GAME THREAD: NL: NY METS (45-33) at PHILADELPHIA (41-39)

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY CHASE UTLEY ALLOWED PAUL LO DUCA TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C BELTRAN ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 7
PHILADELPHIA 3 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR NY METS: D WRIGHT (.288, 1-FOR-4, HR, RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY DAVID WRIGHT SCORED CARLOS BELTRAN.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 8
PHILADELPHIA 3 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR NY METS: C DELGADO (.228, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY METS 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 8 11 0
PHILADELPHIA 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 2 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - PEDRO FELICIANO
PHI - JOSE MESA

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: S VICTORINO (.266, 0-FOR-2, BB)
G DOBBS (.286, 0-FOR-3)
C RUIZ (.283, 2-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NY METS (8) VS PHILADELPHIA (3) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .317
P Lo Duca c 4 3 2 2 1 0 0 .284
C Beltran cf 5 3 4 3 0 1 0 .277
D Wright 3b 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .288
C Delgado 1b 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .227
D Easley 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .257
S Green rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .277
C Gomez lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .260
J Sosa p 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .105
J Maine pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .107
S Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Ledee ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .208
P Feliciano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 37 8 11 7 2 9 13

a-struck out swinging for A Heilman in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - C Delgado (18, J Happ). HR - P Lo Duca (5, 1st inning off J Happ
1 on, 0 Out), D Wright (14, 1st inning off J Happ 0 on, 1 Out), C Beltran 2
(14, 5th inning off J Happ 1 on, 0 Out, 7th inning off R Madson 0 on, 1 Out).
SF - D Wright. RBI - P Lo Duca 2 (23), D Wright 2 (44), C Beltran 3 (49).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Reyes 2, C Gomez 1. GIDP - D
Wright. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Wright-D Easley-C Delgado).


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .283
M Bourn lf 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 .274
C Utley 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .327
R Howard 1b 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .250
A Rowand cf 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .313
S Victorino rf 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .266
G Dobbs 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286
C Ruiz c 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .283
J Happ p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
R Madson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Romero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-A Nunez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
J Mesa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 27 3 5 2 4 9 7

a-fouled out to third for J Romero in the 7th.

BATTING: HR - R Howard (19, 4th inning off J Sosa 0 on, 0 Out). S - R Madson.
RBI - C Ruiz (27), R Howard (57). 2-out RBI - C Ruiz. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - C Utley 1. GIDP - G Dobbs. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - J Rollins (7, ground ball); C Utley (5, throw). PB - C Ruiz.
DP: 1 (J Rollins-C Utley-R Howard).


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NY METS - 300 020 102 -- 8
PHILADELPHIA - 020 100 00 -- 3
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Sosa 5 4 3 3 3 4 1 3.92
S Schoeneweis 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.65
A Heilman 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.82
P Feliciano 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.82

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Happ 4 7 5 5 2 5 3 11.25
R Madson 2 2/3 2 1 1 0 2 1 3.92
J Romero 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
J Mesa 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 3.37

J Happ pitched to 2 batters in the 5th.

WP - R Madson. HBP - C Gomez (by J Mesa). Pitches-strikes: J Sosa 80-49; S
Schoeneweis 13-10; A Heilman 21-12; P Feliciano 9-8; J Happ 94-58; R Madson
32-22; J Romero 5-4; J Mesa 26-13. Ground balls-fly balls: J Sosa 5-6; S
Schoeneweis 0-1; A Heilman 1-1; P Feliciano 0-1; J Happ 2-5; R Madson 3-3; J
Romero 0-0; J Mesa 1-4. Batters faced: J Sosa 21; S Schoeneweis 4; A Heilman 4;
P Feliciano 3; J Happ 21; R Madson 10; J Romero 1; J Mesa 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Dale Scott. 1B--Dan Iassogna. 2B--Adam Dowdy. 3B--Ron Kulpa.

