GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: NY METS (52-41) at SAN DIEGO (51-41)

NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NY METS (4) VS SAN DIEGO (5) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .303
J Valentin 2b 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .239
C Beltran cf 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .256
D Wright 3b 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .297
C Delgado 1b 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .251
S Green rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .277
P Lo Duca c 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .270
L Milledge lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .138
J Maine p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .088
S Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Gotay ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .337
J Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
P Feliciano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 29 4 6 4 2 8 8

a-flied out to left for S Schoeneweis in the 8th.

BATTING: HR - C Delgado (15, 7th inning off R Ring 0 on, 0 Out), D Wright (17,
8th inning off S Linebrink 2 on, 2 Out). S - J Maine. RBI - C Delgado (53), D
Wright 3 (54). 2-out RBI - D Wright 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- C Delgado 1, P Lo Duca 1, J Reyes 2. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Valentin (2, 2nd base off G Maddux/J Bard).


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .283
M Bradley lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .320
A Gonzalez 1b 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .266
M Cameron cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .259
K Greene ss 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .238
J Bard c 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .260
K Kouzmanoff 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .240
G Blum 2b 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .218
G Maddux p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .061
C Meredith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-T Sledge ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .222
R Ring p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
H Bell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Linebrink p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Cruz Jr ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .243

Totals 33 5 9 5 3 8 10

a-struck out swinging for C Meredith in the 6th; b-grounded to pitcher for S
Linebrink in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - A Gonzalez (28, J Maine); G Blum (9, J Maine). HR - M Bradley (1,
3rd inning off J Maine 0 on, 0 Out), A Gonzalez (15, 5th inning off J Maine 0
on, 2 Out). RBI - A Gonzalez 2 (54), K Greene (53), M Bradley (4), G Blum (12).
2-out RBI - K Greene, A Gonzalez, G Blum. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - T Sledge 1, G Maddux 1, J Cruz Jr 1, K Kouzmanoff 1. Team LOB - 7.


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NY METS - 000 000 13 -- 4
SAN DIEGO - 201 010 01 -- 5
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Maine 6 7 4 4 2 5 2 3.07
S Schoeneweis 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.91
J Smith 2/3 2 1 1 1 1 0 2.87
P Feliciano 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.21

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
G Maddux 5 4 0 0 0 6 0 4.17
C Meredith 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.33
R Ring 1/3 1 1 1 0 1 1 3.55
H Bell 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.19
S Linebrink 1 1 3 3 2 0 1 3.12

WP - S Linebrink. Pitches-strikes: J Maine 106-72; S Schoeneweis 9-7; J Smith
24-11; P Feliciano 3-2; G Maddux 65-49; C Meredith 7-6; R Ring 7-4; H Bell 7-4;
S Linebrink 24-12. Ground balls-fly balls: J Maine 5-8; S Schoeneweis 1-0; J
Smith 1-0; P Feliciano 1-0; G Maddux 7-2; C Meredith 2-0; R Ring 0-0; H Bell
1-1; S Linebrink 0-3. Batters faced: J Maine 27; S Schoeneweis 3; J Smith 5; P
Feliciano 1; G Maddux 19; C Meredith 3; R Ring 2; H Bell 2; S Linebrink 6.

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

Weather: 69 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - PITCHING CHANGE
SDG: TREVOR HOFFMAN (2-3, 1.91) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 4, SAN DIEGO 5

DUE UP FOR NYMETS: S GREEN (.277, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Hoffman relieved S Linebrink.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 4
SAN DIEGO 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR NY METS: S Green (.277, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO

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

BATTERIES: NYM - JOHN MAINE, SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS (7TH), JOE SMITH (8TH), PEDRO
FELICIANO (8TH) AND PAUL LO DUCA

SDG - GREG MADDUX, CLA MEREDITH (6TH), ROYCE RING
(7TH), HEATH BELL (7TH), SCOTT LINEBRINK (8TH), TREVOR HOFFMAN
(9TH) AND JOSH BARD

HOME RUNS: NYM - CARLOS DELGADO (15) OFF ROYCE RING IN THE 7TH, 0 ON
DAVID WRIGHT (17) OFF SCOTT LINEBRINK IN THE 8TH, 2 ON

