NL: NY METS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NY METS (3) VS ATLANTA (2) - FINAL NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .295 L Castillo 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271 D Wright 3b 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .317 C Beltran cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .279 C Delgado 1b 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .251 M Alou lf 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 .316 A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 B Wagner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 S Green rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .274 P Lo Duca c 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .267 T Glavine p 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 .240 J Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 E Chavez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Totals 32 3 9 3 3 6 15 BATTING: 2B - C Beltran (30, J Smoltz). HR - D Wright (25, 5th inning off J Smoltz 1 on, 2 Out). S - L Castillo. SF - T Glavine. RBI - T Glavine (4), D Wright 2 (89). 2-out RBI - D Wright 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Delgado 1, S Green 1, J Reyes 1. GIDP - P Lo Duca. Team LOB - 7. BASERUNNING: SB - C Beltran (19, 2nd base off R Mahay/B McCann). CS - L Castillo (1, 2nd base by J Smoltz/B McCann). FIELDING: E - D Wright (18, ground ball). Outfield assists - M Alou (M Teixeira at 2nd base). ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg Y Escobar ss 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .329 M Diaz lf 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .350 C Jones 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .326 M Teixeira 1b 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .314 J Francoeur rf 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 .293 A Jones cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .222 B McCann c 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .270 C Woodward pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .192 K Johnson 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .289 J Smoltz p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .089 a-J Franco ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .216 R Mahay p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 P Moylan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-P Orr ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .190 Totals 35 2 8 2 3 5 15 a-struck out swinging for J Smoltz in the 7th; b-bunted into fielder's choice to first for P Moylan in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - B McCann (34, B Wagner). RBI - J Francoeur (84), K Johnson (64). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Jones 1, M Diaz 1, B McCann 2. Team LOB - 9. FIELDING: DP: 1 (Y Escobar-M Teixeira). ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS - 010 020 000 -- 3 ATLANTA - 100 000 001 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era T Glavine (W, 12-6) 6 5 1 1 3 2 0 4.06 J Sosa (H, 6) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.17 A Heilman (H, 17) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.25 B Wagner (S, 30) 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.58 ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era J Smoltz (L, 12-7) 7 9 3 3 2 4 1 3.09 R Mahay 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.53 P Moylan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.88 T Glavine pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. Pitches-strikes: T Glavine 100-59; J Sosa 9-7; A Heilman 11-6; B Wagner 18-14; J Smoltz 104-67; R Mahay 22-13; P Moylan 7-5. Ground balls-fly balls: T Glavine 7-8; J Sosa 1-0; A Heilman 2-0; B Wagner 3-0; J Smoltz 9-7; R Mahay 1-0; P Moylan 3-0. Batters faced: T Glavine 26; J Sosa 3; A Heilman 4; B Wagner 5; J Smoltz 30; R Mahay 4; P Moylan 3. UMPIRES: HP--Eric Cooper. 1B--Andy Fletcher. 2B--Mike Reilly. 3B--Jeff Kellogg. EJECTIONS: NY METS' Alou by Fletcher (8th). T--2:47. Att--46,242. Weather: 80 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, right to left.</div>
