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Mets' Pelfrey seeks fourth straight win vs. Cardinals

Jul 3, 2008 - 1:45 PM NY Mets (41-43) at St. Louis (49-37), 8:15 p.m. EDT

ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- Mike Pelfrey seeks to extend his career-best winning streak to four on Thursday when the New York Mets wrap up a four-game series with the St. Louis Cardinals.

New York dropped Wednesday's contest, 8-7, when Troy Glaus hit a walk-off homer in the ninth - his second home run of the game. The Mets fell to 7-8 under interim manager Jerry Manuel.

Damion Easley drove in three runs, but the Mets' shorthanded bullpen coughed up a 7-5 lead. Duaner Sanchez was unavailable after being hit in the leg by a line drive on Tuesday.

New York will looks to rebound from the tough loss behind the 24-year-old Pelfrey, who is 3-0 with a 3.34 ERA over his last six starts.

Pelfrey (5-6, 4.47 ERA), who has not lost since May 26, allowed four runs and eight hits in five innings of a 15-6 win over the New York Yankees on Friday.

St. Louis will counter with rookie Mitchell Boggs (3-0, 4.37), who is making his sixth career start. The 24-year-old Boggs allowed one run in six innings of a 5-1 victory over Kansas City on Saturday.

Albert Pujols went 0-for-5 on Wednesday and remains one home run shy of 300 for his career.








  • NL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    NY METS 3 0 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 11 10 0
    ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 9 1 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: NYM - MIKE PELFREY, SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS (8TH), JOE SMITH (9TH) AND
    RAMON CASTRO
    STL - MITCHELL BOGGS, RON VILLONE (7TH), JASON
    ISRINGHAUSEN (9TH) AND YADIER MOLINA,

    Jul 3 11:18 PM


  • NL
    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    GROUND OUT BY CHRIS DUNCAN SCORED ADAM KENNEDY.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 11
    ST LOUIS 1 BOTTOM, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A PUJOLS (.345, 0-FOR-2)

    Mets 11, Cardinals 1  Bot 6, 0 OutsJul 3 10:24 PM


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    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY CARLOS DELGADO (15) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT
    IN THE 6TH OFF MITCHELL BOGGS SCORED DAVID WRIGHT.
    CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 11, ST LOUIS 0
    DUE UP FOR NY METS: D EASLEY (.279, 2-FOR-3, RBI)

    Mets 11, Cardinals 0  Top 6, 0 OutsJul 3 10:14 PM
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    Mets 9, Cardinals 0  Bot 5, 0 OutsJul 3 10:00 PM


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    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY ENDY CHAVEZ SCORED JOSE REYES.
    SITUATION: 6 RUNS IN, E CHAVEZ ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 9
    ST LOUIS 0 TOP, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR NY METS: D WRIGHT (.293, 0-FOR-1, BB)

    Mets 9, Cardinals 0  Top 3, 0 OutsJul 3 9:34 PM


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    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    TRIPLE BY JOSE REYES SCORED MARLON ANDERSON, RAMON CASTRO
    AND MIKE PELFREY.
    SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, J REYES ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 8
    ST LOUIS 0 TOP, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR NY METS: E CHAVEZ (.250, 1-FOR-2)

    Mets 8, Cardinals 0  Top 3, 0 OutsJul 3 9:33 PM


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    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY MIKE PELFREY SCORED CARLOS DELGADO.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M PELFREY ON FIRST, R CASTRO ON SECOND, M
    ANDERSON ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 5
    ST LOUIS 0 TOP, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR NY METS: J REYES (.293, 0-FOR-2)

    Mets 5, Cardinals 0  Top 3, 0 OutsJul 3 9:31 PM


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    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    FIELDER'S CHOICE BY MARLON ANDERSON SCORED RYAN CHURCH.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M ANDERSON ON FIRST, C DELGADO ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 4
    ST LOUIS 0 TOP, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR NY METS: R CASTRO (.267, 0-FOR-1)

    Mets 4, Cardinals 0  Top 3, 0 OutsJul 3 9:28 PM


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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    NY METS 3 3 2 0
    ST LOUIS 0 0 1 (BOT 1)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - MIKE PELFREY
    STL - MITCHELL BOGGS

    DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A MILES (.323, 1 HR, 13 RBI)
    C DUNCAN (.242, 6 HR, 23 RBI)
    A PUJOLS (.348, 17 HR, 47 RBI)

    Mets 3, Cardinals 0  Bot 1, 0 OutsJul 3 8:57 PM
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    Mets vs. CardinalsApr 3 10:45 AM