SDG - MILTON BRADLEY (1) OFF JOHN MAINE IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
ADRIAN GONZALEZ (15) OFF JOHN MAINE IN THE 5TH, 0 ON</div>

 

NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO

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

BATTERIES: NYM - JOHN MAINE, SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS (7TH), JOE SMITH (8TH), PEDRO
FELICIANO (8TH) AND PAUL LO DUCA

SDG - GREG MADDUX, CLA MEREDITH (6TH), ROYCE RING
(7TH), HEATH BELL (7TH), SCOTT LINEBRINK (8TH), TREVOR HOFFMAN
(9TH) AND JOSH BARD


WP - SCOTT LINEBRINK (3-2)
LP - JOE SMITH (2-1)
SAVE - TREVOR HOFFMAN (26)

HOME RUNS: NYM - CARLOS DELGADO (15) OFF ROYCE RING IN THE 7TH, 0 ON
DAVID WRIGHT (17) OFF SCOTT LINEBRINK IN THE 8TH, 2 ON

SDG - MILTON BRADLEY (1) OFF JOHN MAINE IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
ADRIAN GONZALEZ (15) OFF JOHN MAINE IN THE 5TH, 0 ON


TIME: 2:22 ATT: 32,524

PROBABLES: PHI - COLE HAMELS (11-4, 3.83)
SDG - CHRIS YOUNG (8-3, 1.97)

PROBABLES: NYM - TOM GLAVINE (8-6, 4.15)
LOS - DEREK LOWE (8-8, 3.05)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NY METS (4) VS SAN DIEGO (5) - FINAL

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .303
J Valentin 2b 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .239
C Beltran cf 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .256
D Wright 3b 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .297
C Delgado 1b 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .251
S Green rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .276
P Lo Duca c 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .269
L Milledge lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .133
J Maine p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .088
S Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Gotay ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .337
J Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
P Feliciano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 32 4 6 4 2 9 8

a-flied out to left for S Schoeneweis in the 8th.

BATTING: HR - C Delgado (15, 7th inning off R Ring 0 on, 0 Out), D Wright (17,
8th inning off S Linebrink 2 on, 2 Out). S - J Maine. RBI - C Delgado (53), D
Wright 3 (54). 2-out RBI - D Wright 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- C Delgado 1, P Lo Duca 1, J Reyes 2. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Valentin (2, 2nd base off G Maddux/J Bard).


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .283
M Bradley lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .320
A Gonzalez 1b 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .266
M Cameron cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .259
K Greene ss 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .238
J Bard c 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .260
K Kouzmanoff 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .240
G Blum 2b 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .218
G Maddux p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .061
C Meredith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-T Sledge ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .222
R Ring p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
H Bell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Linebrink p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Cruz Jr ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .243
T Hoffman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 33 5 9 5 3 8 10

a-struck out swinging for C Meredith in the 6th; b-grounded to pitcher for S
Linebrink in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - A Gonzalez (28, J Maine); G Blum (9, J Maine). HR - M Bradley (1,
3rd inning off J Maine 0 on, 0 Out), A Gonzalez (15, 5th inning off J Maine 0
on, 2 Out). RBI - A Gonzalez 2 (54), K Greene (53), M Bradley (4), G Blum (12).
2-out RBI - K Greene, A Gonzalez, G Blum. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - T Sledge 1, G Maddux 1, J Cruz Jr 1, K Kouzmanoff 1. Team LOB - 7.


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NY METS - 000 000 130 -- 4
SAN DIEGO - 201 010 01x -- 5
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Maine 6 7 4 4 2 5 2 3.07
S Schoeneweis 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.91
J Smith (L, 2-1) 2/3 2 1 1 1 1 0 2.87
P Feliciano 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.21

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
G Maddux 5 4 0 0 0 6 0 4.17
C Meredith 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.33
R Ring 1/3 1 1 1 0 1 1 3.55
H Bell (H, 17) 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.19
S Linebrink (W, 3-2; B, 5) 1 1 3 3 2 0 1 3.12
T Hoffman (S, 26) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.85

WP - S Linebrink. Pitches-strikes: J Maine 106-72; S Schoeneweis 9-7; J Smith
24-11; P Feliciano 3-2; G Maddux 65-49; C Meredith 7-6; R Ring 7-4; H Bell 7-4;
S Linebrink 24-12; T Hoffman 7-5. Ground balls-fly balls: J Maine 5-8; S
Schoeneweis 1-0; J Smith 1-0; P Feliciano 1-0; G Maddux 7-2; C Meredith 2-0; R
Ring 0-0; H Bell 1-1; S Linebrink 0-3; T Hoffman 0-2. Batters faced: J Maine
27; S Schoeneweis 3; J Smith 5; P Feliciano 1; G Maddux 19; C Meredith 3; R
Ring 2; H Bell 2; S Linebrink 6; T Hoffman 3.

