GAME THREAD: NL: NY METS (54-43) at LA DODGERS (55-43)

NL: NY METS (54-43) at LA DODGERS (55-43)

<h3>Mets, Hernandez look to win series vs. Dodgers</h3>



NY Mets (54-43) at LA Dodgers (55-43) 4:10 pm EDT


LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- The New York Mets turn to OrlandoHernandez to help them come out ahead on a tough road trip.

Hernandez and the Mets hope to improve on their NationalLeague-leading 28 road wins when they face the Los AngelesDodgers on Sunday.


New York wasted a four-run lead en route to dropping an 8-6decision to Los Angeles on Saturday. The loss dropped the Metsto 3-3 on a seven-game road trek which has seen them face theSan Diego Padres and the Dodgers, the two best teams in the NLWest.


To finish the road trip above .500, the club will call uponHernandez (6-4, 2.96 ERA). The 37-year-old righthander has wontwo straight and three of his last four starts. Hernandezyielded only two hits in seven innings in a 7-0 shutout of SanDiego last Tuesday.


Hernandez, who is 1-2 in four career starts against the Dodgers,has not won three straight starts since April 30-May 11, 2005,when he pitched for the Chicago White Sox.


Los Angeles counters with Eric Stults (0-1, 5.06), who is makinghis first start of the season. In his last appearance, thelefthander was tagged for four runs and eight hits in threeinnings of relief as Los Angeles was crushed by Philadelphia,15-3, on Tuesday.


Stults defeated the Mets in his first major league start,limiting them to one run and two hits in six innings in theDodgers' 9-1 victory last September 10. It remains his only winin 10 career games - including two starts.

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

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

NY METS LA DODGERS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Jose Reyes SS .301 6 40 Rafael Furcal SS .283 2 33
Lastings Milledge LF .176 1 7 Juan Pierre CF .290 0 25
Carlos Beltran CF .263 19 61 Russell Martin C .307 11 65
David Wright 3B .296 18 59 Jeff Kent 2B .284 13 51
Carlos Delgado 1B .251 16 54 Luis Gonzalez LF .289 11 44
Paul Lo Duca C .265 5 27 Nomar Garciaparra 3B .276 3 45
Shawn Green RF .274 7 28 James Loney 1B .365 3 18
Ruben Gotay 2B .350 4 16 Andre Ethier RF .298 8 42
Orlando Hernandez RHP .226 0 3 Eric Stults RHP .333 0 0
(6-4, 2.96) (0-1, 5.06)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

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WARMUPS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ (6-4, 2.96)
LOS - ERIC STULTS (0-1, 5.06)

UMPIRES: HP - ANDY FLETCHER
1B - MIKE REILLY
2B - JEFF KELLOGG
3B - ERIC COOPER

WEATHER: 82 Degrees, sunny
WIND: 2 mph, out to center</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS
STARTING BATS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ AND PAUL LO DUCA
LOS - ERIC STULTS AND RUSSELL MARTIN

DUE UP FOR NY METS: J REYES (.301, 6 HR, 40 RBI)
L MILLEDGE (.176, 1 HR, 7 RBI)
C BELTRAN (.263, 19 HR, 61 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ
LOS - ERIC STULTS

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R FURCAL (.283, 2 HR, 33 RBI)
J PIERRE (.290, 0 HR, 25 RBI)
R MARTIN (.307, 11 HR, 65 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

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

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .303
L Milledge lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .171
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262
D Wright 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250
P Lo Duca c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
S Green rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
R Gotay 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350
O Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226

Totals 5 0 2 0 0 1 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Delgado 1. Team LOB - 2.



LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
J Pierre cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
J Kent 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
N Garciaparra 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .365
A Ethier rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
E Stults p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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NY METS - 0 -- 0
LA DODGERS - -- 0
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Hernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.96

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
E Stults 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.63

Pitches-strikes: E Stults 21-14. Ground balls-fly balls: E Stults 1-1.
Batters faced: E Stults 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Andy Fletcher. 1B--Mike Reilly. 2B--Jeff Kellogg. 3B--Eric
Cooper.

Weather: 82 degrees, sunny. Wind: 2 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ
LOS - ERIC STULTS</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY RAFAEL FURCAL (3) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF ORLANDO HERNANDEZ.
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 0, LA DODGERS 1

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J PIERRE (.290, 0 HR, 25 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL NY METS AT LA DODGERS
NOTE: THE HOME RUN BY LOS ANGELES' RAFAEL FURCAL LED OFF
THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST INNING.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ
LOS - ERIC STULTS

DUE UP FOR NY METS: P LO DUCA (.265, 5 HR, 27 RBI)
S GREEN (.274, 7 HR, 28 RBI)
R GOTAY (.350, 4 HR, 16 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

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

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .303
L Milledge lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .171
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262
D Wright 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250
P Lo Duca c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
S Green rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
R Gotay 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350
O Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226

Totals 5 0 2 0 0 1 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Delgado 1. Team LOB - 2.



LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .285
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306
J Kent 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288
N Garciaparra 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .365
A Ethier rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
E Stults p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Totals 5 1 2 1 0 1 1

BATTING: HR - R Furcal (3, 1st inning off O Hernandez 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - R
Furcal (34). Team LOB - 1.


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NY METS - 0 -- 0
LA DODGERS - 1 -- 1
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Hernandez 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 3.02

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
E Stults 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.63

Pitches-strikes: O Hernandez 24-15; E Stults 21-14. Ground balls-fly balls: O
Hernandez 1-1; E Stults 1-1. Batters faced: O Hernandez 5; E Stults 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Andy Fletcher. 1B--Mike Reilly. 2B--Jeff Kellogg. 3B--Eric
Cooper.

