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Mets home success quieting critics
May 30, 2008 - 1:33 PM Los Angeles Dodgers (26-27) at New York Mets (26-26) 7:10 p.m. EDTFLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- NEW YORK (Ticker) -- The New York Mets aim for a fourth straight win on Friday as they continue a four-game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
David Wright blasted a pair of home runs to lead the Mets to a 8-4 victory in Thursday's series opener.
The Mets have quieted some of their critics after returning home from a 3-6 road trip that had many thinking manager Willie Randolph would be fired.
A thrilling come-from-behind victory over Florida on Wednesday, combined with Thursday's win has New York feeling better about itself.
John Maine (5-4, 3.41 ERA) will try and keep the momentum going. Maine has been laboring lately. The righthander, who has thrown 220 pitches over his last 10 innings, allowed four runs - three earned - and three hits in a 4-1 loss to Colorado on Sunday.
Los Angeles will counter with rookie Clayton Kershaw (0-0, 3.00), who is making his second career start. The seventh overall pick of the 2006 draft, Kershaw allowed two runs and five hits in six innings of a 4-3 win over St. Louis on Sunday.
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FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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LA DODGERS 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 9 12 0
NY METS 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 7 0 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: LOS - CLAYTON KERSHAW, CHAN HO PARK (4TH), JONATHAN BROXTON (8TH),
TAKASHI SAITO (9TH) AND RUSSELL MARTIN
NYM - JOHN MAINE, PEDRO FELICIANO (7TH), AARON HEILMAN
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May 30 10:20 PM - NL
AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY BLAKE DEWITT SCORED RUSSELL MARTIN.
SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 9
NY METS 5 TOP, 8TH
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: L MAZA (.290, 0-FOR-3)
Dodgers 9, Mets 5 Top 8, 0 OutsMay 30 9:51 PM - NL
AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
WILD PITCH BY SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS ALLOWED JAMES LONEY TO
SCORE.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, R MARTIN ON FIRST, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 8
NY METS 5 TOP, 8TH
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: A ETHIER (.306, 1-FOR-3, RBI)
Dodgers 8, Mets 5 Top 8, 0 OutsMay 30 9:49 PM - NL
AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RUSSELL MARTIN SCORED CHIN-LUNG HU.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, R MARTIN ON FIRST, J LONEY ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 7
NY METS 5 TOP, 8TH
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: A ETHIER (.306, 1-FOR-3, RBI)
Dodgers 7, Mets 5 Top 8, 0 OutsMay 30 9:44 PM - NL
AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JEFF KENT SCORED MATT KEMP.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J KENT ON FIRST, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 6
NY METS 5 TOP, 8TH
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J LONEY (.277, 1-FOR-3, RBI)
Dodgers 6, Mets 5 Top 8, 0 OutsMay 30 9:39 PM - NL
AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY MATT KEMP SCORED JUAN PIERRE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M KEMP ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 5
NY METS 5 TOP, 8TH
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J KENT (.244, 0-FOR-3)
Dodgers 5, Mets 5 Top 8, 0 OutsMay 30 9:38 PM - NL
AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY RAMON CASTRO SCORED DAVID WRIGHT.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, F TATIS ON SECOND, C BELTRAN ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 4
NY METS 5 BOTTOM, 7TH
DUE UP FOR NY METS: C DELGADO (.223, 1-FOR-3)
Dodgers 4, Mets 5 Bot 7, 0 OutsMay 30 9:30 PM - NL
AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY JOSE REYES SCORED CARLOS DELGADO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J REYES ON FIRST, J MAINE ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 4
NY METS 4 BOTTOM, 4TH
DUE UP FOR NY METS: L CASTILLO (.276, 1-FOR-1, BB, HR, 2 RBI)
Dodgers 4, Mets 4 Bot 4, 0 OutsMay 30 8:28 PM - NL
AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY RUSSELL MARTIN (4) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 4TH OFF JOHN MAINE.
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 4, NY METS 3
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: A ETHIER (.310, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
Dodgers 4, Mets 3 Top 4, 0 OutsMay 30 8:11 PM - NL
AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY CARLOS BELTRAN SCORED JOSE REYES.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D WRIGHT ON FIRST, L CASTILLO ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 3
NY METS 3 BOTTOM, 3RD
DUE UP FOR NY METS: F TATIS (.292, 0-FOR-1)
Dodgers 3, Mets 3 Bot 3, 0 OutsMay 30 8:07 PM - NL
AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY LUIS CASTILLO (3) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF CLAYTON KERSHAW SCORED JOSE REYES.
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 3, NY METS 2
DUE UP FOR NY METS: D WRIGHT (.284, 11 HR, 40 RBI)
Dodgers 3, Mets 2 Bot 1, 0 OutsMay 30 7:33 PM - NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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LA DODGERS 3 3 3 0
NY METS 0 0 0 (BOT 1)
CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - CLAYTON KERSHAW
NYM - JOHN MAINE
DUE UP FOR NY METS: J REYES (.282, 7 HR, 24 RBI)
L CASTILLO (.271, 2 HR, 16 RBI)
D WRIGHT (.284, 11 HR, 40 RBI
Dodgers 3, Mets 0 Bot 1, 0 OutsMay 30 7:27 PM
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