NL: NY METS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NY METS (7) AT ATLANTA (1) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NY METS 4TH: L Castillo bunt grounded out to catcher. D Wright struck out looking. C Beltran singled to deep right. M Alou singled to center, C Beltran to second. C Delgado homered to center, C Beltran and M Alou scored. P Lo Duca grounded out to shortstop. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, ATLANTA 0. NY METS 5TH: E Chavez bunt grounded out to catcher. J Maine flied out to right. J Reyes homered to right. L Castillo grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 4, ATLANTA 0. ATLANTA 6TH: P Orr hit for T Hudson. P Orr singled to left center. K Johnson walked, P Orr to second. M Diaz walked, P Orr to third, K Johnson to second. C Jones popped out to third. P Orr scored, K Johnson to third, M Diaz to second on wild pitch by J Maine. M Teixeira popped out to first. B McCann struck out looking. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 4, ATLANTA 1. NY METS 9TH: J Ascanio relieved T Yates. C Beltran grounded out to pitcher. M Alou flied out to center. C Delgado doubled to deep left. P Lo Duca intentionally walked. E Chavez walked, C Delgado to third, P Lo Duca to second. M Anderson hit for A Heilman. M Anderson doubled to deep center, C Delgado, P Lo Duca and E Chavez scored. J Reyes flied out to right. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 7, ATLANTA 1.</div>
Delgado, Maine help Mets end slide <h3>NY METS 7, ATLANTA 1</h3>ATLANTA (Ticker) -- The bat of Carlos Delgado and the arm ofJohn Maine helped the New York Mets end a long losing streak. Delgado smashed a three-run homer in the fourth inning and Mainetossed seven solid frames to power the Mets to a 7-1 win Fridayover the Atlanta Braves and snap a five-game losing streak. New York (74-60) had struggled entering their weekend seriesagainst the Braves, dropping seven of nine contests to see theirlead shrink to two games over the surging Philadelphia Phillies(72-62) in the National League East Division. However, Delgado and Maine helped right the ship in this one. The 35-year-old Delgado, who was one of the few battersproducing in the first few games of the Mets' 10-game road trip,continued his torrid hitting by smashing a towering three-runblast to straightaway center field off Atlanta starter TimHudson (15-7) for his 20th homer of the season. The homer was more than enough for Maine (14-8), who allowed onerun and three hits with three walks and eight strikeouts inseven sensational innings to collect his first career winagainst Atlanta. The 26-year-old Maine, who threw 62-of-112 pitches for strikes,scattered just two hits over the first five frames beforeworking out of a bases-loaded, none-out jam with minimal damagein the sixth. Pinch hitter Pete Orr lead off the inning with a single beforeMaine issued walks to Kelly Johnson and Matt Diaz, loading thebases. But the facing the heart of Atlanta's lineup, the dependableMaine induced Met killer Chipper Jones to pop out to third base. After Orr scored on a wild pitch, Maine got the hot-hitting MarkTeixeira to pop out to first base and struck out Brian McCannlooking to end the threat. Aaron Heilman hurled a perfect eighth and Scott Schoeneweisworked a scoreless ninth for New York, which remained two gamesahead of the Phillies in the NL East. Pinch hitter Marlon Anderson capped the scoring with a three-rundouble in the ninth. Maine and the Mets dealt a potentially devastating blow to theBraves' playoff chances. Atlanta (69-66), which dropped three of four to the lowlyCincinnati Reds during its recent 10-game road trip, lost forthe 10th time in its last 15 games to fall 5 1/2 games off thepace in the division. It was the first loss in three starts against the Mets thisseason for Hudson, who also surrendered a homer to Jose Reyes inthe fifth. Hudson allowed four runs and six hits in six innings, strikingout one without a walk in falling to 7-3 with a 3.60 ERA in 11career starts against New York. The Atlanta ace, who entered this one with a major league best0.25 home run-to-innings ratio, surrendered two blasts in agame for the first time since September 13 against Philadelphia.