NL: NY METS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NY METS (3) AT ATLANTA (2) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ATLANTA 1ST: Y Escobar singled to right. M Diaz singled to center, Y Escobar to second. C Jones flied out to center, Y Escobar to third. M Teixeira walked, M Diaz to second. J Francoeur grounded out to third, Y Escobar scored, M Diaz to third, M Teixeira to second. A Jones walked. B McCann grounded out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, ATLANTA 1. NY METS 2ND: C Delgado struck out swinging. M Alou singled to center. S Green singled to center, M Alou to second. P Lo Duca singled to right, M Alou to third, S Green to second. T Glavine hit sacrifice fly to center, M Alou scored. J Reyes struck out looking. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, ATLANTA 1. NY METS 5TH: T Glavine struck out swinging. J Reyes singled to shallow left. L Castillo sacrificed to catcher, J Reyes to second. D Wright homered to center, J Reyes scored. C Beltran doubled to deep right. C Delgado struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, ATLANTA 1. ATLANTA 9TH: B Wagner relieved A Heilman. B McCann doubled to right. C Woodward ran for B McCann. K Johnson singled to deep right center, C Woodward scored. P Orr hit for P Moylan. P Orr bunted into fielder's choice to first, K Johnson out at second. Y Escobar grounded out to first, P Orr to second. M Diaz grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, ATLANTA 2.</div>
NL: NY METS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NY METS (3) AT ATLANTA (2) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ny Mets Starting Lineups -- J Reyes SS, L Castillo 2B, D Wright 3B, C Beltran CF, C Delgado 1B, M Alou LF, S Green RF, P Lo Duca C, T Glavine LHP. Atlanta Starting Lineups -- Y Escobar SS, M Diaz LF, C Jones 3B, M Teixeira 1B, J Francoeur RF, A Jones CF, B McCann C, K Johnson 2B, J Smoltz RHP. Umpires -- Eric Cooper (HP), Andy Fletcher (1B), Mike Reilly (2B), Jeff Kellogg (3B). Gametime Weather: 80 degrees, Cloudy, wind right to left at 13 mph. NY METS 1ST: J Reyes grounded out to first. L Castillo singled to left. L Castillo caught stealing second, catcher to second. D Wright reached on infield single to shortstop. C Beltran flied out to left. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, ATLANTA 0. ATLANTA 1ST: Y Escobar singled to right. M Diaz singled to center, Y Escobar to second. C Jones flied out to center, Y Escobar to third. M Teixeira walked, M Diaz to second. J Francoeur grounded out to third, Y Escobar scored, M Diaz to third, M Teixeira to second. A Jones walked. B McCann grounded out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, ATLANTA 1. NY METS 2ND: C Delgado struck out swinging. M Alou singled to center. S Green singled to center, M Alou to second. P Lo Duca singled to right, M Alou to third, S Green to second. T Glavine hit sacrifice fly to center, M Alou scored. J Reyes struck out looking. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, ATLANTA 1. ATLANTA 2ND: K Johnson grounded out to second. J Smoltz grounded out to second. Y Escobar grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, ATLANTA 1. NY METS 3RD: L Castillo flied out to center. D Wright grounded out to pitcher. C Beltran grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, ATLANTA 1. ATLANTA 3RD: M Diaz flied out to right. C Jones grounded out to shortstop. M Teixeira struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, ATLANTA 1. NY METS 4TH: C Delgado walked. M Alou walked, C Delgado to second. S Green grounded into fielder's choice to first, M Alou out at second, C Delgado to third. P Lo Duca grounded into double play, shortstop to first, S Green out at second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, ATLANTA 1. ATLANTA 4TH: J Francoeur struck out looking. A Jones popped out to shortstop. B McCann popped out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, ATLANTA 1. NY METS 5TH: T Glavine struck out swinging. J Reyes singled to shallow left. L Castillo sacrificed to catcher, J Reyes to second. D Wright homered to center, J Reyes scored. C Beltran doubled to deep right. C Delgado struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, ATLANTA 1. ATLANTA 5TH: K Johnson flied out to left. J Smoltz grounded out to third. Y Escobar walked. M Diaz singled to left, Y Escobar to second. C Jones flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, ATLANTA 1. NY METS 6TH: M Alou singled to left. S Green flied out to left. P Lo Duca popped out to shortstop. T Glavine grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Alou out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, ATLANTA 1. ATLANTA 6TH: M Teixeira singled to left, M Teixeira out stretching at second. J Francoeur flied out to center. A Jones safe at first on error by third baseman D Wright. B McCann flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) NY METS 3, ATLANTA 1. NY METS 7TH: J Reyes fouled out to left. L Castillo grounded out to pitcher. D Wright lined out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, ATLANTA 1. ATLANTA 7TH: K Johnson singled to center. J Franco hit for J Smoltz. J Sosa relieved T Glavine. J Franco struck out swinging. Y Escobar struck out