GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: FLORIDA (55-62) at NY METS (64-52)

NL: FLORIDA (55-62) at NY METS (64-52)

<h3>Struggling Perez takes mound as Mets try to avoid sweep</h3>



<div class="pre">Florida (55-62) at Ny Mets (64-52) 1:10 pm EDT</div>

FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) - Oliver Perez has struggled oflate, much like the New York Mets.


Perez (10-8, 3.31 ERA) takes the mound as the Mets try and avoida three-game sweep at the hands of the Florida Marlins onSunday.


The Mets have lost three straight and five of their last sevengames. New York is just 2 1/2 games in front of Atlanta andthree games ahead of Philadelphia in the National League East.

Perez, who has allowed 15 runs and 20 hits in his last 17innings, will try and put an end to both his and his team'srecent woes. The lefthander allowed six runs and 10 hits infive innings against Atlanta in a 7-3 loss on Tuesday.

The good news for New York and Perez is that Rick VandenHurk(3-3, 7.39) has not been much better. VandenHurk has not wonsince July 17 and has allowed 14 runs in his last 11 2/3 frames.On Tuesday, Philadelphia rocked the righthander for six runsand five hits in 2 1/3 innings.


Josh Willingham had a big hand in Saturday's win, blasting hisfirst career grand slam off Guillermo Mota to give the Marlins a5-3 lead in the sixth inning.

 

NL: FLORIDA at NY METS

<div class="pre">FLORIDA AT NY METS -- LINEUPS

FLORIDA NY METS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Hanley Ramirez SS .342 20 58 Jose Reyes SS .307 8 46
Alejandro De Aza CF .340 0 3 Ruben Gotay 2B .343 4 20
Miguel Cabrera 3B .335 28 83 Carlos Beltran CF .262 20 65
Josh Willingham LF .273 18 74 David Wright 3B .306 22 74
Cody Ross RF .292 5 19 Carlos Delgado 1B .249 17 65
Jason Wood 1B .278 3 23 Moises Alou LF .300 5 19
Matt Treanor C .293 2 10 Shawn Green RF .275 8 32
Alfredo Amezaga 2B .269 2 27 Ramon Castro C .285 9 27
Rick Vandenhurk RHP .077 0 0 Oliver Perez LHP .205 0 1
(3-3, 7.49) (10-8, 3.31)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS
NOTE: THE START OF THE GAME IS BEING DELAYED DUE TO
CEREMONIES.</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS
WARMUPS: FLA - RICK VANDENHURK (3-3, 7.49)
NYM - OLIVER PEREZ (10-8, 3.31)

UMPIRES: HP - CHAD FAIRCHILD
1B - CHUCK MERIWETHER
2B - RICK REED
3B - ALFONSO MARQUEZ

WEATHER: 84 Degrees, sunny
WIND: 11 mph, right to left</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS
NOTE: THE GAME IS UNDERWAY AFTER A 29 MINUTE DELAY.</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS
STARTING BATS: FLA - RICK VANDENHURK AND MATT TREANOR
NYM - OLIVER PEREZ AND RAMON CASTRO

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: H RAMIREZ (.342, 20 HR, 58 RBI)
A DE AZA (.340, 0 HR, 3 RBI)
M CABRERA (.335, 28 HR, 83 RBI)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY HANLEY RAMIREZ (21) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF OLIVER PEREZ.
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 1, NY METS 0

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: A DE AZA (.340, 0 HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL FLORIDA AT NY METS
NOTE: THE HOME RUN BY FLORIDA SHORTSTOP HANLEY RAMIREZ LED
OFF THE GAME. THE HOME RUN ALSO EXTENDED RAMIREZ'S HITTING STREAK TO
10 GAMES.</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - RICK VANDENHURK
NYM - OLIVER PEREZ

DUE UP FOR NY METS: J REYES (.307, 8 HR, 46 RBI)
R GOTAY (.343, 4 HR, 20 RBI)
C BELTRAN (.262, 20 HR, 65 RBI)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at NY METS

<div class="pre">FLORIDA (1) VS NY METS (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .344
A De Aza cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
M Cabrera 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .335
J Willingham lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273
C Ross rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300
J Wood 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .275
M Treanor c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
A Amezaga 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
R VandenHurk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077

Totals 5 1 2 1 1 1 3

BATTING: 2B - C Ross (9, O Perez). HR - H Ramirez (21, 1st inning off O Perez 0
on, 0 Out). RBI - H Ramirez (59). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Wood 2. Team LOB - 2.


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
R Gotay 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .343
C Beltran cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
D Wright 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
C Delgado 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
M Alou lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
S Green rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
R Castro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
O Perez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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FLORIDA - 1 -- 1
NY METS - -- 0
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FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
R VandenHurk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.49

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 3.36

Pitches-strikes: O Perez 22-13. Ground balls-fly balls: O Perez 1-1. Batters
faced: O Perez 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Chad Fairchild. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Alfonso
Marquez.

