GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: PHILADELPHIA (29-29) at NY METS (35-21)

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - RYAN MADSON (OUT)
NYM - PEDRO FELICIANO

DUE UP FOR NY METS: P LO DUCA (.305, 0-FOR-3)
R GOTAY (.293, 0-FOR-2, BB)
D NEWHAN (.204, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (4) VS NY METS (2) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 4 1 3 3 1 0 0 .280
S Victorino rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .264
C Utley 2b 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .309
R Howard 1b 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .235
G Dobbs lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .267
b-J Werth ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .254
A Rowand cf 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 .324
A Nunez 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .267
R Barajas c 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 .221
A Eaton p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143
a-P Burrell ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .223
G Geary p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Madson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-W Helms ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252

Totals 32 4 8 4 6 6 19

a-struck out swinging for A Eaton in the 7th; b-struck out swinging for G
Dobbs in the 8th; c-flied out to center for R Madson in the 9th.

BATTING: HR - J Rollins (10, 7th inning off A Heilman 2 on, 2 Out). S - R
Barajas. RBI - J Rollins 3 (36), A Rowand (29). 2-out RBI - J Rollins 3, A
Rowand. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Utley 1, A Eaton 1, S
Victorino 2, G Dobbs 1. GIDP - A Rowand, G Dobbs. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Rollins 2 (12, 2nd base off O Hernandez/P Lo Duca 2).

FIELDING: E - G Geary (2, ground ball). Outfield assists - S Victorino (C
Delgado at Home). DP: 3 (C Utley-J Rollins-R Howard, S Victorino-R Barajas, J
Rollins-R Howard).


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .316
E Chavez rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 6 .292
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
C Beltran cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .289
C Delgado 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .222
D Wright 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .276
P Lo Duca c 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .305
R Gotay 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .293
D Newhan lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .204
O Hernandez p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222
A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-J Franco ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .184
C Gomez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 28 2 6 2 3 4 13

a-grounded to first for A Heilman in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - C Delgado (10, A Eaton); D Wright (15, A Eaton); D Newhan (1, G
Geary). HR - C Beltran (9, 4th inning off A Eaton 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - C Beltran
(36), C Delgado (35). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Chavez 1, P
Lo Duca 1. GIDP - E Chavez 2. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - E Chavez (3, 2nd base off A Eaton/R Barajas).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (D Wright-R Gotay-C Delgado, R Gotay-J Reyes-C Delgado).


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PHILADELPHIA - 000 000 310 -- 4
NY METS - 000 101 00 -- 2
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
A Eaton 6 5 2 2 2 4 1 5.99
G Geary 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.34
R Madson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.42

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Hernandez 6 3 0 0 4 3 0 1.94
A Heilman 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 4.28
S Schoeneweis 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 0 6.00
G Mota 1 1/3 2 0 0 1 1 0 4.26
P Feliciano 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.77

IBB - J Reyes (by G Geary). HBP - D Wright (by A Eaton). Pitches-strikes: A
Eaton 91-61; G Geary 25-13; R Madson 6-5; O Hernandez 99-56; A Heilman 23-14; S
Schoeneweis 8-5; G Mota 23-15; P Feliciano 3-3. Ground balls-fly balls: A Eaton
8-5; G Geary 3-0; R Madson 2-1; O Hernandez 10-5; A Heilman 1-1; S Schoeneweis
1-0; G Mota 2-1; P Feliciano 0-0. Batters faced: A Eaton 24; G Geary 5; R
Madson 3; O Hernandez 23; A Heilman 6; S Schoeneweis 2; G Mota 7; P Feliciano
1.

UMPIRES: HP--Bill Miller. 1B--Marvin Hudson. 2B--Jerry Layne. 3B--Ed
Montague.

