NL: FLORIDA at NY METS <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FLORIDA (7) AT NY METS (4) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FLORIDA 1ST: H Ramirez flied out to center. D Uggla walked. J Hermida homered to right, D Uggla scored. M Cabrera flied out to center. C Ross flied out to right. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 2, NY METS 0. NY METS 2ND: M Alou flied out to right. C Delgado hit by pitch. P Lo Duca flied out to right. S Green singled to left, C Delgado to second. O Perez singled to left, C Delgado to third, S Green to second, C Delgado scored on error by left fielder C Ross. J Reyes flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) FLORIDA 2, NY METS 1. FLORIDA 3RD: B Kim singled to right. H Ramirez doubled to left, B Kim to third. D Uggla hit by pitch. J Hermida grounded into fielder's choice to third, B Kim out at home, H Ramirez to third, D Uggla to second. M Cabrera struck out swinging. C Ross hit by pitch, H Ramirez scored, D Uggla to third, J Hermida to second. M Jacobs hit by pitch, D Uggla scored, J Hermida to third, C Ross to second. M Treanor struck out looking. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 4, NY METS 1. NY METS 3RD: L Castillo singled to center. L Castillo stole second. D Wright struck out looking. C Beltran homered to right, L Castillo scored. M Alou flied out to right. C Delgado singled to left. P Lo Duca lined out to left. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 4, NY METS 3. FLORIDA 4TH: B Carroll flied out to right. B Kim struck out looking. H Ramirez reached on infield single to shortstop. D Uggla singled to center, H Ramirez to third, D Uggla to second advancing on throw. J Hermida walked. M Cabrera reached on infield single to shortstop, H Ramirez and D Uggla scored, J Hermida to second. J Sosa relieved O Perez. C Ross grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 6, NY METS 3. FLORIDA 5TH: O Hernandez relieved J Sosa. M Jacobs flied out to right. M Treanor homered to left. B Carroll struck out swinging. B Kim struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 7, NY METS 3. NY METS 5TH: L Castillo tripled to deep left center. D Wright grounded out to shortstop, L Castillo scored. C Beltran flied out to left. M Alou grounded out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 7, NY METS 4.</div>
NL: FLORIDA at NY METS <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FLORIDA (7) AT NY METS (4) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Florida Starting Lineups -- H Ramirez SS, D Uggla 2B, J Hermida RF, M Cabrera 3B, C Ross LF, M Jacobs 1B, M Treanor C, B Carroll CF, B Kim RHP. Ny Mets Starting Lineups -- J Reyes SS, L Castillo 2B, D Wright 3B, C Beltran CF, M Alou LF, C Delgado 1B, P Lo Duca C, S Green RF, O Perez LHP. Umpires -- Ed Hickox (HP), C.B. Bucknor (1B), Joe West (2B), Ed Rapuano (3B). Gametime Weather: 69 degrees, Cloudy, wind out to right at 11 mph. FLORIDA 1ST: H Ramirez flied out to center. D Uggla walked. J Hermida homered to right, D Uggla scored. M Cabrera flied out to center. C Ross flied out to right. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 2, NY METS 0. NY METS 1ST: J Reyes struck out looking. L Castillo flied out to left. D Wright singled to center. C Beltran grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 2, NY METS 0. FLORIDA 2ND: M Jacobs struck out swinging. M Treanor popped out to second. B Carroll grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 2, NY METS 0. NY METS 2ND: M Alou flied out to right. C Delgado hit by pitch. P Lo Duca flied out to right. S Green singled to left, C Delgado to second. O Perez singled to left, C Delgado to third, S Green to second, C Delgado scored on error by left fielder C Ross. J Reyes flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) FLORIDA 2, NY METS 1. FLORIDA 3RD: B Kim singled to right. H Ramirez doubled to left, B Kim to third. D Uggla hit by pitch. J Hermida grounded into fielder's choice to third, B Kim out at home, H Ramirez to third, D Uggla to second. M Cabrera struck out swinging. C Ross hit by pitch, H Ramirez scored, D Uggla to third, J Hermida to second. M Jacobs hit by pitch, D Uggla scored, J Hermida to third, C Ross to second. M Treanor struck out looking. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 4, NY METS 1. NY METS 3RD: L Castillo singled to center. L Castillo stole second. D Wright struck out looking. C Beltran homered to right, L Castillo scored. M Alou flied out to right. C Delgado singled to left. P Lo Duca lined out to left. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 4, NY METS 3. FLORIDA 4TH: B Carroll flied out to right. B Kim struck out looking. H Ramirez reached on infield single to shortstop. D Uggla singled to center, H Ramirez to third, D Uggla to second advancing on throw. J Hermida walked. M Cabrera reached on infield single to shortstop, H Ramirez and D Uggla scored, J Hermida to second. J Sosa relieved O Perez. C Ross grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 6, NY METS 3. NY METS 4TH: S Green singled to center. D Newhan hit for J Sosa. D Newhan grounded into double play, shortstop to first, S Green out at second. J Reyes grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 6, NY METS 3. FLORIDA 5TH: O Hernandez relieved J Sosa. M Jacobs flied out to right. M Treanor homered to left. B Carroll struck out swinging. B Kim struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 7, NY METS 3. NY METS 5TH: L Castillo tripled to deep left center. D Wright grounded out to shortstop, L Castillo scored. C Beltran flied out to left. M Alou grounded