GAME THREAD: NL: CINCINNATI (36-53) at NY METS (49-39)

NL: CINCINNATI (36-53) at NY METS (49-39)

<h3>Maine aims for National League-best 11th win</h3>



Cincinnati (36-53) at NY Mets (49-39) 7:10 pm EDT


FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- John Maine takes the mound as hehopes that the second half of the season goes as smoothly as thefirst.


Maine (10-4, 2.71 ERA) will be looking for his NationalLeague-leading 11th win as the New York Mets take the moundagainst the Cincinnati Reds on Friday.


New York, which opened the season by winning 34 of its first 51games, won the opener of the four-game series, 3-2, behindhomers from Jose Reyes and Ruben Gotay and a strong start fromOrlando Hernandez.


It was just the third win in the last two weeks for the Mets,who had dropped six of eight games prior to the All-Star break.

Now, Maine, who has been the team's most reliable starter, willtry to get them rolling once again. In his last start, the26-year-old righthander allowed two runs and six hits in 7 2/3innings with nine strikeouts in a 6-2 win at the Houston Astroson July 5.


Maine will be opposed by Aaron Harang (9-2, 3.67), who has beenthe lone bright spot for the worst team in the majors.

Harang was solid in his last start, allowing one run and sixhits with eight strikeouts in eight innings but did not figurein a 4-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.

The Reds had a four-game winning streak snapped with Thursday'ssetback.

 

NL: CINCINNATI at NY METS

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

CINCINNATI NY METS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Ryan Freel 3B .252 2 12 Jose Reyes SS .310 5 36
Norris Hopper CF .270 0 2 Ruben Gotay 2B .342 4 14
Ken Griffey Jr RF .286 23 59 Carlos Beltran CF .262 16 55
Brandon Phillips 2B .275 17 47 David Wright 3B .293 16 51
Adam Dunn LF .256 24 58 Carlos Delgado 1B .243 14 49
Scott Hatteberg 1B .317 8 30 Paul Lo Duca C .270 5 24
Alex Gonzalez SS .248 13 41 Shawn Green RF .272 7 27
David Ross C .193 14 32 Lastings Milledge LF .143 0 0
Aaron Harang RHP .105 0 2 John Maine RHP .097 0 1
(9-2, 3.67) (10-4, 2.71)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS
WARMUPS: CIN - AARON HARANG (9-2, 3.67)
NYM - JOHN MAINE (10-4, 2.71)

UMPIRES: HP - DANA DEMUTH
1B - MARK WEGNER
2B - KERWIN DANLEY
3B - DOUG EDDINGS

WEATHER: 79 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 9 mph, out to center</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS
STARTING BATS: CIN - AARON HARANG AND DAVID ROSS
NYM - JOHN MAINE AND PAUL LO DUCA

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: R FREEL (.252, 2 HR, 12 RBI)
N HOPPER (.270, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
K GRIFFEY J (.286, 23 HR, 59 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
GRAND SLAM BY BRANDON PHILLIPS (18) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 0
OUT IN THE 1ST OFF JOHN MAINE SCORED RYAN FREEL, NORRIS HOPPER AND
KEN GRIFFEY JR.
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4, NY METS 0

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A DUNN (.256, 24 HR, 58 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - AARON HARANG
NYM - JOHN MAINE

DUE UP FOR NY METS: J REYES (.310, 5 HR, 36 RBI)
R GOTAY (.342, 4 HR, 14 RBI)
C BELTRAN (.262, 16 HR, 55 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at NY METS

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (4) VS NY METS (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .256
N Hopper cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .276
K Griffey Jr rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .286
B Phillips 2b 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .277
A Dunn lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258
S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .316
A Gonzalez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248
D Ross c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .192
A Harang p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105

Totals 7 4 4 4 1 0 3

BATTING: 2B - R Freel (11, J Maine). HR - B Phillips (18, 1st inning off J
Maine 3 on, 0 Out). RBI - B Phillips 4 (51). Team LOB - 1.