Weather: 80 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: W Helms hit for G Dobbs.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 8
PHILADELPHIA 3 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: W Helms (.240, 2 HR, 19 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY METS 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 8 11 0
PHILADELPHIA 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 2 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: NYM - JORGE SOSA, SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS (6TH), AARON HEILMAN (7TH),
PEDRO FELICIANO (8TH) AND PAUL LO DUCA

PHI - J.A. HAPP, RYAN MADSON (5TH), J.C. ROMERO (7TH),
JOSE MESA (8TH) AND CARLOS RUIZ

HOME RUNS: NYM - PAUL LO DUCA (5) OFF J.A. HAPP IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
DAVID WRIGHT (14) OFF J.A. HAPP IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
CARLOS BELTRAN (13) OFF J.A. HAPP IN THE 5TH, 1 ON
CARLOS BELTRAN (14) OFF RYAN MADSON IN THE 7TH, 0 ON

PHI - RYAN HOWARD (19) OFF JORGE SOSA IN THE 4TH, 0 ON</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY METS 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 8 11 0
PHILADELPHIA 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 2 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: NYM - JORGE SOSA, SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS (6TH), AARON HEILMAN (7TH),
PEDRO FELICIANO (8TH) AND PAUL LO DUCA

PHI - J.A. HAPP, RYAN MADSON (5TH), J.C. ROMERO (7TH),
JOSE MESA (8TH) AND CARLOS RUIZ


WP - JORGE SOSA (7-3)
LP - J.A. HAPP (0-1)
SAVE - PEDRO FELICIANO (1)

HOME RUNS: NYM - PAUL LO DUCA (5) OFF J.A. HAPP IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
DAVID WRIGHT (14) OFF J.A. HAPP IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
CARLOS BELTRAN (13) OFF J.A. HAPP IN THE 5TH, 1 ON
CARLOS BELTRAN (14) OFF RYAN MADSON IN THE 7TH, 0 ON

PHI - RYAN HOWARD (19) OFF JORGE SOSA IN THE 4TH, 0 ON


TIME: 3:06 ATT: 45,003

PROBABLES: NYM - OLIVER PEREZ (7-6, 3.14)
PHI - KYLE KENDRICK (2-0, 5.00)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NY METS (8) VS PHILADELPHIA (3) - FINAL

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .317
P Lo Duca c 4 3 2 2 1 0 0 .284
C Beltran cf 5 3 4 3 0 1 0 .277
D Wright 3b 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .288
C Delgado 1b 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .227
D Easley 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .257
S Green rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .277
C Gomez lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .260
J Sosa p 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .105
J Maine pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .107
S Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Ledee ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .208
P Feliciano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 37 8 11 7 2 9 13

a-struck out swinging for A Heilman in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - C Delgado (18, J Happ). HR - P Lo Duca (5, 1st inning off J Happ
1 on, 0 Out), D Wright (14, 1st inning off J Happ 0 on, 1 Out), C Beltran 2
(14, 5th inning off J Happ 1 on, 0 Out, 7th inning off R Madson 0 on, 1 Out).
SF - D Wright. RBI - P Lo Duca 2 (23), D Wright 2 (44), C Beltran 3 (49).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Reyes 2, C Gomez 1. GIDP - D
Wright. Team LOB - 6.

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


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .283
M Bourn lf 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 .274
C Utley 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .327
R Howard 1b 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .250
A Rowand cf 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .313
S Victorino rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .265
G Dobbs 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286
b-W Helms ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244
C Ruiz c 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .281
J Happ p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
R Madson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Romero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-A Nunez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
J Mesa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 30 3 6 2 4 9 8

a-fouled out to third for J Romero in the 7th; b-singled to right for G Dobbs
in the 9th.

BATTING: HR - R Howard (19, 4th inning off J Sosa 0 on, 0 Out). S - R Madson.
RBI - C Ruiz (27), R Howard (57). 2-out RBI - C Ruiz. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - C Utley 1. GIDP - G Dobbs, C Ruiz. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - J Rollins (7, ground ball); C Utley (5, throw). PB - C Ruiz.
DP: 1 (J Rollins-C Utley-R Howard).


