GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: NY METS (51-41) at SAN DIEGO (51-40)

NL: NY METS (51-41) at SAN DIEGO (51-40)

<h3>Beltran, struggling Mets face tough test against Peavy</h3>

<div class="pre">NY Mets (51-41) at San Diego (51-40) 10:05 pm EDT</div>

SAN DIEGO (Ticker) - Carlos Beltran and the New York Mets arestruggling. A break-out against San Diego ace Jake Peavy isunlikely.


Peavy (9-3, 2.19 ERA) takes the mound as the Padres continuetheir three-game series with the Mets on Tuesday.


New York, which took three of four from Cincinnati prior to thisseries, has scored more than three runs just four times in thelast 13 games.


Beltran's struggles have been a big reason for the lack of runs.The 30-year-old is hitting just .158 (6-for-38) in July withjust five RBI, and is 1-for-16 since the All-Star break.

The Mets will have a hard time scoring on Peavy, who is secondin the majors in ERA, and has allowed three runs or less in 13of his last 14 starts. In his last start the hard-throwingrighthander allowed three runs and five hits in seven inningsagainst Florida on July 5, but lost 3-2.


Peavy will be opposed by Orlando Hernandez (5-4, 3.20) who iscoming off a win over Cincinnati on Thursday. In that game heallowed three runs and six hits in six innings to notch only hissecond win in his last seven starts.


David Wells threw six solid innings and Michael Barrett drove inthree runs as the Padres took the opener, 5-1, on Monday.

 

Re: NL: NY METS (51-41) at SAN DIEGO (51-40)

Facing Peavy tonight. Not good.

 

NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO

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

NY METS SAN DIEGO
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Jose Reyes SS .310 6 38 Brian Giles RF .292 2 17
Jose Valentin 2B .236 3 17 Marcus Giles 2B .240 4 32
Carlos Beltran CF .255 16 55 Adrian Gonzalez 1B .261 14 52
David Wright 3B .300 16 51 Milton Bradley LF .389 0 3
Carlos Delgado 1B .245 14 50 Khalil Greene SS .240 16 52
Shawn Green RF .276 7 28 Michael Barrett C .265 9 37
Paul Lo Duca C .270 5 25 Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B .239 9 39
Lastings Milledge LF .182 1 5 Hiram Bocachica CF .246 1 2
Orlando Hernandez RHP .214 0 3 Jake Peavy RHP .189 0 4
(5-4, 3.20) (9-3, 2.19)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO
WARMUPS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ (5-4, 3.20)
SDG - JAKE PEAVY (9-3, 2.19)

UMPIRES: HP - CHAD FAIRCHILD
1B - RICK REED
2B - CHUCK MERIWETHER
3B - TIM TIMMONS

WEATHER: 69 Degrees, clear
WIND: 9 mph, left to right</div>

 

NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO
STARTING BATS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ AND PAUL LO DUCA
SDG - JAKE PEAVY AND MICHAEL BARRETT

DUE UP FOR NY METS: J REYES (.310, 6 HR, 38 RBI)
J VALENTIN (.236, 3 HR, 17 RBI)
C BELTRAN (.255, 16 HR, 55 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ
SDG - JAKE PEAVY

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: B GILES (.292, 2 HR, 17 RBI)
M GILES (.240, 4 HR, 32 RBI)
A GONZALEZ (.261, 14 HR, 52 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO

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

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
J Valentin 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
C Beltran cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257
D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299
C Delgado 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
S Green rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
P Lo Duca c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
L Milledge lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
O Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: 2B - C Beltran (19, J Peavy). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- D Wright 1. Team LOB - 1.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
M Giles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
A Gonzalez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
M Bradley lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .389
K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
M Barrett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
H Bocachica cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
J Peavy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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NY METS - 0 -- 0
SAN DIEGO - -- 0
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Hernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.20

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Peavy 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.17

Pitches-strikes: J Peavy 13-10. Ground balls-fly balls: J Peavy 0-3. Batters
faced: J Peavy 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Chad Fairchild. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Chuck Meriwether. 3B--Tim
Timmons.

Weather: 68 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO
CONFIRMED STARTERS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ
SDG - JAKE PEAVY</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ
SDG - JAKE PEAVY

DUE UP FOR NY METS: C DELGADO (.245, 14 HR, 50 RBI)
S GREEN (.276, 7 HR, 28 RBI)
P LO DUCA (.270, 5 HR, 25 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO

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

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
J Valentin 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
C Beltran cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257
D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299
C Delgado 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
S Green rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
P Lo Duca c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
L Milledge lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
O Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: 2B - C Beltran (19, J Peavy). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- D Wright 1. Team LOB - 1.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
M Giles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263
M Bradley lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .368
K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
M Barrett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
H Bocachica cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
J Peavy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: 2B - A Gonzalez (26, O Hernandez). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Bradley 1. Team LOB - 1.


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NY METS - 0 -- 0
SAN DIEGO - 0 -- 0
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Hernandez 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.16

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Peavy 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.17

Pitches-strikes: O Hernandez 14-8; J Peavy 13-10. Ground balls-fly balls: O
Hernandez 0-3; J Peavy 0-3. Batters faced: O Hernandez 4; J Peavy 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Chad Fairchild. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Chuck Meriwether. 3B--Tim
Timmons.

