GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: NY METS (36-25) at LA DODGERS (35-28)

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Ledee hit for P Feliciano.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 3
LA DODGERS 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR NY METS: R Ledee (.286, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

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

BATTERIES: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ, SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS (6TH), GUILLERMO MOTA
(7TH), PEDRO FELICIANO (7TH) AND PAUL LO DUCA

LOS - RANDY WOLF, CHAD BILLINGSLEY (7TH), JONATHAN
BROXTON (8TH), TAKASHI SAITO (9TH) AND RUSSELL MARTIN

HOME RUNS: NYM - NONE

LOS - NONE</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

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

BATTERIES: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ, SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS (6TH), GUILLERMO MOTA
(7TH), PEDRO FELICIANO (7TH) AND PAUL LO DUCA

LOS - RANDY WOLF, CHAD BILLINGSLEY (7TH), JONATHAN
BROXTON (8TH), TAKASHI SAITO (9TH) AND RUSSELL MARTIN


WP - RANDY WOLF (8-4)
LP - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ (3-2)
SAVE - TAKASHI SAITO (17)

HOME RUNS: NYM - NONE

LOS - NONE


TIME: 2:59 ATT: 40,467

PROBABLES: NYM - JOHN MAINE (6-3, 2.78)
LOS - HONG-CHIH KUO (0-1, 4.85)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NY METS (3) VS LA DODGERS (5) - FINAL

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .309
S Green rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .318
C Beltran cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .283
D Wright 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .279
C Delgado 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .228
P Lo Duca c 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .305
J Valentin 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .271
C Gomez lf 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .228
a-R Gotay ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295
O Hernandez p 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .200
S Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
G Mota p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
P Feliciano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-R Ledee ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250

Totals 34 3 9 3 0 7 13

a-struck out looking for C Gomez in the 9th; b-struck out swinging for P
Feliciano in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - C Delgado (14, R Wolf). S - O Hernandez , C Gomez. RBI - S Green
(23), D Wright (35), C Gomez (8). 2-out RBI - C Gomez. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - C Delgado 1, P Lo Duca 1, O Hernandez 1, J Reyes 1. Team LOB
- 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - S Green (5, 2nd base off R Wolf/R Martin), D Wright (13,
2nd base off R Wolf/R Martin).

FIELDING: E - C Beltran (1, bobble); P Lo Duca (3, throw).


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288
J Pierre cf 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .273
R Martin c 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .298
J Kent 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .261
L Gonzalez lf 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 .297
M Kemp rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .381
A Ethier rf-lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .263
J Loney 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .250
T Abreu 3b 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .262
R Wolf p 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .120
a-W Betemit ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200
C Billingsley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Broxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Saito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 32 5 8 5 3 6 16

a-singled to center for R Wolf in the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - L Gonzalez 2 (14, O Hernandez 2); J Loney (1, O Hernandez). RBI -
R Martin (41), L Gonzalez (27), A Ethier (28), J Loney (2), W Betemit (16).
2-out RBI - W Betemit. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L Gonzalez 1,
J Kent 1. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Pierre (20, 2nd base off O Hernandez/P Lo Duca), R Martin
(11, 2nd base off O Hernandez/P Lo Duca).

FIELDING: E - R Martin (6, throw). PB - R Martin.


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NY METS - 200 100 000 -- 3
LA DODGERS - 000 302 00x -- 5
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Hernandez (L, 3-2) 5 2/3 7 5 4 3 4 0 2.38
S Schoeneweis 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.06
G Mota 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.36
P Feliciano 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.61

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Wolf (W, 8-4) 6 9 3 3 0 3 0 4.06
C Billingsley (H, 3) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.27
J Broxton (H, 15) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.98
T Saito (S, 17) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.73

S Schoeneweis pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

WP - R Wolf. Pitches-strikes: O Hernandez 113-71; S Schoeneweis 11-6; G Mota
7-6; P Feliciano 13-11; R Wolf 95-66; C Billingsley 12-8; J Broxton 16-12; T
Saito 10-8. Ground balls-fly balls: O Hernandez 5-8; S Schoeneweis 1-0; G Mota
1-1; P Feliciano 1-1; R Wolf 7-8; C Billingsley 2-1; J Broxton 0-1; T Saito
1-0. Batters faced: O Hernandez 27; S Schoeneweis 2; G Mota 2; P Feliciano 4; R
Wolf 27; C Billingsley 3; J Broxton 3; T Saito 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Larry Poncino. 1B--Bruce Dreckman. 2B--Gary Darling. 3B--Jerry
Meals.