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

T--2:22. Att--32,524.
Weather: 69 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, left to
right.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
NY METS 4
SAN DIEGO 5 FINAL</div>

 

NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO

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NY METS (4) AT SAN DIEGO (5) - HOW THEY SCORED
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SAN DIEGO 1ST: B Giles walked. M Bradley flied out to center. A Gonzalez
doubled to right, B Giles scored. M Cameron struck out swinging. K Greene
singled to right, A Gonzalez scored. J Bard singled to shallow left, K Greene
to second. K Kouzmanoff flied out to right. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY METS 0, SAN DIEGO 2.

SAN DIEGO 3RD: M Bradley homered to right center. A Gonzalez struck out
swinging. M Cameron struck out looking. K Greene grounded out to third.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, SAN DIEGO 3.

SAN DIEGO 5TH: B Giles flied out to center. M Bradley grounded out to
shortstop. A Gonzalez homered to center. M Cameron flied out to right.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, SAN DIEGO 4.

NY METS 7TH: R Ring relieved C Meredith. C Delgado homered to center.
S Green struck out swinging. H Bell relieved R Ring. P Lo Duca lined out to
second. L Milledge grounded out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 1,
SAN DIEGO 4.

NY METS 8TH: S Linebrink relieved H Bell. R Gotay hit for S Schoeneweis.
R Gotay flied out to left. J Reyes flied out to center. J Valentin walked.
J Valentin to second on wild pitch by S Linebrink. C Beltran walked. D Wright
homered to left, J Valentin and C Beltran scored. C Delgado popped out to
third. (3 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 4, SAN DIEGO 4.

SAN DIEGO 8TH: J Smith relieved S Schoeneweis. M Cameron grounded out to
third. K Greene walked. J Bard struck out looking. K Kouzmanoff singled to
left, K Greene to second. G Blum singled to right, K Greene scored,
K Kouzmanoff to third. J Cruz Jr hit for S Linebrink. P Feliciano relieved
J Smith. J Cruz Jr grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 4,
SAN DIEGO 5.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at SAN DIEGO

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NY METS (4) AT SAN DIEGO (5) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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

San Diego Starting Lineups -- B Giles RF, M Bradley LF, A Gonzalez 1B,
M Cameron CF, K Greene SS, J Bard C, K Kouzmanoff 3B, G Blum 2B, G Maddux RHP.

Umpires -- Rick Reed (HP), Chuck Meriwether (1B), Tim Timmons (2B),
Chad Fairchild (3B).

Gametime Weather: 69 degrees, Clear, wind left to right at 12 mph.


NY METS 1ST: J Reyes struck out swinging. J Valentin struck out looking.
C Beltran struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, SAN DIEGO 0.

SAN DIEGO 1ST: B Giles walked. M Bradley flied out to center. A Gonzalez
doubled to right, B Giles scored. M Cameron struck out swinging. K Greene
singled to right, A Gonzalez scored. J Bard singled to shallow left, K Greene
to second. K Kouzmanoff flied out to right. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY METS 0, SAN DIEGO 2.

NY METS 2ND: D Wright grounded out to shortstop. C Delgado reached on
infield single to third. S Green grounded out to first, C Delgado to second.
P Lo Duca grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 0,
SAN DIEGO 2.

SAN DIEGO 2ND: G Blum grounded out to first. G Maddux grounded out to
third. B Giles struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0,
SAN DIEGO 2.

NY METS 3RD: L Milledge grounded out to first. J Maine grounded out to
pitcher. J Reyes struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0,
SAN DIEGO 2.