swinging. M Diaz grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, K Johnson out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, ATLANTA 1. NY METS 8TH: R Mahay relieved J Smoltz. C Beltran walked. C Delgado struck out swinging. M Alou struck out swinging, C Beltran stole second. NY Mets's M Alou ejected by A Fletcher. S Green grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, ATLANTA 1. ATLANTA 8TH: A Heilman relieved J Sosa. E Chavez in left field. C Jones singled to center. M Teixeira struck out swinging. J Francoeur grounded into fielder's choice to third, C Jones out at second. A Jones grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Francoeur out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, ATLANTA 1. NY METS 9TH: P Moylan relieved R Mahay. P Lo Duca grounded out to pitcher. E Chavez grounded out to pitcher. J Reyes grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, ATLANTA 1. ATLANTA 9TH: B Wagner relieved A Heilman. B McCann doubled to right. C Woodward ran for B McCann. K Johnson singled to deep right center, C Woodward scored. P Orr hit for P Moylan. P Orr bunted into fielder's choice to first, K Johnson out at second. Y Escobar grounded out to first, P Orr to second. M Diaz grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, ATLANTA 2.</div>
Glavine dazzles, leads Mets to Sweep of Braves <h3>NY METS 3, ATLANTA 2</h3>By Phil Foley PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer ATLANTA (Ticker) -- The sixth time was the charm for New YorkMets starter Tom Glavine. Glavine pitched into the seventh inning to outduel formerteammate John Smoltz for the first time in six tries, leadingthe Mets to a 3-2 win over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday. Pitching in Atlanta for the first time since he recorded his300th career victory on August 5, Glavine (12-6) was brilliant. The former Atlanta ace allowed one run and five hits, walkedthree and struck out two in six-plus innings to defeat hisformer club for the first time this season. But it didn't look like Glavine would dazzle in the first. Yunel Escobar and Matt Diaz led off the frame with consecutivesingles before Glavine retired Chipper Jones. Mark Teixeiradrew a walk to load the bases. The Braves, who failed to score more than one run onbases-loaded situations with one out in the previous two games,faltered once again. Jeff Francoeur drove in Atlanta's first run with a groundoutbefore Glavine walked Andruw Jones to load the bases once again. But the two-time Cy Young Award winner induced Atlanta nativeBrian McCann, who was three years old when Glavine made hismajor league debut in 1987, to ground out meekly to first baseto end the threat. From there the crafty lefthander cruised, retiring the next 11batters before issuing a walk and a hit in the fifth. Glavineleft to a partial standing ovation from the normally hostileTurner Field crowd after issuing a single to Teixeira to startthe seventh. Former Brave Jorge Sosa retired all three batters he faced inthe seventh, Aaron Heilman worked around a leadoff walk in theeighth and Billy Wagner allowed a run in the ninth beforerecording his 30th save. McCann led off with a double, and Kelly Johnson singled homepinch runner Chris Woodward to pull the Mets within 3-2. Wagner bounced back and induced three straight groundouts toclose out the game. Smoltz (12-7) pitched well for Atlanta, allowing three runs andnine hits with two walks and seven strikeouts in seven solidframes, but was once again victimized by poor run support. Meanwhile, Glavine and slugger David Wright provided just enoughoffense to hand Smoltz his first loss versus the Mets thisseason. The Mets loaded the bases with one out in the second on singlesby Moises Alou, Shawn Green and Paul LoDuca to bring up Glavine. The veteran lofted a long sacrifice fly into the left-centerfield gap, plating Alou to knot the game at 1-1. Wright broke the tie and completed the three-game sweep bysmashing his 25th homer into the left-center field bleachers inthe fifth to cap the scoring. The Mets couldn't pick a better time to sweep the reelingBraves. New York (76-60), which limped into Atlanta after anembarrassing four-game sweep by the second-place PhiladelphiaPhillies to cut their lead to just two games in the NationalLeague East Division, increased their cushion to four games. They also dealt a potentially fatal blow to Atlanta's chances ofmaking a bid for their 15th division crown since 1991. TheBraves (69-68), who fell 7 1/2 games behind the Mets in the NLEast, were also 6 1/2 games off the pace for the National Leaguewild card entering Sunday. Chipper Jones snapped an 0-for-14 slide with a single in theeighth for the Braves.