Weather: 69 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 17 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Bourn in left field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 4
NY METS 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR NY METS: P Lo Duca (.305, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - PITCHING CHANGE
PHI: ANTONIO ALFONSECA (3-1, 4.07) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 4, NY METS 2

DUE UP FOR NYMETS: P LO DUCA (.305, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Alfonseca relieved R Madson.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 4
NY METS 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR NY METS: P Lo Duca (.305, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

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

BATTERIES: PHI - ADAM EATON, GEOFF GEARY (7TH), RYAN MADSON (8TH), ANTONIO
ALFONSECA (9TH) AND ROD BARAJAS

NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ, AARON HEILMAN (7TH), SCOTT
SCHOENEWEIS (8TH), GUILLERMO MOTA (8TH), PEDRO FELICIANO (9TH)
AND PAUL LO DUCA

HOME RUNS: PHI - JIMMY ROLLINS (10) OFF AARON HEILMAN IN THE 7TH, 2 ON

NYM - CARLOS BELTRAN (9) OFF ADAM EATON IN THE 4TH, 0 ON</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

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

BATTERIES: PHI - ADAM EATON, GEOFF GEARY (7TH), RYAN MADSON (8TH), ANTONIO
ALFONSECA (9TH) AND ROD BARAJAS

NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ, AARON HEILMAN (7TH), SCOTT
SCHOENEWEIS (8TH), GUILLERMO MOTA (8TH), PEDRO FELICIANO (9TH)
AND PAUL LO DUCA


WP - ADAM EATON (6-4)
LP - AARON HEILMAN (5-3)
SAVE - ANTONIO ALFONSECA (3)

HOME RUNS: PHI - JIMMY ROLLINS (10) OFF AARON HEILMAN IN THE 7TH, 2 ON

NYM - CARLOS BELTRAN (9) OFF ADAM EATON IN THE 4TH, 0 ON


TIME: 3:05 ATT: 42,696

PROBABLES: PHI - COLE HAMELS (8-2, 3.55)
NYM - JOHN MAINE (6-3, 2.81)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (4) VS NY METS (2) - FINAL

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 4 1 3 3 1 0 0 .280
S Victorino rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .264
C Utley 2b 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .309
R Howard 1b 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .235
G Dobbs lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .267
b-J Werth ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .254
M Bourn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
A Rowand cf 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 .324
A Nunez 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .267
R Barajas c 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 .221
A Eaton p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143
a-P Burrell ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .223
G Geary p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Madson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-W Helms ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252
A Alfonseca p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 32 4 8 4 6 6 19

a-struck out swinging for A Eaton in the 7th; b-struck out swinging for G
Dobbs in the 8th; c-flied out to center for R Madson in the 9th.

BATTING: HR - J Rollins (10, 7th inning off A Heilman 2 on, 2 Out). S - R
Barajas. RBI - J Rollins 3 (36), A Rowand (29). 2-out RBI - J Rollins 3, A
Rowand. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Utley 1, A Eaton 1, S
Victorino 2, G Dobbs 1. GIDP - A Rowand, G Dobbs. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Rollins 2 (12, 2nd base off O Hernandez/P Lo Duca 2).

FIELDING: E - G Geary (2, ground ball). Outfield assists - S Victorino (C
Delgado at Home). DP: 3 (C Utley-J Rollins-R Howard, S Victorino-R Barajas, J
Rollins-R Howard).


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .316
E Chavez rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 6 .292
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
C Beltran cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .289
C Delgado 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .222
D Wright 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .276
P Lo Duca c 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .303
R Gotay 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .286
D Newhan lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .200
O Hernandez p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222
A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-J Franco ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .184
C Gomez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 31 2 6 2 3 4 13

a-grounded to first for A Heilman in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - C Delgado (10, A Eaton); D Wright (15, A Eaton); D Newhan (1, G
Geary). HR - C Beltran (9, 4th inning off A Eaton 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - C Beltran
(36), C Delgado (35). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Chavez 1, P
Lo Duca 1. GIDP - E Chavez 2. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - E Chavez (3, 2nd base off A Eaton/R Barajas).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (D Wright-R Gotay-C Delgado, R Gotay-J Reyes-C Delgado).