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NY METS - 300 020 102 -- 8
PHILADELPHIA - 020 100 000 -- 3
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Sosa (W, 7-3) 5 4 3 3 3 4 1 3.92
S Schoeneweis (H, 7) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.65
A Heilman (H, 7) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.82
P Feliciano (S, 1) 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.76

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Happ (L, 0-1) 4 7 5 5 2 5 3 11.25
R Madson 2 2/3 2 1 1 0 2 1 3.92
J Romero 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
J Mesa 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 3.37

J Happ pitched to 2 batters in the 5th.

WP - R Madson. HBP - C Gomez (by J Mesa). Pitches-strikes: J Sosa 80-49; S
Schoeneweis 13-10; A Heilman 21-12; P Feliciano 18-13; J Happ 94-58; R Madson
32-22; J Romero 5-4; J Mesa 26-13. Ground balls-fly balls: J Sosa 5-6; S
Schoeneweis 0-1; A Heilman 1-1; P Feliciano 3-1; J Happ 2-5; R Madson 3-3; J
Romero 0-0; J Mesa 1-4. Batters faced: J Sosa 21; S Schoeneweis 4; A Heilman 4;
P Feliciano 6; J Happ 21; R Madson 10; J Romero 1; J Mesa 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Dale Scott. 1B--Dan Iassogna. 2B--Adam Dowdy. 3B--Ron Kulpa.

T--3:06. Att--45,003.
Weather: 80 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, left to
right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
NY METS 8
PHILADELPHIA 3 FINAL</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

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NY METS (8) AT PHILADELPHIA (3) - HOW THEY SCORED
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NY METS 1ST: J Reyes singled to center. P Lo Duca homered to left, J Reyes
scored. C Beltran struck out swinging. D Wright homered to left center.
C Delgado doubled to left. D Easley singled to center, C Delgado to third.
S Green struck out looking. C Gomez struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 5 Hits,
0 Errors) NY METS 3, PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: R Howard singled to right. A Rowand walked, R Howard to
second. S Victorino walked, R Howard to third, A Rowand to second. G Dobbs
grounded into double play, third to second to first, R Howard scored,
S Victorino out at second, A Rowand to third. C Ruiz singled to center, A Rowand
scored. J Happ struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3,
PHILADELPHIA 2.

PHILADELPHIA 4TH: R Howard homered to right center. A Rowand popped out to
second. S Victorino struck out swinging. G Dobbs flied out to left. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, PHILADELPHIA 3.

NY METS 5TH: P Lo Duca walked. C Beltran homered to left, P Lo Duca
scored. R Madson relieved J Happ. D Wright grounded out to second. C Delgado
flied out to right. D Easley struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
NY METS 5, PHILADELPHIA 3.

NY METS 7TH: P Lo Duca bunt popped out foul to third. C Beltran homered to
center. D Wright grounded out to first. J Romero relieved R Madson. C Delgado
struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 6, PHILADELPHIA 3.

NY METS 9TH: J Reyes flied out to left. P Lo Duca singled to shallow
center. C Beltran singled to right, P Lo Duca to third, P Lo Duca scored,
C Beltran to second on throwing error by second baseman C Utley. C Beltran to
third on passed ball by C Ruiz. D Wright hit sacrifice fly to right, C Beltran
scored. C Delgado flied out to center. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) NY METS 8,
PHILADELPHIA 3.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NY METS (8) AT PHILADELPHIA (3) - HOW THEY SCORED
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NY METS 1ST: J Reyes singled to center. P Lo Duca homered to left, J Reyes
scored. C Beltran struck out swinging. D Wright homered to left center.
C Delgado doubled to left. D Easley singled to center, C Delgado to third.
S Green struck out looking. C Gomez struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 5 Hits,
0 Errors) NY METS 3, PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: R Howard singled to right. A Rowand walked, R Howard to
second. S Victorino walked, R Howard to third, A Rowand to second. G Dobbs
grounded into double play, third to second to first, R Howard scored,
S Victorino out at second, A Rowand to third. C Ruiz singled to center, A Rowand
scored. J Happ struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3,
PHILADELPHIA 2.

