GAME THREAD: NL: NY METS (73-56) at PHILADELPHIA (67-62)

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY METS 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
PHILADELPHIA 0 1 2 0 2 1 3 0 x 9 18 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: NYM - BRIAN LAWRENCE, JORGE SOSA (5TH), SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS (7TH),
AARON SELE (8TH) AND PAUL LO DUCA

PHI - J.D. DURBIN, ANTONIO ALFONSECA (7TH), J.C. ROMERO
(7TH), TOM GORDON (8TH), CLAY CONDREY (9TH) AND CHRIS COSTE


WP - J.D. DURBIN (6-3)
LP - BRIAN LAWRENCE (1-2)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: NYM - NONE

PHI - PAT BURRELL (21) OFF BRIAN LAWRENCE IN THE 3RD, 1 ON
CHASE UTLEY (18) OFF BRIAN LAWRENCE IN THE 5TH, 0 ON
TADAHITO IGUCHI (3) OFF SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS IN THE 7TH, 1 ON



TIME: 3:08 ATT: 38,165

PROBABLES: NYM - TOM GLAVINE (11-6, 4.32)
PHI - ADAM EATON (9-8, 6.36)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

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NY METS (2) AT PHILADELPHIA (9) - EVENT LOG
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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, B Lawrence RHP.

Philadelphia Starting Lineups -- J Rollins SS, C Utley 2B, P Burrell LF,
R Howard 1B, A Rowand CF, G Dobbs 3B, J Werth RF, C Coste C, J Durbin RHP.

Umpires -- C.B. Bucknor (HP), Joe West (1B), Ed Rapuano (2B), Ed Hickox (3B).


Gametime Weather: 80 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind right to left at 7 mph.


NY METS 1ST: J Reyes grounded out to second. L Castillo flied out to
center. D Wright struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0,
PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins grounded out to second. Philadelphia's Manager
C Manuel ejected by J West in the 1st. C Utley flied out to left. P Burrell
singled to left. R Howard lined out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
NY METS 0, PHILADELPHIA 0.

NY METS 2ND: C Beltran struck out swinging. M Alou lined out to center.
C Delgado struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0,
PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: A Rowand grounded out to second. G Dobbs singled to
left. J Werth doubled to left, G Dobbs scored. C Coste grounded out to
shortstop. J Durbin struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0,
PHILADELPHIA 1.

NY METS 3RD: P Lo Duca grounded out to pitcher. S Green struck out
swinging. B Lawrence grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY METS 0, PHILADELPHIA 1.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: J Rollins singled to right center. J Rollins stole
second. C Utley grounded out to first. P Burrell homered to left, J Rollins
scored. R Howard singled to right. A Rowand lined into double play, second to
first, R Howard doubled off first.(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0,
PHILADELPHIA 3.

NY METS 4TH: J Reyes grounded out to second. L Castillo grounded out to
pitcher. D Wright struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0,
PHILADELPHIA 3.

PHILADELPHIA 4TH: G Dobbs flied out to right. J Werth doubled to deep
right. C Coste grounded out to shortstop, J Werth to third. J Durbin grounded
out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, PHILADELPHIA 3.

NY METS 5TH: C Beltran doubled to deep right center. M Alou grounded out
to second, C Beltran to third. C Delgado struck out swinging. P Lo Duca
singled to center, C Beltran scored. S Green singled to right, P Lo Duca to
third. B Lawrence reached on infield single to third, P Lo Duca scored,
S Green to second. J Reyes grounded into fielder's choice to second, B Lawrence
out at second. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, PHILADELPHIA 3.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: J Rollins flied out to right. C Utley homered to center.
P Burrell fouled out to catcher. R Howard doubled to deep right. A Rowand
walked. G Dobbs singled to right, R Howard scored, A Rowand to third. J Sosa
relieved B Lawrence. J Werth walked, G Dobbs to second. C Coste struck out
swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, PHILADELPHIA 5.

NY METS 6TH: L Castillo singled to right. D Wright grounded into double
play, shortstop to first, L Castillo out at second. C Beltran lined out to
right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, PHILADELPHIA 5.

PHILADELPHIA 6TH: J Durbin struck out swinging. J Rollins singled to
right. C Utley doubled to deep left center, J Rollins scored. P Burrell lined
out to center. R Howard intentionally walked. A Rowand grounded out to third.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, PHILADELPHIA 6.

NY METS 7TH: S Victorino in right field. J Werth in left field. M Alou
grounded out to third. C Delgado singled to left center. A Alfonseca relieved
J Durbin. P Lo Duca singled to right, C Delgado to second. J Romero relieved
A Alfonseca. J Conine hit for S Green. J Conine flied out to right. L Milledge
hit for J Sosa. L Milledge struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY METS 2, PHILADELPHIA 6.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: J Conine in right field. S Schoeneweis relieved J Sosa.
A Nunez hit for G Dobbs. A Nunez grounded out to third. J Werth singled to
center. J Werth to second on wild pitch by S Schoeneweis. C Coste doubled to
right, J Werth scored. T Iguchi hit for J Romero. T Iguchi homered to left,
C Coste scored. J Rollins flied out to center. C Utley singled to left.
S Victorino singled to center, C Utley to second. R Howard grounded out to
second. (3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, PHILADELPHIA 9.

