GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: NY METS (73-59) at PHILADELPHIA (70-62)

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY METS 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 5 10 10 0
PHILADELPHIA 2 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 9 14 1 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - BILLY WAGNER
PHI - JOSE MESA (OUT)

DUE UP FOR NY METS: R GOTAY (.316, 0-FOR-3, BB, RBI)
P LO DUCA (.268, 5 HR, 33 RBI)
M ANDERSON (.308, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NY METS (10) VS PHILADELPHIA (9) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 .295
E Chavez lf-rf 5 2 2 2 0 1 2 .287
D Wright 3b 4 2 3 0 1 0 0 .319
C Beltran cf 4 0 1 1 1 1 2 .273
C Delgado 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .249
S Green rf 4 1 1 2 0 0 4 .274
B Wagner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Gotay 2b 3 1 0 1 1 0 2 .316
M DiFelice c 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .243
c-M Alou ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .313
P Lo Duca c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
O Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170
a-L Milledge ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .289
A Sele p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Conine ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
P Feliciano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
d-M Anderson ph-lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .308

Totals 31 10 10 9 8 2 13

a-singled to left for O Hernandez in the 4th; b-flied out to center for S
Schoeneweis in the 6th; c-walked for M Difelice in the 8th; d-doubled to deep
right for P Feliciano in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - D Wright (33, K Lohse); S Green (26, K Lohse); E Chavez (7, G
Geary); M Anderson (5, A Alfonseca). S - O Hernandez. SF - S Green. RBI - S
Green 2 (38), R Gotay (22), L Milledge (21), C Beltran (85), M Anderson (20), E
Chavez 2 (15), C Delgado (74). 2-out RBI - L Milledge. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - E Chavez 1, S Green 2, C Beltran 1, J Reyes 1. Team LOB - 8.


BASERUNNING: SB - D Wright (30, 2nd base off K Lohse/C Ruiz), J Reyes (72,
3rd base off A Alfonseca/C Ruiz), E Chavez (4, 2nd base off A Alfonseca/C
Ruiz). Picked Off - C Delgado (1st base, C Ruiz).


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .293
C Utley 2b 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 .337
P Burrell lf 5 2 2 3 0 0 3 .270
R Howard 1b 5 1 3 2 0 2 0 .274
A Rowand cf 4 2 1 1 1 0 2 .310
G Dobbs 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .279
J Romero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Alfonseca p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Mesa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-W Helms ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .249
J Werth rf 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .311
C Ruiz c 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .261
K Lohse p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .136
G Geary p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
a-S Victorino ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .288
C Condrey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-A Nunez ph-3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241

Totals 38 9 14 9 4 7 16

a-singled to center for G Geary in the 5th; b-grounded to third for C Condrey
in the 7th; c-flied out to right for J Mesa in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Rollins (33, O Hernandez). 3B - C Ruiz (2, P Feliciano). HR - R
Howard (36, 1st inning off O Hernandez 1 on, 2 Out), P Burrell 2 (24, 3rd
inning off O Hernandez 1 on, 1 Out, 8th inning off B Wagner 0 on, 1 Out), A
Rowand (22, 3rd inning off O Hernandez 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - R Howard 2 (110), P
Burrell 3 (77), A Rowand (75), C Ruiz (44), S Victorino (43), J Rollins (75).
2-out RBI - R Howard 2, A Rowand, C Ruiz, S Victorino, J Rollins. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - C Utley 1, P Burrell 1, J Rollins 1. Team LOB - 9.


FIELDING: E - C Ruiz (1, throw).


----------------------------------------------------
NY METS - 000 320 05 -- 10
PHILADELPHIA - 203 030 01 -- 9
----------------------------------------------------

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Hernandez 3 6 5 5 1 2 3 3.32
A Sele 1 2/3 5 3 3 2 1 0 5.10
S Schoeneweis 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.21
P Feliciano 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.98
B Wagner 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2.17

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 3 2/3 5 3 3 2 2 0 4.54
G Geary 1 1/3 3 2 2 0 0 0 5.01
C Condrey 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.50
J Romero 1/3 0 1 1 1 0 0 2.18
A Alfonseca 0 2 4 4 3 0 0 4.87
J Mesa 2/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.52

A Alfonseca pitched to 5 batters in the 8th.

IBB - J Reyes (by A Alfonseca). HBP - C Delgado (by K Lohse).
Pitches-strikes: O Hernandez 67-37; A Sele 42-26; S Schoeneweis 3-3; P
Feliciano 22-15; B Wagner 22-10; K Lohse 87-54; G Geary 20-13; C Condrey 30-15;
J Romero 9-3; A Alfonseca 19-5; J Mesa 11-5. Ground balls-fly balls: O
Hernandez 1-6; A Sele 3-1; S Schoeneweis 0-0; P Feliciano 3-2; B Wagner 0-1; K
Lohse 5-3; G Geary 1-3; C Condrey 2-4; J Romero 1-0; A Alfonseca 0-0; J Mesa
1-1. Batters faced: O Hernandez 16; A Sele 12; S Schoeneweis 1; P Feliciano 8;
B Wagner 5; K Lohse 18; G Geary 7; C Condrey 7; J Romero 2; A Alfonseca 5; J
Mesa 3.