(Plus ceremonies delay totaling 29 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 84 degrees,
sunny. Wind: 11 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: FLA - RICK VANDENHURK
NYM - OLIVER PEREZ</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - RICK VANDENHURK
NYM - OLIVER PEREZ

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M TREANOR (.293, 2 HR, 10 RBI)
A AMEZAGA (.269, 2 HR, 27 RBI)
R VANDENHURK (.077, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at NY METS

<div class="pre">FLORIDA (1) VS NY METS (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .344
A De Aza cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
M Cabrera 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .335
J Willingham lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273
C Ross rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300
J Wood 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .275
M Treanor c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
A Amezaga 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
R VandenHurk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077

Totals 5 1 2 1 1 1 3

BATTING: 2B - C Ross (9, O Perez). HR - H Ramirez (21, 1st inning off O Perez 0
on, 0 Out). RBI - H Ramirez (59). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Wood 2. Team LOB - 2.


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
R Gotay 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .341
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
D Wright 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
C Delgado 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
M Alou lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
S Green rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
R Castro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
O Perez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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FLORIDA - 1 -- 1
NY METS - 0 -- 0
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FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
R VandenHurk 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.35

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 3.36

Pitches-strikes: R VandenHurk 5-5; O Perez 22-13. Ground balls-fly balls: R
VandenHurk 0-3; O Perez 1-1. Batters faced: R VandenHurk 3; O Perez 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Chad Fairchild. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Alfonso
Marquez.

(Plus ceremonies delay totaling 29 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 84 degrees,
sunny. Wind: 11 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - RICK VANDENHURK
NYM - OLIVER PEREZ

DUE UP FOR NY METS: D WRIGHT (.306, 22 HR, 74 RBI)
C DELGADO (.249, 17 HR, 65 RBI)
M ALOU (.300, 5 HR, 19 RBI)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at NY METS

<div class="pre">FLORIDA (1) VS NY METS (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .343
A De Aza cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
M Cabrera 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .335
J Willingham lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273
C Ross rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300
J Wood 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .275
M Treanor c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290
A Amezaga 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
R VandenHurk p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .077

Totals 8 1 2 1 2 2 4

BATTING: 2B - C Ross (9, O Perez). HR - H Ramirez (21, 1st inning off O Perez 0
on, 0 Out). RBI - H Ramirez (59). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Wood 2. Team LOB - 3.


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
R Gotay 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .341
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
D Wright 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
C Delgado 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
M Alou lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
S Green rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
R Castro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
O Perez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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FLORIDA - 10 -- 1
NY METS - 0 -- 0
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FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
R VandenHurk 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.35

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 3.33

Pitches-strikes: R VandenHurk 5-5; O Perez 38-24. Ground balls-fly balls: R
VandenHurk 0-3; O Perez 1-3. Batters faced: R VandenHurk 3; O Perez 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Chad Fairchild. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Alfonso
Marquez.

(Plus ceremonies delay totaling 29 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 84 degrees,
sunny. Wind: 11 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY MOISES ALOU (6) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 2ND OFF RICK VANDENHURK SCORED DAVID WRIGHT AND CARLOS DELGADO.
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 1, NY METS 3

DUE UP FOR NY METS: S GREEN (.275, 8 HR, 32 RBI)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - RICK VANDENHURK
NYM - OLIVER PEREZ

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: A DE AZA (.333, 0-FOR-1)
M CABRERA (.335, 0-FOR-0, BB)
J WILLINGHAM (.273, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at NY METS

<div class="pre">FLORIDA (1) VS NY METS (3) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .343
A De Aza cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
M Cabrera 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .335
J Willingham lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273
C Ross rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300
J Wood 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .275
M Treanor c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290
A Amezaga 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
R VandenHurk p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .077

Totals 8 1 2 1 2 2 4

BATTING: 2B - C Ross (9, O Perez). HR - H Ramirez (21, 1st inning off O Perez 0
on, 0 Out). RBI - H Ramirez (59). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Wood 2. Team LOB - 3.


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
R Gotay 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .341
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
D Wright 3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .306
C Delgado 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .251
M Alou lf 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .304
S Green rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
R Castro c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282
O Perez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 8 3 2 3 1 1 0

BATTING: HR - M Alou (6, 2nd inning off R VandenHurk 2 on, 0 Out). RBI - M Alou
3 (22). Team LOB - 0.


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FLORIDA - 10 -- 1
NY METS - 03 -- 3
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FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
R VandenHurk 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 7.71

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 3.33

BALK - R VandenHurk. Pitches-strikes: R VandenHurk 30-20; O Perez 38-24.
Ground balls-fly balls: R VandenHurk 2-3; O Perez 1-3. Batters faced: R
VandenHurk 9; O Perez 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Chad Fairchild. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Alfonso
Marquez.

(Plus ceremonies delay totaling 29 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 84 degrees,
sunny. Wind: 11 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CODY ROSS SCORED ALEJANDRO DE AZA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C ROSS ON FIRST, M CABRERA ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 2
NY METS 3 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: J WOOD (.275, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JASON WOOD SCORED MIGUEL CABRERA. ERROR BY RAMON
CASTRO ALLOWED CODY ROSS TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J WOOD ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 4
NY METS 3 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M TREANOR (.290, 0-FOR-1)</div>