T--2:59. Att--40,467.
Weather: 66 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, out to
center.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
NY METS 3
LA DODGERS 5 FINAL</div>

 

Gonzalez, Martin spark Dodgers in win over Mets

<h3>LA DODGERS 5, NY METS 3</h3>LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- The Los Angeles Dodgers have had somerecent struggles mounting offense. When that happens, it helpsto be able to turn to a couple of standouts.

Russell Martin had an RBI single and Luis Gonzalez scored twiceas the Dodgers posted a 5-3 victory over the New York Mets onMonday.

Martin recorded his first RBI in six games and Gonzalez hit twodoubles for the second straight games for Los Angeles, which hadbeen held to two runs or less in three of their last sevencontests.

With the Dodgers trailing, 3-0, going into the bottom of thefourth, Juan Pierre led off the frame with a walk and stolesecond off Mets starter Orlando Hernandez (3-2), allowing Martinto score Pierre when he grounded a single past a diving DavidWright at third base for the Dodgers' first run.

Two batters later, Gonzalez floated a double past right fielderShawn Green to push across Martin, and he scored one batterlater when Andre Ethier blooped a single into shallow center totie the game at 3-3.

Los Angeles grabbed its first lead of the game in the sixth asrookie James Loney, who was just called up from the minors onSunday, hit an RBI double to deep left-center just out of thereach of Carlos Beltran to score Gonzalez again. The New Yorkcenter fielder was charged with his first error in 145 games ashe struggled to get a grasp on the ball along the outfield wall,allowing Loney to take third.

Loney was forced at home in the next at-bat when rookie TonyAbreu followed with a fielder's choice groundout, but Abreu wasable to advance when Mets catcher Paul Lo Duca threw wide offirst, permitting Abreu to take third. Pinch hitter WilsonBetemit followed with a soft single into center, plating Abreufor the final Los Angeles run at 5-3.

After five straight outings of allowing two or fewer runs,Hernandez surrendered five runs - four earned - and seven hitswith three walks and four strikeouts.

Dodgers starter Randy Wolf (8-4) matched Philadelphia's ColeHamels for the National League lead in wins and his threestrikeouts moved him into fourth place in the NL. He allowedthree runs and nine hits, not walking a batter for the firsttime in a month and for only the second time all season.

This marked the 12th consecutive outing against the Mets thatWolf held New York to three runs or less, moving him into solepossession of second place of the longest such streak againstthe team.

Chad Billingsley and Jonathan Broxton each pitched a perfectinning apiece before handing it over to closer Takashi Saito,who notched his 17th save in 18 chances.

Green had two hits for New York, which has lost seven of itslast eight games.

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NY METS (3) VS LA DODGERS (5) - FINAL

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .309
S Green rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .318
C Beltran cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .283
D Wright 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .279
C Delgado 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .228
P Lo Duca c 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .305
J Valentin 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .271
C Gomez lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .224
a-R Gotay ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295
O Hernandez p 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .200
S Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
G Mota p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
P Feliciano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-R Ledee ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250

Totals 35 3 9 3 0 7 13

a-struck out looking for C Gomez in the 9th; b-struck out swinging for P
Feliciano in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - C Delgado (14, R Wolf). S - O Hernandez. RBI - S Green (23), D
Wright (35), C Gomez (8). 2-out RBI - C Gomez. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - C Delgado 1, P Lo Duca 1, O Hernandez 1, J Reyes 1. Team LOB
- 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - S Green (5, 2nd base off R Wolf/R Martin), D Wright (13,
2nd base off R Wolf/R Martin).

FIELDING: E - C Beltran (1, bobble); P Lo Duca (3, throw).