PHILADELPHIA 4TH: R Howard homered to right center. A Rowand popped out to
second. S Victorino struck out swinging. G Dobbs flied out to left. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, PHILADELPHIA 3.

NY METS 5TH: P Lo Duca walked. C Beltran homered to left, P Lo Duca
scored. R Madson relieved J Happ. D Wright grounded out to second. C Delgado
flied out to right. D Easley struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
NY METS 5, PHILADELPHIA 3.

NY METS 7TH: P Lo Duca bunt popped out foul to third. C Beltran homered to
center. D Wright grounded out to first. J Romero relieved R Madson. C Delgado
struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 6, PHILADELPHIA 3.

NY METS 9TH: J Reyes flied out to left. P Lo Duca singled to shallow
center. C Beltran singled to right, P Lo Duca to third, P Lo Duca scored,
C Beltran to second on throwing error by second baseman C Utley. C Beltran to
third on passed ball by C Ruiz. D Wright hit sacrifice fly to right, C Beltran
scored. C Delgado flied out to center. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) NY METS 8,
PHILADELPHIA 3.</div>

 

Beltran again homers twice as Mets trample Phillies

<h3>NY METS 8, PHILADELPHIA 3</h3>PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- For the second straight day, a youngpitcher was victimized and a veteran player hit two home runs.

Carlos Beltran recorded four hits, including a pair of home runsfor the second straight game as the New York Mets tookadvantage of a rookie starter en route to an 8-3 victory overthe Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday.

The triumph was the Mets' third straight against their NationalLeague East rivals and increased their lead in the division overthe Phillies to six games.

New York swept a day-night doubleheader on Friday, defeating apair of young hurlers in J.D. Durbin and Cole Hamels. Beltranhit a pair of two-run homers in the nightcap.

Beltran drove in three runs in this one, starting with a two-runblast in the fifth inning off lefthander J.A. Happ (0-1) thatgave the Mets a 5-3 lead. Happ became the third startingpitcher to make his major-league debut for the Phillies thisseason.

In the seventh, Beltran belted a solo shot off Ryan Madson tomake it 6-3. It marked the fifth time in his career thatBeltran has homered from each side of the plate in a game.

Jorge Sosa (7-3) got the win but was forced to leave the game inthe top of the sixth inning after straining his left hamstringwhile attempting to beat out a bunt. Sosa allowed three runsand four hits with three walks and four strikeouts.

After Scott Schoeneweis and Aaron Heilman each tossed ascoreless inning, Pedro Feliciano worked the final two frames tonotch his first career save.

Paul Lo Duca and David Wright also homered for New York.

Happ struck out the side in the first inning but gave up fivehits in between the strikeouts as the Mets jumped out to a 3-0lead.

Jose Reyes led off with a single before Lo Duca lofted the firstpitch just over the left field wall for a two-run shot. AfterBeltran struck out, Wright drove an 0-1 pitch deep into theleft-center field seats for his 14th home run and a 3-0advantage.

Happ then gave up a double and a single before recovering tostrike out Shawn Green and Carlos Gomez to end the inning.

Happ settled down long enough for the Phillies to rally and tiethe game.

Philadelphia used a single and two walks to load the bases inthe second. Sosa appeared to limit the damage to only one runas he induced Greg Dobbs to hit into a double play, but CarlosRuiz followed with a run-scoring single to pull the Phillieswithin 3-2.

Ryan Howard led off the fourth by blasting a 1-2 offering fromSosa into the second deck in right field for his 19th home run,tying the game at 3-3. The blast traveled an estimated 450feet.

