Final
Mets and Braves battle for top spot in NL East
Apr 21, 2007 - 2:07 PM Atlanta (11-5) at NY Mets (10-5), 1:10 pm EDTFLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- The New York Mets will again try to solve the Atlanta Braves when the teams meet on Saturday in the second game of a three-game series.
The Braves defeated the Mets 7-3 on Friday to move into first place in the National League East. Of the Mets five losses this season, three have come against Atlanta.
Oliver Perez (1-1, 3.72 ERA) gets the start for the Mets and will look to duplicate his first outing against the Braves this season. In New York's 11-1 win in Atlanta on April 6, the lefthander allowed one run and five hits in seven innings. He also did not walk a batter and struck out six.
Chuck James (2-1, 2.25) takes the mound for the Braves. The lefthander was solid in his first two starts, allowing one run over 11 innings combined. In his last start on Monday against the Washington Nationals, the lefthander allowed three runs in five innings and took the loss. James has not allowed a home run this season.
Chipper Jones hit a two-run home run in Friday's win and continues to dominate Mets pitching. For his career, the third baseman is batting .330 (198-for-600) with 37 home runs and 112 RBI against New York.
Brian McCann has a team-best .333 (18-of-54) batting average for the Braves, who lead the NL with 21 home runs.
New York's David Wright was 0-for-3 on Friday, ending his club-record hitting streak at 26 games.
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FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ATLANTA 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 10 1
NY METS 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 x 7 11 0 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: ATL - CHUCK JAMES, TYLER YATES (6TH), PETER MOYLAN (7TH) AND BRIAN
MCCANN
NYM - OLIVER PEREZ, SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS (7TH), JOE SMITH
(7TH), AARON HEILMAN (8TH), BILLY
Apr 21 3:59 PM - NL
AT NY METS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: D Newhan hit for J Smith.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 2
NY METS 7 BOTTOM, 7TH
DUE UP FOR NY METS: D Newhan (.286, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Apr 21 3:31 PM - NL
AT NY METS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: P Moylan relieved T Yates.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 2
NY METS 7 BOTTOM, 7TH
DUE UP FOR NY METS: S Green (.317, 0-FOR-3)
Apr 21 3:26 PM - NL
AT NY METS - PITCHING CHANGE
ATL: PETER MOYLAN (0-0, 27.00) STARTING THE 7TH
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 2, NY METS 7
DUE UP FOR NYMETS: S GREEN (.317, 0-FOR-3)
Apr 21 3:26 PM - NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ATLANTA 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 9 1
NY METS 1 0 1 0 2 3 7 11 0 (BOT 7)
CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - TYLER YATES (OUT)
NYM - JOE SMITH
DUE UP FOR NY METS: S GREEN (.317, 0-FOR-3)
D EASLEY (.111, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)
J SMITH (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Apr 21 3:24 PM - NL
AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CHRIS WOODWARD SCORED CRAIG WILSON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C WOODWARD ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 2
NY METS 7 TOP, 7TH
DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: K JOHNSON (.271, 0-FOR-3)
Braves vs. MetsApr 21 3:11 PM - NL
AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY CARLOS BELTRAN SCORED DAVID WRIGHT.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, C BELTRAN ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 1
NY METS 7 BOTTOM, 6TH
DUE UP FOR NY METS: C DELGADO (.212, 1-FOR-3)
Braves vs. MetsApr 21 3:00 PM - NL
AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JOSE REYES (2) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
6TH OFF CHUCK JAMES.
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 1, NY METS 6
DUE UP FOR NY METS: D WRIGHT (.295, 0-FOR-3)
Braves vs. MetsApr 21 2:52 PM - NL
AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY DAMION EASLEY (1) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 6TH OFF CHUCK JAMES.
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 1, NY METS 5
DUE UP FOR NY METS: O PEREZ (.333, 1-FOR-2)
Braves vs. MetsApr 21 2:49 PM - NL
AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY ANDRUW JONES SCORED EDGAR RENTERIA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A JONES ON SECOND, C JONES ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 1
NY METS 4 TOP, 6TH
DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J FRANCOEUR (.246, 0-FOR-2)
Braves vs. MetsApr 21 2:42 PM - NL
AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY RAMON CASTRO (3) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 5TH OFF CHUCK JAMES SCORED CARLOS BELTRAN.
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 0, NY METS 4
DUE UP FOR NY METS: S GREEN (.322, 0-FOR-2)
Braves vs. MetsApr 21 2:33 PM - NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ATLANTA 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
NY METS 1 0 1 0 2 6 0 (TOP 5)
CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - CHUCK JAMES
NYM - OLIVER PEREZ
DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B MCCANN (.327, 0-FOR-1)
M DIAZ (.294, 0-FOR-1)
C WILSON (.148, 0-FOR-1)
Apr 21 2:12 PM - NL
AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY MOISES ALOU SCORED CARLOS BELTRAN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 0
NY METS 2 BOTTOM, 3RD
DUE UP FOR NY METS: R CASTRO (.333, 0-FOR-1)
Braves vs. MetsApr 21 1:54 PM - NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ATLANTA 0 0 0 1 1
NY METS 1 1 3 0 (BOT 2)
CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - CHUCK JAMES
NYM - OLIVER PEREZ
DUE UP FOR NY METS: D EASLEY (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
O PEREZ (.250, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
J REYES (.359, 1-FOR-1)
Apr 21 1:36 PM - NL
AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CARLOS BELTRAN SCORED JOSE REYES.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C BELTRAN ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 0
NY METS 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
DUE UP FOR NY METS: C DELGADO (.206, 0 HR, 10 RBI)
Braves vs. MetsApr 21 1:23 PM
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