NY Mets (8-6) at Philadelphia (8-8)

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Santana's goal: Keep Phils in the park

Marty Noble / MLB.com
Johan Santana must monitor his one issue -- the home run -- in homer-happy Citizens Bank Park, as the Mets face Phillies ace Cole Hamels on Friday at 7:10 p.m. ET.
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Mets probable pitcher

Johan Santana

  • LHP
  • (1-2) 3.05 ERA
Mets: Santana lost his second straight decision last Saturday against the Brewers, serving up three home runs in his worst outing yet as a Met. Extending his pitch count to 113, Santana struck out seven and walked two, though the homers accounted for four of the five runs against him. He'll make his first appearance in this rivalry with the Phillies on Friday night, and will also make his career debut at Citizens Bank Park.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 94-46 3.22 1329.1 368 1399 .221
Season 1-2 3.05 20.2 4 18 .211
April 0-2 3.29 13.2 2 10 .250

Series at a Glance

Standings - 04/18/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
New York Mets (NL East) 8 6 .571 0.5 6-3 2-3
Philadelphia Phillies (NL East) 8 8 .500 1.5 5-4 3-4
Stats - 04/18/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
NYM .261 72 9 67 9 95 3.19 132.2 106 53 105
PHI .260 74 24 72 8 105 3.45 146.0 128 61 94
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Hamels ready for marquee matchup

Ken Mandel / MLB.com
Phillies ace lefty Cole Hamels will take on Mets southpaw Johan Santana when the two clubs face off at Citizens Bank Park on Friday at 7:05 p.m. ET.
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Phillies probable pitcher

Cole Hamels

  • LHP
  • (2-1) 0.82 ERA
Phillies: Hamels is coming off a win over the Cubs, in which he threw seven innings of scoreless one-hit ball. The lefty has been the Phillies' most reliable starter in the early weeks of 2008, turning in three quality starts in three outings. The 2007 All-Star didn't face the Mets during the Phillies' most recent trip to Shea Stadium, but he is 1-1 with a 2.77 ERA against them in four career starts.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 26-14 3.49 337.2 98 337 .232
Season 2-1 0.82 22.0 7 15 .143
April 2-1 0.82 22.0 7 15 .143

Mets hitters vs Cole Hamels

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Beltran, Carlos - - - - .278 18 2 3
Bowman, Shawn - - - - - - - -
Carter, Chris - - - - - - - -
Castillo, Luis - - - - .000 3 0 0
Evans, Nick - - - - - - - -
Francoeur, Jeff - - - - .194 31 0 2
Green, Andy - - - - - 0 0 0
Hernandez, Anderson - - - - .250 4 0 0
Martinez, Fernando - - - - - - - -
Murphy, Daniel - - - - - - - -
Pagan, Angel - - - - .182 11 1 3
Reed, Jeremy - - - - - - - -
Reyes, Jose - - - - .167 18 0 0
Santos, Omir - - - - - - - -
Sullivan, Cory - - - - - - - -
Thole, Josh - - - - - - - -
Wright, David - - - - .294 17 1 3

Phillies hitters vs Johan Santana

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Berry, Quintin - - - - - - - -
Dobbs, Greg - - - - - - - -
Francisco, Ben - - - - .333 3 0 1
Howard, Ryan - - - - .429 14 2 5
Ibanez, Raul - - - - .333 30 1 6
Mayberry, John - - - - - - - -
Rollins, Jimmy - - - - .071 14 0 0
Ruiz, Carlos - - - - .429 7 0 0
Utley, Chase - - - - .167 18 1 1
Victorino, Shane - - - - .083 12 1 1
Werth, Jayson - - - - .313 16 1 2

In duel of aces, Mets hold off Phils (9-6) (8-9)

Mets 6, Phillies 4

Johan wins in Philly

Marty Noble / MLB.com
Opposing Cole Hamels, Johan Santana outpitched his counterpart, allowing three runs over seven-plus innings while fanning 10. Meanwhile, David Wright paced the offense with four hits and two RBIs as the Mets withstood a late rally to beat their rivals.