Happ allowed five runs and seven hits, including three homeruns, in four-plus innings. He walked two and struck out five.

New York added two runs in the ninth to complete the scoring.

 

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<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NY METS (8) AT PHILADELPHIA (3) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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

Philadelphia Starting Lineups -- J Rollins SS, M Bourn LF, C Utley 2B,
R Howard 1B, A Rowand CF, S Victorino RF, G Dobbs 3B, C Ruiz C, J Happ LHP.

Umpires -- Dale Scott (HP), Dan Iassogna (1B), Adam Dowdy (2B), Ron Kulpa (3B).


Gametime Weather: 80 degrees, Cloudy, wind left to right at 5 mph.


NY METS 1ST: J Reyes singled to center. P Lo Duca homered to left, J Reyes
scored. C Beltran struck out swinging. D Wright homered to left center.
C Delgado doubled to left. D Easley singled to center, C Delgado to third.
S Green struck out looking. C Gomez struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 5 Hits,
0 Errors) NY METS 3, PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins grounded out to second. M Bourn struck out
swinging. C Utley flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3,
PHILADELPHIA 0.

NY METS 2ND: J Sosa struck out looking. J Reyes fouled out to right.
P Lo Duca lined out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3,
PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: R Howard singled to right. A Rowand walked, R Howard to
second. S Victorino walked, R Howard to third, A Rowand to second. G Dobbs
grounded into double play, third to second to first, R Howard scored,
S Victorino out at second, A Rowand to third. C Ruiz singled to center, A Rowand
scored. J Happ struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3,
PHILADELPHIA 2.

NY METS 3RD: C Beltran singled to left. D Wright grounded into double
play, shortstop to second to first, C Beltran out at second. C Delgado flied
out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, PHILADELPHIA 2.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: J Rollins flied out to center. M Bourn struck out
looking. C Utley flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3,
PHILADELPHIA 2.

NY METS 4TH: D Easley flied out to left. S Green walked. C Gomez flied
out to center. J Sosa safe at first on error by shortstop J Rollins, S Green
to second. J Reyes struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) NY METS 3,
PHILADELPHIA 2.

PHILADELPHIA 4TH: R Howard homered to right center. A Rowand popped out to
second. S Victorino struck out swinging. G Dobbs flied out to left. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, PHILADELPHIA 3.

NY METS 5TH: P Lo Duca walked. C Beltran homered to left, P Lo Duca
scored. R Madson relieved J Happ. D Wright grounded out to second. C Delgado
flied out to right. D Easley struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
NY METS 5, PHILADELPHIA 3.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: C Ruiz singled to left. R Madson sacrificed to first,
C Ruiz to second. J Rollins flied out to right, C Ruiz to third. M Bourn
walked. C Utley grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 5,
PHILADELPHIA 3.

NY METS 6TH: S Green singled to center. C Gomez flied out to right.
J Sosa bunted into fielder's choice to pitcher, S Green out at second. J Maine
ran for J Sosa. J Maine to second on wild pitch by R Madson. J Reyes struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 5, PHILADELPHIA 3.

PHILADELPHIA 6TH: S Schoeneweis relieved J Sosa. R Howard flied out to
center. A Rowand singled to center. S Victorino struck out looking. G Dobbs
struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 5, PHILADELPHIA 3.

NY METS 7TH: P Lo Duca bunt popped out foul to third. C Beltran homered to
center. D Wright grounded out to first. J Romero relieved R Madson. C Delgado
struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 6, PHILADELPHIA 3.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: A Heilman relieved S Schoeneweis. C Ruiz grounded out to
shortstop. A Nunez hit for J Romero. A Nunez fouled out to third. J Rollins
walked. M Bourn struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 6,
PHILADELPHIA 3.

NY METS 8TH: J Mesa relieved J Romero. D Easley flied out to center.
S Green grounded out to second. C Gomez hit by pitch. R Ledee hit for
A Heilman. R Ledee struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 6,
PHILADELPHIA 3.