out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 7, NY METS 4. FLORIDA 6TH: H Ramirez doubled to deep center. D Uggla popped out to third. J Hermida lined out to shortstop. M Cabrera intentionally walked. C Ross walked, H Ramirez to third, M Cabrera to second. S Schoeneweis relieved O Hernandez. M Jacobs grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 7, NY METS 4. NY METS 6TH: T Tankersley relieved B Kim. T Tankersley inherits a 2-0 count. C Delgado grounded out to shortstop. P Lo Duca walked. P Lo Duca to second on wild pitch by T Tankersley. S Green grounded out to pitcher. J Conine hit for S Schoeneweis. J Conine flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 7, NY METS 4. FLORIDA 7TH: A Heilman relieved S Schoeneweis. M Treanor grounded out to first. B Carroll grounded out to third. A De Aza hit for T Tankersley. A De Aza singled to right. A De Aza stole second. H Ramirez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 7, NY METS 4. NY METS 7TH: M Lindstrom relieved T Tankersley. J Reyes struck out swinging. L Castillo reached on infield single to shortstop. D Wright singled to right, L Castillo to third. C Beltran struck out swinging. M Alou struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 7, NY METS 4. FLORIDA 8TH: D Uggla struck out looking. J Hermida struck out looking. M Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 7, NY METS 4. NY METS 8TH: L Gardner relieved M Lindstrom. C Delgado singled to left. P Lo Duca flied out to center. S Green flied out to left. R Gotay hit for A Heilman. R Gotay popped out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 7, NY METS 4. FLORIDA 9TH: R Castro catching. B Wagner relieved A Heilman. C Ross flied out to center. J Wood hit for M Jacobs. J Wood popped out to third. M Treanor flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 7, NY METS 4. NY METS 9TH: J Wood at first base. K Gregg relieved L Gardner. J Reyes singled to right. L Castillo grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Reyes out at second. D Wright grounded out to pitcher, L Castillo to second. C Beltran fouled out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 7, NY METS 4.</div>
Marlins beat Perez, send slumping Mets into second place <h3>NY METS 7, FLORIDA 4</h3><div class="pre">FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- First Oliver Perez lost his</div>control, then the New York Mets lost their grip on first placein the National League East. Perez tied a major league record by hitting three batters in aninning, allowed a two-run homer to Jeremy Hermida and a two-runsingle to Miguel Cabrera, as the Florida Marlins defeated theMets, 7-4, in the opener of a three-game series. The Mets (87-73) have lost five straight and 11 of 15 to fallinto second place in the NL East, one game behind thePhiladelphia Phillies (88-72). Philadelphia defeated theWashington Nationals, 6-0, on Friday night. Both the Mets andPhillies have two games remaining. New York, which led the division by seven games on September 12,had been in first place every day since May 15 and moved onestep closer to one of the more monumental collapses in baseballhistory. No team in history has failed to win the pennant when holding atleast a seven-game lead with 17 games to play. Byung-Hyun Kim (10-8) pitched five-plus effective innings andMatt Treanor also homered for the Marlins, who won their fourthstraight game and continued to excel in the role of spoiler. Florida defeated New York after sweeping the CentralDivision-leading Chicago Cubs earlier this week. The struggling Mets' staff received a strong seven-inning effortfrom Pedro Martinez against St. Louis on Thursday, anddesperately needed the same from Perez (15-10) on Friday. Theoften erratic lefthander was never in control, allowing sixruns, six hits and two walks in 3 2/3 innings. The Mets have had a starter last more than five innings justthree times in their last 13 games. Carlos Beltran hit a mammoth two-run homer, but the Mets failedseveral times in clutch situations and had their troublesdefensively as a mental mistake by third baseman David Wrightcontributed to Florida's two-run third. Kim (10-8) allowed four runs - three earned - and eight hits infive innings. The righthander threw two pitches in the sixthbefore leaving with a blister. Three relievers followed, including Matt Lindstrom, who struckout Beltran and Alou with runners on first and third to end theseventh. Kevin Gregg then worked around a leadoff single in the ninth torecord his 32nd save in 36 chances. Hermida hit a 420-foot home run to right field in the first toscore Dan Uggla, who had walked. Perez tied the record held by many pitchers when he hit threebatters in a two-run third for Florida. The Marlins loaded thebases when Kim singled, Hanley Ramirez doubled and Dan Uggla washit by a pitch. Hermida hit a slow grounder to third that Wright threw home forthe force out. Catcher Paul Lo Duca threw back to Wright, whoattempted to tag Ramirez when all he had to do was step on thirdfor the force. One out later, Perez plunked Cody Ross and MikeJacobs in succession to give Florida a 4-1 lead. Beltran hit two-run homer in the third off the scoreboard inright-center field to cut the deficit to 4-3. Cabrera grounded a two-run single off the glove of diving a JoseReyes shortstop in the fourth to give the Marlins a 6-3 leadand finish the night for Perez. Treanor homered off Orlando Hernandez in the fifth to make it7-3. An error by left fielder Ross allowed the first Mets' run toscore in the second and Wright drove in a run with a groundoutin the fifth. Wright singled in the first to extend his hittingstreak to 15 games.