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PHILADELPHIA - 000 000 310 -- 4
NY METS - 000 101 000 -- 2
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
A Eaton (W, 6-4) 6 5 2 2 2 4 1 5.99
G Geary (H, 9) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.34
R Madson (H, 2) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.42
A Alfonseca (S, 3) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.91

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Hernandez 6 3 0 0 4 3 0 1.94
A Heilman (L, 5-3; B, 3) 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 4.28
S Schoeneweis 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 0 6.00
G Mota 1 1/3 2 0 0 1 1 0 4.26
P Feliciano 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.77

IBB - J Reyes (by G Geary). HBP - D Wright (by A Eaton). Pitches-strikes: A
Eaton 91-61; G Geary 25-13; R Madson 6-5; A Alfonseca 11-8; O Hernandez 99-56;
A Heilman 23-14; S Schoeneweis 8-5; G Mota 23-15; P Feliciano 3-3. Ground
balls-fly balls: A Eaton 8-5; G Geary 3-0; R Madson 2-1; A Alfonseca 1-2; O
Hernandez 10-5; A Heilman 1-1; S Schoeneweis 1-0; G Mota 2-1; P Feliciano 0-0.
Batters faced: A Eaton 24; G Geary 5; R Madson 3; A Alfonseca 3; O Hernandez
23; A Heilman 6; S Schoeneweis 2; G Mota 7; P Feliciano 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Bill Miller. 1B--Marvin Hudson. 2B--Jerry Layne. 3B--Ed
Montague.

T--3:05. Att--42,696.
Weather: 69 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 17 mph, out
to right.</div>

 

Rollins' homer lifts Phillies over Mets

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 4, NY METS 2</h3>FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- The Philadelphia Phillies maynot be the team to beat in the National League East, but JimmyRollins is doing his best to at least keep them in the race.

Rollins hit a three-run home run off Aaron Heilman in theseventh inning as the Phillies rallied for a 4-2 victory overthe New York Mets, who suffered yet another injury to anoutfielder.

The Phillies have won the first two games of the three-gameseries to move within six games of the first-place Mets in theNL East.

The Mets have dropped three straight games for the first timethis season and may have lost the services of right fielder EndyChavez, who hurt his left hamstring while grounding into adouble play to end the seventh.

Rollins said in the offseason interview that the Phillies werethe "team to beat" in the NL East, even though the Mets ran awaywith the division in 2006. A slow start by the Phillies onlybrought more attention to the comments, although Philadelphiahas played better in recent weeks.

Rollins has three homers against the Mets this season and 17 inhis carrer. He reached base four times Wednesday with his homerun, two singles and a walk.

Heilman (5-3) was unable to protect a 2-0 lead in the seventh,surrendering his fourth homer of the season. Aaron Rowandwalked and Abraham Nunez singled before both runners advanced ona sacrifice by Rod Barajas.

Pinch hitter Pat Burrell struck out, but Rollins lined a 1-2pitch from Heilman over the right field fence for his 10thhomer. Rollins was the league leader in home runs early in theseason, but had gone 159 at-bats without one, tying his longestdrought of his career.

It only got worse for the Mets in the seventh, who had runnerson second and third with no outs off Geoff Geary. Ryan Howardmade a diving stop on a ground ball by pinch hitter JulioFranco, but Ruben Gotay froze momentarily off third base andfailed to come home.

After an intentional walk to Jose Reyes, Chavez grounded into adouble play, grabbing his left leg as he ran to first. The Metssaid Chavez was being evaluated in the clubhouse.

Outfielders Shawn Green and Moises Alou already are on thedisabled list for New York.

Adam Eaton (6-4) improved to 5-0 against the Mets, allowing tworuns and five hits in six innings, including a two-run homer toCarlos Beltran.

