NL: NY METS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE SACRIFICE FLY BY CARLOS DELGADO SCORED CARLOS BELTRAN. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 5 ATLANTA 1 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR NY METS: P LO DUCA (.268, 1-FOR-3)</div>
NL: NY METS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - NY METS 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 5 9 0 ATLANTA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 (BOT 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - PEDRO FELICIANO ATL - ROYCE RING DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: C JONES (.328, 0-FOR-2, BB) M TEIXEIRA (.316, 1-FOR-3) B MCCANN (.271, 0-FOR-3)</div>
NL: NY METS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NY METS (5) VS ATLANTA (1) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .296 L Castillo 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .269 D Wright 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .316 C Beltran cf 4 3 3 1 0 0 0 .279 M Alou lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .311 C Delgado 1b 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .252 P Lo Duca c 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267 L Milledge rf 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .290 M Pelfrey p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 G Mota p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-R Gotay ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .317 P Feliciano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 5 9 4 1 5 5 a-singled to right center for G Mota in the 8th. BATTING: 3B - C Beltran (3, T Yates). HR - C Delgado (21, 5th inning off C James 0 on, 1 Out), L Milledge (4, 5th inning off C James 0 on, 2 Out), C Beltran (26, 7th inning off M Acosta 0 on, 0 Out). SF - C Delgado. RBI - C Delgado 2 (79), L Milledge (22), C Beltran (86). 2-out RBI - L Milledge. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Wright 1. GIDP - C Delgado. Team LOB - 2. BASERUNNING: SB - J Reyes (74, 2nd base off M Acosta/B McCann). Picked Off - R Gotay (2nd base, P Moylan), J Reyes (2nd base, M Acosta). FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Wright-L Castillo-C Delgado). ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Harris lf 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 .291 b-M Diaz ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .349 K Johnson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .287 C Jones 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .328 M Teixeira 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .316 B McCann c 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .271 J Francoeur rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .295 A Jones cf 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .224 C Woodward ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .192 C James p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .136 a-S Thorman ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .215 M Acosta p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 P Moylan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 c-J Franco ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 T Yates p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 R Ring p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 24 1 2 1 3 10 10 a-walked for C James in the 5th; b-struck out looking for W Harris in the 8th; c-flied out to left for P Moylan in the 8th. BATTING: SF - W Harris. RBI - W Harris (26). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Johnson 1, B McCann 1. GIDP - C Woodward. Team LOB - 4. FIELDING: Outfield assists - W Harris (P Lo Duca at 2nd base). DP: 1 (K Johnson-C Woodward-M Teixeira). ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS - 010 020 101 -- 5 ATLANTA - 000 010 00 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era M Pelfrey 6 1 1 1 3 7 0 5.43 G Mota 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6.13 P Feliciano 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.92 ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era C James 5 5 3 3 0 1 2 4.27 M Acosta 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 0.84 P Moylan 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 1.90 T Yates 1/3 1 1 1 0 1 0 4.94 R Ring 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.45 HBP - J Francoeur (by M Pelfrey); J Reyes (by P Moylan). Pitches-strikes: M Pelfrey 99-51; G Mota 12-8; P Feliciano 11-9; C James 66-41; M Acosta 28-16; P Moylan 22-12; T Yates 7-5; R Ring 5-4. Ground balls-fly balls: M Pelfrey 7-4; G Mota 2-0; P Feliciano 0-1; C James 4-9; M Acosta 3-1; P Moylan 0-0; T Yates 0-0; R Ring 0-2. Batters faced: M Pelfrey 23; G Mota 3; P Feliciano 3; C James 18; M Acosta 7; P Moylan 5; T Yates 2; R Ring 2. UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Kellogg. 1B--Eric Cooper. 2B--Andy Fletcher. 3B--Mike Reilly. Weather: 86 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, left to right.</div>