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

Weather: 84 degrees, sunny. Wind: 4 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - PITCHING CHANGE
PHI: TOM GORDON (1-2, 5.48) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 10, PHILADELPHIA 9

DUE UP FOR NYMETS: R GOTAY (.316, 0-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Gordon relieved J Mesa.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 10
PHILADELPHIA 9 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR NY METS: R Gotay (.316, 0-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY METS 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 5 0 10 10 0
PHILADELPHIA 2 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 9 14 1 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - BILLY WAGNER
PHI - TOM GORDON

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J WERTH (.311, 1-FOR-3, BB)
C RUIZ (.261, 2-FOR-4, RBI)
A NUNEZ (.241, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NY METS (10) VS PHILADELPHIA (9) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 .295
E Chavez lf-rf 5 2 2 2 0 1 2 .287
D Wright 3b 4 2 3 0 1 0 0 .319
C Beltran cf 4 0 1 1 1 1 2 .273
C Delgado 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .249
S Green rf 4 1 1 2 0 0 4 .274
B Wagner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Gotay 2b 4 1 0 1 1 0 2 .314
M DiFelice c 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .243
c-M Alou ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .313
P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
O Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170
a-L Milledge ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .289
A Sele p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Conine ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
P Feliciano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
d-M Anderson ph-lf 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .304

Totals 34 10 10 9 8 2 13

a-singled to left for O Hernandez in the 4th; b-flied out to center for S
Schoeneweis in the 6th; c-walked for M Difelice in the 8th; d-doubled to deep
right for P Feliciano in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - D Wright (33, K Lohse); S Green (26, K Lohse); E Chavez (7, G
Geary); M Anderson (5, A Alfonseca). S - O Hernandez. SF - S Green. RBI - S
Green 2 (38), R Gotay (22), L Milledge (21), C Beltran (85), M Anderson (20), E
Chavez 2 (15), C Delgado (74). 2-out RBI - L Milledge. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - E Chavez 1, S Green 2, C Beltran 1, J Reyes 1. Team LOB - 8.


BASERUNNING: SB - D Wright (30, 2nd base off K Lohse/C Ruiz), J Reyes (72,
3rd base off A Alfonseca/C Ruiz), E Chavez (4, 2nd base off A Alfonseca/C
Ruiz). Picked Off - C Delgado (1st base, C Ruiz).


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .293
C Utley 2b 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 .337
P Burrell lf 5 2 2 3 0 0 3 .270
R Howard 1b 5 1 3 2 0 2 0 .274
A Rowand cf 4 2 1 1 1 0 2 .310
G Dobbs 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .279
J Romero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Alfonseca p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Mesa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-W Helms ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .249
T Gordon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Werth rf 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .311
C Ruiz c 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .261
K Lohse p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .136
G Geary p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
a-S Victorino ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .288
C Condrey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-A Nunez ph-3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241

Totals 38 9 14 9 4 7 16

a-singled to center for G Geary in the 5th; b-grounded to third for C Condrey
in the 7th; c-flied out to right for J Mesa in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Rollins (33, O Hernandez). 3B - C Ruiz (2, P Feliciano). HR - R
Howard (36, 1st inning off O Hernandez 1 on, 2 Out), P Burrell 2 (24, 3rd
inning off O Hernandez 1 on, 1 Out, 8th inning off B Wagner 0 on, 1 Out), A
Rowand (22, 3rd inning off O Hernandez 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - R Howard 2 (110), P
Burrell 3 (77), A Rowand (75), C Ruiz (44), S Victorino (43), J Rollins (75).
2-out RBI - R Howard 2, A Rowand, C Ruiz, S Victorino, J Rollins. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - C Utley 1, P Burrell 1, J Rollins 1. Team LOB - 9.


FIELDING: E - C Ruiz (1, throw).


----------------------------------------------------
NY METS - 000 320 050 -- 10
PHILADELPHIA - 203 030 01 -- 9
----------------------------------------------------

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Hernandez 3 6 5 5 1 2 3 3.32
A Sele 1 2/3 5 3 3 2 1 0 5.10
S Schoeneweis 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.21
P Feliciano 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.98
B Wagner 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2.17

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 3 2/3 5 3 3 2 2 0 4.54
G Geary 1 1/3 3 2 2 0 0 0 5.01
C Condrey 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.50
J Romero 1/3 0 1 1 1 0 0 2.18
A Alfonseca 0 2 4 4 3 0 0 4.87
J Mesa 2/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.52
T Gordon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.25

A Alfonseca pitched to 5 batters in the 8th.

IBB - J Reyes (by A Alfonseca). HBP - C Delgado (by K Lohse).
Pitches-strikes: O Hernandez 67-37; A Sele 42-26; S Schoeneweis 3-3; P
Feliciano 22-15; B Wagner 22-10; K Lohse 87-54; G Geary 20-13; C Condrey 30-15;
J Romero 9-3; A Alfonseca 19-5; J Mesa 11-5; T Gordon 11-8. Ground balls-fly
balls: O Hernandez 1-6; A Sele 3-1; S Schoeneweis 0-0; P Feliciano 3-2; B
Wagner 0-1; K Lohse 5-3; G Geary 1-3; C Condrey 2-4; J Romero 1-0; A Alfonseca
0-0; J Mesa 1-1; T Gordon 0-3. Batters faced: O Hernandez 16; A Sele 12; S
Schoeneweis 1; P Feliciano 8; B Wagner 5; K Lohse 18; G Geary 7; C Condrey 7; J
Romero 2; A Alfonseca 5; J Mesa 3; T Gordon 3.

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

Weather: 84 degrees, sunny. Wind: 4 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Iguchi hit for A Nunez.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, J WERTH ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 10
PHILADELPHIA 9 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: T Iguchi (.305, 3 HR, 10 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY TADAHITO IGUCHI SCORED JAYSON WERTH.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T IGUCHI ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 10
PHILADELPHIA 10 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J ROLLINS (.293, 3-FOR-5, RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CHASE UTLEY SCORED TADAHITO IGUCHI.

FINAL SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 11, NY METS 10</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 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 5 0 10 10 0
PHILADELPHIA 2 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 2 11 17 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ, AARON SELE (4TH), SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS (5TH),
PEDRO FELICIANO (6TH), BILLY WAGNER (8TH) AND MIKE DIFELICE,
PAUL LO DUCA (8TH)

PHI - KYLE LOHSE, GEOFF GEARY (4TH), CLAY CONDREY
(6TH), J.C. ROMERO (8TH), ANTONIO ALFONSECA (8TH), JOSE MESA
(8TH), TOM GORDON (9TH) AND CARLOS RUIZ

HOME RUNS: NYM - NONE

PHI - RYAN HOWARD (36) OFF ORLANDO HERNANDEZ IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
PAT BURRELL (23) OFF ORLANDO HERNANDEZ IN THE 3RD, 1 ON
AARON ROWAND (22) OFF ORLANDO HERNANDEZ IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
PAT BURRELL (24) OFF BILLY WAGNER IN THE 8TH, 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 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 5 0 10 10 0
PHILADELPHIA 2 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 2 11 17 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ, AARON SELE (4TH), SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS (5TH),
PEDRO FELICIANO (6TH), BILLY WAGNER (8TH) AND MIKE DIFELICE,
PAUL LO DUCA (8TH)