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
R Gotay 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342
C Beltran cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
D Wright 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
C Delgado 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
P Lo Duca c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
S Green rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
L Milledge lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
J Maine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .097

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CINCINNATI - 4 -- 4
NY METS - -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
A Harang 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.67

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Maine 1 4 4 4 1 0 1 3.01

Pitches-strikes: J Maine 33-18. Ground balls-fly balls: J Maine 0-3. Batters
faced: J Maine 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Dana Demuth. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Kerwin Danley. 3B--Doug
Eddings.

Weather: 79 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CIN - AARON HARANG
NYM - JOHN MAINE</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - AARON HARANG
NYM - JOHN MAINE

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A HARANG (.105, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
R FREEL (.256, 1-FOR-1)
N HOPPER (.276, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at NY METS

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (4) VS NY METS (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .256
N Hopper cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .276
K Griffey Jr rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .286
B Phillips 2b 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .277
A Dunn lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258
S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .316
A Gonzalez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248
D Ross c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .192
A Harang p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105

Totals 7 4 4 4 1 0 3

BATTING: 2B - R Freel (11, J Maine). HR - B Phillips (18, 1st inning off J
Maine 3 on, 0 Out). RBI - B Phillips 4 (51). Team LOB - 1.


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
R Gotay 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .351
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .292
C Delgado 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
P Lo Duca c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
S Green rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
L Milledge lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
J Maine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .097

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Wright 1. Team LOB - 1.


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CINCINNATI - 4 -- 4
NY METS - 0 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
A Harang 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.64

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Maine 1 4 4 4 1 0 1 3.01

Pitches-strikes: A Harang 16-10; J Maine 33-18. Ground balls-fly balls: A
Harang 1-1; J Maine 0-3. Batters faced: A Harang 4; J Maine 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Dana Demuth. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Kerwin Danley. 3B--Doug
Eddings.

Weather: 79 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - AARON HARANG
NYM - JOHN MAINE

DUE UP FOR NY METS: C DELGADO (.243, 14 HR, 49 RBI)
P LO DUCA (.270, 5 HR, 24 RBI)
S GREEN (.272, 7 HR, 27 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at NY METS

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (4) VS NY METS (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel 3b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .255
N Hopper cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .274
K Griffey Jr rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .286
B Phillips 2b 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .277
A Dunn lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258
S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .316
A Gonzalez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248
D Ross c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .192
A Harang p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103

Totals 10 4 4 4 1 0 3

BATTING: 2B - R Freel (11, J Maine). HR - B Phillips (18, 1st inning off J
Maine 3 on, 0 Out). RBI - B Phillips 4 (51). Team LOB - 1.


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
R Gotay 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .351
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .292
C Delgado 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
P Lo Duca c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
S Green rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
L Milledge lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
J Maine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .097

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Wright 1. Team LOB - 1.


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CINCINNATI - 40 -- 4
NY METS - 0 -- 0
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
A Harang 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.64

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Maine 2 4 4 4 1 0 1 2.98

Pitches-strikes: A Harang 16-10; J Maine 43-26. Ground balls-fly balls: A
Harang 1-1; J Maine 3-3. Batters faced: A Harang 4; J Maine 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Dana Demuth. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Kerwin Danley. 3B--Doug
Eddings.

Weather: 79 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - AARON HARANG
NYM - JOHN MAINE

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: K GRIFFEY JR (.286, 0-FOR-0, BB)
B PHILLIPS (.277, 1-FOR-1, HR, 4 RBI)
A DUNN (.258, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at NY METS

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (4) VS NY METS (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel 3b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .255
N Hopper cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .274
K Griffey Jr rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .286
B Phillips 2b 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .277
A Dunn lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258
S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .316
A Gonzalez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248
D Ross c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .192
A Harang p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103

Totals 10 4 4 4 1 0 3

BATTING: 2B - R Freel (11, J Maine). HR - B Phillips (18, 1st inning off J
Maine 3 on, 0 Out). RBI - B Phillips 4 (51). Team LOB - 1.


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
R Gotay 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .351
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .292
C Delgado 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .270
S Green rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275
L Milledge lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125
J Maine p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .094

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 3 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Wright 1, J Maine 2. Team
LOB - 3.


