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Figueroa faces stern challenge vs. Braves' Smoltz

Apr 27, 2008 - 1:38 PM Atlanta (12-12) at Ny Mets (12-11) 1:10 pm EDT

FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- Nelson Figueroa has been a solid fill-in for the New York Mets, but Sunday he will face his toughest challenge yet.

The journeyman righthander faces future Hall of Famer John Smoltz as the Mets aim to take the rubber game of a three-game series with the Atlanta Braves.

Figueroa (1-1, 4.05 ERA) was thrust into the rotation when Pedro Martinez went down with a hamstring injury on April 11. Since then the 33-year-old has allowed just seven runs in 18 innings.

However, he will look to bounce back after allowing three runs and seven hits with five walks in five innings of a 8-1 loss to Chicago on Tuesday.

The Braves counter with Smoltz (3-1, 0.78 ERA), who leads the National League in ERA. Smoltz became the 16th players in major league history to record 3,000 strikeouts, but got zero support in a 6-0 loss to Washington on Tuesday. The eight-time All-Star allowed just one run and five hits with 10 strikeouts.

David Wright snapped an 0-for-17 skid with a pair of hits and Carlos Beltran had a two-run double as the Mets posted a 4-3 victory on Saturday.

Atlanta, which was without Chipper Jones due to back spasms, is the only team in the majors that is winless in one-run games (0-8).








  • NL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    ATLANTA 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 9 0
    NY METS 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 x 6 12 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ, BUDDY CARLYLE (5TH), WILL OHMAN (6TH), CHRIS
    RESOP (8TH) AND BRIAN MCCANN
    NYM - NELSON FIGUEROA, JOE SMITH (6TH), SCOTT
    SCHOENEWEIS (7TH), PEDRO

    Apr 27 3:56 PM


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    AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY CARLOS DELGADO (3) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 1
    OUT IN THE 7TH OFF WILL OHMAN.
    CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 3, NY METS 6
    DUE UP FOR NY METS: R CASANOVA (.310, 2-FOR-3, HR, 2 RBI)

    Braves 3, Mets 6  Bot 7, 0 OutsApr 27 3:29 PM


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    AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY DAVID WRIGHT SCORED LUIS CASTILLO.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D WRIGHT ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 3
    NY METS 5 BOTTOM, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR NY METS: C BELTRAN (.226, 1-FOR-3)

    Braves 3, Mets 5  Bot 6, 0 OutsApr 27 3:12 PM


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    AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
    FIELDER'S CHOICE BY BRENT LILLIBRIDGE SCORED MARK KOTSAY.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, B LILLIBRIDGE ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 3
    NY METS 4 TOP, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B CARLYLE (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)

    Braves 3, Mets 4  Top 6, 0 OutsApr 27 3:01 PM


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    AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY MARK KOTSAY SCORED MARK TEIXEIRA.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M KOTSAY ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 2
    NY METS 4 TOP, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M PRADO (.257, 0-FOR-2)

    Braves 2, Mets 4  Top 6, 0 OutsApr 27 2:54 PM


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    AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY MARK TEIXEIRA SCORED JEFF FRANCOEUR.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M TEIXEIRA ON SECOND, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 1
    NY METS 4 TOP, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B MCCANN (.299, 1-FOR-2)

    Braves 1, Mets 4  Top 6, 0 OutsApr 27 2:53 PM


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    AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY CARLOS DELGADO (2) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN
    THE 3RD OFF JOHN SMOLTZ.
    CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 0, NY METS 4
    DUE UP FOR NY METS: R CASANOVA (.296, 1-FOR-1, HR, 2 RBI)

    Braves 0, Mets 4  Bot 3, 0 OutsApr 27 2:02 PM


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    AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY RAUL CASANOVA (1) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH
    1 OUT IN THE 2ND OFF JOHN SMOLTZ SCORED CARLOS DELGADO.
    CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 0, NY METS 3
    DUE UP FOR NY METS: E CHAVEZ (.182, 0 HR, 0 RBI)

    Braves 0, Mets 3  Bot 2, 0 OutsApr 27 1:40 PM


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    AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
    WILD PITCH BY JOHN SMOLTZ ALLOWED JOSE REYES TO SCORE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 0
    NY METS 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR NY METS: C BELTRAN (.222, 0-FOR-0)

    Braves 0, Mets 1  Bot 1, 0 OutsApr 27 1:22 PM
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