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288
J Pierre cf 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .273
R Martin c 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .298
J Kent 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .261
L Gonzalez lf 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 .297
M Kemp rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .381
A Ethier rf-lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .263
J Loney 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .250
T Abreu 3b 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .262
R Wolf p 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .120
a-W Betemit ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200
C Billingsley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Broxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Saito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 32 5 8 5 3 6 16

a-singled to center for R Wolf in the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - L Gonzalez 2 (14, O Hernandez 2); J Loney (1, O Hernandez). RBI -
R Martin (41), L Gonzalez (27), A Ethier (28), J Loney (2), W Betemit (16).
2-out RBI - W Betemit. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L Gonzalez 1,
J Kent 1. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Pierre (20, 2nd base off O Hernandez/P Lo Duca), R Martin
(11, 2nd base off O Hernandez/P Lo Duca).

FIELDING: E - R Martin (6, throw). PB - R Martin.


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NY METS - 200 100 000 -- 3
LA DODGERS - 000 302 00x -- 5
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Hernandez (L, 3-2) 5 2/3 7 5 4 3 4 0 2.38
S Schoeneweis 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.06
G Mota 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.36
P Feliciano 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.61

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Wolf (W, 8-4) 6 9 3 3 0 3 0 4.06
C Billingsley (H, 3) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.27
J Broxton (H, 15) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.98
T Saito (S, 17) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.73

S Schoeneweis pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

WP - R Wolf. Pitches-strikes: O Hernandez 113-71; S Schoeneweis 11-6; G Mota
7-6; P Feliciano 13-11; R Wolf 95-66; C Billingsley 12-8; J Broxton 16-12; T
Saito 10-8. Ground balls-fly balls: O Hernandez 5-8; S Schoeneweis 1-0; G Mota
1-1; P Feliciano 1-1; R Wolf 7-8; C Billingsley 2-1; J Broxton 0-1; T Saito
1-0. Batters faced: O Hernandez 27; S Schoeneweis 2; G Mota 2; P Feliciano 4; R
Wolf 27; C Billingsley 3; J Broxton 3; T Saito 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Larry Poncino. 1B--Bruce Dreckman. 2B--Gary Darling. 3B--Jerry
Meals.

T--2:59. Att--40,467.
Weather: 66 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, out to
center.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

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NY METS (3) AT LA DODGERS (5) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

NY METS 1ST: J Reyes singled to center. J Reyes to second on passed ball
by R Martin. S Green singled to left, J Reyes scored. S Green stole second.
S Green safe at third on throwing error by catcher R Martin. C Beltran lined out
to third. D Wright singled to center, S Green scored. C Delgado fouled out to
third. D Wright stole second. P Lo Duca grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs,
3 Hits, 1 Error) NY METS 2, LA DODGERS 0.

NY METS 4TH: C Delgado doubled to deep right. P Lo Duca flied out to
right. J Valentin grounded out to shortstop, C Delgado to third. C Gomez
singled to right, C Delgado scored. O Hernandez struck out swinging. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, LA DODGERS 0.

LA DODGERS 4TH: J Pierre walked. J Pierre stole second. R Martin singled
to left, J Pierre scored. R Martin stole second. J Kent popped out to
shortstop. L Gonzalez doubled to deep right, R Martin scored. A Ethier
singled to left, L Gonzalez scored. J Loney flied out to right. T Abreu
grounded out to second. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, LA DODGERS 3.

LA DODGERS 6TH: L Gonzalez doubled to deep right center. A Ethier flied
out to center. J Loney doubled to deep center, L Gonzalez scored, J Loney to
third on error by center fielder C Beltran. T Abreu bunted into fielder's
choice to catcher, J Loney out at home, T Abreu to third on throwing error by
catcher P Lo Duca. W Betemit hit for R Wolf. W Betemit singled to center,
T Abreu scored. S Schoeneweis relieved O Hernandez. R Furcal grounded out to
second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 2 Errors) NY METS 3, LA DODGERS 5.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NY METS (3) AT LA DODGERS (5) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ny Mets Starting Lineups -- J Reyes SS, S Green RF, C Beltran CF, D Wright 3B,
C Delgado 1B, P Lo Duca C, J Valentin 2B, C Gomez LF, O Hernandez RHP.