PHI - KYLE LOHSE, GEOFF GEARY (4TH), CLAY CONDREY
(6TH), J.C. ROMERO (8TH), ANTONIO ALFONSECA (8TH), JOSE MESA
(8TH), TOM GORDON (9TH) AND CARLOS RUIZ


WP - TOM GORDON (2-2)
LP - BILLY WAGNER (2-2)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: NYM - NONE

PHI - RYAN HOWARD (36) OFF ORLANDO HERNANDEZ IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
PAT BURRELL (23) OFF ORLANDO HERNANDEZ IN THE 3RD, 1 ON
AARON ROWAND (22) OFF ORLANDO HERNANDEZ IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
PAT BURRELL (24) OFF BILLY WAGNER IN THE 8TH, 0 ON


TIME: 4:00 ATT: 42,552

PROBABLES: PHI - KYLE KENDRICK (7-3, 3.89)
FLA - SERGIO MITRE (5-7, 4.30)

PROBABLES: NYM - JOHN MAINE (13-8, 3.68)
ATL - TIM HUDSON (15-6, 3.23)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NY METS (10) VS PHILADELPHIA (11) - FINAL

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 .295
E Chavez lf-rf 5 2 2 2 0 1 2 .287
D Wright 3b 4 2 3 0 1 0 0 .319
C Beltran cf 4 0 1 1 1 1 2 .273
C Delgado 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .249
S Green rf 4 1 1 2 0 0 4 .274
B Wagner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Gotay 2b 4 1 0 1 1 0 2 .314
M DiFelice c 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .243
c-M Alou ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .313
P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
O Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170
a-L Milledge ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .289
A Sele p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Conine ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
P Feliciano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
d-M Anderson ph-lf 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .304

Totals 34 10 10 9 8 2 13

a-singled to left for O Hernandez in the 4th; b-flied out to center for S
Schoeneweis in the 6th; c-walked for M Difelice in the 8th; d-doubled to deep
right for P Feliciano in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - D Wright (33, K Lohse); S Green (26, K Lohse); E Chavez (7, G
Geary); M Anderson (5, A Alfonseca). S - O Hernandez. SF - S Green. RBI - S
Green 2 (38), R Gotay (22), L Milledge (21), C Beltran (85), M Anderson (20), E
Chavez 2 (15), C Delgado (74). 2-out RBI - L Milledge. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - E Chavez 1, S Green 2, C Beltran 1, J Reyes 1. Team LOB - 8.


BASERUNNING: SB - D Wright (30, 2nd base off K Lohse/C Ruiz), J Reyes (72,
3rd base off A Alfonseca/C Ruiz), E Chavez (4, 2nd base off A Alfonseca/C
Ruiz). Picked Off - C Delgado (1st base, C Ruiz).


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 5 1 3 1 1 0 1 .293
C Utley 2b 5 1 2 1 1 2 3 .338
P Burrell lf 5 2 2 3 0 0 3 .270
R Howard 1b 5 1 3 2 0 2 0 .274
A Rowand cf 4 2 1 1 1 0 2 .310
G Dobbs 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .279
J Romero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Alfonseca p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Mesa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-W Helms ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .249
T Gordon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Werth rf 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 .315
C Ruiz c 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .260
K Lohse p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .136
G Geary p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
a-S Victorino ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .288
C Condrey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-A Nunez ph-3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241
d-T Iguchi ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .311

Totals 42 11 17 11 5 7 17

a-singled to center for G Geary in the 5th; b-grounded to third for C Condrey
in the 7th; c-flied out to right for J Mesa in the 8th; d-singled to left for
A Nunez in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - J Rollins (33, O Hernandez). 3B - C Ruiz (2, P Feliciano). HR - R
Howard (36, 1st inning off O Hernandez 1 on, 2 Out), P Burrell 2 (24, 3rd
inning off O Hernandez 1 on, 1 Out, 8th inning off B Wagner 0 on, 1 Out), A
Rowand (22, 3rd inning off O Hernandez 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - R Howard 2 (110), P
Burrell 3 (77), A Rowand (75), C Ruiz (44), S Victorino (43), J Rollins (75), T
Iguchi (11), C Utley (85). 2-out RBI - R Howard 2, A Rowand, C Ruiz, S
Victorino, J Rollins. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Utley 1, P
Burrell 1, J Rollins 1. Team LOB - 11.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Werth 2 (4, 2nd base off B Wagner/P Lo Duca, 3rd base off
B Wagner/P Lo Duca), T Iguchi (6, 2nd base off B Wagner/P Lo Duca).

FIELDING: E - C Ruiz (1, throw).


----------------------------------------------------
NY METS - 000 320 050 -- 10
PHILADELPHIA - 203 030 012 -- 11

One out when winning run scored.
----------------------------------------------------

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Hernandez 3 6 5 5 1 2 3 3.32
A Sele 1 2/3 5 3 3 2 1 0 5.10
S Schoeneweis 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.21
P Feliciano 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.98
B Wagner (L, 2-2; B, 4) 1 1/3 4 3 3 2 2 1 2.47

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 3 2/3 5 3 3 2 2 0 4.54
G Geary 1 1/3 3 2 2 0 0 0 5.01
C Condrey (H, 2) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.50
J Romero (H, 14) 1/3 0 1 1 1 0 0 2.18
A Alfonseca (B, 4) 0 2 4 4 3 0 0 4.87
J Mesa 2/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.52
T Gordon (W, 2-2) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.25

A Alfonseca pitched to 5 batters in the 8th.