Geary pitched the seventh, Ryan Madson retired the side in orderin the eighth and Antonio Alfonseca the ninth for his thirdsave.

The Mets wasted six scoreless innings by Orlando Hernandez, whoallowed three hits with four walks and three strikeouts. Inthree starts since coming off the disabled list, "El Duque" hasallowed just two runs in 19 innings.

Beltran hit his first home run since May 13 to lead off thefourth when he sliced an 0-1 pitch that bounced off the leftfield wall and over the fence. Beltran, who returned from athree-game absence Tuesday due to a bruised knee, had gone 57at-bats without a homer, his third-longest drought as a Met.

It was the first home run by a Mets outfielder since Chavezconnected against the Yankees on May 18.

The Mets had a chance for a second run in the fourth, but rightfielder Shane Victorino threw out Carlos Delgado trying to scoreon a fly ball by Gotay.

Delgado drove in the second run New York run with a groundout inthe sixth.

The Phillies added a run in the eighth when Chase Utley singledoff Scott Schoeneweis and later scored on a single by Rowand offGuillermo Mota.

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
PHILADELPHIA 4
NY METS 2 FINAL</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PHILADELPHIA (4) AT NY METS (2) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

NY METS 4TH: C Beltran homered to left. C Delgado hit a ground rule double
to deep right. D Wright hit by pitch. P Lo Duca grounded out to pitcher,
C Delgado to third, D Wright to second. R Gotay flied out to right, C Delgado
thrown out at home. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0, NY METS 1.

NY METS 6TH: E Chavez singled to left. E Chavez stole second. C Beltran
grounded out to first, E Chavez to third. C Delgado grounded out to second,
E Chavez scored. D Wright doubled to deep right. P Lo Duca grounded out to
third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0, NY METS 2.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: A Heilman relieved O Hernandez. A Rowand walked. A Nunez
singled to center, A Rowand to second. R Barajas sacrificed to pitcher,
A Rowand to third, A Nunez to second. P Burrell hit for A Eaton. P Burrell
struck out swinging. J Rollins homered to right, A Rowand and A Nunez scored.
S Victorino lined out to center. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 3,
NY METS 2.

PHILADELPHIA 8TH: S Schoeneweis relieved A Heilman. C Gomez in right field.
C Utley singled to center. R Howard grounded out to first, C Utley to second.
J Werth hit for G Dobbs. G Mota relieved S Schoeneweis. J Werth struck out
swinging. A Rowand singled to left, C Utley scored. A Nunez grounded out to
pitcher. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 4, NY METS 2.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at NY METS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PHILADELPHIA (4) AT NY METS (2) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Philadelphia Starting Lineups -- J Rollins SS, S Victorino RF, C Utley 2B,
R Howard 1B, G Dobbs LF, A Rowand CF, A Nunez 3B, R Barajas C, A Eaton RHP.

Ny Mets Starting Lineups -- J Reyes SS, E Chavez RF, C Beltran CF, C Delgado 1B,
D Wright 3B, P Lo Duca C, R Gotay 2B, D Newhan LF, O Hernandez RHP.

Umpires -- Bill Miller (HP), Marvin Hudson (1B), Jerry Layne (2B), Ed Montague (3B).

Gametime Weather: 69 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind out to right at 17 mph.


PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins singled to right center. J Rollins stole
second. S Victorino flied out to left. C Utley grounded out to second,
J Rollins to third. R Howard walked. G Dobbs grounded out to first. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0, NY METS 0.

NY METS 1ST: J Reyes walked. E Chavez grounded into double play, second to
shortstop to first, J Reyes out at second. C Beltran flied out to center.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0, NY METS 0.

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: A Rowand walked. A Nunez grounded out to second,
A Rowand to second. R Barajas struck out swinging. A Eaton grounded out to
shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0, NY METS 0.

