Final
  for this game

Mets seek fifth straight win

Sep 11, 2007 - 1:00 PM Atlanta (73-71) at NY Mets (82-61) 7:10 pm EDT

FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) - David Wright is making a push for the MVP.

Wright hit his career-high 28th home run in support of seven strong innings by lefthander Oliver Perez as the New York Mets won for the ninth time in 10 games, 3-2, Monday against the fading Atlanta Braves.

Wright, who is batting a National League-best .356 (69-for-194) in the second half with 12 homers, 44 RBI and 12 steals in 55 games, will take aim Tuesday at Buddy Carlyle in the second game of a three-game series.

New York, which leads the Philadelphia Phillies (76-67) by six games in the NL East, is welcoming back Orlando Hernandez (9-4, 3.32 ERA), who missed his last start with a sore right foot.

The ageless Dominican is 3-1 against the Braves this season, and he is 6-1 with a 3.84 ERA in his last 12 starts.

With six losses in their last 10 games, including four to New York, Atlanta has fallen a season-high 9 1/2 games behind the Mets and a very discouraging five games behind the San Diego Padres (77-65) in the wild card race.

Atlanta, likely without third baseman Chipper Jones (strained oblique) and possibly center fielder Andruw Jones (flu), will hope for a big effort from Carlyle (8-6, 5.21 ERA). The career minor leaguer did not give his club a strong effort last Tuesday, when he surrendered three runs and two homers in 1 1/3 innings in a 5-2 setback against the Phillies.








  • NL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    ATLANTA 0 1 2 6 1 0 0 3 0 13 13 1
    NY METS 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 5 9 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE, PETER MOYLAN (5TH), TYLER YATES (7TH), JOSE
    ASCANIO (8TH), RAFAEL SORIANO (9TH) AND BRIAN MCCANN
    NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ, AARON SELE (4TH), MIK

    Sep 11 10:16 PM


  • NL
    AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY MOISES ALOU (12) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
    8TH OFF JOSE ASCANIO.
    CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 13, NY METS 5
    DUE UP FOR NY METS: J CONINE (.257, 0-FOR-2, SF, RBI)

    Braves vs. MetsSep 11 9:57 PM


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    AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
    GROUND OUT BY WILLIE HARRIS SCORED BRIAN MCCANN.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, A JONES ON SECOND, J FRANCOEUR ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 13
    NY METS 4 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: T YATES (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)

    Braves vs. MetsSep 11 9:53 PM


  • NL
    AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
    GROUND RULE DOUBLE BY JEFF FRANCOEUR SCORED EDGAR RENTERIA
    AND MARK TEIXEIRA.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J FRANCOEUR ON SECOND, B MCCANN ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 12
    NY METS 4 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: A JONES (.222, 0-FOR-3, HBP)

    Braves vs. MetsSep 11 9:51 PM


  • NL
    AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY DAVID WRIGHT SCORED JOSE REYES.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D WRIGHT ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 10
    NY METS 4 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR NY METS: C BELTRAN (.281, 1-FOR-3)

    Braves vs. MetsSep 11 9:41 PM


  • NL
    AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY WILLIE HARRIS SCORED JEFF FRANCOEUR.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, W HARRIS ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 10
    NY METS 3 TOP, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B CARLYLE (.143, 1-FOR-2, RBI)

    Braves vs. MetsSep 11 8:52 PM


  • NL
    AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY PAUL LO DUCA (8) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
    THE 4TH OFF BUDDY CARLYLE SCORED MOISES ALOU.
    CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 9, NY METS 3
    DUE UP FOR NY METS: L MILLEDGE (.289, 1-FOR-1)

    Braves vs. MetsSep 11 8:42 PM


  • NL
    AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY JEFF CONINE SCORED CARLOS BELTRAN.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M ALOU ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 9
    NY METS 1 BOTTOM, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR NY METS: P LO DUCA (.271, 0-FOR-1)

    Braves vs. MetsSep 11 8:41 PM


  • NL
    AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
    THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY MARK TEIXEIRA (12) TO RIGHT WITH 2
    OUT IN THE 4TH OFF AARON SELE SCORED YUNEL ESCOBAR AND EDGAR
    RENTERIA.
    CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 9, NY METS 0
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B MCCANN (.276, 1-FOR-2)

    Braves vs. MetsSep 11 8:32 PM


  • NL
    AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY KELLY JOHNSON SCORED ANDRUW JONES AND WILLIE
    HARRIS.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, K JOHNSON ON FIRST, B CARLYLE ON SECOND, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 6
    NY METS 0 TOP, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: Y ESCOBAR (.324, 1-FOR-2, HR, 2 RBI)

    Braves vs. MetsSep 11 8:25 PM


  • NL
    AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY BUDDY CARLYLE SCORED JEFF FRANCOEUR.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B CARLYLE ON FIRST, W HARRIS ON SECOND, A
    JONES ON THIRD, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 4
    NY METS 0 TOP, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: K JOHNSON (.286, 0-FOR-1, BB)

    Braves vs. MetsSep 11 8:21 PM


  • NL
    AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY YUNEL ESCOBAR (5) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 0
    OUT IN THE 3RD OFF ORLANDO HERNANDEZ SCORED KELLY JOHNSON.
    CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 3, NY METS 0
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: E RENTERIA (.331, 0-FOR-1)

    Braves vs. MetsSep 11 7:59 PM


  • NL
    AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
    BASES LOADED WALK TO WILLIE HARRIS SCORED MARK TEIXEIRA.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, W HARRIS ON FIRST, J FRANCOEUR ON SECOND, B
    MCCANN ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 1
    NY METS 0 TOP, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B CARLYLE (.121, 0 HR, 2 RBI)

    Braves vs. MetsSep 11 7:44 PM