved J Moyer. J Conine hit for O Perez. J Conine
flied out to center. J Reyes walked. J Reyes caught stealing second, pitcher
to first to shortstop. L Castillo grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY METS 2, PHILADELPHIA 3.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: J Sosa relieved O Perez. J Rollins flied out to right.
T Iguchi grounded out to shortstop. P Burrell grounded out to second. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, PHILADELPHIA 3.

NY METS 8TH: T Gordon relieved J Romero. J Werth in left field. S Victorino
in right field. D Wright walked. C Beltran flied out to right. M Alou
grounded into double play, third to second to first, D Wright out at second.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, PHILADELPHIA 3.

PHILADELPHIA 8TH: R Howard doubled to deep right. A Rowand struck out
swinging. J Werth grounded out to shortstop. C Ruiz flied out to center.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, PHILADELPHIA 3.

NY METS 9TH: B Myers relieved T Gordon. C Delgado struck out swinging.
P Lo Duca singled to right. E Chavez ran for P Lo Duca. M Anderson hit for
L Milledge. M Anderson singled to right center, E Chavez to third. S Green hit
for J Sosa. S Green grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first,
M Anderson out at second on runner's interference. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY METS 2, PHILADELPHIA 3.</div>

 

Phillies hang on for wild win over Mets

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 3, NY METS 2</h3>By Vince DiGregorio
SportsTicker Contributing Writer


PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- Pat Burrell homered and drove in tworuns and the game ended on an interference call as thePhiladelphia Phillies took their third straight game from theMets, 3-2, at Citizens Bank Park on Wednesday.


With runners on first and third and one out in the ninth withPhiladelphia closer Brett Myers pitching, pinch hitter ShawnGreen hit a ground ball to short. Jimmy Rollins flipped theball to Tadahito Iguchi, but before he could try and completethe double play, he was shoved by baserunner Marlon Anderson.

Second base umpire C.B. Bucknor called interference on Andersonfor the third out, drawing a protest from Mets manager WillieRandolph and Anderson, but to no avail.


It was the fourth consecutive victory for the Phillies (70-62),as they pulled within three games of the first-place Mets(73-59) in National League East. New York has dropped four in arow.


Philadelphia starter Jamie Moyer (12-10) went six innings andallowed two runs on eight hits with two walks and fourstrikeouts. The 44-year-old rebounded from two straight pooroutings where he gave up a total of 16 runs over 8 2/3 innings.

J.C. Romero and Tom Gordon each tossed a scoreless inning withMyers surviving the ninth and notching his 13th save.

Oliver Perez (12-9) started for New York and tossed six innings,yielding three runs on five hits. He struck out 10, but walkedfive and gave up two home runs.


New York had four hits in the first inning, but managed only onerun to take a 1-0 lead. Jose Reyes led off with a bunt single,but was caught stealing when he broke for second as Moyer threwto first. One out later, David Wright hit a 3-2 pitch over thecenter field fence for his 24th home run of the season.

Carlos Beltran and Moises Alou both singled to put runners onthe corners, but Carlos Delgado swung at the first pitch andpopped out to end the inning.


The Phillies answered with two runs in their half of the frameto go up 2-1. Rollins led off with his 24th home run of theseason after driving a 1-0 pitch down the left field line. Theblast was also Rollins' seventh leadoff homer of the season and24th of his career.


One out later, Burrell blasted an 0-2 pitch from Perez over theleft-center field fence for his 22nd homer and 39th careeragainst the Mets.


New York tied it in the fourth when Beltran led off with adouble, took third on a groundout and scored on Delgado's RBIsingle.


Philadelphia regained the lead, 3-2, in the fifth but missed anexcellent chance to break the game open. Perez walked Moyer,then gave up singles to Rollins and Tadahito Iguchi to load thebases with nobody out.


Burrell drove a 1-0 pitch down the left field line that appearedto be a grand slam, but hooked foul at the last minute. Laterin the at-bat, he hit a sacrifice fly to score Moyer that madeit 3-2.


Perez came back to strike out Ryan Howard and Aaron Rowand eachfor the third straight time to end the inning.

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NY METS (2) VS PHILADELPHIA (3) - FINAL

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .297
L Castillo 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
D Wright 3b 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .316
C Beltran cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .273
M Alou lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .313
C Delgado 1b 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .249
P Lo Duca c 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .268
E Chavez pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
L Milledge rf 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 .284
b-M Anderson ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .299
O Perez p 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167
a-J Conine ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
J Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208
c-S Green ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .274

Totals 32 2 10 2 4 5 14

a-flied out to center for O Perez in the 7th; b-singled to right center for L
Milledge in the 9th; c-grounded to second for J Sosa in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - C Beltran (29, J Moyer). HR - D Wright (24, 1st inning off J
Moyer 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - D Wright (87), C Delgado (73). 2-out RBI - D Wright.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - O Perez 1, C Delgado 1. GIDP - M
Alou. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: CS - J Reyes 2 (17, 2nd base by J Moyer, 2nd base by J Romero).



PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .290
T Iguchi 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .305
P Burrell lf 3 1 1 2 0 1 3 .268
T Gordon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Myers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Howard 1b 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .270
A Rowand cf 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 .310
J Werth rf-lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .311
C Ruiz c 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .258
A Nunez 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .242
J Moyer p 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 .148
a-W Helms ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250
J Romero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Victorino rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286

Totals 27 3 6 3 5 11 19

a-struck out looking for J Moyer in the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - R Howard (22, J Sosa). HR - J Rollins (24, 1st inning off O Perez
0 on, 0 Out), P Burrell (22, 1st inning off O Perez 0 on, 1 Out). S - C Ruiz.
SF - P Burrell. RBI - J Rollins (74), P Burrell 2 (74). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - A Rowand 1, W Helms 1, J Rollins 1, C Ruiz 1. Team LOB - 7.