NL: NY METS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NY METS (7) 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, E Chavez RF, J Maine RHP. Atlanta Starting Lineups -- K Johnson 2B, M Diaz LF, C Jones 3B, M Teixeira 1B, B McCann C, J Francoeur RF, A Jones CF, Y Escobar SS, T Hudson RHP. Umpires -- Mike Reilly (HP), Jeff Kellogg (1B), Eric Cooper (2B), Andy Fletcher (3B). Gametime Weather: 79 degrees, Cloudy, wind right to left at 5 mph. NY METS 1ST: J Reyes grounded out to first. L Castillo grounded out to shortstop. D Wright grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, ATLANTA 0. ATLANTA 1ST: K Johnson singled to right. K Johnson caught stealing second, catcher to second. M Diaz struck out swinging. C Jones struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, ATLANTA 0. NY METS 2ND: C Beltran singled to center. M Alou flied out to right. C Delgado grounded out to first, C Beltran to second. P Lo Duca grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, ATLANTA 0. ATLANTA 2ND: M Teixeira grounded out to first. B McCann fouled out to catcher. J Francoeur singled to left. A Jones struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, ATLANTA 0. NY METS 3RD: E Chavez grounded out to pitcher. J Maine grounded out to third. J Reyes flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, ATLANTA 0. ATLANTA 3RD: Y Escobar hit by pitch. T Hudson struck out bunting foul. K Johnson grounded out to third, Y Escobar to second. M Diaz struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, ATLANTA 0. NY METS 4TH: L Castillo bunt grounded out to catcher. D Wright struck out looking. C Beltran singled to deep right. M Alou singled to center, C Beltran to second. C Delgado homered to center, C Beltran and M Alou scored. P Lo Duca grounded out to shortstop. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, ATLANTA 0. ATLANTA 4TH: C Jones walked. M Teixeira flied out to center. B McCann grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, C Jones out at second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, ATLANTA 0. NY METS 5TH: E Chavez bunt grounded out to catcher. J Maine flied out to right. J Reyes homered to right. L Castillo grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 4, ATLANTA 0. ATLANTA 5TH: J Francoeur popped out to shortstop. A Jones grounded out to third. Y Escobar grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 4, ATLANTA 0. NY METS 6TH: D Wright singled to left. C Beltran grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, D Wright out at second. M Alou flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 4, ATLANTA 0. ATLANTA 6TH: P Orr hit for T Hudson. P Orr singled to left center. K Johnson walked, P Orr to second. M Diaz walked, P Orr to third, K Johnson to second. C Jones popped out to third. P Orr scored, K Johnson to third, M Diaz to second on wild pitch by J Maine. M Teixeira popped out to first. B McCann struck out looking. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 4, ATLANTA 1. NY METS 7TH: R Mahay relieved T Hudson. C Delgado flied out to center. P Lo Duca singled to left. E Chavez grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, P Lo Duca out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 4, ATLANTA 1. ATLANTA 7TH: J Francoeur struck out swinging. A Jones popped out to shortstop. Y Escobar struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 4, ATLANTA 1. NY METS 8TH: T Yates relieved R Mahay. R Gotay hit for J Maine. R Gotay grounded out to shortstop. J Reyes doubled to deep right. J Reyes stole third. L Castillo grounded out to pitcher. D Wright grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 4, ATLANTA 1. ATLANTA 8TH: A Heilman relieved J Maine. W Harris hit for T Yates. W Harris flied out to right. K Johnson popped out to shortstop. M Diaz grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 4, ATLANTA 1. NY METS 9TH: J Ascanio relieved T Yates. C Beltran grounded out to pitcher. M Alou flied out to center. C Delgado doubled to deep left. P Lo Duca intentionally walked. E Chavez walked, C Delgado to third, P Lo Duca to second. M Anderson hit for A Heilman. M Anderson doubled to deep center, C Delgado, P Lo Duca and E Chavez scored. J Reyes flied out to right. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 7, ATLANTA 1. ATLANTA 9TH: S Schoeneweis relieved A Heilman. M Anderson in left field. C Jones struck out swinging. M Teixeira lined out to third. B McCann singled to right center. J Francoeur flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 7, ATLANTA 1.</div>
