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TODAY’S METS-PHILLIES GAME RESCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW AFTERNOON, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 AT 2:15 P.M.
Tickets Marked Game 68, from Today’s Rainout, To Be Honored for 2:15 P.M. Sunday Day Game
Tickets Marked Game 69 Valid for Separate Admission Sunday Night Game Starting at 8:05 P.M.
FLUSHING, N.Y., September 6, 2008 – The New York Mets this morning announced that today’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies has been postponed due to expected severe weather and heavy rains and has been rescheduled for tomorrow afternoon, Sunday, September 7 at 2:15 p.m. Tickets marked Game 68 from today’s game will be honored for tomorrow’s 2:15 p.m. game only.
The separate admission Sunday night game against the Phillies will begin at 8:05 p.m. Upon the conclusion of the 2:15 p.m. day game, all fans will exit Shea in advance of the 8:05 p.m. game.
The Mets strongly encourage fans to use mass transit for Sunday’s games, each of which has advance ticket sales in excess of 53,500. Fans can connect from anywhere in New York City to Shea by taking the 7 Subway to the Willets Point-Shea Stadium station. The Long Island Rail Road’s Port Washington Branch from Penn Station (with 16 minute connections to Shea from New Jersey Transit trains) or Woodside has half-hourly service.
For those coming from the northern suburbs, Metro-North trains on the Hudson, Harlem, and New Haven lines connect with the 7 Subway. For more information, visit www.mta.info or call New York City Transit at 718-330-1234, Long Island Rail Road at 718-217-LIRR (NYC), 516-822-LIRR (Nassau), 631-231-LIRR (Suffolk) or Metro-North at 800-METRO-INFO.
Only fans holding Mets tickets will have access to purchase parking in Shea Stadium lots tomorrow.
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No matter how well the Mets play or how large their lead in the NL East becomes, the seed of doubt that was planted after last season's historic collapse will continue to haunt the team. The Mets can begin to dispel that doubt tonight by doing what they failed to do last September, beat the Philadelphia Phillies.
Mike Pelfrey takes the mound for the Mets, as he makes the biggest start of his young career. He opposes Brett Myers, who has won six of his last seven starts.
The Mets look to take a big step towards assuring a playoff berth for 2008 and erasing the images of 2007. First pitch is just minutes away.....
Top of the 1st: Shane Victorino singles and advances to third after Brian Schneider throws the ball into center on a stolen base attempt. Chase Utley sacrifices him home. Not exactly the start the Mets were hoping for. Phillies 1, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 1st: A double by David Murphy and a walk to David Wright are negated by a Carlos Delgado double-play. After one, we are witnessing shades of the September 2007 New York Mets.
Top of the 2nd: Good inning for Pelfrey. Strikes out the first two batters. It will be interesting to see how Pelfrey performs in a game of this magnitude.
Bottom of the 2nd: The Mets strand runners at first and second for the second consecutive inning. Myers strikes out the side but his pitch count is already over 40. The Phillies' bullpen may have to earn their paychecks tonight.
Top of the 3rd: 1-2-3 inning for Pelfrey.
Bottom of the 3rd: Reyes had an easy double down the line but was robbed by Ryan Howard at first. Murphy and Wright go down on strikes. Five strikeouts through three innings for Myers.
Top of the 4th: Pelfrey looks good. He is consistently getting ahead in the count and seem to have good command tonight. If only the Mets can reward him with a timely hit with a runner in scoring position.
Bottom of the 4th: Myers continues his quest for the most strikeouts in a single game as he strikes out Carlos Beltran and Ryan Church, giving him seven through four innings. Someone better alert Roger Clemens.
Top of the 5th: Pelfrey makes quick work of the Phillies once again. On a side note, the amount of empty seats in the stadium tonight is astonishing. Was it the threat of the hurricanes that scared the fans away or the frightening memories of last September? With the Mets coming off a sweep of Milwaukee and the playoff implications of this game, it should be a sell-out.
Bottom of the 5th: Nice glove work by Howard takes a base hit away from Schneider. Mets go down in order. These guys are playing as if they have somewhere to go. Five innings in an hour and fifteen minutes.
Top of the 6th: Jimmy Rollins leads off with a single but has a short stay at first after getting picked off. Pelfrey continues to roll. Top of the order coming up for the Mets. Time to put some runs on the board before Met fans start making appointments with their therapists.
Bottom of the 6th: Murphy missed a game-tying home run by mere feet but wound up with a double. Wright and Delgado both hit shallow fly balls and failed to bring him home. The Mets offense has looked uglier than John McCain's smile.
