GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: NY METS (36-26) at LA DODGERS (36-28)

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

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NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

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NY METS (1) AT LA DODGERS (4) - HOW THEY SCORED
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NY METS 2ND: D Wright singled to center. D Wright stole second. C Delgado
singled to center, D Wright scored. P Lo Duca grounded into double play,
shortstop to second to first, C Delgado out at second. J Valentin struck out
swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, LA DODGERS 0.

LA DODGERS 2ND: R Martin grounded out to second. W Betemit homered to
center. M Kemp homered to left. H Kuo homered to right center. R Furcal
lined out to second. J Pierre tripled to right. N Garciaparra grounded out to
third. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, LA DODGERS 3.

LA DODGERS 6TH: L Gonzalez walked. R Martin popped out to second.
W Betemit singled to right, L Gonzalez to third. J Smith relieved J Maine.
M Kemp reached on infield single to third, L Gonzalez scored, W Betemit to
second. H Kuo struck out swinging. R Furcal struck out swinging. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, LA DODGERS 4.</div>

 

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NY METS (1) AT LA DODGERS (4) - EVENT LOG
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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, J Maine RHP.

La Dodgers Starting Lineups -- R Furcal SS, J Pierre CF, N Garciaparra 1B,
J Kent 2B, L Gonzalez LF, R Martin C, W Betemit 3B, M Kemp RF, H Kuo LHP.

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

Gametime Weather: 73 degrees, Clear, wind out to right at 8 mph.


NY METS 1ST: J Reyes grounded out to shortstop. S Green struck out
swinging. C Beltran grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY METS 0, LA DODGERS 0.

LA DODGERS 1ST: R Furcal flied out to center. J Pierre lined out to
center. N Garciaparra singled to right. J Kent singled to center,
N Garciaparra to second. L Gonzalez struck out looking. (0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) NY METS 0, LA DODGERS 0.

NY METS 2ND: D Wright singled to center. D Wright stole second. C Delgado
singled to center, D Wright scored. P Lo Duca grounded into double play,
shortstop to second to first, C Delgado out at second. J Valentin struck out
swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, LA DODGERS 0.

LA DODGERS 2ND: R Martin grounded out to second. W Betemit homered to
center. M Kemp homered to left. H Kuo homered to right center. R Furcal
lined out to second. J Pierre tripled to right. N Garciaparra grounded out to
third. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, LA DODGERS 3.

NY METS 3RD: C Gomez bunt grounded out to pitcher. J Maine walked.
J Reyes reached on infield single to second, J Maine to second. S Green flied
out to left. C Beltran flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 1,
LA DODGERS 3.

LA DODGERS 3RD: J Kent flied out to left. L Gonzalez lined out to left.
R Martin flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, LA DODGERS 3.

NY METS 4TH: D Wright flied out to center. C Delgado fouled out to
catcher. P Lo Duca flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1,
LA DODGERS 3.

LA DODGERS 4TH: W Betemit grounded out to second. M Kemp walked. M Kemp
stole second, M Kemp safe at third on throwing error by catcher P Lo Duca.
H Kuo struck out swinging. R Furcal grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
1 Error) NY METS 1, LA DODGERS 3.

NY METS 5TH: J Valentin flied out to center. C Gomez singled to left.
J Maine bunt popped out foul to catcher. C Gomez stole second. J Reyes popped
out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, LA DODGERS 3.

LA DODGERS 5TH: J Pierre flied out to center. N Garciaparra lined out to
center. J Kent lined out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1,
LA DODGERS 3.

NY METS 6TH: S Green struck out looking. C Beltran grounded out to third.
D Wright singled to center. C Delgado flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) NY METS 1, LA DODGERS 3.

LA DODGERS 6TH: L Gonzalez walked. R Martin popped out to second.
W Betemit singled to right, L Gonzalez to third. J Smith relieved J Maine.
M Kemp reached on infield single to third, L Gonzalez scored, W Betemit to
second. H Kuo struck out swinging. R Furcal struck out swinging. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, LA DODGERS 4.

NY METS 7TH: P Lo Duca grounded out to shortstop. J Valentin popped out to
second. C Gomez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1,
LA DODGERS 4.

LA DODGERS 7TH: J Pierre reached on infield single to second, J Pierre to
second on throwing error by second baseman J Valentin. N Garciaparra lined out
to right, J Pierre to third. J Kent grounded out to pitcher. S Schoeneweis
relieved J Smith. L Gonzalez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error)
NY METS 1, LA DODGERS 4.

NY METS 8TH: J Loney at first base. D Easley hit for S Schoeneweis.
J Broxton relieved H Kuo. A Ethier in left field. D Easley struck out swinging.
J Reyes struck out swinging. S Green grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, LA DODGERS 4.

LA DODGERS 8TH: A Heilman relieved S Schoeneweis. R Martin reached on
infield single to shortstop. R Martin to second on wild pitch by A Heilman.
W Betemit struck out swinging. M Kemp struck out swinging. A Ethier flied out
to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, LA DODGERS 4.

