Mets 4 - 9 Giants
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Perez takes mound as Mets open three-game series vs. Giants

May 7, 2007 - 3:25 PM Ny Mets (19-11) at San Francisco (16-14) 10:15 pm EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- Oliver Perez has made a lot of hitters miss over the last two weeks.

Perez hopes to continue rolling Monday when he takes the mound as the New York Mets visit the San Francisco Giants in the opener of a three-game series.

Perez (3-2, 3.41 ERA) is coming off a stellar outing in which he struck a season-high 10 in a 6-3 win over Florida on Wednesday. Since yielding a season-high seven walks in a loss to Philadelphia on April 11, the lefthander has struck out 28 and walked just three over his last three outings.

Perez, who is 0-3 with a 6.60 ERA in six starts vs. San Francisco, will try to help the Mets get back on track after having their four-game winning streak snapped on Sunday against Arizona.

He will be opposed by fellow lefthander Barry Zito (2-3, 3.52), who has come on strong since struggling in his first two starts with the Giants.

A former Cy Young Award winner, Zito boasts an impressive 1.65 ERA over his last four outings, going 2-1 in that span. The southpaw worked seven solid innings but did not factor in the decision in Wednesday's 5-3 win against Colorado.

Barry Bonds will be in the lineup aiming for his 745th homer after sitting out Sunday night's 8-5 loss to Philadelphia. Bonds is 1-for-7 with three walks and three strikeouts against Perez.








  • NL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    NY METS 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 4 11 2
    SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 x 9 7 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: NYM - OLIVER PEREZ, LINO URDANETA (5TH), AARON SELE (6TH), AARON
    HEILMAN (8TH) AND PAUL LO DUCA
    SFO - BARRY ZITO, VINNIE CHULK (7TH), STEVE KLINE
    (8TH), BRAD HENNE

    May 8 12:58 AM


  • NL
    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY RUBEN GOTAY SCORED SHAWN GREEN.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R GOTAY ON FIRST, D EASLEY ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 4
    SAN FRANCISCO 9 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR NY METS: J REYES (.351, 1-FOR-3, BB, RBI)

    Mets vs. GiantsMay 8 12:42 AM


  • NL
    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    WILD PITCH BY BARRY ZITO ALLOWED PAUL LO DUCA TO SCORE.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, D EASLEY ON FIRST, S GREEN ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 3
    SAN FRANCISCO 9 TOP, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR NY METS: L URDANETA (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)

    Mets vs. GiantsMay 8 12:00 AM


  • NL
    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY SHAWN GREEN SCORED CARLOS DELGADO.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, S GREEN ON SECOND, P LO DUCA ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 2
    SAN FRANCISCO 9 TOP, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR NY METS: D EASLEY (.211, 1-FOR-2)

    Mets vs. GiantsMay 7 11:56 PM


  • NL
    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY BENGIE MOLINA (3) TO CENTER WITH 2
    OUT IN THE 5TH OFF LINO URDANETA SCORED BARRY BONDS AND RAY DURHAM.
    CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 1, SAN FRANCISCO 9
    DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: P FELIZ (.232, 0-FOR-2)

    Mets vs. GiantsMay 7 11:47 PM


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    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY RICH AURILIA (1) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT
    IN THE 5TH OFF OLIVER PEREZ SCORED RANDY WINN AND OMAR VIZQUEL.
    CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 1, SAN FRANCISCO 6
    DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: B BONDS (.338, 0-FOR-2)

    Mets vs. GiantsMay 7 11:40 PM


  • NL
    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    ERROR BY SHAWN GREEN ALLOWED BARRY ZITO TO SCORE.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, O VIZQUEL ON FIRST, R WINN ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 1
    SAN FRANCISCO 3 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R AURILIA (.269, 0-FOR-2)

    Mets vs. GiantsMay 7 11:37 PM


  • NL
    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY BENGIE MOLINA (2) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 0
    OUT IN THE 5TH OFF OLIVER PEREZ SCORED RAY DURHAM.
    CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 1, SAN FRANCISCO 2
    DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: P FELIZ (.234, 0-FOR-1)

    Mets vs. GiantsMay 7 11:29 PM

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