NL: NY METS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: E Chavez in left field. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 5 ATLANTA 1 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: C Jones (.328, 0-FOR-2)</div>
NL: NY METS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - NY METS 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 5 9 0 ATLANTA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: NYM - MIKE PELFREY, GUILLERMO MOTA (7TH), PEDRO FELICIANO (8TH) AND PAUL LO DUCA ATL - CHUCK JAMES, MANNY ACOSTA (6TH), PETER MOYLAN (8TH), TYLER YATES (9TH), ROYCE RING (9TH) AND BRIAN MCCANN HOME RUNS: NYM - CARLOS DELGADO (21) OFF CHUCK JAMES IN THE 5TH, 0 ON LASTINGS MILLEDGE (4) OFF CHUCK JAMES IN THE 5TH, 0 ON CARLOS BELTRAN (26) OFF MANNY ACOSTA IN THE 7TH, 0 ON ATL - NONE</div>
NL: NY METS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - NY METS 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 5 9 0 ATLANTA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: NYM - MIKE PELFREY, GUILLERMO MOTA (7TH), PEDRO FELICIANO (8TH) AND PAUL LO DUCA ATL - CHUCK JAMES, MANNY ACOSTA (6TH), PETER MOYLAN (8TH), TYLER YATES (9TH), ROYCE RING (9TH) AND BRIAN MCCANN WP - MIKE PELFREY (1-7) LP - CHUCK JAMES (9-10) SAVE - PEDRO FELICIANO (2) HOME RUNS: NYM - CARLOS DELGADO (21) OFF CHUCK JAMES IN THE 5TH, 0 ON LASTINGS MILLEDGE (4) OFF CHUCK JAMES IN THE 5TH, 0 ON CARLOS BELTRAN (26) OFF MANNY ACOSTA IN THE 7TH, 0 ON ATL - NONE TIME: 2:29 ATT: 45,611 PROBABLES: NYM - TOM GLAVINE (11-6, 4.15) ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ (12-6, 3.06)</div>
NL: NY METS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NY METS (5) VS ATLANTA (1) - FINAL NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .296 L Castillo 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .269 D Wright 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .316 C Beltran cf 4 3 3 1 0 0 0 .279 M Alou lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .311 E Chavez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 C Delgado 1b 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .252 P Lo Duca c 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267 L Milledge rf 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .290 M Pelfrey p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 G Mota p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-R Gotay ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .317 P Feliciano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 5 9 4 1 5 5 a-singled to right center for G Mota in the 8th. BATTING: 3B - C Beltran (3, T Yates). HR - C Delgado (21, 5th inning off C James 0 on, 1 Out), L Milledge (4, 5th inning off C James 0 on, 2 Out), C Beltran (26, 7th inning off M Acosta 0 on, 0 Out). SF - C Delgado. RBI - C Delgado 2 (79), L Milledge (22), C Beltran (86). 2-out RBI - L Milledge. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Wright 1. GIDP - C Delgado. Team LOB - 2. BASERUNNING: SB - J Reyes (74, 2nd base off M Acosta/B McCann). Picked Off - R Gotay (2nd base, P Moylan), J Reyes (2nd base, M Acosta). FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Wright-L Castillo-C Delgado). ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Harris lf 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 .291 b-M Diaz ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .349 K Johnson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .287 C Jones 3b 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .327 M Teixeira 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .313 B McCann c 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .271 J Francoeur rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .295 A Jones cf 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .224 C Woodward ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .192 C James p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .136 a-S Thorman ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .215 M Acosta p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 P Moylan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 c-J Franco ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 T Yates p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 R Ring p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 27 1 2 1 3 13 10 a-walked for C James in the 5th; b-struck out looking for W Harris in the 8th; c-flied out to left for P Moylan in the 8th. BATTING: SF - W Harris. RBI - W Harris (26). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Johnson 1, B McCann 1. GIDP - C Woodward. Team LOB - 4. FIELDING: Outfield assists - W Harris (P Lo Duca at 2nd base). DP: 1 (K Johnson-C Woodward-M Teixeira). ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS - 010 020 101 -- 5 ATLANTA - 000 010 000 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era M Pelfrey (W, 1-7) 6 1 1 1 3 7 0 5.43 G Mota (H, 4) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6.13 P Feliciano (S, 2) 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 2.87 ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era C James (L, 9-10) 5 5 3 3 0 1 2 4.27 M Acosta 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 0.84 P Moylan 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 1.90 T Yates 1/3 1 1 1 0 1 0 4.94 R Ring 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.45 HBP - J Francoeur (by M Pelfrey); J Reyes (by P Moylan). Pitches-strikes: M Pelfrey 99-51; G Mota 12-8; P Feliciano 23-18; C James 66-41; M Acosta 28-16; P Moylan 22-12; T Yates 7-5; R Ring 5-4. Ground balls-fly balls: M Pelfrey 7-4; G Mota 2-0; P Feliciano 0-1; C James 4-9; M Acosta 3-1; P Moylan 0-0; T Yates 0-0; R Ring 0-2. Batters faced: M Pelfrey 23; G Mota 3; P Feliciano 6; C James 18; M Acosta 7; P Moylan 5; T Yates 2; R Ring 2. UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Kellogg. 1B--Eric Cooper. 2B--Andy Fletcher. 3B--Mike Reilly. T--2:29. Att--45,611. Weather: 86 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, left to right.</div>
NL: NY METS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NY METS (5) AT ATLANTA (1) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NY METS 2ND: C Beltran singled to left. M Alou singled to right, C Beltran to third. C Delgado grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, C Beltran scored, M Alou out at second. P Lo Duca flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, ATLANTA 0. NY METS 5TH: M Alou popped out to second. C Delgado homered to right. P Lo Duca singled to left, P Lo Duca out stretching at second. L Milledge homered to right. M Pelfrey fouled out to first. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, ATLANTA 0. ATLANTA 5TH: J Francoeur hit by pitch. A Jones walked, J Francoeur to second. C Woodward bunt popped out to third. S Thorman hit for C James. S Thorman walked, J Francoeur to third, A Jones to second. W Harris hit sacrifice fly to center, J Francoeur scored. K Johnson struck out swinging. (1 Run, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, ATLANTA 1. NY METS 7TH: C Beltran homered to center. M Alou flied out to left. C Delgado grounded out to shortstop. P Lo Duca grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 4, ATLANTA 1. NY METS 9TH: M Diaz in left field. T Yates relieved P Moylan. C Beltran tripled to right. M Alou struck out swinging. R Ring relieved T Yates. C Delgado hit sacrifice fly to left, C Beltran scored. P Lo Duca flied out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 5, ATLANTA 1.</div>
NL: NY METS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NY METS (5) AT ATLANTA (1) - 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, M Pelfrey RHP. Atlanta Starting Lineups -- W Harris LF, K Johnson 2B, C Jones 3B, M Teixeira 1B, B McCann C, J Francoeur RF, A Jones CF, C Woodward SS, C James LHP. Umpires -- Jeff Kellogg (HP), Eric Cooper (1B), Andy Fletcher (2B), Mike Reilly (3B). Gametime Weather: 86 degrees, Cloudy, wind left to right at 11 mph. NY METS 1ST: J Reyes flied out to left. L Castillo grounded out to second. D Wright struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, ATLANTA 0. ATLANTA 1ST: W Harris grounded out to second. K Johnson grounded out to pitcher. C Jones flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, ATLANTA 0. NY METS 2ND: C Beltran singled to left. M Alou singled to right, C Beltran to third. C Delgado grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, C Beltran scored, M Alou out at second. P Lo Duca flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, ATLANTA 0. ATLANTA 2ND: M Teixeira grounded out to shortstop. B McCann grounded out to first. J Francoeur grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, ATLANTA 0. NY METS 3RD: L Milledge flied out to right. M Pelfrey grounded out to shortstop. J Reyes popped out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, ATLANTA 0. ATLANTA 3RD: A Jones grounded out to third. C Woodward grounded out to shortstop. C James struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, ATLANTA 0. NY METS 4TH: L Castillo popped out to first. D Wright flied out to right. C Beltran fouled out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, ATLANTA 0. ATLANTA 4TH: W Harris struck out swinging. K Johnson struck out swinging. C Jones walked. M Teixeira singled to right, C Jones to third. B McCann struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, ATLANTA 0. NY METS 5TH: M Alou popped out to second. C Delgado homered to right. P Lo Duca singled to left, P Lo Duca out stretching at second. L Milledge homered to right. M Pelfrey fouled out to first. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, ATLANTA 0. ATLANTA 5TH: J Francoeur hit by pitch. A Jones walked, J Francoeur to second. C Woodward bunt popped out to third. S Thorman hit for C James. S Thorman walked, J Francoeur to third, A Jones to second. W Harris hit sacrifice fly to center, J Francoeur scored. K Johnson struck out swinging. (1 Run, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, ATLANTA 1. NY METS 6TH: M Acosta relieved C James. J Reyes singled to left. L Castillo struck out looking. J Reyes stole second. J Reyes picked off second. D Wright grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, ATLANTA 1. ATLANTA 6TH: C Jones struck out swinging. M Teixeira struck out swinging. B McCann fouled out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, ATLANTA 1. NY METS 7TH: C Beltran homered to center. M Alou flied out to left. C Delgado grounded out to shortstop. P Lo Duca grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 4, ATLANTA 1. ATLANTA 7TH: G Mota relieved M Pelfrey. J Francoeur singled to left. A Jones struck out looking. C Woodward grounded into double play, third to second to first, J Francoeur out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 4, ATLANTA 1. NY METS 8TH: P Moylan relieved M Acosta. L Milledge struck out swinging. R Gotay hit for G Mota. R Gotay singled to right center. J Reyes hit by pitch, R Gotay to second. R Gotay picked off second. L Castillo walked, J Reyes to second. D Wright struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 4, ATLANTA 1. ATLANTA 8TH: P Feliciano relieved G Mota. J Franco hit for P Moylan. J Franco flied out to left. M Diaz hit for W Harris. M Diaz struck out looking. K Johnson struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 4, ATLANTA 1. NY METS 9TH: M Diaz in left field. T Yates relieved P Moylan. C Beltran tripled to right. M Alou struck out swinging. R Ring relieved T Yates. C Delgado hit sacrifice fly to left, C Beltran scored. P Lo Duca flied out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 5, ATLANTA 1. ATLANTA 9TH: E Chavez in left field. C Jones struck out looking. M Teixeira struck out swinging. B McCann struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 5, ATLANTA 1.</div>
Delgado, Pelfrey lead Mets past Braves <h3>NY METS 5, ATLANTA 1</h3>ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Carlos Delgado continues to carry the NewYork Mets down the stretch. Delgado homered for the third straight game and rookie MikePelfrey hurled six effective innings to power the Mets to a 5-1win over the free-falling Atlanta Braves on Saturday. Coming into their series with the Braves, the Mets dropped fivestraight, including a four-game sweep at the hands of thesecond-place Philadelphia Phillies to see their lead dwindle totwo games in the National League East Division. But Delgado, who batted .400 (6-for-15) with a homer and sevenRBIs during the Mets' miserable four-game set in Philadelphia,continued his torrid hitting in Atlanta. The Puerto Rican slugger, who blasted a three-run homer inFriday's contest, delivered once again on Saturday. With the Mets leading 1-0 in the top of the fifth, Delgado linedthe 3-2 offering from Braves starter Chuck James (9-10) intothe right field bleachers for this 21st homer of the season.Delgado also helped the Mets score their first run by groundinginto a double play in the second inning. Willie Harris added a sacrifice fly later in the inning to giveNew York a 3-0 lead. Mets starter Mike Pelfrey (1-7), who was recalled from Class AAANew Orleans prior to the game, hurled arguably the best outingof his brief major league career. The righthander allowed onerun and one hit, walked three and struck out a career-high sevenin six solid frames. The 23-year old rookie set down the first 11 batters untilissuing a free pass to Chipper Jones in the fourth. MarkTeixeira followed with Atlanta's lone single off Pelfrey, butthe 2005 first round pick struck out Brian McCann to end theinning. Atlanta had its best threat against Pelfrey in the bottom of thefifth. The rookie hit Jeff Francoeur to start the frame ahead ofwalking Andruw Jones on five pitches. After sparsely used ChrisWoodward bunted out to third baseman David Wright on a 3-1pitch, Pelfrey continued his wild streak by walking ScottThorman to load the bases. Harris cut the deficit to 3-1 with asacrifice fly before Pelfrey wiggled out of the jam by strikingout Kelly Johnson. Beltran led off the seventh by smashing his 26th homer to makeit 4-1, and Delgado added a sacrifice fly in the ninth to finishthe scoring. Guillermo Mota hurled a scoreless seventh before Pedro Felicianoworked the final two frames, striking out five of the sixbatters he faced, to record his second save in 2007. The power outage put the Braves' fading playoff hopes in furtherjeopardy. Atlanta (69-67), which lost for the 11th time intheir last 16 games, fell 6 1/2 games behind the Mets in the NLEast. The Braves also fell six games behind the wild card race. James, who was activated from the disabled list prior to thecontest, allowed three runs and five hits and struck out onewithout a walk in five frames. Lastings Milledge homered in the fourth for the Mets (74-61),who lead the Phillies by 2 1/2 games in the NL East.