Marlins beat Perez, send slumping Mets into second place <h3>NY METS 7, FLORIDA 4</h3>By Doug Mittler PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- First Oliver Perez lost his control,then the New York Mets lost their grip on first place in theNational League East. Perez tied a major league record by hitting three batters in aninning, allowed a two-run homer to Jeremy Hermida and a two-runsingle to Miguel Cabrera, as the Florida Marlins defeated theMets, 7-4, in the opener of a three-game series. The Mets (87-73) have lost five straight and 11 of 15 to fallinto second place in the NL East, one game behind thePhiladelphia Phillies (88-72). Philadelphia defeated theWashington Nationals, 6-0, on Friday night. Both the Mets andPhillies have two games remaining. New York, which led the division by seven games on September 12,had been in first place every day since May 15 and moved onestep closer to one of the more monumental collapses in baseballhistory. "Personally I'm embarrassed," David Wright said. "It's prettypathetic we had a division in our grasp with seven home games<div class="pre">left and we didn't win one of them. The fans deserve better,</div>the owners deserve better. Willie (Randolph) and the coachesdeserve better. This is on the players. The 25 of us have tolook at each other." No team in history has failed to win the pennant when holding atleast a seven-game lead with 17 games to play. Byung-Hyun Kim (10-8) pitched five-plus effective innings andMatt Treanor also homered for the Marlins, who won their fourthstraight game and continued to excel in the role of spoiler. Florida defeated New York after sweeping the CentralDivision-leading Chicago Cubs earlier this week. "There's no personal satisfaction in beating them other thanshaking hands and winning ball games," Marlins manager FrediGonzalez said. The struggling Mets' staff received a strong seven-inning effortfrom Pedro Martinez against St. Louis on Thursday, anddesperately needed the same from Perez (15-10) on Friday. Theoften erratic lefthander was never in control, allowing sixruns, six hits and two walks in 3 2/3 innings. "I'm just trying to do my job and I didn't do it," Perez said. The Mets have had a starter last more than five innings justthree times in their last 13 games. Carlos Beltran hit a mammoth two-run homer, but the Mets failedseveral times in clutch situations and had their troublesdefensively as a mental mistake by third baseman David Wrightcontributed to Florida's two-run third. Kim (10-8) allowed four runs - three earned - and eight hits infive innings. The righthander threw two pitches in the sixthbefore leaving with a blister. Three relievers followed, including Matt Lindstrom, who struckout Beltran and Alou with runners on first and third to end theseventh. Kevin Gregg then worked around a leadoff single in the ninth torecord his 32nd save in 36 chances. "Everybody here is playing as hard as they can," Beltran said."It seems like we don't have any luck. We haven't put anythingtogether." "We're not going to let them waltz into the playoffs," Greggsaid. Hermida hit a 420-foot home run to right field in the first toscore Dan Uggla, who had walked. Perez tied the record held by many pitchers when he hit threebatters in a two-run third for Florida. The Marlins loaded thebases when Kim singled, Hanley Ramirez doubled and Dan Uggla washit by a pitch. Hermida hit a slow grounder to third that Wright threw home forthe force out. Catcher Paul Lo Duca threw back to Wright, whoattempted to tag Ramirez when all he had to do was step on thirdfor the force. One out later, Perez plunked Cody Ross and MikeJacobs in succession to give Florida a 4-1 lead. "I got back to third and couldn't find it with my foot so Itried to tag him," Wright said. Beltran hit two-run homer in thethird off the scoreboard in right-center field to cut thedeficit to 4-3. Cabrera grounded a two-run single off the glove of diving a JoseReyes shortstop in the fourth to give the Marlins a 6-3 leadand finish the night for Perez. Treanor homered off Orlando Hernandez in the fifth to make it7-3. An error by left fielder Ross allowed the first Mets' run toscore in the second and Wright drove in a run with a groundoutin the fifth. Wright singled in the first to extend his hittingstreak to 15 games.