Delgado, Maine help Mets end slide <h3>NY METS 7, ATLANTA 1</h3>By Phil Foley PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer ATLANTA (Ticker) -- The bat of Carlos Delgado and the arm ofJohn Maine helped the New York Mets end a long losing streak. Delgado smashed a three-run homer in the fourth inning and Mainetossed seven solid frames to power the Mets to a 7-1 win Fridayover the Atlanta Braves and snap a five-game skid. New York (74-60) had struggled entering their weekend seriesagainst the Braves, dropping seven of nine contests to see theirlead shrink to two games over the surging Philadelphia Phillies(72-62) in the National League East Division. However, Delgado and Maine helped right the ship in this one. The 35-year-old Delgado, who was one of the few battersproducing in the first few games of the Mets' 10-game road trip,continued his torrid hitting by smashing a towering three-runblast to straightaway center field off Atlanta starter TimHudson (15-7) for his 20th homer of the season. "It was a cutter that just got up," Hudson said. "He handled itpretty good." "Why every time I hit a home run does it have to be a cutterthat doesn't cut?" joked Delgado, who is hitting .421 (8-for-19)with two homers in his last five games. "You face a guy thatmany times, you're going to run into one sometime." The homer was more than enough for Maine (14-8), who allowed onerun and three hits with three walks and eight strikeouts inseven sensational innings to collect his first career winagainst Atlanta. "It was good to come in here and win against the Braves," Mainesaid. "Especially after the first part of the road trip." "He was lights out today," Mets third baseman David Wright said."He had a lot of confidence in his breaking ball. He waspretty unbelievable." The 26-year-old Maine, who threw 62-of-112 pitches for strikes,scattered just two hits over the first five frames beforeworking out of a bases-loaded, none-out jam with minimal damagein the sixth. Pinch hitter Pete Orr lead off the inning with a single beforeMaine issued walks to Kelly Johnson and Matt Diaz, loading thebases. But facing the heart of Atlanta's lineup, the dependable Maineinduced Met killer Chipper Jones to pop out to third base. After Orr scored on a wild pitch, Maine got the hot-hitting MarkTeixeira, who entered the game with an 11-game hitting streak,to pop out to first base. "I got lucky a little bit," Maine said. "(The pitches to Jonesand Teixeira) were a little up." Maine thwarted the rally by striking out Brian McCann looking ona borderline 3-2 pitch. "I thought it was a strike," Maine said. "I thought I hit myspot there." "We had the right guys up there," Atlanta manager Bobby Coxsaid. "They've been doing it all year. They didn't get it donetonight." Aaron Heilman hurled a perfect eighth and Scott Schoeneweisworked a scoreless ninth for New York, which remained two gamesahead of the Phillies in the NL East. "It was a big win," Delgado said. "We want to get as many winsas we can, but it was nice to bounce back after that series inPhiladelphia." Pinch hitter Marlon Anderson capped the scoring with a three-rundouble in the ninth. Maine and the Mets dealt a potentially devastating blow to theBraves' playoff chances. Atlanta (69-66), which dropped three of four to the lowlyCincinnati Reds during its recent 10-game road trip, lost forthe 10th time in its last 15 games to fall 5 1/2 games off thepace in the division. "Every game is pretty huge," Hudson said. "Our backs are to thewall. We have to start playing better. We've got to go outthere and play like we want to win the ballgame. We just haveto play hard and do what it takes to win." It was the first loss in three starts against the Mets thisseason for Hudson, who also surrendered a homer to Jose Reyes inthe fifth. Hudson allowed four runs and six hits in six innings, strikingout one without a walk in falling to 7-3 with a 3.60 ERA in 11career starts against New York. "I felt great," he said. "I felt fine, except for threepitches. I got them up in the zone and they took care of it.They made me pay for it." The Atlanta ace, who entered this one with a major league best0.25 home run-to-innings ratio, surrendered two blasts in agame for the first time since September 13 against Philadelphia.