Top of the 7th: Pelfrey was one strike away from ending the inning, but he left a pitch high and inside that Greg Dobbs put over the right field fence, just eluding the glove of Ryan Church. With the way the Mets are swinging tonight, a three-run lead seems insurmountable. Phillies 3, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 7th: Myers continues to shut the Mets down. He is approaching 110 pitches and is most likely done for the night. The Mets are showing no patience or discipline at the plate. They are swinging at bad pitches, evident by their three hits, and nine strikeouts.
Top of the 8th: Brian Stokes relieves Pelfrey and puts the Phillies down 1-2-3.
Bottom of the 8th: Despite his pitch count, Myers remained in the game and continued to dominate. Reyes looked horrible in his at-bat, lunging for pitches out of the strike zone. Unless Myers goes for the complete game, the Mets will have to figure out a way to get to closer Brad Lidge, who hasn't blown a save all season.
Top of the 9th: Phillies go down in order. Last chance for the Mets. This has the potential to be a sleepless night for Met fans.
Bottom of the 9th: The Mets made it interesting, as Wright hit a double and Delgado singled, but Beltran and Church both flied out to end the game. The division lead drops to two games, and, at least for tonight, the Phillies will haunt the once pleasant September dreams of Met fans. Final Score: Phillies 3, Mets 0.
Among other things, Schmidt wrote, "The Mets know you're better than they are. They remember last year. You guys are never out of a game. Welcome the challenge that confronts you this weekend. Good luck. #20."
When Billy Wagner was shown the message on a Blackberry, he interjected, "No they're not" after the "better" line, but resisted saying anything more flammable.
"Wow," Wagner said when he was finished reading. "Did Gary Carter send us one?"
I'm talking about the Newsday back page streak, which ended today at four. Apparently the Giants opened their season last night against the Redskins and only an event of that magnitude could temporarily derail the Mets from the coveted back-page exposure.
Here's a little montage to get you warmed up for tomorrow morning. I'm sure the Mets will be starting a new streak then.
Have to say that was a little surprising. Sweeping the Brewers? I know the Mets didn't face the incredible C.C. Sabathia, and Ben Sheets only lasted five innings because of a groin injury, but this is a first-round playoff matchup that the Mets seem well-equipped for.
As manager Jerry Manuel pointed out before yesterday's 9-2 win, the Mets have a pitching staff that can "spin the ball," meaning a bunch of guys that throw good changeups (Martinez, Stokes, Santana), sliders (Perez, Smith, Feliciano) and the occasional curves (ditto Martinez, Pelfrey). With an aggressive hitting club like the Brewers, that off-speed attack worked like a charm, and Milwaukee's growing frustration only played into the Mets' hands.
I'd add Luis Ayala somewhere in that list, but I have no idea how he's getting people out.
Good to see Ryan Church not only feeling better, but also getting his power stroke back. There wasn't a happier guy in that clubhouse after yesterday's game. Listening to all that playful abuse from Carlos Delgado, it was like that grand slam got him back into the club.
And here's an interesting scenario: Does Billy Wagner automatically get his old job back when the Mets decide to activate him, perhaps on Tuesday? Or does he need a game or two in a set-up role to get his feet back under him? Just wondering. The Mets are 21-8 since Wagner's last appearance, a blown save on Aug. 3. Something to keep in mind.
But do you like it? And if you like it, do you think it should be expanded or kept right where it is -- home runs calls only?
Here's a quick debate about that topic.
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With everyone on the field for batting practice, Oliver Perez was sitting at his locker, playing a hand-held PSP, quietly minding his own business, as pitchers normally do on the day of their starts.
So out comes Jerry Manuel from the manager's office, fungo bat in hand, and wanders over to Perez on his way toward the field. Manuel starts mimicking Perez's windup, the crazy leg kick, the sidearm delivery, big smile on his face. Perez grins back.
As he walks away, Manuel lets out a loud, "Ooooooooo Peeeeee!" Laughs some more.
Perez goes back to his video game.
Thanks to the blog, Tirico Suave, for the photo illustration.
Mets (78-61) vs. Brewers (80-58); First pitch is scheduled for 2:05.
Starters: Oliver Perez (9-7, 4.60 ERA) will start for the Mets while Dave Bush (9-9, 4.12) will take the mound for the Brewers.