La Dodgers Starting Lineups -- R Furcal SS, J Pierre CF, R Martin C, J Kent 2B,
L Gonzalez LF, A Ethier RF, J Loney 1B, T Abreu 3B, R Wolf LHP.

Umpires -- Larry Poncino (HP), Bruce Dreckman (1B), Gary Darling (2B), Jerry
Meals (3B).

Gametime Weather: 66 degrees, Clear, wind out to center at 6 mph.


NY METS 1ST: J Reyes singled to center. J Reyes to second on passed ball
by R Martin. S Green singled to left, J Reyes scored. S Green stole second.
S Green safe at third on throwing error by catcher R Martin. C Beltran lined out
to third. D Wright singled to center, S Green scored. C Delgado fouled out to
third. D Wright stole second. P Lo Duca grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs,
3 Hits, 1 Error) NY METS 2, LA DODGERS 0.

LA DODGERS 1ST: R Furcal flied out to right. J Pierre grounded out to
second. R Martin flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2,
LA DODGERS 0.

NY METS 2ND: J Valentin reached on bunt single to third. C Gomez flied out
to center. O Hernandez sacrificed to pitcher, J Valentin to second.
J Valentin to third on wild pitch by R Wolf. J Reyes grounded out to third.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, LA DODGERS 0.

LA DODGERS 2ND: J Kent walked. L Gonzalez struck out swinging. A Ethier
flied out to left. J Loney struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY METS 2, LA DODGERS 0.

NY METS 3RD: S Green grounded out to first. C Beltran grounded out to
second. D Wright flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2,
LA DODGERS 0.

LA DODGERS 3RD: T Abreu grounded out to first. R Wolf struck out swinging.
R Furcal grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2,
LA DODGERS 0.

NY METS 4TH: C Delgado doubled to deep right. P Lo Duca flied out to
right. J Valentin grounded out to shortstop, C Delgado to third. C Gomez
singled to right, C Delgado scored. O Hernandez struck out swinging. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, LA DODGERS 0.

LA DODGERS 4TH: J Pierre walked. J Pierre stole second. R Martin singled
to left, J Pierre scored. R Martin stole second. J Kent popped out to
shortstop. L Gonzalez doubled to deep right, R Martin scored. A Ethier
singled to left, L Gonzalez scored. J Loney flied out to right. T Abreu
grounded out to second. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, LA DODGERS 3.

NY METS 5TH: J Reyes popped out to third. S Green reached on infield
single to third. C Beltran reached on infield single to third, S Green to
second. D Wright lined out to left. C Delgado struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, LA DODGERS 3.

LA DODGERS 5TH: R Wolf singled to right center. R Furcal flied out to
right. J Pierre walked, R Wolf to second. R Martin struck out swinging.
J Kent popped out to catcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, LA DODGERS 3.

NY METS 6TH: P Lo Duca singled to center. J Valentin flied out to center.
C Gomez bunt grounded out to pitcher, P Lo Duca to second. O Hernandez struck
out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, LA DODGERS 3.

LA DODGERS 6TH: L Gonzalez doubled to deep right center. A Ethier flied
out to center. J Loney doubled to deep center, L Gonzalez scored, J Loney to
third on error by center fielder C Beltran. T Abreu bunted into fielder's
choice to catcher, J Loney out at home, T Abreu to third on throwing error by
catcher P Lo Duca. W Betemit hit for R Wolf. W Betemit singled to center,
T Abreu scored. S Schoeneweis relieved O Hernandez. R Furcal grounded out to
second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 2 Errors) NY METS 3, LA DODGERS 5.

NY METS 7TH: C Billingsley relieved R Wolf. J Reyes grounded out to
shortstop. S Green flied out to left. C Beltran grounded out to first.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, LA DODGERS 5.