SAN DIEGO 3RD: M Bradley homered to right center. A Gonzalez struck out
swinging. M Cameron struck out looking. K Greene grounded out to third.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, SAN DIEGO 3.

NY METS 4TH: J Valentin singled to right. C Beltran struck out swinging.
J Valentin stole second. D Wright grounded out to pitcher. C Delgado struck
out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, SAN DIEGO 3.

SAN DIEGO 4TH: J Bard lined out to left. K Kouzmanoff popped out to
second. G Blum doubled to left. G Maddux grounded out to first. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, SAN DIEGO 3.

NY METS 5TH: S Green singled to left. P Lo Duca singled to left, S Green
to second. L Milledge lined out to pitcher. J Maine sacrificed to catcher,
S Green to third, P Lo Duca to second. J Reyes flied out to left. (0 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, SAN DIEGO 3.

SAN DIEGO 5TH: B Giles flied out to center. M Bradley grounded out to
shortstop. A Gonzalez homered to center. M Cameron flied out to right.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, SAN DIEGO 4.

NY METS 6TH: C Meredith relieved G Maddux. J Valentin grounded out to
second. C Beltran grounded out to third. D Wright struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, SAN DIEGO 4.

SAN DIEGO 6TH: K Greene flied out to left. J Bard flied out to left.
K Kouzmanoff singled to center. G Blum walked, K Kouzmanoff to second. T Sledge
hit for C Meredith. T Sledge struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
NY METS 0, SAN DIEGO 4.

NY METS 7TH: R Ring relieved C Meredith. C Delgado homered to center.
S Green struck out swinging. H Bell relieved R Ring. P Lo Duca lined out to
second. L Milledge grounded out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 1,
SAN DIEGO 4.

SAN DIEGO 7TH: S Schoeneweis relieved J Maine. B Giles struck out swinging.
M Bradley struck out swinging. A Gonzalez grounded out to second. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, SAN DIEGO 4.

NY METS 8TH: S Linebrink relieved H Bell. R Gotay hit for S Schoeneweis.
R Gotay flied out to left. J Reyes flied out to center. J Valentin walked.
J Valentin to second on wild pitch by S Linebrink. C Beltran walked. D Wright
homered to left, J Valentin and C Beltran scored. C Delgado popped out to
third. (3 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 4, SAN DIEGO 4.

SAN DIEGO 8TH: J Smith relieved S Schoeneweis. M Cameron grounded out to
third. K Greene walked. J Bard struck out looking. K Kouzmanoff singled to
left, K Greene to second. G Blum singled to right, K Greene scored,
K Kouzmanoff to third. J Cruz Jr hit for S Linebrink. P Feliciano relieved
J Smith. J Cruz Jr grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 4,
SAN DIEGO 5.

NY METS 9TH: T Hoffman relieved S Linebrink. S Green struck out swinging.
P Lo Duca flied out to left. L Milledge flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) NY METS 4, SAN DIEGO 5.</div>

 

Padres give away late lead, respond in time for wild win

<h3>SAN DIEGO 5, NY METS 4</h3>SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- The San Diego Padres showed they have aflair for the dramatic.


The Padres surrendered a late three-run lead but recovered asGeoff Blum singled home Khalil Greene in the bottom of theeighth en route to a 5-4 victory over the New York Mets onWednesday in the rubber match of the three-game series.

Filling in for the slumping Marcus Giles, who is likely to bebenched for several games, Blum helped the Padres rally againstMets reliever Joe Smith (2-1). Greene drew a one-out walk and,after Josh Bard struck out, advanced on a single by KevinKouzmanoff.


Blum followed by by hitting a sinking liner to shallow right,plating Greene with the go-ahead run.


The rally made up for a dreadful performance in the top of theeighth by Scott Linebrink (3-2), who picked up the win despiteallowing three runs in one frame. Closer Trevor Hoffman workeda perfect ninth to notch his 26th save in 28 chances and the508th of his career.


Trailing, 4-1, after seven innings, the Mets forged a tieagainst Linebrink in the eighth. After consecutive two-outwalks to Jose Valentin and Carlos Beltran, David Wright lined athree-run home run just over the wall in left field for his 17thblast of the season.