Last starts: Oliver Perez didn't have his best stuff in his last start, but he survived, giving up just three hits and two runs (one earned) in the Mets 5-4 win over the Marlins on August 29. Perez, who didn't get a decision, walked five batters. Althoug Perez has had a strong second half, the walks are beginning to pile up. He's walked three or more batters in seven of his last 10 starts.
Bush, 4-0 in his last five starts, is on a roll. In his last start he gave up just one run in 6 2/3 innings during a 3-1 win over Pittsburgh. He's given up just eight runs over his last 34 innings pitched.
Mets notes: The Mets bullpen has been excellent, striking out 15 batters in its last 13 innings, 13 scoreless innings that is. Another source of hope for the Mets has been the play of Carlos Beltran. Beltran is 14-for-35 with five home runs and 13 RBIs in his last nine games.
Top 1st: Jose Reyes popped out to second. Daniel Murphy lined a single up the middle. David Wright singled to centerfield, Murphy moved to third. Delgado singled down the rightfield line, scoring Murphy to give the Mets a 1-0 lead. Wright moved to third. Carlos Beltran walked, loading the bases. Ryan Church hit a grand slam to rightfield to give the Mets a 5-0 lead. Luis Castillo grounded out to shortstop for the second out. Brian Schneider hit a solo home run to right to give the Mets a 6-0 lead. The Mets have scored 123 first-inning runs. They lead MLB in that statistic. Oliver Perez flied out to short centerfield.
Mets 6, Brewers 0
Bottom 1st: Ricky Weeks walked. J.J Hardy singled to leftfield. Weeks moved to second. Gabe Kapler flied out to rightfield. Ryan Braun flied out to right. Weeks moved to third. Corey Hart popped out to second for the final out.
Mets 6, Brewers 0
Top 2nd: Jose Reyes tripled to left centerfield. It was Reyes' 18th triple this year, a career high. Murphy popped out to shortstop. Wright fouled out to first base. Delgado struck out for the final out.
Mets 6, Brewers 0
Bottom 2nd: Mike Rivera flied out to right. Bill Hall struck out looking. Jason Kendall flied out to centerfield for the final out.
Mets 6, Brewers 0
Top 3rd: Beltran singled. Church grounded into a 5-6-3 double play, on a great play by Bill Hall, who robbed Church of a hit. Castillo grounded out to second to end the inning.
Mets 6, Brewers 0
Bottom 3rd: David Bush lined out to first. Weeks walked. Hardy walked. Weeks moved to second. Kapler struck out. Braun struck out swinging.
Mets 6, Brewers 0
Top 4th: Schneider grounded out to second base. Perez struck out. Jose Reyes walked. Reyes stole second base, the 281st of his career, tying Mookie Wilson as the Mets career leader. Murphy grounded out to first to end the inning.
Mets 6, Brewers 0
Bottom 4th: Hart flied out to right. Rivera popped out to shortstop. Hall flied out to right.
Mets 6, Brewers 0
Top 5th: Wright grounded out to shortstop. Delgado walked. Beltran popped out to second base. Church grounded out to third.
Mets 6, Brewers 0
Bottom 5th: Kendall doubled to leftfield. Joe Dillon is pinch hitting for Bush. Dillon struck out looking. Weeks popped out to first. Hardy struck out swinging.
Mets 6, Brewers 0
Top 6th: Seth McClung is pitching for the Bewers. Castillo lined out to shortstop. Schneider singled to leftfield. Perez grounded into a fielder's choice, forcing Schneider at second. Jose Reyes lined out to left.
Mets 6, Brewers 0
Bottom 6th: Kapler hit a ground-rule double to centerfield. Braun popped out to second. Hart doubled in the rightfield corner, scoring Kapler. Mets lead 6-1. Rivera walked. Hall popped out to the catcher for the second out. Kendall flied out to centerfield to end the inning.
Mets 6, Brewers 1
Top 7th: Murphy walked on four pitches. Wright struck out swinging, Murphy was thrown out trying to steal second for a double play. Delgado grounded out to second.
Mets 6, Brewers 1
Bottom 7th: Angel Salmome is pinch hitting. Salome flied out to right. Weeks popped out to shortstop. Hardy hit a solo home run to centerfield, cutting the Mets lead to 6-2. Kapler walked. Joe Smith is in to pitch for Perez. Braun struck out swinging to end the inning.
