Seattle (28-49) at NY Mets (37-39)

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Batista takes another hack at starting

Jesse Baumgartner / MLB.com
Miguel Batista will be back to the starter's role on Wednesday in place of Erik Bedard, who suffered from back spasms during his Friday start in Atlanta.
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Mariners probable pitcher

Miguel Batista

  • #43 RHP
  • (3-9) 6.26 ERA
Mariners: Take the "interim" tag from in front of closer and replace it with "former" for Batista. With R.A. Dickey pitching two innings on Sunday, the veteran right-hander will be moved back into the starting rotation, where he is 3-7, with a 6.16 ERA, actually a run and a half lower than his ERA as a reliever. The 37-year-old Batista is pitching to a 4.93 ERA on the road this season, but is 2-1 with a 2.38 ERA in nine career games at Shea Stadium. He is 4-3 lifetime against the Mets, with a 3.67 ERA.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 87-99 4.52 1643.2 723 1046 .271
Season 3-9 6.26 69.0 47 43 .300
June 0-3 7.43 13.1 13 6 .259

Series at a Glance

Standings - 06/25/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Seattle Mariners (AL West) 28 49 .364 19.5 15-24 13-25
New York Mets (NL East) 37 39 .487 4.0 20-16 17-23
Stats - 06/25/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
SEA .254 311 60 291 56 410 4.60 676.2 719 288 517
NYM .255 350 65 331 73 478 4.15 687.2 671 280 535
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Offense trying to end its malaise

Jon Blau / MLB.com
So the Mets' strategy from the plate to the basepaths must change, because there are only so many ways Jerry Manuel can manipulate his lineup. Philosophically, the Mets manager said he needs to feel a symbiotic relationship between each hitter in the order.
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Mets probable pitcher

John Maine

  • #33 RHP
  • (7-5) 3.78 ERA
Mets: The first two batters to face Maine last Friday in Denver scored, and his outing looked ominous. But Maine recovered from those early struggles -- not to mention a quickly-escalating pitch count -- to last 6 2/3 innings against the Rockies. He retired seven straight at one point, striking out six in total and tying Johan Santana for the team lead with seven wins. Maine has never faced the Mariners.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 30-24 4.10 412.2 172 352 .234
Season 7-5 3.78 88.0 37 76 .238
June 2-1 4.13 24.0 7 22 .266

Mariners hitters vs John Maine

  2008 2003-2007
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Mets hitters vs Miguel Batista

  2008 2003-2007
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Wright on time, Mets break out of funk (28-50) (38-39)

Mets 8, Mariners 2

Batista bounced early

Jim Street / MLB.com
Back in the rotation after a three-week stint in the bullpen, Miguel Batista allowed eight runs -- on three homers -- before leaving after 2 2/3 innings, putting the Mariners in a deep hole. Willie Bloomquist's RBI single and Ichiro Suzuki's sacrifice fly in the fifth accounted for Seattle's lone runs.

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Early homers lead way

Marty Noble / MLB.com
After taking his first day off of the season on Tuesday, a refreshed David Wright hit a solo homer in the first and a two-run shot in the second to help the Mets salvage the finale. Jose Reyes hit a three-run homer in the third, providing plenty of support for John Maine's eighth win.
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Mets 8, Mariners 2

SeattleABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Suzuki, RF3001111.285
Lopez, J, 2B4010002.296
Ibanez, LF4000002.277
Beltre, 3B3000100.238
Reed, CF4120000.299
Sexson, 1B3110112.218
  Morrow, P0000000.000
Clement, C4000025.164
Bloomquist, SS3011110.260
Batista, P0000000.000
  Corcoran, P0000000.000
  a-Cairo, PH1010000.206
  Rowland-Smith, P0000000.000
  b-Burke, PH1000000.204
  Rhodes, P0000000.000
  Vidro, 1B1000000.215
Totals312624512 

a-Singled for Corcoran in the 5th. b-Grounded out for Rowland-Smith in the 7th.

BATTING
TB: Lopez, J; Reed 2; Sexson; Bloomquist; Cairo.
RBI: Bloomquist (5), Suzuki (21).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Suzuki; Lopez, J; Clement; Ibanez.
S: Batista.
SF: Suzuki.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
E: Beltre (10, throw).
 
NY MetsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Reyes, J, SS4213100.292
Castillo, 2B3111100.254
Wright, 3B3223100.276
Beltran, CF3000112.275
Delgado, 1B2100100.229
  Smith, P0000000.000
  Sanchez, P0000000.000
Tatis, RF-1B4110020.253
Anderson, LF3001013.198
Schneider, C3100103.260
Maine, P3000022.094
  Heilman, P0000000.000
  Chavez, RF1000000.233
Totals298586610 

BATTING
HR: Wright 2 (14, 1st inning off Batista, 0 on, 1 out; 2nd inning off Batista, 1 on, 2 out), Reyes, J (9, 3rd inning off Batista, 2 on, 2 out).
TB: Reyes, J 4; Castillo; Wright 8; Tatis.
RBI: Castillo (25), Wright 3 (59), Anderson (7), Reyes, J 3 (34).
2-out RBI: Wright 2; Reyes, J 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Schneider 2; Beltran.
SF: Anderson.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Reyes, J (27, 2nd base off Batista/Clement), Tatis (2, 2nd base off Batista/Clement).
 
SeattleIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Batista (L, 3-10)2.25845336.53
Corcoran 1.10001103.12
Rowland-Smith 2.00000102.66
Rhodes 1.00000103.95
Morrow 1.00000000.86
 
NY MetsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Maine (W, 8-5)6.05222303.73
Heilman 1.01001004.91
Smith 1.00001003.64
Sanchez 1.00000204.13

WP: Batista.
HBP: Delgado (by Batista).
Pitches-strikes: Batista 77-43, Corcoran 17-10, Rowland-Smith 20-15, Rhodes 10-8, Morrow 9-7, Maine 102-65, Heilman 22-15, Smith 15-8, Sanchez 7-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Batista 3-2, Corcoran 3-0, Rowland-Smith 0-5, Rhodes 0-2, Morrow 1-2, Maine 6-9, Heilman 2-1, Smith 2-1, Sanchez 1-0.
Batters faced: Batista 20, Corcoran 5, Rowland-Smith 6, Rhodes 3, Morrow 3, Maine 25, Heilman 5, Smith 4, Sanchez 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Corcoran 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Scott Barry. 1B: Charlie Reliford. 2B: Greg Gibson. 3B: Brian Runge.
Weather: 78 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 11 mph, Out to LF.
T: 2:25.
Att: 52,154.
June 25, 2008

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