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Series at a Glance

 

Hamels gutsy in defeat

Ken Mandel / MLB.com
For seven impressive innings, Cole Hamels matched up against Johan Santana and kept the Phillies in it. However, reliever J.C. Romero struggled, and not even a three-run pinch-hit homer from Greg Dobbs could bring the Phillies back.
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Mets 6, Phillies 4

NY MetsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Reyes, J, SS4100100.276
Church, RF4320111.333
Wright, 3B4142100.333
Beltran, CF4100103.260
Delgado, 1B4002013.228
Pagan, LF5021002.339
Schneider, C4031002.306
Castillo, 2B4000004.222
Santana, P4000032.091
  Heilman, P0000000.000
  Feliciano, P, P0000000.000
  Wagner, P0000000.000
Totals3761164517 

BATTING
2B: Wright 2 (8, Hamels, Hamels), Pagan (6, Romero).
3B: Wright (1, Hamels).
TB: Church 2; Wright 8; Pagan 3; Schneider 3.
RBI: Wright 2 (17), Delgado 2 (8), Pagan (11), Schneider (7).
2-out RBI: Wright.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Beltran; Schneider; Santana 2; Pagan 2.
SF: Delgado.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Reyes, J (2, 2nd base off Hamels/Ruiz).

FIELDING
E: Delgado (3, fielding).
 
PhiladelphiaABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Taguchi, RF3000020.235
  c-Jenkins, PH1000000.232
  Lidge, P0000000.000
Werth, CF4000010.323
Utley, 2B4111020.313
Howard, 1B4000021.197
Burrell, LF4010011.364
Feliz, 3B4000001.211
Ruiz, C3110011.196
Bruntlett, SS3110000.189
Hamels, P2000020.300
  Romero, P0000000.000
  a-Coste, PH0000000.400
  b-Dobbs, PH-RF1113000.286
Totals334540114 

a-Batted for Romero in the 8th. b-Homered for Coste in the 8th. c-Flied out for Taguchi in the 8th.

BATTING
HR: Utley (5, 7th inning off Santana, 0 on, 0 out), Dobbs (1, 8th inning off Heilman, 2 on, 0 out).
TB: Utley 4; Burrell; Ruiz; Bruntlett; Dobbs 4.
RBI: Utley (12), Dobbs 3 (5).
Team LOB: 2.

FIELDING
E: Howard (1, fielding).
PB: Ruiz (1).
DP: (Bruntlett-Utley).
 
NY MetsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Santana (W, 2-2)7.043301013.25
Heilman (H, 2)0.21110015.56
Feliciano, P (H, 2)0.10000100.00
Wagner (S, 3)1.00000000.00
 
PhiladelphiaIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Hamels (L, 2-2)7.08543401.86
Romero 1.02000100.00
Lidge 1.01101000.00

Santana pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.
Hamels pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.

WP: Lidge.
IBB: Beltran (by Hamels).
Pitches-strikes: Santana 105-70, Heilman 9-6, Feliciano, P 5-3, Wagner 14-8, Hamels 102-66, Romero 17-12, Lidge 19-12.
Groundouts-flyouts: Santana 4-7, Heilman 1-1, Feliciano, P 0-0, Wagner 2-1, Hamels 6-10, Romero 2-0, Lidge 1-2.
Batters faced: Santana 26, Heilman 3, Feliciano, P 1, Wagner 3, Hamels 31, Romero 5, Lidge 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Heilman 2-2, Romero 3-3.
Umpires: HP: Brian Runge. 1B: Charlie Reliford. 2B: Greg Gibson. 3B: Chris Guccione.
Weather: 76 degrees, clear.
Wind: 8 mph, Out to CF.
T: 2:49.
Att: 45,156.
April 18, 2008

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