NY Mets (28-27) at San Francisco (24-33)

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No rest for weary Mets

Jon Blau / MLB.com
Even with a three-hour time difference to cushion the blow, the Mets will receive the first pitch in San Francisco less than 23 hours after saying goodbye to Shea Stadium and the Dodgers.
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Mets probable pitcher

Oliver Perez

  • LHP
  • (4-3) 4.83 ERA
Mets: For his fourth straight start, Perez's pitch count hit the century mark on Wednesday. Three of those tosses were big mistakes -- two homers by Marlins outfielder Cody Ross and another by catcher Mike Rabelo. Perez didn't relinquish much, though, until in his sixth and final inning, as he surrendered three runs to force his second consecutive no decision. That's 210 pitches in two no-decisions.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 49-56 4.45 865.0 464 897 .241
Season 4-3 4.83 59.2 41 50 .231

Series at a Glance

Standings - 06/02/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
New York Mets (NL East) 28 27 .509 3.5 17-11 11-16
San Francisco Giants (NL West) 24 33 .421 8.0 12-17 12-16
Stats - 06/02/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
NYM .257 265 52 250 53 358 4.05 498.1 467 212 387
SF .257 218 40 211 52 399 4.34 514.2 507 240 436
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Sanchez gets the call in opener vs. Mets

David Biderman / MLB.com
As far as Jonathan Sanchez is concerned, the Mets are just another team, one of 30 in the Major Leagues. To him, the names on opposing hitters' uniforms are inconsequential; that Sanchez is getting consistent starting opportunities is what's important.
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Giants probable pitcher

Jonathan Sanchez

  • LHP
  • (3-3) 4.26 ERA
Giants: Sanchez ended a streak of five consecutive winless starts last Wednesday in an 11-3 triumph at Arizona. He blanked the Diamondbacks for five innings, then left the game after surrendering two runs in the sixth. Sanchez has been relying on a sinking fastball to neutralize hitters. It's a pitch he said he was told to abandon as a Minor Leaguer in 2004, but he resumed using it earlier this season.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 7-9 4.99 153.1 84 158 .259
Season 3-3 4.26 61.1 33 63 .243

Mets hitters vs Jonathan Sanchez

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Beltran, Carlos - - - - .167 6 0 0
Bowman, Shawn - - - - - - - -
Carter, Chris - - - - - - - -
Castillo, Luis - - - - .250 4 0 1
Evans, Nick - - - - .000 1 0 0
Francoeur, Jeff - - - - .333 3 0 0
Green, Andy - - - - - 0 0 0
Hernandez, Anderson - - - - - - - -
Martinez, Fernando - - - - - - - -
Murphy, Daniel - - - - - - - -
Pagan, Angel - - - - .000 1 0 0
Reed, Jeremy - - - - .000 2 0 0
Reyes, Jose - - - - .167 6 0 1
Santos, Omir - - - - .000 5 0 0
Sullivan, Cory - - - - - - - -
Thole, Josh - - - - - - - -
Wright, David - - - - .200 5 0 0

Giants hitters vs Oliver Perez

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Bocock, Brian - - - - - - - -
Bowker, John - - - - - - - -
Burriss, Emmanuel - - - - - 0 0 0
Downs, Matt - - - - - - - -
Ford, Darren - - - - - - - -
Frandsen, Kevin - - - - .000 3 0 0
Garko, Ryan - - - - .333 3 1 1
Gillaspie, Conor - - - - - - - -
Guzman, Jesus - - - - - - - -
Ishikawa, Travis - - - - - - - -
Lewis, Fred - - - - .000 3 0 0
Peguero, Francisco - - - - - - - -
Pill, Brett - - - - - - - -
Posey, Buster - - - - - - - -
Renteria, Edgar - - - - .267 30 0 2
Rohlinger, Ryan - - - - - - - -
Rowand, Aaron - - - - .357 14 0 1
Sanchez, Freddy .500 2 0 1 .200 5 0 1
Sandoval, Pablo - - - - - - - -
Schierholtz, Nate - - - - - - - -
Torres, Andres - - - - - - - -
Velez, Eugenio - - - - - - - -
Whiteside, Eli - - - - - - - -

Early burst buoys Giants (28-28) (25-33)

Giants 10, Mets 2

Perez out quickly

Marty Noble / MLB.com
Oliver Perez endured the shortest outing of his Major League career, recording just one out as he gave up six runs, including a pair of homers. The Mets got an RBI double from Jose Reyes, who tied a franchise record by reaching base for the 33rd straight game, but the first-inning damage was too much.