IBB - J Reyes (by A Alfonseca), J Rollins (by B Wagner). HBP - C Delgado (by
K Lohse). Pitches-strikes: O Hernandez 67-37; A Sele 42-26; S Schoeneweis 3-3;
P Feliciano 22-15; B Wagner 45-23; K Lohse 87-54; G Geary 20-13; C Condrey
30-15; J Romero 9-3; A Alfonseca 19-5; J Mesa 11-5; T Gordon 11-8. Ground
balls-fly balls: O Hernandez 1-6; A Sele 3-1; S Schoeneweis 0-0; P Feliciano
3-2; B Wagner 0-2; K Lohse 5-3; G Geary 1-3; C Condrey 2-4; J Romero 1-0; A
Alfonseca 0-0; J Mesa 1-1; T Gordon 0-3. Batters faced: O Hernandez 16; A Sele
12; S Schoeneweis 1; P Feliciano 8; B Wagner 10; K Lohse 18; G Geary 7; C
Condrey 7; J Romero 2; A Alfonseca 5; J Mesa 3; T Gordon 3.

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

T--4:00. Att--42,552.
Weather: 84 degrees, sunny. Wind: 4 mph, out to
center.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
NY METS 10
PHILADELPHIA 11 FINAL</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NY METS (10) AT PHILADELPHIA (11) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins doubled to deep right. C Utley flied out to
right. P Burrell fouled out to catcher. R Howard homered to center, J Rollins
scored. A Rowand popped out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0,
PHILADELPHIA 2.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: J Rollins flied out to center. C Utley singled to left.
P Burrell homered to left, C Utley scored. R Howard struck out swinging.
A Rowand homered to left center. G Dobbs walked. J Werth struck out swinging.
(3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, PHILADELPHIA 5.

NY METS 4TH: D Wright doubled to deep right. C Beltran struck out
swinging. C Delgado hit by pitch. S Green doubled to left, D Wright scored,
C Delgado to third. R Gotay grounded out to first, C Delgado scored, S Green
to third. M DiFelice walked. L Milledge hit for O Hernandez. L Milledge
singled to left, S Green scored, M DiFelice to second. G Geary relieved
K Lohse. J Reyes grounded out to first. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3,
PHILADELPHIA 5.

NY METS 5TH: E Chavez doubled to deep left. D Wright singled to right,
E Chavez to third. C Beltran reached on infield single to first, E Chavez
scored, D Wright to second. C Delgado flied out to center, D Wright to third.
S Green hit sacrifice fly to right, D Wright scored. R Gotay flied out to
center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 5, PHILADELPHIA 5.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: R Howard singled to center. A Rowand grounded into
fielder's choice to third, R Howard out at second. G Dobbs flied out to
center. J Werth walked, A Rowand to second. C Ruiz singled to right, A Rowand
scored, J Werth to third. S Victorino hit for G Geary. S Victorino singled to
center, J Werth scored, C Ruiz to third. J Rollins singled to center, C Ruiz
scored, S Victorino to third. S Schoeneweis relieved A Sele. C Utley struck
out swinging. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 5, PHILADELPHIA 8.

NY METS 8TH: J Romero relieved C Condrey. A Nunez at third base. S Green
grounded out to third. R Gotay walked. M Alou hit for M DiFelice. A Alfonseca
relieved J Romero. M Alou walked, R Gotay to second. M Anderson hit for
P Feliciano. M Anderson doubled to deep right, R Gotay scored, M Alou to third.
J Reyes intentionally walked. E Chavez singled to center, M Alou and
M Anderson scored, J Reyes to second. J Reyes stole third, E Chavez stole
second, J Reyes scored on throwing error by catcher C Ruiz. D Wright walked.
J Mesa relieved A Alfonseca. C Beltran walked, E Chavez to third, D Wright to
second. C Delgado grounded out to shortstop, E Chavez scored, D Wright to
third, C Beltran to second. S Green flied out to right. (5 Runs, 2 Hits,
1 Error) NY METS 10, PHILADELPHIA 8.

PHILADELPHIA 8TH: E Chavez in right field. B Wagner relieved P Feliciano.
P Lo Duca catching. M Anderson in left field. C Utley struck out looking.
P Burrell homered to left. R Howard struck out swinging. A Rowand walked.
W Helms hit for J Mesa. W Helms flied out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
NY METS 10, PHILADELPHIA 9.

PHILADELPHIA 9TH: J Werth singled to left. C Ruiz flied out to center.
T Iguchi hit for A Nunez. J Werth stole second. J Werth stole third. T Iguchi
singled to left, J Werth scored. T Iguchi stole second. J Rollins
intentionally walked. C Utley singled to right, T Iguchi scored. (2 Runs,
3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 10, PHILADELPHIA 11.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

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NY METS (10) AT PHILADELPHIA (11) - EVENT LOG
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Ny Mets Starting Lineups -- J Reyes SS, E Chavez LF, D Wright 3B, C Beltran CF,
C Delgado 1B, S Green RF, R Gotay 2B, M DiFelice C, O Hernandez RHP.

Philadelphia Starting Lineups -- J Rollins SS, C Utley 2B, P Burrell LF,
R Howard 1B, A Rowand CF, G Dobbs 3B, J Werth RF, C Ruiz C, K Lohse RHP.

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


Gametime Weather: 84 degrees, Sunny, wind out to center at 4 mph.


NY METS 1ST: J Reyes grounded out to second. E Chavez flied out to left.
D Wright singled to center. D Wright stole second. C Beltran grounded out to
first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins doubled to deep right. C Utley flied out to
right. P Burrell fouled out to catcher. R Howard homered to center, J Rollins
scored. A Rowand popped out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0,
PHILADELPHIA 2.

NY METS 2ND: C Delgado singled to shallow center. S Green fouled out to
third. R Gotay fouled out to catcher. C Delgado picked off first. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, PHILADELPHIA 2.

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: G Dobbs popped out to pitcher. J Werth singled to
center. C Ruiz flied out to left. K Lohse grounded into fielder's choice
to shortstop, J Werth out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 0,
PHILADELPHIA 2.

NY METS 3RD: M DiFelice walked. O Hernandez sacrificed to first,
M DiFelice to second. J Reyes grounded out to third, M DiFelice to third.
E Chavez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0,
PHILADELPHIA 2.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: J Rollins flied out to center. C Utley singled to left.
P Burrell homered to left, C Utley scored. R Howard struck out swinging.
A Rowand homered to left center. G Dobbs walked. J Werth struck out swinging.
(3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, PHILADELPHIA 5.

