Gameday Live 133: Mets at Phillies
Mets (73-59) vs. Phillies (72-59)
Pedro Martinez (3-4, 4.97) vs. Jaimie Moyer (11-7, 3.54)
It's Old-Timers day on the mound tonight as the Mets and Phillies meet with just a half game between them in the NL East standings.
Pedro Martinez, 37, gave one of his best performances of the season when he gave up four runs over seven innings against the Braves at Shea. He struck out six, threw over 100 pitches and even started the eighth inning. In his last start against the Phillies, Martinez allowed two earned runs in 5 1/3 innings in a win. It will be tough to get a comparable performance tonight against a potent Phillies line up and a small Citizens Bank Park.
Moyer, 22-year veteran, ran his streak of allowing three runs or fewer to 14 with a fine effort against Washington. He surrendered one earned run in 6 2/3 innings, but he received a no-decision. In 18 career starts against the Mets the lefty is 7-4 with a 2.85 ERA. He has faced them four times this season, giving up three, two, two and one run in those outings.
Joseph Staszewski is here to take you through all the action.
Bottom of the Thirteenth: Scott Schoenewis comes in. Victorino leads off the inning with a triple. The Mets walk the bases loaded. Brett Myers strikes out looking. Chris Coste singles to center to win it for the Phillies.
PHILLIES 8, METS 7
Top of the Thirteenth: Mets go 1-2-3.
Bottom of the Twelfth: Heilman get the Phillies in order in his third inning of relief. He strikes out Utley and Howard.
Top of the Twelfth: J. C. Romero in for the Phillies. Mets get just a walk by Tatis.
Bottom of the Eleventh: Worth walks with one out. Bruntlett singles to left. Cole Hamels pinch hits because the Phillies have no more bench players. He strikes out looking. Coste hits a ball down to Wright, who cannot find his footing. Rollins pops out with the bases loaded.
Top of the Eleventh: Wright is thrown out by Jason Werth trying to go to second on a ball hit down the right field line to end the inning.
Bottom of the Tenth: Aaron Heilman takes over on the mound. Chris Coste doubles right down the left field line. Rollins flies out to left and Utley is walked intentionally. Burrell strikes out looking. Delgado field a bullet from Howard and takes it to the bag to end the inning.
Top of the Tenth: Ryan Madson comes on in relief for the Phillies. Schneider singles with one out, but A. Reyes hits into a double play.
Bottom of the Ninth: Luis Ayala enters the game and gets the first two out. Werth singles and Brunlett double to right center to score Werth. Reyes makes a great diving stop and throw to throw out Ruiz and send the game to the 10th. METS 7, PHILLIES 7
Top of the Ninth: Brad Lidge comes in to get the Mets 1-2-3.
Bottom of the Eighth: Sanchez comes in to start the inning. He gets the first out, but then gives up a single to Ruiz. Pedro Feliciano is the next pitcher out of the pen and he gives up a single to Dobbs. Rollins single to right to score Ruiz. Felciano strikes out Utley for the second out. Joe Smith is then brought in to face Burrell. Rollins steals second, but Burrell flies out deep to left to end the inning. METS 7 PHILLIES 6
Top of the Eighth: Chad Durbin comes in for the Phillies. Reyes walks and steals second. Easley walks, but Wright ground into a double play to end the inning.
Bottom of the Seventh: Phillies go 1-2-3.
Top of the Seventh: Mets go in order.
Bottom of the Sixth: Brian Stokes comes on in relief. Rollins singles with two outs and is moves to third on an Utley single to center.
Top of the Sixth: Reyes singles and then Easley bunts for a hit. Wright pops out. Scott Eyre comes in and hits Beltran in the foot and then gets Delgado to hit into a double play to end the inning.
Bottom of the Fifth: Condrey, a relief pitcher, singles to lead off the inning. Rollins hits a two-run homer to right. Howard then smacks a two-run homer to left field with one out. Pedro strikes out Feliz with the tying run on second to end an inning that saw five Phillies' hits. METS 7, PHILLIES 5
Top of the Fifth: Castro pulls his hamstring running safe to first when Howard could not scoop a Rollins throw. Schneider replaces him.
Bottom of the Fourth: Pedro Feliz hits a sac fly to center to score Victorino. METS 7, PHILLIES 1
Top of the Fourth: Clay Condrey comes in to pitch. Easley lead off with a triple to put him just a double away from the cycle. He then scores on a ground out to second by Wright. The RBI is Wright's 100th of the season. METS 7, PHILLIES 0
Bottom of the Third: Phillies get just a single and a stolen base from Rollins.
Top of the Third: The Carlos and Carlo get back to back singles to start the inning. Beltran steals third. The Mets get a break when Beltran is hit in fair territory on a ground ball to third, but the ball is called fouls. Tatis hits a three-run homer to left. METS 6, PHILLIES 0
Bottom of the Second: Pedro gets the Phillies in order.
Top of the Second: Easley smacks a homer to left center. METS 3, PHILLIES 0
Bottom of the First: Rollins leads off with a double and Utley is then hit on the foot with a pitch. After Burrell flies out, Howard strikes out, but runners moves to second and third on a double steal. Pedro then strikes out Victorino to end the inning.
Top of the First: Reyes leads off with a triple off the left center field wall. Easely drives him in with a double down the left field line to give the Mets another first inning run. Tatis later singles with the bases loaded and one out to score Easley. METS 2, PHILLIES 0
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Comments (4)
The bullpen didn't lose this game, the offense did. Wright had a terrible game. How many did he leave on base 5. That is unnacceptable in this type of game for him. Not a big deal though, the Phils did the same thing in NY against us last time and we recovered to take the next two and take over first. Same thing will happen here.
Another pitiful performance by the Mets bullpen...
Lets point fingers at Manaya for standing pat
on a lame bullpen with no responsible and consistent
set up men! Manaya fell asleep at the wheel as we neared
to the trading deadline.....and speaking of
asleep --- David Wright doing his, what is becoming,
a copy of the Bonds/A-Rod end of seaon choke when the
pressure is on -- is becoming more apparent --
he has the quietest 100 rbis --- WAKE UP WRIGHT NOW!
How about moving Beltran into the number two slot --
this way while he is busy taking pithes, Reyes can
steal a couple of bases, before Beltran is caught
looking on a 3-2 count (He's so good at that)
First of all the guy that posts during th live blog is NOT ME.
I warned you all. I told you the Phillies would stomp us when it counted. I told you all that the Mets would CHOKE yet again.
No bullpen, old men, unclutch players, highest payroll, no farm sysytem to pick from, bad contracts, etc. etc. etc.
The ending will be the same as last year, but a little quicker this time. A bunch of over paid CHOKERS that walk away into the sunset losing yet again.
OMAR MUST BE FIRED !!! The guy is PATHETIC !
Fire Omar is a fan without compare...We bow down in Homage to you. Just heard Minaya's getting an extension, tighten that noose.