NY METS 9TH: T Saito relieved J Broxton. C Beltran struck out swinging.
D Wright struck out swinging. C Delgado flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) NY METS 1, LA DODGERS 4.</div>

 

Dodgers show rare power, Kuo does rest in win over Mets

<h3>LA DODGERS 4, NY METS 1</h3>LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Long rooted as a team that pridesitself on pitching and defense, the Los Angeles Dodgers finallyflashed some eye-popping power from a unlikely cast of hitters.

The Dodgers hit homers on three consecutive pitches in thesecond inning and Hong-Chih Kuo tossed seven solid innings asthe Dodgers downed the New York Mets, 4-1, on Tuesday.

Last in the majors with 39 home runs at game time, the Dodgersset a new season high in a contest all in one inning, turning aone-run second-inning deficit into a 3-1 lead off Mets starterJohn Maine (6-4). It marked the first time any teamaccomplished the feat on three pitches since Los Angeles turnedthe trick on September 18, when J.D. Drew, Russell Martin andMarlon Anderson hit three homers on three pitches against SanDiego.

Matt Kemp and Kuo, neither of which started the season with theteam, and Wilson Betemit - who was recently benched in favor ofrookie Tony Abreu - each hit solo blasts that traveled over 400feet - including Kemp's homer that went an estimated 447 feet -for Los Angeles off New York starter John Maine, who lost hisfirst road start of the season.

Kuo's blast was on just the 11th at-bat of his career.

The power display was more than enough for Kuo (1-1), as helimited the New York offense to one run. The lefthander, injust his third start of the season, allowed five hits and struckout four on 89 pitches.

Jonathan Broxton pitched a flawless eighth before handing itover to closer Takashi Saito, who pitched a perfect ninth forhis 18th save in 19 chances. With the victory, the Dodgers havewon the last 94 games they've played at Dodger Stadium in whichthey entered the ninth with a lead.

The three consecutive homers allowed by Maine were one more thanhe had surrendered in six road starts this season and the firsttime the Mets had allowed three consecutive homers since April1, 1997. The righthander permitted four runs and seven hitsover 5 1/3 innings.

Carlos Delgado drove in a run in the second and David Wright hadtwo hits, extending his hitting streak to 14 games for theMets, who have dropped four straight and nine of their 11 gamesthis month. With a loss in the first two games of the series,the Mets are guaranteed to lose four consecutive series.

 

Dodgers show rare power, Kuo does rest in win over Mets

<h3>LA DODGERS 4, NY METS 1</h3>LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Long known as a team that pridesitself on pitching and defense, the Los Angeles Dodgers finallyflashed some eye-popping power from an unlikely cast of hitters.

The Dodgers hit homers on three consecutive pitches in thesecond inning and Hong-Chih Kuo tossed seven solid innings asthe Dodgers downed the New York Mets, 4-1, on Tuesday.

Last in the majors with 39 home runs at game time, the Dodgersset a season high in a contest all in one inning, turning aone-run second-inning deficit into a 3-1 lead off Mets starterJohn Maine (6-4).

It marked the first time any team accomplished the feat on threepitches since Los Angeles turned the trick on September 18,when J.D. Drew, Russell Martin and Marlon Anderson hit threehomers on three pitches against San Diego.

"It happened so fast, they made it look to easy, I was in awe,"Mets center fielder Carlos Beltran said. "Even (Kuo) took agood swing and drove it far."

Matt Kemp and Kuo, neither of whom started the season with theteam, and Wilson Betemit - who was recently benched in favor ofrookie Tony Abreu - each hit solo blasts that traveled over 400feet, including Kemp's homer that went an estimated 447 feet offMaine, who lost his first road start of the season.

"That shows what happens when you leave three pitches across theplate," Maine said. "It was only 3-1 at that point; it wasstill a winnable ballgame."

Kuo's blast was on just the 11th at-bat of his career.

The power display was more than enough for Kuo (1-1), as helimited the New York offense to one run. The lefthander, injust his third start of the season, allowed five hits and struckout four on 89 pitches.

"He was throwing a great combination of pitches, he threw hisfastball well on the inside of the plate, which allowed him touse the off-speed (stuff)," Dodgers catcher Martin said.

"We're just not doing the things we're capable of, we need toscore more runs and work on better pitch selection," Mets thirdbaseman David Wright said.

Jonathan Broxton pitched a flawless eighth before handing itover to closer Takashi Saito, who pitched a perfect ninth forhis 18th save in 19 chances. With the victory, the Dodgers havewon the last 94 games they've played at Dodger Stadium in whichthey entered the ninth with a lead.

"I just wanted to throw some strikes and keep us in theballgame," Broxton said. "Saito's been doing a great job forus."

The three consecutive homers allowed by Maine were one more thanhe had surrendered in six road starts this season and the firsttime the Mets had allowed three consecutive homers since April1, 1997. The righthander permitted four runs and seven hitsover 5 1/3 innings.

Carlos Delgado drove in a run in the second and Wright had twohits, extending his hitting streak to 14 games for the Mets, whohave dropped four straight and nine of their 11 games thismonth.

With a loss in the first two games of the series, the Mets areguaranteed to lose their fourth consecutive series.

"This is a test of what we're made of, everyone's trying to dotoo much at the plate with every at-bat," Wright said. "It'sgetting to a point where it's beyond a slump."