BASERUNNING: CS - T Iguchi (1, 2nd base by O Perez).

FIELDING: DP: 3 (R Howard, A Nunez-T Iguchi-R Howard, J Rollins-T Iguchi-R
Howard).


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NY METS - 100 100 000 -- 2
PHILADELPHIA - 200 010 00x -- 3
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez (L, 12-9) 6 5 3 3 5 10 2 3.39
J Sosa 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.22

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Moyer (W, 12-10) 6 8 2 2 2 4 1 5.08
J Romero (H, 13) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.77
T Gordon (H, 7) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.48
B Myers (S, 13) 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.80

Pitches-strikes: O Perez 109-65; J Sosa 29-19; J Moyer 99-59; J Romero 13-6;
T Gordon 8-4; B Myers 22-13. Ground balls-fly balls: O Perez 1-6; J Sosa 3-2; J
Moyer 5-7; J Romero 1-1; T Gordon 2-1; B Myers 1-0. Batters faced: O Perez 27;
J Sosa 7; J Moyer 26; J Romero 3; T Gordon 3; B Myers 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Rapuano. 1B--Ed Hickox. 2B--C.B. Bucknor. 3B--Joe West.

T--2:50. Att--43,150.
Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, out to
center.</div>

 

Phillies hang on for wild win over Mets

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 3, NY METS 2</h3>By Vince DiGregorio
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) - Pat Burrell homered and drove in tworuns and the game ended on an interference call as thePhiladelphia Phillies took their third straight game from theNew York Mets, 3-2, at Citizens Bank Park on Wednesday.

With runners on first and third and one out in the ninth withPhiladelphia closer Brett Myers pitching, pinch hitter ShawnGreen hit a ground ball to short. Jimmy Rollins flipped theball to Tadahito Iguchi, but before he could try and completethe double play, he was shoved by baserunner Marlon Anderson.

Second base umpire C.B. Bucknor called interference on Andersonfor the third out, drawing a protest from Mets manager WillieRandolph and Anderson, but to no avail.


Marlon Anderson went after the second baseman to break up thedoubleplay and did not, and could not reach the base, which iswhat he argued," Third base umpire and crew chief Joe West said."He went out of his way to interfere with the play.

"C.B. made a great call, made a gutsy call and he didn't backdown from the call at all. Granted, it's a tough way to lose agame, because there's a lot of tension out there on the field,but he made the right call. The Mets will see that if they lookat the play.


Randolph had a different take on the controversial call.

"It was a good, hard slide," Randolph said. "It's baseball.(This call was made) just because we're not used to seeing good,aggressive baseball anymore. There was no doubt the slide washard, but he slid into the base. He was able to touch the basewith his foot. It's unfortunate."


It was the fourth consecutive victory for the Phillies (70-62),as they pulled within three games of the first-place Mets(73-59) in National League East. New York has dropped four in arow.


"We're in a position now where can take four (games) and we needto do that," Burrell said. "We've got a chance to get it downeven more."


Philadelphia starter Jamie Moyer (12-10) went six innings andallowed two runs on eight hits with two walks and fourstrikeouts. The 44-year-old rebounded from two straight pooroutings where he gave up a total of 16 runs over 8 2/3 innings.

"Again, it was a battle, but I'm making steps forward," Moyersaid. "When I needed to make some pitches, I was able to do so.We played some good defense. It's nice to win a 3-2 game."

J.C. Romero and Tom Gordon each tossed a scoreless inning withMyers surviving the ninth and notching his 13th save.

"Our bullpen's been great," Myers said. "Yeah, we had ourdownfalls this year, but I feel with this bullpen, that we'regonna have a better chance to get the job done than to screw itup."


Oliver Perez (12-9) started for New York and tossed six innings,yielding three runs on five hits. He struck out 10, but walkedfive and gave up two home runs.


Philadelphia had just regained the lead, 3-2, in the fifth butmissed an excellent chance to break the game open. Perez walkedMoyer, then gave up singles to Rollins and Tadahito Iguchi toload the bases with nobody out.


"You can't walk the pitcher in a situation like that," Randolphsaid. "Oliver can't afford to walk the pitcher and it ends upbeing the winning run."


Burrell drove a 1-0 pitch down the left field line that appearedto be a grand slam, but hooked foul at the last minute. Laterin the at-bat, he hit a sacrifice fly to score Moyer that madeit 3-2.


"I was fortunate to get another pitch to hit and put it inplay," Burrell said. "Thankfully, we got one (run) and that wasenough. I was hoping it was gonna be fair, obviously. Wewouldn't have had all the suspense in the ninth."


Perez came back to strike out Ryan Howard and Aaron Rowand eachfor the third straight time to end the inning.


New York had four hits in the first inning, but managed only onerun to take a 1-0 lead. Jose Reyes led off with a bunt single,but was caught stealing when he broke for second as Moyer threwto first. One out later, David Wright hit a 3-2 pitch over thecenter field fence for his 24th home run of the season.

Carlos Beltran and Moises Alou both singled to put runners onthe corners, but Carlos Delgado swung at the first pitch andpopped out to end the inning.


The Phillies answered with two runs in their half of the frameto go up 2-1. Rollins led off with his 24th home run of theseason after driving a 1-0 pitch down the left field line. Theblast was also Rollins' seventh leadoff homer of the season and24th of his career.


One out later, Burrell blasted an 0-2 pitch from Perez over theleft-center field fence for his 22nd homer and 39th careeragainst the Mets.


New York tied it in the fourth when Beltran led off with adouble, took third on a groundout and scored on Delgado's RBIsingle.