NY METS 2ND: C Delgado struck out swinging. D Wright struck out looking.
P Lo Duca struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0,
NY METS 0.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: J Rollins lined out to left. S Victorino flied out to
center. C Utley struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0,
NY METS 0.

NY METS 3RD: R Gotay walked. D Newhan struck out looking. O Hernandez
bunt popped out foul to first. J Reyes singled to right, R Gotay to second.
E Chavez flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0, NY METS 0.

PHILADELPHIA 4TH: R Howard singled to center. G Dobbs fouled out to first.
A Rowand grounded into double play, third to second to first, R Howard out at
second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0, NY METS 0.

NY METS 4TH: C Beltran homered to left. C Delgado hit a ground rule double
to deep right. D Wright hit by pitch. P Lo Duca grounded out to pitcher,
C Delgado to third, D Wright to second. R Gotay flied out to right, C Delgado
thrown out at home. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0, NY METS 1.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: A Nunez struck out looking. R Barajas walked. A Eaton
fouled out to catcher. J Rollins singled to right center, R Barajas to third.
J Rollins stole second. S Victorino grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0, NY METS 1.

NY METS 5TH: D Newhan flied out to center. O Hernandez grounded out to
first. J Reyes grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 0, NY METS 1.

PHILADELPHIA 6TH: C Utley grounded out to pitcher. R Howard walked.
G Dobbs grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, R Howard out at
second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0, NY METS 1.

NY METS 6TH: E Chavez singled to left. E Chavez stole second. C Beltran
grounded out to first, E Chavez to third. C Delgado grounded out to second,
E Chavez scored. D Wright doubled to deep right. P Lo Duca grounded out to
third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0, NY METS 2.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: A Heilman relieved O Hernandez. A Rowand walked. A Nunez
singled to center, A Rowand to second. R Barajas sacrificed to pitcher,
A Rowand to third, A Nunez to second. P Burrell hit for A Eaton. P Burrell
struck out swinging. J Rollins homered to right, A Rowand and A Nunez scored.
S Victorino lined out to center. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 3,
NY METS 2.

NY METS 7TH: G Geary relieved A Eaton. R Gotay safe at first on error by
pitcher G Geary. D Newhan doubled to left, R Gotay to third. J Franco hit for
A Heilman. J Franco grounded out to first. J Reyes intentionally walked.
E Chavez grounded into double play, shortstop to first, J Reyes out at second.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) PHILADELPHIA 3, NY METS 2.

PHILADELPHIA 8TH: S Schoeneweis relieved A Heilman. C Gomez in right field.
C Utley singled to center. R Howard grounded out to first, C Utley to second.
J Werth hit for G Dobbs. G Mota relieved S Schoeneweis. J Werth struck out
swinging. A Rowand singled to left, C Utley scored. A Nunez grounded out to
pitcher. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 4, NY METS 2.

NY METS 8TH: J Werth in left field. R Madson relieved G Geary. C Beltran
grounded out to first. C Delgado flied out to left. D Wright grounded out to
third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 4, NY METS 2.

PHILADELPHIA 9TH: R Barajas singled to left. W Helms hit for R Madson.
W Helms flied out to center. J Rollins walked, R Barajas to second. S Victorino
grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Rollins out at second, R Barajas to
third. P Feliciano relieved G Mota. C Utley struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 4, NY METS 2.

NY METS 9TH: M Bourn in left field. A Alfonseca relieved R Madson.
P Lo Duca grounded out to third. R Gotay flied out to right. D Newhan
flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 4, NY METS 2.</div>

 

Rollins' homer lifts Phillies over Mets

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 4, NY METS 2</h3>FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- The Philadelphia Phillies maynot be the team to beat in the National League East, but JimmyRollins is doing his best to at least keep them in the race.

Rollins hit a three-run home run off Aaron Heilman in theseventh inning as the Phillies rallied for a 4-2 victory overthe New York Mets, who suffered yet another injury to anoutfielder.