PHILADELPHIA 8TH: P Feliciano relieved A Heilman. C Utley struck out
swinging. R Howard flied out to center. A Rowand struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 6, PHILADELPHIA 3.

NY METS 9TH: J Reyes flied out to left. P Lo Duca singled to shallow
center. C Beltran singled to right, P Lo Duca to third, P Lo Duca scored,
C Beltran to second on throwing error by second baseman C Utley. C Beltran to
third on passed ball by C Ruiz. D Wright hit sacrifice fly to right, C Beltran
scored. C Delgado flied out to center. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) NY METS 8,
PHILADELPHIA 3.

PHILADELPHIA 9TH: S Victorino grounded out to third. W Helms hit for
G Dobbs. W Helms singled to right. C Ruiz grounded into double play, shortstop
to second to first, W Helms out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 8,
PHILADELPHIA 3.</div>

 

Beltran again homers twice as Mets trample Phillies

<h3>NY METS 8, PHILADELPHIA 3</h3>PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- For the second straight day, a youngpitcher was victimized and a veteran player hit two home runs.

Carlos Beltran recorded four hits, including a pair of home runsfor the second straight game as the New York Mets tookadvantage of a rookie starter en route to an 8-3 victory overthe Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday.

The triumph was the Mets' third straight against their NationalLeague East rivals and increased their lead in the division overthe Phillies to six games. New York will attempt to complete afour-game series sweep on Sunday.

Philadelphia had swept a three-game set from New York at SheaStadium earlier in the month.

"We have one more game," Mets manager Willie Randolph said. "Wecame here and wanted to get back (at the Phillies) from thelast series. They handled us pretty well at home. It would benice to return the favor."

New York swept a day-night doubleheader on Friday, defeating apair of young hurlers in J.D. Durbin and Cole Hamels. Beltranhit a pair of two-run homers in the nightcap.

"It doesn't matter who's out there, we had a good approach,"Randolph said. "We were able to capitalize and get some runs.To me, it's not a matter of taking advantage of a young kid.I've seen the young kids come in and take advantage of us, too."

Beltran drove in three runs in this one, starting with a two-runblast in the fifth inning off lefthander J.A. Happ (0-1) thatgave the Mets a 5-3 lead. Happ became the third startingpitcher to make his major-league debut for the Phillies thisseason.

Happ was also the ninth different starting pitcher thatPhiladelphia has used in 2007.

"(Happ) gutted it out," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said."We got in a spot where he had to throw some young pitchers outthere."

In the seventh, Beltran belted a solo shot off Ryan Madson tomake it 6-3. It marked the fifth time in his career thatBeltran has homered from each side of the plate in a game.

"I'm seeing the ball good out of the pitcher's hand," Beltransaid. "It seems like every time I make contact, it's a homerun. It's a great feeling. Right now, I'm just having a greattime."

Beltran was almost robbed of his second home run when centerfielder Aaron Rowand climbed the fence in right-center and stuckhis glove over it. But Rowand only managed to touch the ballas it fell into the Phillies' bullpen.

"When I touched third base, I saw (Rowand) going over thefence," Beltran said. "The ball actually hit his glove. Healmost made an unbelievable catch. If he made that catch, itwould have been a sad moment for me."

It was the second time in Beltran's career that he hadmulti-homer games in consecutive games. He also accomplishedthe feat last July 29-30 against the Atlanta Braves.

"I hope it's one of those streaks," Randolph said. "(Beltran)is a guy when he gets hot, he gets on fire and he can reallycarry you, and that's what we need."

Jorge Sosa (7-3) got the win but was forced to leave the game inthe top of the sixth inning after straining his left hamstringwhile attempting to beat out a bunt. Sosa allowed three runsand four hits with three walks and four strikeouts.