NY METS 8TH: A Nunez at third base. T Gordon relieved J Romero. J Reyes
flied out to center. L Castillo grounded out to first. D Wright struck out
looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, PHILADELPHIA 9.

PHILADELPHIA 8TH: A Sele relieved S Schoeneweis. A Rowand grounded out to
first. A Nunez lined out to right. J Werth singled to right. C Coste lined
out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, PHILADELPHIA 9.

NY METS 9TH: C Condrey relieved T Gordon. C Beltran popped out to
shortstop. M Alou singled to left. C Delgado struck out looking. P Lo Duca
flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, PHILADELPHIA 9.</div>

 

Utley homers in return, leads Phillies rout of Mets

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 9, NY METS 2</h3>By Vince DiGregorio
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- All-Star Chase Utley wasted no timemaking an impact in his return to the Philadelphia Phillies.

Utley homered and drove in two runs in his return from thedisabled list to back six effective innings from rookie J.D.Durbin as the Phillies posted a 9-2 victory over the first-placeNew York Mets on Monday.


Utley, who had been out since July 27 with a broken hand, hit asolo homer to center field off Brian Lawrence (1-2) in the fifthinning and added an RBI double in the sixth.


"My hand felt pretty good," Utley said. "It was good to be outthere again. I was going stir-crazy being on the bench."

"He's an excellent player," Mets manager Willie Randolph said."I'm not looking forward to seeing him again like that. Itlooks like he's back on track."


Jayson Werth went 4-for-4, giving him hits in nine straightat-bats for Philadelphia (68-62), which pulled within five gamesof New York (73-57) in the National League East.


Werth is one hit shy of tying the NL record of 10 consecutiveat-bats with a hit, which has been done by 10 different players.

"I feel good," Werth said. "I've been feeling good lately. I'mcomfortable and I've got some confidence up there and makinggood swings."


With the Phillies leading, 3-2, in the fifth Utley blasted an1-0 offering from Lawrence over the center field wall. RyanHoward followed one batter later with a double, and later scoredon a double by Gregg Dobbs to put the Phillies up, 5-2.

"We were still in the game at that point, but the momentumdefinitely swung back their way," Lawrence said.


That spelled the end of the night for Lawrence, who was taggedfor six runs and 10 hits in 4 2/3 innings.


"(The Phillies) were hitting the ball really well," Lawrencesaid. "They've got some guys top to bottom that are toughouts."


Utley, who was hitting .336 with 17 home runs and 82 RBI beforebeing injured, helped Philadelphia expand their lead in thesixth. He stroked a one-out RBI double to left-center thatscored Jimmy Rollins all the way from first base to make it 6-2.

"With (Utley) back, it definitely brings that presence back,"Howard said. "It looks like he didn't miss a beat and himcoming out with a bang the way he did tonight, people areprobably gonna be worried."


That was more than enough support for Durbin (6-3), who held theMets to two runs and six hits in 6 1/3 innings. He had sixstrikeouts and did not walk a batter.


"(I) was just getting ahead of guys," Durbin said. "I got aheadand made them hit the pitches that I wanted. My slider was alittle bit better today, and I was able throw it in everysituation. It paid off."


The 25-year-old righthander retired the first 12 hitters hefaced and exacted some revenge on New York, which blasted himfor six runs and eight hits in 4 2/3 innings in his major leaguedebut on June 29.


"I was real calm," Durbin said. "(Before the game), I went andpicked up dry cleaning and just did some stuff to keep my mindoff the game to relax me, and it helped out. It makes it so mucheasier when you don't have to think about it all the time."

Philadelphia, which leads the NL in runs scored, continued topile it on with three runs in the seventh as Jayson Werthsingled and came around to score on a double by Chris Coste fora 7-2 lead. Tadahito Iguchi, who replaced Utley when he wasinjured, followed with a pinch-hit two-run homer to left to capthe scoring.


Werth, who went 5-for-5 in Sunday's 14-2 win over San Diego, gotthe Phillies on the board in the first with an RBI double.

In the third, Pat Burrell, who has demolished New York pitchingto the tune of 38 home runs, blasted a two-run shot to left thatput Philadelphia up 3-0.


The Mets, who won three of four here in late June, cut thedeficit to 3-2 with two runs in the fifth.


After Carlos Beltran broke up Durbin's no-bit bid, Paul Lo Duca,who returned from the DL, blooped a two-out RBI single tocenter field. Shawn Green followed with a single beforeLawrence singled off the glove of Greg Dobbs at third to scoreLo Duca.