The Phillies have won the first two games of the three-gameseries to move within six games of the first-place Mets in theNL East.

"It was just a hit. Unfortunately, we weren't playing for firstand we're still far back," Rollins said. "It was still a greatplace to do it. We have to win games."

The Mets have dropped three straight games for the first timethis season and may have lost the services of right fielder EndyChavez, who hurt his left hamstring while grounding into adouble play to end the seventh. Chavez will undergo an MRI examThursday.

"It doesn't look good. He went down pretty hard," Mets managerWillie Randolph said. "I'm sure it's going to be the DL forhim."

Rollins said in the offseason interview that the Phillies werethe "team to beat" in the NL East, even though the Mets ran awaywith the division in 2006. A slow start by the Phillies onlybrought more attention to the comments, although Philadelphiahas played better in recent weeks.

"He's a strong little guy and a big hitter," Phillies managerCharlie Manuel said. "That's called backing up what you have tosay."

Rollins has three homers against the Mets this season and 17 inhis career. He reached base four times Wednesday with his homerun, two singles and a walk.

Heilman (5-3) was unable to protect a 2-0 lead in the seventh,surrendering his fourth homer of the season.

"It was a mistake. Last year my mistakes were off the plate ordown," Heilman said. "I did a better job of putting guys away."

Aaron Rowand walked and Abraham Nunez singled before bothrunners advanced on a sacrifice by Rod Barajas.

Pinch hitter Pat Burrell struck out, but Rollins lined a 1-2pitch from Heilman over the right field fence for his 10thhomer. Rollins was the league leader in home runs early in theseason, but had gone 159 at-bats without one, tying his longestdrought of his career.

It only got worse for the Mets in the seventh, who had runnerson second and third with no outs off Geoff Geary. Ryan Howardmade a diving stop on a ground ball by pinch hitter JulioFranco, but Ruben Gotay froze momentarily off third base andfailed to come home.

"I didn't have a good read and didn't want to take a chance,"Gotay said.

After an intentional walk to Jose Reyes, Chavez grounded into adouble play, grabbing his left leg as he ran to first.

"I felt a pop and something went wrong in my leg," Chavez said."I've never had anything like this. It really hurts."

Outfielders Shawn Green and Moises Alou already are on thedisabled list for New York.

Adam Eaton (6-4) improved to 5-0 against the Mets, allowing tworuns and five hits in six innings, including a two-run homer toCarlos Beltran.

"He was aggressive and kept throwing his fastball," Manuel said."That's what makes him good."

Geary pitched the seventh, Ryan Madson retired the side in orderin the eighth and Antonio Alfonseca the ninth for his thirdsave.

The Mets wasted six scoreless innings by Orlando Hernandez, whoallowed three hits with four walks and three strikeouts. Inthree starts since coming off the disabled list, "El Duque" hasallowed just two runs in 19 innings.

Beltran hit his first home run since May 13 to lead off thefourth when he sliced an 0-1 pitch that bounced off the leftfield wall and over the fence. Beltran, who returned from athree-game absence Tuesday due to a bruised knee, had gone 57at-bats without a homer, his third-longest drought as a Met.

It was the first home run by a Mets outfielder since Chavezconnected against the Yankees on May 18.

The Mets had a chance for a second run in the fourth, but rightfielder Shane Victorino threw out Carlos Delgado trying to scoreon a fly ball by Gotay.

"It's a game of chances. He's got to take a chance and I took achance," Victorino said. "I'll come up throwing every time."

Delgado drove in the second run New York run with a groundout inthe sixth.

The Phillies added a run in the eighth when Chase Utley singledoff Scott Schoeneweis and later scored on a single by Rowand offGuillermo Mota.

 

Rollins' homer lifts Phillies over Mets

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 4, NY METS 2</h3>FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- The Philadelphia Phillies maynot be the team to beat in the National League East, but JimmyRollins is doing his best to at least keep them in the race.