Weather: 82 degrees, sunny. Wind: 2 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ
LOS - ERIC STULTS

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: N GARCIAPARRA (.276, 3 HR, 45 RBI)
J LONEY (.365, 3 HR, 18 RBI)
A ETHIER (.298, 8 HR, 42 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NY METS (0) VS LA DODGERS (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .303
L Milledge lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .171
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262
D Wright 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250
P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
S Green rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
R Gotay 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .346
O Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 2 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Delgado 1. Team LOB - 2.



LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .285
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306
J Kent 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288
N Garciaparra 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .365
A Ethier rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
E Stults p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Totals 5 1 2 1 0 1 1

BATTING: HR - R Furcal (3, 1st inning off O Hernandez 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - R
Furcal (34). Team LOB - 1.


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NY METS - 00 -- 0
LA DODGERS - 1 -- 1
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Hernandez 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 3.02

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
E Stults 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 4.26

Pitches-strikes: O Hernandez 24-15; E Stults 29-20. Ground balls-fly balls: O
Hernandez 1-1; E Stults 3-1. Batters faced: O Hernandez 5; E Stults 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Andy Fletcher. 1B--Mike Reilly. 2B--Jeff Kellogg. 3B--Eric
Cooper.

Weather: 82 degrees, sunny. Wind: 2 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ
LOS - ERIC STULTS

DUE UP FOR NY METS: O HERNANDEZ (.226, 0 HR, 3 RBI)
J REYES (.303, 1-FOR-1)
L MILLEDGE (.171, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NY METS (0) VS LA DODGERS (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .303
L Milledge lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .171
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262
D Wright 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250
P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
S Green rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
R Gotay 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .346
O Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 2 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Delgado 1. Team LOB - 2.



LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .285
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306
J Kent 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288
N Garciaparra 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .362
A Ethier rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .297
E Stults p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250

Totals 9 1 3 1 0 3 4

BATTING: HR - R Furcal (3, 1st inning off O Hernandez 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - R
Furcal (34). Team LOB - 2.


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NY METS - 00 -- 0
LA DODGERS - 10 -- 1
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Hernandez 2 3 1 1 0 3 1 2.99

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
E Stults 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 4.26

Pitches-strikes: O Hernandez 39-26; E Stults 29-20. Ground balls-fly balls: O
Hernandez 1-2; E Stults 3-1. Batters faced: O Hernandez 9; E Stults 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Andy Fletcher. 1B--Mike Reilly. 2B--Jeff Kellogg. 3B--Eric
Cooper.

Weather: 82 degrees, sunny. Wind: 2 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ
LOS - ERIC STULTS

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R FURCAL (.285, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)
J PIERRE (.289, 0-FOR-1)
R MARTIN (.306, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NY METS (0) VS LA DODGERS (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .302
L Milledge lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262
D Wright 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250
P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
S Green rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
R Gotay 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .346
O Hernandez p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .219

Totals 11 0 2 0 0 3 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Delgado 1. Team LOB - 2.



LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .285
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306
J Kent 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288
N Garciaparra 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .362
A Ethier rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .297
E Stults p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250

Totals 9 1 3 1 0 3 4

BATTING: HR - R Furcal (3, 1st inning off O Hernandez 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - R
Furcal (34). Team LOB - 2.


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NY METS - 000 -- 0
LA DODGERS - 10 -- 1
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Hernandez 2 3 1 1 0 3 1 2.99

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
E Stults 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 3.95

Pitches-strikes: O Hernandez 39-26; E Stults 41-29. Ground balls-fly balls: O
Hernandez 1-2; E Stults 5-1. Batters faced: O Hernandez 9; E Stults 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Andy Fletcher. 1B--Mike Reilly. 2B--Jeff Kellogg. 3B--Eric
Cooper.

Weather: 82 degrees, sunny. Wind: 2 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ
LOS - ERIC STULTS

DUE UP FOR NY METS: C BELTRAN (.262, 0-FOR-1)
D WRIGHT (.298, 1-FOR-1)
C DELGADO (.250, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NY METS (0) VS LA DODGERS (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .302
L Milledge lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262
D Wright 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250
P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
S Green rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
R Gotay 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .346
O Hernandez p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .219

Totals 11 0 2 0 0 3 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Delgado 1. Team LOB - 2.



LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .284
J Pierre cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
R Martin c 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .305
J Kent 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288
N Garciaparra 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .362
A Ethier rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .297
E Stults p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250

Totals 12 1 3 1 0 4 4

BATTING: HR - R Furcal (3, 1st inning off O Hernandez 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - R
Furcal (34). Team LOB - 2.


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NY METS - 000 -- 0
LA DODGERS - 100 -- 1
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Hernandez 3 3 1 1 0 4 1 2.96

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
E Stults 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 3.95

Pitches-strikes: O Hernandez 52-34; E Stults 41-29. Ground balls-fly balls: O
Hernandez 2-3; E Stults 5-1. Batters faced: O Hernandez 12; E Stults 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Andy Fletcher. 1B--Mike Reilly. 2B--Jeff Kellogg. 3B--Eric
Cooper.

Weather: 82 degrees, sunny. Wind: 2 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ
LOS - ERIC STULTS

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J KENT (.286, 1-FOR-1)
L GONZALEZ (.288, 0-FOR-1)
N GARCIAPARRA (.278, 1-FOR-1)</div>