NY METS 4TH: D Wright doubled to deep right. C Beltran struck out
swinging. C Delgado hit by pitch. S Green doubled to left, D Wright scored,
C Delgado to third. R Gotay grounded out to first, C Delgado scored, S Green
to third. M DiFelice walked. L Milledge hit for O Hernandez. L Milledge
singled to left, S Green scored, M DiFelice to second. G Geary relieved
K Lohse. J Reyes grounded out to first. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3,
PHILADELPHIA 5.

PHILADELPHIA 4TH: A Sele relieved O Hernandez. C Ruiz grounded out to
second. G Geary struck out looking. J Rollins singled to left center.
C Utley walked, J Rollins to second. P Burrell grounded into fielder's
choice to shortstop, C Utley out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
NY METS 3, PHILADELPHIA 5.

NY METS 5TH: E Chavez doubled to deep left. D Wright singled to right,
E Chavez to third. C Beltran reached on infield single to first, E Chavez
scored, D Wright to second. C Delgado flied out to center, D Wright to third.
S Green hit sacrifice fly to right, D Wright scored. R Gotay flied out to
center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 5, PHILADELPHIA 5.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: R Howard singled to center. A Rowand grounded into
fielder's choice to third, R Howard out at second. G Dobbs flied out to
center. J Werth walked, A Rowand to second. C Ruiz singled to right, A Rowand
scored, J Werth to third. S Victorino hit for G Geary. S Victorino singled to
center, J Werth scored, C Ruiz to third. J Rollins singled to center, C Ruiz
scored, S Victorino to third. S Schoeneweis relieved A Sele. C Utley struck
out swinging. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 5, PHILADELPHIA 8.

NY METS 6TH: C Condrey relieved G Geary. M DiFelice grounded out to third.
J Conine hit for S Schoeneweis. J Conine flied out to center. J Reyes walked.
E Chavez flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 5, PHILADELPHIA 8.

PHILADELPHIA 6TH: P Feliciano relieved S Schoeneweis. P Burrell grounded
out to third. R Howard singled to left. A Rowand lined out to right. G Dobbs
struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 5, PHILADELPHIA 8.

NY METS 7TH: D Wright grounded out to second. C Beltran flied out to
right. C Delgado popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY METS 5, PHILADELPHIA 8.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: J Werth grounded out to third. C Ruiz tripled to deep
right center. A Nunez hit for C Condrey. A Nunez grounded out to third.
J Rollins popped out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 5,
PHILADELPHIA 8.

NY METS 8TH: J Romero relieved C Condrey. A Nunez at third base. S Green
grounded out to third. R Gotay walked. M Alou hit for M DiFelice. A Alfonseca
relieved J Romero. M Alou walked, R Gotay to second. M Anderson hit for
P Feliciano. M Anderson doubled to deep right, R Gotay scored, M Alou to third.
J Reyes intentionally walked. E Chavez singled to center, M Alou and
M Anderson scored, J Reyes to second. J Reyes stole third, E Chavez stole
second, J Reyes scored on throwing error by catcher C Ruiz. D Wright walked.
J Mesa relieved A Alfonseca. C Beltran walked, E Chavez to third, D Wright to
second. C Delgado grounded out to shortstop, E Chavez scored, D Wright to
third, C Beltran to second. S Green flied out to right. (5 Runs, 2 Hits,
1 Error) NY METS 10, PHILADELPHIA 8.

PHILADELPHIA 8TH: E Chavez in right field. B Wagner relieved P Feliciano.
P Lo Duca catching. M Anderson in left field. C Utley struck out looking.
P Burrell homered to left. R Howard struck out swinging. A Rowand walked.
W Helms hit for J Mesa. W Helms flied out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
NY METS 10, PHILADELPHIA 9.

NY METS 9TH: T Gordon relieved J Mesa. R Gotay flied out to left.
P Lo Duca flied out to left. M Anderson flied out to center. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 10, PHILADELPHIA 9.

PHILADELPHIA 9TH: J Werth singled to left. C Ruiz flied out to center.
T Iguchi hit for A Nunez. J Werth stole second. J Werth stole third. T Iguchi
singled to left, J Werth scored. T Iguchi stole second. J Rollins
intentionally walked. C Utley singled to right, T Iguchi scored. (2 Runs,
3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 10, PHILADELPHIA 11.</div>

 

Utley caps Phillies' sweep of Mets

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 11, NY METS 10</h3>PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- Chase Utley's single capped a rallyand a series sweep.


Utley's single to right field plated Tadahito Iguchi in theninth inning as the Philadelphia Phillies rallied past the NewYork Mets, 11-10, and swept the four-game series with theirNational League East Division rivals on Thursday afternoon.

The Phillies (71-62) now trail the first-place Mets (73-60) bytwo games in the division.


With the Mets leading, 10-8, in the eighth, they to closer - andformer Phillie - Billy Wagner, who was trying for his firstsix-out save in eight years.


Wagner promptly surrendered a solo home run to Pat Burrell, hissecond of the game, but managed to escape the inning withoutfurther damage. For Burrell, it was his 24th homer of theseason and 41st career against the Mets.


Jayson Werth led off the ninth with a single to left andsubsequently stole second and third with one out to ignite thecrowd. Iguchi followed with a single to left, tying the game at10-10.


Iguchi then got into the act, stealing second. After JimmyRollins was walked intentionally, Utley delivered to concludethe comeback.


Wagner (2-2) allowed three runs and four hits in 1 1/3 innings.

The Phillies' heroics made a winner of Tom Gordon (2-2), whopitched one flawless inning after his bullpen mates did theirbest to throw it away.


Endy Chavez had a two-run single to highlight a five-run eighthinning that gave the Mets a 10-8 lead.


New York trailed, 8-5, going into the eighth inning. RubenGotay drew a one-out walk from J.C. Romero, and Phillies managerCharlie Manuel elected to replace the lefthander with AntonioAlfonseca.