Rollins hit a three-run home run off Aaron Heilman in theseventh inning as the Phillies rallied for a 4-2 victory overthe New York Mets, who suffered yet another injury to anoutfielder.

The Phillies have won the first two games of the three-gameseries to move within six games of the first-place Mets in theNL East.

"It was just a hit. Unfortunately, we weren't playing for firstand we're still far back," Rollins said. "It was still a greatplace to do it. We have to win games."

The Mets have dropped three straight games for the first timethis season and may have lost the services of right fielder EndyChavez, who hurt his left hamstring while grounding into adouble play to end the seventh. Chavez will undergo an MRI examThursday.

"It doesn't look good. He went down pretty hard," Mets managerWillie Randolph said. "I'm sure it's going to be the DL forhim."

Rollins said in the offseason interview that the Phillies werethe "team to beat" in the NL East, even though the Mets ran awaywith the division in 2006. A slow start by the Phillies onlybrought more attention to the comments, although Philadelphiahas played better in recent weeks.

"He's a strong little guy and a big hitter," Phillies managerCharlie Manuel said. "That's called backing up what you have tosay."

Rollins has three homers against the Mets this season and 17 inhis career. He reached base four times Wednesday with his homerun, two singles and a walk.

Heilman (5-3) was unable to protect a 2-0 lead in the seventh,surrendering his fourth homer of the season.

"It was a mistake. Last year my mistakes were off the plate ordown," Heilman said. "I did a better job of putting guys away."

Aaron Rowand walked and Abraham Nunez singled before bothrunners advanced on a sacrifice by Rod Barajas.

Pinch hitter Pat Burrell struck out, but Rollins lined a 1-2pitch from Heilman over the right field fence for his 10thhomer. Rollins was the league leader in home runs early in theseason, but had gone 159 at-bats without one, tying his longestdrought of his career.

It only got worse for the Mets in the seventh, who had runnerson second and third with no outs off Geoff Geary. Ryan Howardmade a diving stop on a ground ball by pinch hitter JulioFranco, but Ruben Gotay froze momentarily off third base andfailed to come home.

"I didn't have a good read and didn't want to take a chance,"Gotay said.

After an intentional walk to Jose Reyes, Chavez grounded into adouble play, grabbing his left leg as he ran to first.

"I felt a pop and something went wrong in my leg," Chavez said."I've never had anything like this. It really hurts."

Outfielders Shawn Green and Moises Alou already are on thedisabled list for New York.

Adam Eaton (6-4) improved to 5-0 against the Mets, allowing tworuns and five hits in six innings, including a two-run homer toCarlos Beltran.

"He was aggressive and kept throwing his fastball," Manuel said."That's what makes him good."

Geary pitched the seventh, Ryan Madson retired the side in orderin the eighth and Antonio Alfonseca the ninth for his thirdsave.

The Mets wasted six scoreless innings by Orlando Hernandez, whoallowed three hits with four walks and three strikeouts. Inthree starts since coming off the disabled list, "El Duque" hasallowed just two runs in 19 innings.

Beltran hit his first home run since May 13 to lead off thefourth when he sliced an 0-1 pitch that bounced off the leftfield wall and over the fence. Beltran, who returned from athree-game absence Tuesday due to a bruised knee, had gone 57at-bats without a homer, his third-longest drought as a Met.

It was the first home run by a Mets outfielder since Chavezconnected against the Yankees on May 18.

The Mets had a chance for a second run in the fourth, but rightfielder Shane Victorino threw out Carlos Delgado trying to scoreon a fly ball by Gotay.

"It's a game of chances. He's got to take a chance and I took achance," Victorino said. "I'll come up throwing every time."

Delgado drove in the second run New York run with a groundout inthe sixth.

The Phillies added a run in the eighth when Chase Utley singledoff Scott Schoeneweis and later scored on a single by Rowand offGuillermo Mota.