"We just have to wait right now, (Sosa) is sore," Randolph said."Anytime a guy pulls a hamstring, you've got to wait until itcalms down and get some ice on it. We're hoping that it'ssomething mild."

After Scott Schoeneweis and Aaron Heilman each tossed ascoreless inning, Pedro Feliciano worked the final two frames tonotch his first career save.

"I don't even know what to say," Feliciano said. "Lately, myjob has been (to pitch) the eighth inning."

Paul Lo Duca and David Wright also homered for New York.

Happ struck out the side in the first inning but gave up fivehits in between the strikeouts as the Mets jumped out to a 3-0lead.

Jose Reyes led off with a single before Lo Duca lofted the firstpitch just over the left field wall for a two-run shot. AfterBeltran struck out, Wright drove an 0-1 pitch deep into theleft-center field seats for his 14th home run and a 3-0advantage.

"That's what this offense can do to you," Wright said. "Thisoffense can strike quick. When Jose gets on and sets the table,we get some runners in scoring position."

Happ then gave up a double and a single before recovering tostrike out Shawn Green and Carlos Gomez to end the inning.

Happ settled down long enough for the Phillies to rally and tiethe game.

Philadelphia used a single and two walks to load the bases inthe second. Sosa appeared to limit the damage to only one runas he induced Greg Dobbs to hit into a double play, but CarlosRuiz followed with a run-scoring single to pull the Phillieswithin 3-2.

Ryan Howard led off the fourth by blasting a 1-2 offering fromSosa into the second deck in right field for his 19th home run,tying the game at 3-3. The blast traveled an estimated 450feet.

Happ allowed five runs and seven hits, including three homeruns, in four-plus innings. He walked two and struck out five.

"After the first inning, I felt good," Happ said. "I got in agroove with some breaking pitches the next few innings. TheMets are a great team. They're in first place for a reason."

New York added two runs in the ninth to complete the scoring.

 

Beltran again homers twice as Mets trample Phillies

<h3>NY METS 8, PHILADELPHIA 3</h3>PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- For the second straight day, a youngpitcher was victimized and a veteran player hit two home runs.

Carlos Beltran recorded four hits, including a pair of home runsfor the second straight game as the New York Mets tookadvantage of a rookie starter en route to an 8-3 victory overthe Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday.

The triumph was the Mets' third straight against their NationalLeague East rivals and increased their lead in the division overthe Phillies to six games. New York will attempt to complete afour-game series sweep on Sunday.

Philadelphia had swept a three-game set from New York at SheaStadium earlier in the month.

"We have one more game," Mets manager Willie Randolph said. "Wecame here and wanted to get back (at the Phillies) from thelast series. They handled us pretty well at home. It would benice to return the favor."

New York swept a day-night doubleheader on Friday, defeating apair of young hurlers in J.D. Durbin and Cole Hamels. Beltranhit a pair of two-run homers in the nightcap.

"It doesn't matter who's out there, we had a good approach,"Randolph said. "We were able to capitalize and get some runs.To me, it's not a matter of taking advantage of a young kid.I've seen the young kids come in and take advantage of us, too."

Beltran drove in three runs in this one, starting with a two-runblast in the fifth inning off lefthander J.A. Happ (0-1) thatgave the Mets a 5-3 lead. Happ became the third startingpitcher to make his major-league debut for the Phillies thisseason.

Happ was also the ninth different starting pitcher thatPhiladelphia has used in 2007.

"(Happ) gutted it out," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said."We got in a spot where we had to throw some young pitchers outthere."

In the seventh, Beltran belted a solo shot off Ryan Madson tomake it 6-3. It marked the fifth time in his career thatBeltran has homered from each side of the plate in a game.

"I'm seeing the ball good out of the pitcher's hand," Beltransaid. "It seems like every time I make contact, it's a homerun. It's a great feeling. Right now, I'm just having a greattime."

Beltran was almost robbed of his second home run when centerfielder Aaron Rowand climbed the fence in right-center and stuckhis glove over it. But Rowand only managed to touch the ballas it fell into the Phillies' bullpen.