LA DODGERS 7TH: J Pierre reached on infield single to shortstop. G Mota
relieved S Schoeneweis. R Martin flied out to center, J Pierre to second.
J Kent grounded out to pitcher. P Feliciano relieved G Mota. L Gonzalez grounded
out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, LA DODGERS 5.

NY METS 8TH: M Kemp in right field. A Ethier in left field. J Broxton
relieved C Billingsley. D Wright struck out swinging. C Delgado flied out to
left. P Lo Duca struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3,
LA DODGERS 5.

LA DODGERS 8TH: A Ethier struck out looking. J Loney flied out to right.
T Abreu struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, LA DODGERS 5.

NY METS 9TH: T Saito relieved J Broxton. J Valentin grounded out to second.
R Gotay hit for C Gomez. R Gotay struck out looking. R Ledee hit for
P Feliciano. R Ledee struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3,
LA DODGERS 5.</div>

 

Gonzalez, Martin spark Dodgers in win over Mets

<h3>LA DODGERS 5, NY METS 3</h3>LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- The Los Angeles Dodgers have had somerecent struggles mounting offense. When that happens, it helpsto be able to turn to a couple of standouts.

Russell Martin had an RBI single and Luis Gonzalez scored twiceas the Dodgers posted a 5-3 victory over the New York Mets onMonday.

Martin recorded his first RBI in six games and Gonzalez hit twodoubles for the second straight games for Los Angeles, which hadbeen held to two runs or less in three of their last sevencontests.

"I was just trying to slow things down and put the ball in play,I've been working with (hitting coach) Eddie (Murray) and its<div class="pre">really helped me a lot," Gonzalez said.</div>

With the Dodgers trailing, 3-0, going into the bottom of thefourth, Juan Pierre led off the frame with a walk and stolesecond off Mets starter Orlando Hernandez (3-2), allowing Martinto score Pierre when he grounded a single past a diving DavidWright at third base for the Dodgers' first run.

Two batters later, Gonzalez floated a double past right fielderShawn Green to push across Martin, and he scored one batterlater when Andre Ethier blooped a single into shallow center totie the game at 3-3.

"This game is built around failure. When you produce you hopeit comes at the right time," Gonzalez said.

Los Angeles grabbed its first lead of the game in the sixth asrookie James Loney, who was just called up from the minors onSunday, hit an RBI double to deep left-center just out of thereach of Carlos Beltran to score Gonzalez again. The New Yorkcenter fielder was charged with his first error in 145 games ashe struggled to get a grasp on the ball along the outfield wall,allowing Loney to take third.

"Walking guys came back to bite us, but (Hernandez) threw somegood pitches but they came up clutch," Mets catcher Paul Lo Ducasaid.

Loney was forced at home in the next at-bat when rookie TonyAbreu executed a squeeze bunt on a pitch well out of the strikezone.

However, Abreu was able to advance two bases when Mets catcherPaul Lo Duca threw wide of first, permitting Abreu to takethird. Pinch hitter Wilson Betemit followed with a soft singleinto center, plating Abreu for the final Los Angeles run at 5-3.

"I thought I had more time, it was just a bad throw," Lo Ducasaid.

After five straight outings of allowing two or fewer runs,Hernandez surrendered five runs - four earned - and seven hitswith three walks and four strikeouts.

Wolf (8-4) matched Philadelphia's Cole Hamels for the NationalLeague lead in wins and his three strikeouts moved him intofourth place in the NL. He allowed three runs and nine hits,not walking a batter for the first time in a month and for onlythe second time all season.

"I was overthrowing a bit in the first couple of innings but Ipitched to my strength by throwing strikes, I tried battling asmuch as possible," Wolf said.

This marked the 12th consecutive outing against the Mets thatWolf held New York to three runs or less, moving him into solepossession of second place of the longest such streak againstthe team.

Chad Billingsley and Jonathan Broxton each pitched a perfectinning apiece before handing it over to closer Takashi Saito,who notched his 17th save in 18 chances.

"I just went out there and threw strikes," Broxton said. "We'vedone great, we hit a little bump in the road but tonight's agreat start to get things going."

Green had two hits for New York, which has lost seven of itslast eight games.