Glavine dazzles, leads Mets to sweep of Braves <h3>NY METS 3, ATLANTA 2</h3>By Phil Foley PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer ATLANTA (Ticker) -- The sixth time was the charm for New YorkMets starter Tom Glavine. Glavine pitched into the seventh inning to outduel formerteammate John Smoltz for the first time in six tries, leadingthe Mets to a 3-2 win over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday and asweep of the three-game set. Pitching in Atlanta for the first time since he recorded his300th career victory on August 5, Glavine (12-6) was brilliant. The lefthander allowed one run and five hits, walked three andstruck out two in six-plus innings to win a Glavine-Smoltzmatchup for the first time. "Finally," Glavine said. "It was awhile." But it didn't look like Glavine would dazzle in the first. Yunel Escobar and Matt Diaz led off the frame with consecutivesingles before Glavine retired Chipper Jones. Mark Teixeirathen drew a walk to load the bases. The Braves, who failed to score more than one run onbases-loaded situations with one out in the previous two games,faltered once again. Jeff Francoeur drove in Atlanta's first run with a groundoutbefore Glavine walked Andruw Jones to load the bases once again. But the two-time Cy Young Award winner induced Atlanta nativeBrian McCann, who was 3 years old when Glavine made his majorleague debut in 1987, to ground out meekly to first base to endthe threat. "We had the bases loaded in the first off Tommy," Braves managerBobby Cox said. "We could have had the game up locked there,but we couldn't do it." "He pitched real well," Smoltz said. "He got out of the onlyreal trouble he was in all night." From there the crafty lefthander cruised, retiring the next 11batters before issuing a walk and a hit in the fifth. Glavineleft to a partial standing ovation from the normally hostileTurner Field crowd after issuing a single to Teixeira to startthe seventh. "It was nice," Glavine said of the ovation. "It was much betterthan the reaction when I walked off the mound (to boos) thefirst couple of years or the sarcastic cheers I had because Ihad a bad game. Anytime you walk off the field in the otherteam's ballpark, it's something I'm very proud of and alwaysappreciative of." Former Brave Jorge Sosa retired all three batters he faced inthe seventh and Aaron Heilman worked around a leadoff walk inthe eighth before closer Billy Wagner ran into trouble again inthe ninth. McCann led off the ninth with a double - Atlanta's firstextra-base hit of the series. Kelly Johnson singled home pinchrunner Chris Woodward to pull the Braves within 3-2. Wagner, who blew his last two save opportunities, bounced backand induced three straight groundouts to close out the game andrecord his 30th save. Prior to this one, the 41-year-old Glavine has faced off againsthis longtime teammate and good friend Smoltz (12-7) five times.Glavine was 0-2 with a 2.96 ERA in the matchup of two futureHall of Famers, while Smoltz was 3-0 with a 3.16 ERA. The Metsdropped all five games. This time it was Smoltz's turn to lose. The veteran righthanderpitched well for Atlanta, allowing three runs and nine hitswith two walks and seven strikeouts in seven solid frames, butwas once again victimized by poor run support. "I felt really good," Smoltz said. "Unfortunately, I haven'twon a game when I've given up three (earned) runs. That's theway it's been." Meanwhile, Glavine and slugger David Wright provided just enoughoffense to hand Smoltz his first loss against the Mets thisseason. The Mets loaded the bases with one out in the second on singlesby Moises Alou, Shawn Green and Paul Lo Duca to bring upGlavine. The veteran lofted a long sacrifice fly into the left-centerfield gap, plating Alou to knot the game at 1-1. "I was looking for a fastball and had a chance to get it, and Idid," Glavine said. "Probably the only center fielder (AndruwJones) that could get to it tracked it down." Wright broke the tie and helped complete the three-game sweep bysmashing his 25th homer into the left-center field bleachers inthe fifth to give New York a 3-1 edge. The Mets couldn't pick a better time to sweep the reelingBraves. New York (76-60), which limped into Atlanta after anembarrassing four-game sweep by the second-place PhiladelphiaPhillies to cut their lead to just two games in the NationalLeague East Division, increased their cushion to four games. "It's an unbelievable game, it really is," Lo Duca said. "Toplay the way we did in Philadelphia, we didn't get any breaks.We come here and got a lot of breaks. We just got the breakshere and took advantage of them." New York also dealt a potentially fatal blow to Atlanta'schances of making a bid for their 15th division crown since1991. The Braves (69-68), who fell 7 1/2 games behind the Metsin the NL East, were also 6 1/2 games off the pace for the NLwild card entering Sunday. "We've got to go 19-6 (down the stretch)," Smoltz said. "Wehave to win a game and go from there. You can't keep up withthis pace. This is as shocking as anything. We had oneextra-base hit and it was in the ninth inning. They came inhere and we had matchups we liked. But it didn't mean anything.We were 0-3." Chipper Jones snapped an 0-for-14 slide with a single in theeighth for the free-falling Braves, who have lost 12 of theirlast 17 games.