Mets 6, Brewers 2
Top 8th: Mitch Stetter (LHP) is pitching for the Brewers. Beltran walked. Church struck out swinging. Castillo walked. Fernando Tatis is pinch hitting for Schneider. Tatis popped out to second base. Nick Evans is pinch hitting. Beltran and Castillo stole third and second base, respectively. Evans singled to leftfield, scoring Beltran and Castillo to give the Mets an 8-2 lead. Jose Reyes fouled out to the catcher.
Mets 8, Brewers 2
Bottom 8th Duaner Sanchez is pitching for the Mets. Hart grounded out to shortstop. Rivera grounded out to third. Mat Gamel is pinch hitting for the Brewers. Gamel struck out looking.
Mets 8, Brewers 2
Top 9th: Tim Dillard is pitching for the Brewers. Murphy doubled off the left centerfield wall. Murphy moved to third on a wild pitch. Wright scored Murphy on a sacrifice fly to deep right centerfield. Delgado flied out to centerfield. Beltran struck out swinging.
Mets 9, Brewers 2
Bottom 9th: Scott Schoeneweis is pitching for the Mets. Brad Nelson is pinch hitting for the Brewers. Nelson grounded out to second base. Alcides Escobar is pinch hitting for the Brewers. Escobar singled to leftfield. Weeks grounded into a game-ending 6-4-3 double play.
Final score: Mets 9, Brewers 2
The Mets improve to 79-61, while the Brewers drop to 80-59. Oliver Perez (10-7) gets the win and David Bush (9-10) gets the loss. The Mets head to Philadelphia for a three-game set beginning Friday. Good evening everyone.
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Murphy (lf)
Wright (3b)
Delgado (1b)
Beltran (cf)
Church (rf)
Castillo (2b)
Schneider (c)
Perez (lhp)
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What, no Keith and Ron?
]]>Met fans will get a taste of the future with 21-year old lefty Jonathon Niese taking the hill. Niese, the seventh-round pick in 2005 who is filling John Maine's spot in the rotation, was solid in Binghamton and New Orleans this season. He went 6-7 with a 3.04 ERA in 22 starts for the Double-A club and 5-1 with a 3.40 ERA in seven starts for the Triple-A squad.
It is uncertain how deep Niese will go into tonight's game, but he'll be facing quite a potent lineup, including boppers Prince Fielder, Ryan Braun, Corey Hart and more.
Those three hitters were a combined 6-for-12 yesterday against Johan Santana, but the rest of the team had just two hits, as the Mets took the opener, 4-2. The big blow for the Mets was Carlos Delgado's two-run homer off Eric Gagne in a three-run eighth inning. It was Delgado's team-leading 31st home run.
Since June 27, Delgado's 20 homers and 60 RBIs lead the National League. Tonight, Delgado and company have a tough matchup against lefthander Manny Parra (10-6, 4.00 ERA). Parra has been great in his first full season in the big leagues, and will be the de facto No. 2 starter if Ben Sheets (who left yesterday's game with an injury) is out for an extended period of time.
Parra started the year 8-2, but is 2-4 with a 4.44 ERA after the All-Star break. He gave up one run in six innings in St. Louis last Wednesday, but didn't receive a decision in what became a 5-3 loss for the Crew. Parra took the loss in his only start against the Mets this year, allowing three runs on six hits in four innings in a 4-2 defeat at Shea on April 11. Here are the Mets' career numbers vs. Parra, a combined .235 average.
The Mets have won four of their last five, including two straight, and are 10-3 on the road since August 12.
Finally, here are tonight's lineups:
Mets
1. Reyes, SS
2. Evans, LF
3. Wright, 3B
4. Beltran, CF
5. Delgado, 1B
6. Tatis, RF
7. Easley, 2B
8. Cancel, C
9. Niese, LHP
*Beltran left yesterday's game after an awkward collision with an umpire at the plate, but is back in the lineup tonight after testing out his knee earlier today.
Brewers
1. Weeks, 2B
2. Hardy, SS
3. Braun, LF
4. Fielder, 1B
5. Hart, RF
6. Cameron, CF
7. Hall, 3B
8. Kendall, C
9. Parra, LHP
Okay, plenty more to talk about as we progress tonight, so be sure to voice your opinions/comments/questions in the chat box below. And be sure to vote on the poll questions! I'll be back after each half-inning to update everyone on the game action.
We're about 15 minutes from baseball on SNY!
Top of the 1st: A 1-2-3 inning for Parra, as Reyes and Evans struck out swinging and Wright grounded out to short. Parra needed just 13 pitches in the inning. Here comes Niese...