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Hurray for Horwitz

Chris Haft / MLB.com
A day after his first Major League start and hit, Brian Horwitz collected his first big league homer as part of the Giants' six-run first inning. Randy Winn got the romp started with his 14th career leadoff homer, and Jonathan Sanchez tossed seven solid innings and hit a two-run double, while Ray Durham had three hits and three RBIs.
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Giants 10, Mets 2

NY MetsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Reyes, J, SS5011001.286
Castillo, 2B5011011.263
Wright, 3B5010010.291
Beltran, CF3010113.265
Church, RF3000122.314
Tatis, LF4010024.278
  Heilman, P0000000.000
Delgado, 1B3110002.226
Castro, R, C3100102.280
Perez, P0000000.214
  Vargas, C, P1000011.000
  a-Evans, PH1000010.182
  Muniz, P0000000.000
  Chavez, LF1000000.202
Totals342623916 

a-Struck out for Vargas, C in the 6th.

BATTING
2B: Delgado (8, Sanchez), Reyes, J (14, Sanchez).
TB: Reyes, J 2; Castillo; Wright; Beltran; Tatis; Delgado 2.
RBI: Reyes, J (26), Castillo (19).
2-out RBI: Reyes, J; Castillo.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Tatis 2; Castillo; Delgado; Beltran.
S: Vargas, C.
Team LOB: 10.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Church 2 (Durham at 2nd base, Sanchez at 2nd base).
DP: (Church-Reyes, J).
 
San FranciscoABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Winn, RF4111012.291
  b-Lewis, PH-LF0000100.274
Castillo, 3B5020000.259
Rowand, CF5220033.342
Molina, B, C4231000.332
  Holm, C0000000.260
Aurilia, 1B4110104.245
Durham, 2B4233103.290
  Denker, T, 2B0000000.200
Horwitz, LF-RF3223000.500
Burriss, SS2000202.258
Sanchez, P3012011.107
  a-Bowker, PH1000003.246
  Sadler, P0000000.000
Totals351015105518 

a-Flied out for Sanchez in the 7th. b-Walked for Winn in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Rowand (16, Perez), Durham (11, Perez), Sanchez (1, Muniz), Castillo (18, Heilman).
HR: Winn (5, 1st inning off Perez, 0 on, 0 out), Horwitz (1, 1st inning off Perez, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Winn 4; Castillo 3; Rowand 3; Molina, B 3; Aurilia; Durham 4; Horwitz 5; Sanchez 2.
RBI: Winn (20), Molina, B (37), Durham 3 (18), Horwitz 3 (3), Sanchez 2 (2).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bowker 2; Durham 2.
SF: Horwitz.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
CS: Castillo (1, 2nd base by Vargas, C/Castro, R).

FIELDING
E: Durham (2, fielding).
 
NY MetsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Perez (L, 4-4)0.15662025.70
Vargas, C 4.23000403.77
Muniz 1.26442005.14
Heilman 1.11001106.37
 
San FranciscoIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Sanchez (W, 4-3)7.06223804.08
Sadler 2.00000105.40

WP: Sanchez.
HBP: Holm (by Heilman), Delgado (by Sanchez).
Pitches-strikes: Perez 36-20, Vargas, C 47-33, Muniz 41-23, Heilman 29-17, Sanchez 112-70, Sadler 15-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Perez 1-0, Vargas, C 4-4, Muniz 2-2, Heilman 1-2, Sanchez 8-6, Sadler 2-3.
Batters faced: Perez 8, Vargas, C 15, Muniz 12, Heilman 7, Sanchez 33, Sadler 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Vargas, C 1-0, Heilman 3-0.
Umpires: HP: Tim McClelland. 1B: Mike DiMuro. 2B: Larry Vanover. 3B: Mike Everitt.
Weather: 60 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 17 mph, Out to CF.
T: 2:44.
Att: 36,126.
June 2, 2008

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