The comeback ruined a masterful 65-pitch start by 41-year-oldrighthander Greg Maddux, who tied a season high with sixstrikeouts in five scoreless innings. He had languished in hislast three outings, allowing 15 runs and 25 hits over 15 1/3frames.


Adrian Gonzalez snapped his 10-game RBI drought and 22-gamehomerless stretch with an RBI double in the first and a soloshot in the fifth. Milton Bradley added his first homer as aPadre in the third.


Carlos Delgado belted his 15th homer of the season in theseventh for the Mets, who had won three of four before thesetback.

 

Padres give away late lead, respond in time for wild win

<h3>SAN DIEGO 5, NY METS 4</h3>SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- The San Diego Padres showed they have aflair for the dramatic.


The Padres surrendered a late three-run lead but recovered asGeoff Blum singled home Khalil Greene in the bottom of theeighth en route to a 5-4 victory over the New York Mets onWednesday in the rubber match of the three-game series.

Filling in for Marcus Giles, who was benched for three gamesfollowing a dreadful stretch that has seen him bat just .191since May 7, Blum helped the Padres rally against Mets relieverJoe Smith (2-1). Greene drew a one-out walk and, after JoshBard struck out, advanced on a single by Kevin Kouzmanoff.

Blum followed by hitting a sinking liner to shallow right,plating Greene with the go-ahead run.


"You need to do those things to win championships and that'swhat we're going after," Blum said. "Greg Maddux pitched a(heck) of a game and it was kind of disappointing to see himlose that win, but we got back in the dugout and the game wasn'tover. We still had a couple of innings in our hand and we tookadvantage of it."


"I was just trying to get ahead and keep the ball down to getthem to hit it on the ground," Smith said. "It (stinks).Nobody wants to do that. It's no fun."


The rally made up for a awful performance in the top of theeighth by Scott Linebrink (3-2), who picked up the win despiteallowing three runs in one frame. Closer Trevor Hoffman workeda perfect ninth to notch his 26th save in 28 chances and the508th of his career.


Trailing, 4-1, after seven innings, the Mets forged a tieagainst Linebrink in the eighth. After consecutive two-outwalks to Jose Valentin and Carlos Beltran, David Wright lined athree-run home run just over the wall in left field for his 17thblast of the season.


"I was just trying to be too fine," Linebrink said. "I'mfeeling good, it's just one of those lapses that happen duringthe season. The real story is the hitters coming through andbattling back. They came through and won that game for us, sohats off to them."


The comeback ruined a masterful 65-pitch start by 41-year-oldrighthander Maddux, who tied a season high with six strikeoutsin five scoreless innings before exiting with a sore lefthamstring. He had languished in his last three outings,allowing 15 runs and 25 hits over 15 1/3 frames.


"I don't know if it just started cramping or I tweaked it orwhat," said Maddux, who did not expect to miss any time becauseof the injury. "It's actually feeling pretty good. I let(manager Bud Black) know I was getting tired, too. He took meout, which I was actually kind of glad he did. Mentally, I wasabout done anyways."


"It was one of those decisions where I didn't want to risk itand look back," Black said of pulling Maddux from the game. "Heindicated that he was able to go back out, but I felt as thoughI didn't want to do that and take a chance."


Adrian Gonzalez snapped his 10-game RBI drought and 22-gamehomerless stretch with an RBI double in the first and a soloshot in the fifth. Milton Bradley added his first homer as aPadre in the third.


"Like all of our position players, I think for us to continue tobe successful, it's going to take a collective effort from allof our guys," Black said. "But, I think those guys in themiddle of the order are vital."


Carlos Delgado belted his 15th homer of the season in theseventh for the Mets, who had won three of four before thesetback.


"Anytime you bounce back like that and tie the game (it's toughto lose)," Mets manager Willie Randolph said. "We obviouslywanted to get a win there. We're starting to get back intoswinging the bats a little better. Hopefully, the bats arestarting to heat up a little bit."


The victory gave San Diego its first series win at home sinceJune 5-7, when they swept three games from the Los AngelesDodgers, a stretch in which the Padres won just five of 11contests at Petco Park.


Mets starter John Maine surrendered four runs and seven hitswith five strikeouts over six frames. The outing continued whathas become a long struggle for the Mets - New York has not wonwhen its starter has allowed more than three runs in a gamesince May 17 against the Chicago Cubs.