Bottom of the 1st: Quite an inauspicious start for Niese, as Rickie Weeks hit his 11th career leadoff home run on Niese's second career pitch to give the Brewers a 1-0 lead. It is the 12th homer and 40th RBI for Weeks on the year.
Niese then walked Hardy and Braun, before getting Fielder to ground out to first. Delgado bobbled the potential double-play grounder, but was able to at least get the out at first.
But it didn't bother Niese, as he settled down and got Hart and Cameron to strike out swinging to end the inning. He needed 30 pitches to get through the first.
Top of the 2nd: Nice inning for the Mets. After Beltran led off the inning with a walk, Delgado singled (in the hole on the left side) and Tatis doubled down the right-field line to score Beltran and tie the game at 1.
Then Easley hit an RBI groundout to short to put the Mets on top, 2-1. Cancel grounded out to third (moving Tatis to third), but Niese struck out swinging to end the inning.
Bottom of the 2nd: Nick Evans made an excellent catch on Bill Hall's fly ball right up against the left-field wall for the first out. Kendall walked and Parra sacrificed him to second, but Weeks popped out to second to end the inning.
The only negative besides the leadoff homer for Niese is that he has thrown 47 pitches already. (Also, I'm sure Jerry Manuel didn't want to see him walk the No. 8 hitter ahead of the pitcher, but that's nitpicking for a kid making his first start.)
Top of the 3rd: After Reyes lined out to left, Evans reached on Hardy's throwing error (Fielder couldn't make the scoop) and Wright singled up the middle.
A wild pitch by Parra put runners on second and third for Beltran, who nailed his 22nd home run to left-center field, a three-run shot that put the Mets ahead 5-1. Beltran, who has 96 RBIs now, has three home runs in his last five games.
Delgado grounded out to first for the second out, and Tatis struck out swinging to end the inning.
Bottom of the 3rd: After a Hardy walk (Niese's fourth free pass of the night), Braun blooped a single right over the head of Reyes. But Niese got three straight fly outs to end the inning.
Fielder went to left, Hart to right (with Hardy tagging and going to third) and Cameron to center. Nice job by the rook, who needed just 15 pitches this inning and now has 62.
Top of the 4th: After Easley grounded out to second (nice barehanded play by Weeks), Cancel singled to right. But Niese failed to put down a bunt and inevitably struck out (Parra's fifth K of the night), and Cancel was tagged out trying to steal second.
Parra has 62 pitches through four innings.
Bottom of the 4th: A tough inning for Niese against the bottom of the order, as Hall (No. 7 hitter) singled to right, Kendall (No. 8) doubled off the right-field chalk, and Parra (the pitcher) lined a double off the right-field wall to close the Mets' lead to 5-3 before an out was recorded.
Weeks singled up the middle to put runners on the corners, and then Hardy singled to left to score Parra and make it 5-4 Mets. After five straight hits, that was all for Niese, who went 3+ innings, allowing five runs on seven hits and four walks with two K's. He threw 73 pitches.
Righty Nelson Figueroa (3-3, 4.99) came on for the Mets with no outs and runners on first and second. He struck Braun out looking (he was fooled with a fastball), but Fielder walked on a 3-and-2 pitch.
Hart then blooped a single over Reyes, allowing Weeks to score and tie the game at 5. But Beltran threw Hardy out at the plate; his sixth assist of the season. A nice block of the plate by Cancel, as well.
Cameron struck out swinging to end the inning.
Top of the 5th: Parra has his second 1-2-3 inning of the evening, as Reyes lined out to left, Evans grounded out to short and Wright struck out swinging.
Reyes and Evans are each 0-for-3 with a K on the night thus far. Parra is at 79 pitches.
Bottom of the 5th: Figueroa struck out Hall swinging to lead off the inning, and then got Kendall to fly out to center. Parra doubled to left-center (his second of the night and sixth extra-base hit of the year) before Weeks grounded a shot to third. Wright made a nice diving stop to his left, but couldn't throw out the speedy Weeks.
Hardy gave one a ride to left-center, but Evans tracked it down on the the track to end the inning.
Top of the 6th: Beltran ripped a single to left off Hall's glove (his second hit of the night and third time on base in three tries) before Delgado walked, prompting Ned Yost to bring in righty Guillermo Mota (4-5, 4.34).
Parra went five innings, allowing four runs on six hits and two walks with six K's. He threw 86 pitches.
Mota got Tatis to ground into a 5-4-3 double play and Easley grounded out to third to end the inning. Nice job by the former Met.