The move backfired as Alfonseca did not retire any of the fivebatters he faced. He walked pinch hitter Moises Alou, thensurrendered a pinch RBI double by Marlon Anderson to make it8-6.


Chavez followed an intentional walk to Jose Reyes with histwo-run base hit and, on a double steal, Phillies catcher CarlosRuiz made a throwing error, allowing Reyes to score thego-ahead run.


David Wright drew a walk from Alfonseca, and Jose Mesa came onto walk Carlos Beltran, loading the bases. Carlos Delgado thenhit a grounder that scored Chavez for a 10-8 advantage.

With the game even at 5-5 in the fifth, Philadelphia had runnerson first and second with two outs in the fifth when Ruiz hit ablooper just beyond the reach of second baseman Gotay and intoshallow right field for an RBI single to give the Phillies thelead.


Pinch-hitter Shane Victorino followed with another blooper thatfell into shallow center for a run-scoring single that made it7-5. The ball appeared to be catchable, but there was somemiscommunication between center fielder Beltran and shortstopReyes that allowed it to drop.


Rollins then delivered an RBI single for his third hit of thegame and an 8-5 bulge.


The Phillies hit three home runs off Mets starter OrlandoHernandez. Ryan Howard gave Philadelphia a 2-0 lead in thefirst inning with his 36th home run of the season.

Philadelphia used more power in the third inning to push theadvantage to 5-0. Utley hit a one-out single before Burrelllined a 3-2 pitch over the left field wall for a two-run homerun.


One out later, Aaron Rowand homered to left for his 22nd of theseason.


Hernandez was finished after three innings. The righthanderallowed five runs and six hits, including three home runs, whilewalking one and striking out two.


New York rallied with three runs in the fourth off Philliesstarter Kyle Lohse. Wright led off with a double and scored onShawn Green's two-base hit to get the Mets on the board.

Gotay drove in the second run with a groundout before LastingsMilledge made it 5-3 with a pinch RBI single. Geoff Gearyreplaced Lohse and retired Reyes on a groundout to end theinning.


Lohse lasted 3 2/3 innings, giving up three runs, five hits andtwo walks with two strikeouts.

 

Utley caps Phillies' sweep of Mets

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 11, NY METS 10</h3>PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- Chase Utley's single capped a rallyand a series sweep.


Utley's single to right field in the ninth inning platedTadahito Iguchi as the Philadelphia Phillies rallied past theNew York Mets, 11-10, and swept the four-game series with theirNational League East Division rivals on Thursday afternoon.

The Phillies (71-62) now trail the first-place Mets (73-60) bytwo games in the division and travel to Florida for a three-gameseries.


"This was a huge series for us," Utley said. "We swung the batswell. It's tough to take four games from these guys. We havea month to go. We're going to try to carry this momentum toFlorida and see what happens."


With the Mets leading, 10-8, in the eighth, they went to closer- and former Phillie - Billy Wagner, who was trying for hisfirst six-out save in eight years.


"(Wagner) was rested," Mets manager Willie Randolph said. "Itwas his fourth day without pitching, so we wanted to get somehim work. Every once in a while, we have the luxury to get himsome extra work when he hasn't pitched. It was set up perfectlyfor us."


Wagner promptly surrendered a one-out solo home run to PatBurrell, his second of the game, but managed to escape theinning without further damage. For Burrell, it was his 24thhomer of the season and 41st career against the Mets.

"You can't say enough about the effort," Burrell said. "Beingup 5-0, then being up 8-5 and then being down 10-8, we had ourchances to really put it away. But (the Mets) did a (heck) of ajob of coming back and getting ahead, especially after losingthree games in a row."


Jayson Werth led off the ninth with a single to left andsubsequently stole second and third with one out to ignite thecrowd.


"I got a couple of reads on (Wagner) and I took off," Werthsaid. "In a situation like that, I wasn't gonna be thrown out."

Iguchi followed with a single to left, tying the game at 10-10.

"Iguchi, I was just trying to bury a slider," Wagner said. "Itran in on his hands, and he got enough of that."


Iguchi then got into the act on the basepaths, stealing second.After Jimmy Rollins was walked intentionally, Utley deliveredhis single to conclude the comeback.


"I've seen Wagner a few times," Utley said. "He's tough.That's why he's one of the best closers in the game.

"I was taking (the first pitch) just to see what he was gonnado. And then, he came with a bunch of fastballs. Once you getinto a hitter's count, most of the time he throws a fastball. Iwas just trying to hit the ball hard."


Wagner (2-2) allowed three runs and four hits in 1 1/3 inningsas New York heads to Atlanta for a three-game series.

"I wouldn't call (the loss) devastating," Wagner said. "Westill do lead our division. But it does put a little dampergoing into Atlanta. We need to go out there and get back towinning and take care of business. We have to forget about howtough and how ugly the series was for us and pick ourselves up."

The Phillies' heroics made a winner of Tom Gordon (2-2), whopitched one flawless inning after his bullpen mates did theirbest to throw it away.


Endy Chavez had a two-run single to highlight a five-run eighthinning that gave the Mets a 10-8 lead. New York scored the fiveruns on just two hits.


New York trailed, 8-5, going into the frame. Ruben Gotay drew aone-out walk from J.C. Romero, and Phillies manager CharlieManuel elected to replace the lefthander with Antonio Alfonseca.

The move backfired as Alfonseca did not retire any of the fivebatters he faced. He walked pinch hitter Moises Alou, thensurrendered a pinch RBI double by Marlon Anderson to make it8-6.


Chavez followed an intentional walk to Jose Reyes with histwo-run base hit and, on a double steal, Phillies catcher CarlosRuiz made a throwing error, allowing Reyes to score thego-ahead run.


David Wright drew a walk from Alfonseca, and Jose Mesa came onto walk Carlos Beltran, loading the bases. Carlos Delgado thenhit a grounder that scored Chavez for a 10-8 advantage.

With the game even at 5-5 in the fifth, Philadelphia had runnerson first and second with two outs when Ruiz hit a blooper justbeyond the reach of second baseman Gotay and into shallow rightfield for an RBI single.


