Final
Mets hope history will not repeat itself
Sep 7, 2008 - 1:04 PM Philadelphia (77-64) at Ny Mets (79-62) (1ST GAME) 2:15 pm EDTFLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- As Yogi Berra once said, 'It's like deja vu all over again' for the New York Mets.
After Saturday's rainout, the Mets have had an extra day to rebound from a tough loss and maintain their slim lead over the Philadelphia Phillies, who have plans on another September rally.
New York became the first team in history to blow a seven-game lead with 17 to play last season, as the Phillies stormed back to win their first National League East tile since 1993. The Mets saw their lead sliced to two games on Friday, as Brett Myers tossed eight solid innings and Greg Dobbs hit a two-run homer in a 3-0 victory.
Despite the similarities to last season, New York insists it will not allow history to repeat itself.
"This year, the team's more resilient," All-Star third baseman David Wright said. "We find a way after a tough loss to bounce back the next day instead of letting it drag on for a few days. And that seems like what good teams can do - turn that page very quickly."
Wright has a point, too. The Mets blew a seven-run lead in a 8-7, 13-inning loss to Philadelphia on August 26, but responded by winning six of their next seven. New York manager Jerry Manuel joked afterwards about their propensity to respond well to tough losses.
"A loss is a loss," Manuel said just after the game. "We'll take it as a devastating loss so we can move on tomorrow and win."
New York hopes Pedro Martinez can help it turn the page and win for the 18th time in 23 games. Martinez (5-3, 5.07 ERA) allowed two runs and seven hits in six innings of a 6-2 victory over Florida on Sunday. The 36-year-old righthander is 2-0 with a 3.77 ERA in his last five starts.
Philadelphia counters with 45-year-old Jamie Moyer (12-7, 3.80), who is 5-1 with a 3.29 ERA in his last 11 starts.
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FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PHILADELPHIA 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 9 1
NY METS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 6 0 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: PHI - JAMIE MOYER, SCOTT EYRE (8TH), RYAN MADSON (9TH), J.C. ROMERO
(9TH) AND CARLOS RUIZ
NYM - PEDRO MARTINEZ, BRANDON KNIGHT (5TH), SCOTT
SCHOENEWEIS (6TH), AARO
Sep 7 5:04 PM - NL
AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE (1ST GAME)
DOUBLE BY CARLOS BELTRAN SCORED DAVID WRIGHT.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C BELTRAN ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 6
NY METS 2 BOTTOM, 8TH
DUE UP FOR NY METS: C DELGADO (.258, 0-FOR-3)
Phillies 6, Mets 2 Bot 8, 0 OutsSep 7 4:42 PM - NL
AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE (1ST GAME)
DOUBLE BY DAVID WRIGHT SCORED NICK EVANS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D WRIGHT ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 6
NY METS 1 BOTTOM, 8TH
DUE UP FOR NY METS: C BELTRAN (.275, 0-FOR-3)
Phillies 6, Mets 1 Bot 8, 0 OutsSep 7 4:40 PM - NL
AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE (1ST GAME)
DOUBLE BY JIMMY ROLLINS SCORED CARLOS RUIZ.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, J ROLLINS ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 6
NY METS 0 TOP, 4TH
DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: S VICTORINO (.280, 0-FOR-2)
Phillies 6, Mets 0 Top 4, 0 OutsSep 7 3:24 PM - NL
AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE (1ST GAME)
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY GREG DOBBS (8) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 0
OUT IN THE 4TH OFF PEDRO MARTINEZ SCORED RYAN HOWARD AND JAYSON
WERTH.
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 5, NY METS 0
DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: M STAIRS (.333, 0-FOR-0, SF, RBI)
Phillies 5, Mets 0 Top 4, 0 OutsSep 7 3:17 PM - NL
AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE (1ST GAME)
SINGLE BY CARLOS RUIZ SCORED GREG DOBBS.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C RUIZ ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 2
NY METS 0 TOP, 2ND
DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J MOYER (.095, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
Phillies 2, Mets 0 Top 2, 0 OutsSep 7 2:36 PM - NL
AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE (1ST GAME)
SACRIFICE FLY BY MATT STAIRS SCORED JAYSON WERTH.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, G DOBBS ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 1
NY METS 0 TOP, 2ND
DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: C RUIZ (.221, 3 HR, 23 RBI)
Phillies 1, Mets 0 Top 2, 0 OutsSep 7 2:35 PM
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