Bottom of the 6th: Righty Duaner Sanchez (5-1, 4.33) came on in relief of the Figueroa, who went two scoreless innings, allowing three hits and a walk with three K's.
Sanchez did a nice job with the heart of the order, as he pitched a 1-2-3 inning. Braun popped out short, Fielder popped out to third and Hart grounded out to short.
Top of the 7th: After Cancel struck out looking to lead off the inning, Argenis Reyes (hitting in the pitcher's spot) walked. He moved to second on a slow grounder to short by Jose Reyes. Evans grounded out to first to end the inning.
Nice outing by Mota, who threw two scoreless innings.
Bottom of the 7th: Righty Brian Stokes (1-0, 2.70) came on in relief of Sanchez, who threw a hitless inning.
Stokes did the same, as Cameron popped out to first, Hall struck out swinging and Kendall grounded out to short.
Top of the 8th: Righty Eric Gagne, yesterday's goat, came on in relief of Mota, who threw two hitless innings.
Gagne got Wright to fly out to deep right, Beltran to line out hard to center and Delgado to line out to right.
Bottom of the 8th: Ray Durham (pinch-hitting in the pitcher's spot) grounded out to first before Weeks lined one into the left-field corner. Endy Chavez, who came on as a defensive replacement, threw out Weeks on a close call at second.
Weeks slid with his feet to the right of the bag and went in hands first. The slide, which also took out the second base ump (the second time in this series we've seen that), most likely cost Weeks. Ned Yost came out to argue to no avail.
Hardy struck out swinging to end the inning.
Top of the 9th: Righty Salomon Torres (6-3, 2.54), the Brewers' closer, came on in relief of Gagne.
He had a 1-2-3 inning, as Tatis grounded out to third, Easley flied to left and Ryan Church (hitting for Cancel) grounded out to first.
Bottom of the 9th: Stokes came in for a third inning, but lasted just one batter, as he walked Braun. Manuel brought in lefty Pedro Feliciano (2-4, 3.88), who threw one pitch to Fielder and got him to ground into a 4-6-3 double play.
Manuel played the matching game again, as he brought in righty Joe Smith (2-3, 3.83) to face Hart. Wright made a nice diving stop to his right and threw out Hart by a step. Nice play.
The Met bullpen has thrown six innings of four-hit ball (and no runs) thus far. Nice job by Manuel to mix-and-match, as well.
Top of the 10th: Daniel Murphy (pinch-hitting for Joe Smith) singled before a Reyes bunt. Kendall fielded the ball and fired to first, but Weeks (who was covering the bag) dropped the ball after Reyes ran into him, allowing him to reach and Murphy to move over to third.
(An error was charged to Kendall on the throw.)
Chavez (who made a stellar play in the field earlier) hit a sacrifice fly to right to score Murphy with the go-ahead run. Mets lead, 6-5.
Wright grounded into a 5-4-3 double play to end the inning.
Bottom of the 10th: Righty Luis Ayala (2-8, 5.48) came on and got his 5th save since joining the Mets. He struck Cameron out looking and got Hall to fly out to right before Brad Nelson (pinch-hitting for Kendall) doubled into the right-field corner.
Tony Gwynn, Jr. came on to pinch run and Gabe Kapler pinch hit in the pitcher's spot. Kapler walked to bring up Weeks (who was 4-for-5 at that point). But Weeks struck out swinging to end the game.
That's the ballgame, folks! Mets win, 6-5.
Mets: 78-61 *remain two ahead of the Phillies, who won 4-0 in Washington
Brewers: 80-58
WP--Smith (3-3)
LP--Torres (6-4)
SV--Ayala (5)
HR: Mets 1 (Beltran, 22); Brewers 1 (Weeks, 12)
Here are your three stars for tonight's game:
1. Mets bullpen: 7 IP, no runs, five hits, three walks and seven strikeouts (Figueroa and Stokes pitched two scoreless innings)
2. Endy Chavez: threw out Weeks on a shot down the line and then had the game-winning sacrifice fly in his only at-bat.
3. Carlos Beltran: 2-for-3 with a three-run homer and two runs
As always, it was my honor and pleasure to bring everyone tonight's live game action. I hope to see ya'll very soon! Goodnight everybody!
Trainer Ray Ramirez and strength coach Rick Slate are supervising.
Now Beltran is trying to back on balls tossed over his head by Slate. Still looks OK.
Beltran said he felt a "pinch" behind his right knee after Monday's home-plate collision with umpire Ed Rapuano.