Pinch hitter Shane Victorino followed with another blooper thatfell into shallow center for a run-scoring single that made it7-5. The ball appeared to be catchable, but there was somemiscommunication between center fielder Beltran and shortstopReyes that allowed it to drop.


Rollins then delivered an RBI single for his third hit of thegame and an 8-5 bulge.


"They showed why they won the division last year, but we wereable to show that we're a good team also by pulling out thewin," Rollins said.


The Phillies hit three home runs off Mets starter OrlandoHernandez. Ryan Howard gave Philadelphia a 2-0 lead in thefirst inning with his 36th blast of the season.


Philadelphia used more power in the third inning to push theadvantage to 5-0. Utley hit a one-out single before Burrelllined a 3-2 pitch over the left field wall for a two-run homerun.


One out later, Aaron Rowand homered to left for his 22nd of theseason.


Hernandez was finished after three innings. The righthanderallowed five runs and six hits, including three home runs, whilewalking one and striking out two.


New York rallied with three runs in the fourth off Philliesstarter Kyle Lohse. Wright led off with a double and scored onShawn Green's two-base hit to get the Mets on the board.

Gotay drove in the second run with a groundout before LastingsMilledge made it 5-3 with a pinch RBI single. Geoff Gearyreplaced Lohse and retired Reyes on a groundout to end theinning.


Lohse lasted 3 2/3 innings, giving up three runs, five hits andtwo walks with two strikeouts.

 

Utley caps Phillies' sweep of Mets

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 11, NY METS 10</h3>PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- Chase Utley's single capped a rallyand a series sweep.


Utley's single to right field in the ninth inning platedTadahito Iguchi as the Philadelphia Phillies rallied past theNew York Mets, 11-10, and swept the four-game series with theirNational League East Division rivals on Thursday afternoon.

The Phillies (71-62) now trail the first-place Mets (73-60) bytwo games in the division and travel to Florida for a three-gameseries.


"This was a huge series for us," Utley said. "We swung the batswell. It's tough to take four games from these guys. We havea month to go. We're going to try to carry this momentum toFlorida and see what happens."


With the Mets leading, 10-8, in the eighth, they went to closer- and former Phillie - Billy Wagner, who was trying for hisfirst six-out save in eight years.


"(Wagner) was rested," Mets manager Willie Randolph said. "Itwas his fourth day without pitching, so we wanted to get himsome work. Every once in a while, we have the luxury to get himsome extra work when he hasn't pitched. It was set upperfectly for us."


Wagner promptly surrendered a one-out solo home run to PatBurrell, his second of the game, but managed to escape theinning without further damage. For Burrell, it was his 24thhomer of the season and 41st career against the Mets.

"You can't say enough about the effort," Burrell said. "Beingup 5-0, then being up 8-5 and then being down 10-8, we had ourchances to really put it away. But (the Mets) did a (heck) of ajob of coming back and getting ahead, especially after losingthree games in a row."


Jayson Werth led off the ninth with a single to left andsubsequently stole second and third with one out to ignite thecrowd.


"I got a couple of reads on (Wagner) and I took off," Werthsaid. "In a situation like that, I wasn't gonna be thrown out."

Iguchi followed with a single to left, tying the game at 10-10.

"Iguchi, I was just trying to bury a slider," Wagner said. "Itran in on his hands, and he got enough of that."


Iguchi then got into the act on the basepaths, stealing second.After Jimmy Rollins was walked intentionally, Utley deliveredhis single to conclude the comeback.


"I've seen Wagner a few times," Utley said. "He's tough. That'swhy he's one of the best closers in the game.


"I was taking (the first pitch) just to see what he was gonnado. And then, he came with a bunch of fastballs. Once you getinto a hitter's count, most of the time he throws a fastball. Iwas just trying to hit the ball hard."


Wagner (2-2) allowed three runs and four hits in 1 1/3 inningsas New York heads to Atlanta for a three-game series.

"I wouldn't call (the loss) devastating," Wagner said. "Westill do lead our division. But it does put a little dampergoing into Atlanta. We need to go out there and get back towinning and take care of business. We have to forget about howtough and how ugly the series was for us and pick ourselves up."

The Phillies' heroics made a winner of Tom Gordon (2-2), whopitched one flawless inning after his bullpen mates did theirbest to throw it away.


Endy Chavez had a two-run single to highlight a five-run eighthinning that gave the Mets a 10-8 lead. New York scored the fiveruns on just two hits.


New York trailed, 8-5, going into the frame. Ruben Gotay drew aone-out walk from J.C. Romero, and Phillies manager CharlieManuel elected to replace the lefthander with Antonio Alfonseca.

The move backfired as Alfonseca did not retire any of the fivebatters he faced. He walked pinch hitter Moises Alou, thensurrendered a pinch RBI double by Marlon Anderson to make it8-6.


Chavez followed an intentional walk to Jose Reyes with histwo-run base hit and, on a double steal, Phillies catcher CarlosRuiz made a throwing error, allowing Reyes to score thego-ahead run.


David Wright drew a walk from Alfonseca, and Jose Mesa came onto walk Carlos Beltran, loading the bases. Carlos Delgado thenhit a grounder that scored Chavez for a 10-8 advantage.

With the game even at 5-5 in the fifth, Philadelphia had runnerson first and second with two outs when Ruiz hit a blooper justbeyond the reach of second baseman Gotay and into shallow rightfield for an RBI single.


Pinch hitter Shane Victorino followed with another blooper thatfell into shallow center for a run-scoring single that made it7-5. The ball appeared to be catchable, but there was somemiscommunication between center fielder Beltran and shortstopReyes that allowed it to drop.


Rollins then delivered an RBI single for his third hit of thegame and an 8-5 bulge.


"They showed why they won the division last year, but we wereable to show that we're a good team also by pulling out thewin," Rollins said.


The Phillies hit three home runs off Mets starter OrlandoHernandez. Ryan Howard gave Philadelphia a 2-0 lead in thefirst inning with his 36th blast of the season.


Philadelphia used more power in the third inning to push theadvantage to 5-0. Utley hit a one-out single before Burrelllined a 3-2 pitch over the left field wall for a two-run homerun.