Delgado, Pelfrey lead Mets past Braves <h3>NY METS 5, ATLANTA 1</h3>By Phil Foley PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Carlos Delgado continues to carry the New YorkMets down the stretch. Delgado homered for the third straight game and rookie MikePelfrey hurled six effective innings to power the Mets to a 5-1win over the free-falling Atlanta Braves on Saturday. Coming into their series with the Braves, the Mets had droppedfive straight, including a four-game sweep at the hands of thesecond-place Philadelphia Phillies to see their lead dwindle totwo games in the National League East Division. But Delgado, who batted .400 (6-for-15) with a homer and sevenRBI during the Mets' miserable four-game set in Philadelphia,continued his torrid hitting in Atlanta. The Puerto Rican slugger, who blasted a three-run homer inFriday's contest, delivered once again on Saturday. With the Mets leading 1-0 in the top of the fifth, Delgado linedthe 3-2 offering from Braves starter Chuck James (9-10) intothe right field bleachers for his 21st homer of the season. "I got a good pitch to hit in that situation," Delgado said."He left a fastball over the plate and I was able to (get) thatball." Delgado also helped the Mets score their first run by groundinginto a double play in the second inning and capped the scoringwith a sacrifice fly in the ninth. "I didn't pick the time (to get hot), it kind of worked out thatway," Delgado said. "If I picked the time, I would be hot allyear. Hopefully, I can continue to swing the bat well for thenext six, seven weeks." "He's been swinging the bat well"," Mets outfielder CarlosBeltran said. "He's been able to get some key his for us.We're happy about that because Carlos is a big part of theballclub." Willie Harris added a sacrifice fly later in the inning to giveNew York a 3-0 lead. Pelfrey (1-7), who was recalled from Class AAA New Orleans priorto the game, hurled arguably the best outing of his brief majorleague career. The righthander allowed one run and one hit,walked three and struck out a career-high seven in six solidframes. "Mike's got it in him," Mets catcher Paul LoDuca said ofPelfrey, who was winless in 10 appearances prior in three stintswith the big club this year. "He did it all spring training.He got a little gun shy. He went down (to the minors) andworked hard and has gotten better. He's going to be a goodpitcher for a long time in this league." The 23-year old rookie set down the first 11 batters untilissuing a free pass to Chipper Jones in the fourth. MarkTeixeira followed with Atlanta's lone single off Pelfrey, butthe 2005 first round pick struck out Brian McCann to end theinning. Atlanta had its best threat against Pelfrey in the bottom of thefifth. The rookie hit Jeff Francoeur to start the frame ahead ofwalking Andruw Jones on five pitches. After sparsely used ChrisWoodward bunted out to third baseman David Wright on a 3-1pitch, Pelfrey continued his wild streak by walking ScottThorman to load the bases. Harris cut the deficit to 3-1 with asacrifice fly before Pelfrey wiggled out of the jam by strikingout Kelly Johnson on a 3-2 slider. "I just calmed down and took a deep breath and relaxed," Pelfreysaid. "I don't know how many 3-2 sliders I've thrown thisyear, but I continued to work on it and I continued to getbetter." Beltran led off the seventh by smashing his 26th homer to makeit 4-1, and Delgado added a sacrifice fly in the ninth to finishthe scoring. Guillermo Mota hurled a scoreless seventh before Pedro Felicianoworked the final two frames, striking out five of the sixbatters he faced, to record his second save in 2007. The power outage put the Braves' fading playoff hopes in furtherjeopardy. Atlanta (69-67), which lost for the 11th time intheir last 16 games, fell 6 1/2 games behind the Mets in the NLEast. The Braves also fell six games behind the wild card race. "We have to win," McCann said. "In order to make the playoffs,we're going to have to play better than we've been playing." Atlanta, which also scored only one run despite having the basesloaded and no outs in the sixth inning on Friday, continued tostruggle at the plate. The club, which had just two hits andstruck out 13 times on Saturday, has collected just two runs andsix hits, striking out an astounding 22 times in their firsttwo games of the three game set. "It's not a good time for our offense to not show up," Teixeirasaid. "But their pitching definitely has done a good jobshutting us out the last couple of days." "(We have) a good lineup," Braves manager Bobby Cox said of hisslumping offense. "The Mets are the same way too. The Yankeeshave nothing but hitting, but they get shut down too." James, who was activated from the disabled list prior to thecontest, allowed three runs and five hits and struck out onewithout a walk in five frames. Lastings Milledge homered in the fourth for the Mets (74-61),who lead the Phillies by 2 1/2 games in the NL East.