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CINCINNATI - 40 -- 4
NY METS - 00 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
A Harang 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 3.61

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Maine 2 4 4 4 1 0 1 2.98

HBP - C Delgado (by A Harang). Pitches-strikes: A Harang 39-25; J Maine
43-26. Ground balls-fly balls: A Harang 2-1; J Maine 3-3. Batters faced: A
Harang 9; J Maine 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Dana Demuth. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Kerwin Danley. 3B--Doug
Eddings.

Weather: 79 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - AARON HARANG
NYM - JOHN MAINE

DUE UP FOR NY METS: J REYES (.309, 0-FOR-1)
R GOTAY (.351, 1-FOR-1)
C BELTRAN (.261, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at NY METS

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (4) VS NY METS (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel 3b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .255
N Hopper cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .274
K Griffey Jr rf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .285
B Phillips 2b 2 1 1 4 0 0 0 .277
A Dunn lf 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .258
S Hatteberg 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .314
A Gonzalez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248
D Ross c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .192
A Harang p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103

Totals 13 4 4 4 2 0 4

BATTING: 2B - R Freel (11, J Maine). HR - B Phillips (18, 1st inning off J
Maine 3 on, 0 Out). RBI - B Phillips 4 (51). Team LOB - 2.


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
R Gotay 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .351
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .292
C Delgado 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .270
S Green rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275
L Milledge lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125
J Maine p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .094

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 3 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Wright 1, J Maine 2. Team
LOB - 3.


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CINCINNATI - 400 -- 4
NY METS - 00 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
A Harang 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 3.61

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Maine 3 4 4 4 2 0 1 2.96

HBP - C Delgado (by A Harang). Pitches-strikes: A Harang 39-25; J Maine
57-35. Ground balls-fly balls: A Harang 2-1; J Maine 5-4. Batters faced: A
Harang 9; J Maine 15.

UMPIRES: HP--Dana Demuth. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Kerwin Danley. 3B--Doug
Eddings.

Weather: 79 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY RUBEN GOTAY SCORED JOSE REYES.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R GOTAY ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4
NY METS 1 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR NY METS: C BELTRAN (.261, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - AARON HARANG
NYM - JOHN MAINE

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A GONZALEZ (.248, 0-FOR-1)
D ROSS (.192, 0-FOR-1)
A HARANG (.103, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at NY METS

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (4) VS NY METS (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel 3b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .255
N Hopper cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .274
K Griffey Jr rf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .285
B Phillips 2b 2 1 1 4 0 0 0 .277
A Dunn lf 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .258
S Hatteberg 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .314
A Gonzalez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248
D Ross c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .192
A Harang p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103

Totals 13 4 4 4 2 0 4

BATTING: 2B - R Freel (11, J Maine). HR - B Phillips (18, 1st inning off J
Maine 3 on, 0 Out). RBI - B Phillips 4 (51). Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Gonzalez-B Phillips-S Hatteberg).


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .309
R Gotay 2b 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .359
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .261
D Wright 3b 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .291
C Delgado 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245
P Lo Duca c 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .269
S Green rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275
L Milledge lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125
J Maine p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .094

Totals 12 1 4 1 2 4 10

BATTING: 2B - R Gotay (5, A Harang). RBI - R Gotay (15). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - D Wright 1, J Maine 2. GIDP - P Lo Duca. Team LOB -
5.


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CINCINNATI - 400 -- 4
NY METS - 001 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
A Harang 3 4 1 1 2 4 0 3.65

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Maine 3 4 4 4 2 0 1 2.96

HBP - C Delgado (by A Harang). Pitches-strikes: A Harang 60-36; J Maine
57-35. Ground balls-fly balls: A Harang 4-1; J Maine 5-4. Batters faced: A
Harang 15; J Maine 15.

UMPIRES: HP--Dana Demuth. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Kerwin Danley. 3B--Doug
Eddings.

Weather: 79 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - AARON HARANG
NYM - JOHN MAINE

DUE UP FOR NY METS: S GREEN (.275, 1-FOR-1)
L MILLEDGE (.125, 0-FOR-1)
J MAINE (.094, 0-FOR-1)</div>