One out later, Aaron Rowand homered to left for his 22nd of theseason.


Hernandez was finished after three innings. The righthanderallowed five runs and six hits, including three home runs, whilewalking one and striking out two.


New York rallied with three runs in the fourth off Philliesstarter Kyle Lohse. Wright led off with a double and scored onShawn Green's two-base hit to get the Mets on the board.

Gotay drove in the second run with a groundout before LastingsMilledge made it 5-3 with a pinch RBI single. Geoff Gearyreplaced Lohse and retired Reyes on a groundout to end theinning.


Lohse lasted 3 2/3 innings, giving up three runs, five hits andtwo walks with two strikeouts.

 

Utley caps Phillies' sweep of Mets

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 11, NY METS 10</h3>PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- Chase Utley's single capped a rallyand a series sweep.


Utley's single to right field in the ninth inning platedTadahito Iguchi as the Philadelphia Phillies rallied past theNew York Mets, 11-10, and swept the four-game series with theirNational League East Division rivals on Thursday afternoon.

The Phillies (71-62) now trail the first-place Mets (73-60) bytwo games in the division and travel to Florida for a three-gameseries.


"This was a huge series for us," Utley said. "We swung the batswell. It's tough to take four games from these guys. We havea month to go. We're going to try to carry this momentum toFlorida and see what happens."


With the Mets leading, 10-8, in the eighth, they went to closer- and former Phillie - Billy Wagner, who was trying for hisfirst six-out save in eight years.


"(Wagner) was rested," Mets manager Willie Randolph said. "Itwas his fourth day without pitching, so we wanted to get somehim work. Every once in a while, we have the luxury to get himsome extra work when he hasn't pitched. It was set up perfectlyfor us."


Wagner promptly surrendered a one-out solo home run to PatBurrell, his second of the game, but managed to escape theinning without further damage. For Burrell, it was his 24thhomer of the season and 41st career against the Mets.

"You can't say enough about the effort," Burrell said. "Beingup 5-0, then being up 8-5 and then being down 10-8, we had ourchances to really put it away. But (the Mets) did a (heck) of ajob of coming back and getting ahead, especially after losingthree games in a row."


Jayson Werth led off the ninth with a single to left andsubsequently stole second and third with one out to ignite thecrowd.


"I got a couple of reads on (Wagner) and I took off," Werthsaid. "In a situation like that, I wasn't gonna be thrown out."

Iguchi followed with a single to left, tying the game at 10-10.

"Iguchi, I was just trying to bury a slider," Wagner said. "Itran in on his hands, and he got enough of that."


Iguchi then got into the act on the basepaths, stealing second.After Jimmy Rollins was walked intentionally, Utley deliveredhis single to conclude the comeback.


"I've seen Wagner a few times," Utley said. "He's tough.That's why he's one of the best closers in the game.

"I was taking (the first pitch) just to see what he was gonnado. And then, he came with a bunch of fastballs. Once you getinto a hitter's count, most of the time he throws a fastball. Iwas just trying to hit the ball hard."


Wagner (2-2) allowed three runs and four hits in 1 1/3 inningsas New York heads to Atlanta for a three-game series.

"I wouldn't call (the loss) devastating," Wagner said. "Westill do lead our division. But it does put a little dampergoing into Atlanta. We need to go out there and get back towinning and take care of business. We have to forget about howtough and how ugly the series was for us and pick ourselves up."

The Phillies' heroics made a winner of Tom Gordon (2-2), whopitched one flawless inning after his bullpen mates did theirbest to throw it away.


Endy Chavez had a two-run single to highlight a five-run eighthinning that gave the Mets a 10-8 lead. New York scored the fiveruns on just two hits.


New York trailed, 8-5, going into the frame. Ruben Gotay drew aone-out walk from J.C. Romero, and Phillies manager CharlieManuel elected to replace the lefthander with Antonio Alfonseca.

The move backfired as Alfonseca did not retire any of the fivebatters he faced. He walked pinch hitter Moises Alou, thensurrendered a pinch RBI double by Marlon Anderson to make it8-6.


Chavez followed an intentional walk to Jose Reyes with histwo-run base hit and, on a double steal, Phillies catcher CarlosRuiz made a throwing error, allowing Reyes to score thego-ahead run.


David Wright drew a walk from Alfonseca, and Jose Mesa came onto walk Carlos Beltran, loading the bases. Carlos Delgado thenhit a grounder that scored Chavez for a 10-8 advantage.

With the game even at 5-5 in the fifth, Philadelphia had runnerson first and second with two outs when Ruiz hit a blooper justbeyond the reach of second baseman Gotay and into shallow rightfield for an RBI single.


Pinch hitter Shane Victorino followed with another blooper thatfell into shallow center for a run-scoring single that made it7-5. The ball appeared to be catchable, but there was somemiscommunication between center fielder Beltran and shortstopReyes that allowed it to drop.


Rollins then delivered an RBI single for his third hit of thegame and an 8-5 bulge.


"They showed why they won the division last year, but we wereable to show that we're a good team also by pulling out thewin," Rollins said.


The Phillies hit three home runs off Mets starter OrlandoHernandez. Ryan Howard gave Philadelphia a 2-0 lead in thefirst inning with his 36th blast of the season.


Philadelphia used more power in the third inning to push theadvantage to 5-0. Utley hit a one-out single before Burrelllined a 3-2 pitch over the left field wall for a two-run homerun.


One out later, Aaron Rowand homered to left for his 22nd of theseason.


Hernandez was finished after three innings. The righthanderallowed five runs and six hits, including three home runs, whilewalking one and striking out two.


New York rallied with three runs in the fourth off Philliesstarter Kyle Lohse. Wright led off with a double and scored onShawn Green's two-base hit to get the Mets on the board.

Gotay drove in the second run with a groundout before LastingsMilledge made it 5-3 with a pinch RBI single. Geoff Gearyreplaced Lohse and retired Reyes on a groundout to end theinning.


Lohse lasted 3 2/3 innings, giving up three runs, five hits andtwo walks with two strikeouts.