"When I touched third base, I saw (Rowand) going over thefence," Beltran said. "The ball actually hit his glove. Healmost made an unbelievable catch. If he made that catch, itwould have been a sad moment for me."

It was the second time in Beltran's career that he hadmulti-homer games in consecutive games. He also accomplishedthe feat last July 29-30 against the Atlanta Braves.

"I hope it's one of those streaks," Randolph said. "(Beltran)is a guy when he gets hot, he gets on fire and he can reallycarry you, and that's what we need."

Jorge Sosa (7-3) got the win but was forced to leave the game inthe top of the sixth inning after straining his left hamstringwhile attempting to beat out a bunt. Sosa allowed three runsand four hits with three walks and four strikeouts.

"We just have to wait right now, (Sosa) is sore," Randolph said."Anytime a guy pulls a hamstring, you've got to wait until itcalms down and get some ice on it. We're hoping that it'ssomething mild."

After Scott Schoeneweis and Aaron Heilman each tossed ascoreless inning, Pedro Feliciano worked the final two frames tonotch his first career save.

"I don't even know what to say," Feliciano said. "Lately, myjob has been (to pitch) the eighth inning."

Paul Lo Duca and David Wright also homered for New York.

Happ struck out the side in the first inning but gave up fivehits in between the strikeouts as the Mets jumped out to a 3-0lead.

Jose Reyes led off with a single before Lo Duca lofted the firstpitch just over the left field wall for a two-run shot. AfterBeltran struck out, Wright drove an 0-1 pitch deep into theleft-center field seats for his 14th home run and a 3-0advantage.

"That's what this offense can do to you," Wright said. "Thisoffense can strike quick. When Jose gets on and sets the table,we get some runners in scoring position."

Happ then gave up a double and a single before recovering tostrike out Shawn Green and Carlos Gomez to end the inning.

Happ settled down long enough for the Phillies to rally and tiethe game.

Philadelphia used a single and two walks to load the bases inthe second. Sosa appeared to limit the damage to only one runas he induced Greg Dobbs to hit into a double play, but CarlosRuiz followed with a run-scoring single to pull the Phillieswithin 3-2.

Ryan Howard led off the fourth by blasting a 1-2 offering fromSosa into the second deck in right field for his 19th home run,tying the game at 3-3. The blast traveled an estimated 450feet.

Happ allowed five runs and seven hits, including three homeruns, in four-plus innings. He walked two and struck out five.

"After the first inning, I felt good," Happ said. "I got in agroove with some breaking pitches the next few innings. TheMets are a great team. They're in first place for a reason."

New York added two runs in the ninth to complete the scoring.

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY METS 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 8 11 0
PHILADELPHIA 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 2 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: NYM - JORGE SOSA, SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS (6TH), AARON HEILMAN (7TH),
PEDRO FELICIANO (8TH) AND PAUL LO DUCA

PHI - J.A. HAPP, RYAN MADSON (5TH), J.C. ROMERO (7TH),
JOSE MESA (8TH) AND CARLOS RUIZ


WP - JORGE SOSA (7-3)
LP - J.A. HAPP (0-1)
SAVE - PEDRO FELICIANO (1)

HOME RUNS: NYM - PAUL LO DUCA (5) OFF J.A. HAPP IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
DAVID WRIGHT (14) OFF J.A. HAPP IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
CARLOS BELTRAN (13) OFF J.A. HAPP IN THE 5TH, 1 ON
CARLOS BELTRAN (14) OFF RYAN MADSON IN THE 7TH, 0 ON

PHI - RYAN HOWARD (19) OFF JORGE SOSA IN THE 4TH, 0 ON


TIME: 3:06 ATT: 45,003

PROBABLES: NYM - MIKE PELFREY (0-5, 6.53)
PHI - KYLE KENDRICK (2-0, 5.00)</div>