Weather: 68 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ
SDG - JAKE PEAVY

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K GREENE (.240, 16 HR, 52 RBI)
M BARRETT (.265, 9 HR, 37 RBI)
K KOUZMANOFF (.239, 9 HR, 39 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO

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

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
J Valentin 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
C Beltran cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257
D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244
S Green rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278
P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
L Milledge lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .174
O Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 2 3

BATTING: 2B - C Beltran (19, J Peavy). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- D Wright 1. Team LOB - 2.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
M Giles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263
M Bradley lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .368
K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
M Barrett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
H Bocachica cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
J Peavy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: 2B - A Gonzalez (26, O Hernandez). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Bradley 1. Team LOB - 1.


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NY METS - 00 -- 0
SAN DIEGO - 0 -- 0
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Hernandez 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.16

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Peavy 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 2.16

Pitches-strikes: O Hernandez 14-8; J Peavy 28-22. Ground balls-fly balls: O
Hernandez 0-3; J Peavy 1-3. Batters faced: O Hernandez 4; J Peavy 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Chad Fairchild. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Chuck Meriwether. 3B--Tim
Timmons.

Weather: 68 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ
SDG - JAKE PEAVY

DUE UP FOR NY METS: O HERNANDEZ (.214, 0 HR, 3 RBI)
J REYES (.310, 0-FOR-1)
J VALENTIN (.234, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NY METS (0) VS SAN DIEGO (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
J Valentin 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
C Beltran cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257
D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244
S Green rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278
P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
L Milledge lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .174
O Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 2 3

BATTING: 2B - C Beltran (19, J Peavy). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- D Wright 1. Team LOB - 2.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
M Giles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263
M Bradley lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .368
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
H Bocachica cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
J Peavy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: 2B - A Gonzalez (26, O Hernandez). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Bradley 1. Team LOB - 1.


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NY METS - 00 -- 0
SAN DIEGO - 00 -- 0
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Hernandez 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.13

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Peavy 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 2.16

Pitches-strikes: O Hernandez 22-14; J Peavy 28-22. Ground balls-fly balls: O
Hernandez 2-3; J Peavy 1-3. Batters faced: O Hernandez 7; J Peavy 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Chad Fairchild. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Chuck Meriwether. 3B--Tim
Timmons.

Weather: 68 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ
SDG - JAKE PEAVY

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: H BOCACHICA (.246, 1 HR, 2 RBI)
J PEAVY (.189, 0 HR, 4 RBI)
B GILES (.290, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NY METS (0) VS SAN DIEGO (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
J Valentin 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
C Beltran cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257
D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244
S Green rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278
P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
L Milledge lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .174
O Hernandez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207

Totals 11 0 2 0 0 2 3

BATTING: 2B - C Beltran (19, J Peavy). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- D Wright 1. Team LOB - 2.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
M Giles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263
M Bradley lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .368
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
H Bocachica cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
J Peavy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: 2B - A Gonzalez (26, O Hernandez). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Bradley 1. Team LOB - 1.


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NY METS - 000 -- 0
SAN DIEGO - 00 -- 0
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Hernandez 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.13

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Peavy 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 2.14

Pitches-strikes: O Hernandez 22-14; J Peavy 37-27. Ground balls-fly balls: O
Hernandez 2-3; J Peavy 2-5. Batters faced: O Hernandez 7; J Peavy 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Chad Fairchild. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Chuck Meriwether. 3B--Tim
Timmons.

Weather: 68 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ
SDG - JAKE PEAVY

DUE UP FOR NY METS: C BELTRAN (.257, 1-FOR-1)
D WRIGHT (.299, 0-FOR-1)
C DELGADO (.244, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NY METS (0) VS SAN DIEGO (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
J Valentin 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
C Beltran cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257
D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244
S Green rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278
P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
L Milledge lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .174
O Hernandez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207

Totals 11 0 2 0 0 2 3

BATTING: 2B - C Beltran (19, J Peavy). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- D Wright 1. Team LOB - 2.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
M Giles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263
M Bradley lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .368
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
H Bocachica cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242
J Peavy p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184

Totals 10 0 1 0 0 2 1

BATTING: 2B - A Gonzalez (26, O Hernandez). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Bradley 1. Team LOB - 1.


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NY METS - 000 -- 0
SAN DIEGO - 000 -- 0
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Hernandez 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.09

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Peavy 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 2.14

Pitches-strikes: O Hernandez 34-23; J Peavy 37-27. Ground balls-fly balls: O
Hernandez 4-3; J Peavy 2-5. Batters faced: O Hernandez 10; J Peavy 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Chad Fairchild. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Chuck Meriwether. 3B--Tim
Timmons.

Weather: 68 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY PAUL LO DUCA SCORED CARLOS BELTRAN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, P LO DUCA ON FIRST, C DELGADO ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 1
SAN DIEGO 0 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR NY METS: L MILLEDGE (.174, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ
SDG - JAKE PEAVY

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M GILES (.239, 0-FOR-1)
A GONZALEZ (.263, 1-FOR-1)
M BRADLEY (.368, 0-FOR-1)</div>