Atlanta (66-82) at NY Mets (82-64)

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Braves set for doubleheader at Shea

Mark Bowman and Jon Blau / MLB.com
Mike Hampton will get his shot at Johan Santana. It'll just come many hours later. Friday's scheduled lefty duel was delayed until Saturday at 3:55 p.m. ET because of a rainout, which also pushed southpaw Jo-Jo Reyes' start back to the second game against Mets rookie left-hander Jon Niese.
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Braves probable pitcher

Jo-Jo Reyes

  • #37 LHP
  • (3-10) 5.26 ERA 74 SO
Braves: On Sunday afternoon, Reyes was in line to earn his first win since June 13 before his bullpen imploded. Still, while limiting the Nationals to one run in six innings, the 23-year-old southpaw provided some reason for optimism. Reyes, who is 0-6 with a 6.90 ERA over his past 10 appearances (nine starts), limited the Mets to two earned runs and four hits in six innings while getting a no-decision at Shea Stadium on Aug. 19.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 5-12 5.57 155.0 80 101 .290
Season 3-10 5.26 104.1 50 74 .291
September 0-0 1.50 6.0 3 1 .190
Vs. NY Mets 0-0 3.00 6.0 3 5 .200

Series at a Glance

Standings - 09/13/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Atlanta Braves (NL East) 66 82 .446 17.0 41-34 25-48
New York Mets (NL East) 82 64 .562 - 44-28 38-36
Stats - 09/13/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
ATL .270 688 123 662 50 922 4.49 1318.1 1306 539 982
NYM .267 726 154 683 124 894 4.01 1323.1 1253 523 1052
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Mets to play makeup doubleheader

Marty Noble / MLB.com
Pitching coach Dan Warthen uses playful pseudonyms for the Mets' starting pitchers. The altered identities he listed Friday were Ferarri Santana, Maserati Martinez, Packard Perez, Aston Martin Pelfrey and, for the fifth starter, "Ford or Chevy." Ferrari will pitch the first game of Saturday's doubleheader.
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Mets probable pitcher

Jonathon Niese

  • #49 LHP
  • (0-0) 15.00 ERA 2 SO
Mets: Niese got knocked around by the Brewers in his Major League debut on Sept. 3, allowing seven hits, four walks and five runs over three-plus innings. Niese said anxiety undermined him in the first inning. He surrendered a home run to Rickie Weeks on his second big league pitch and walked the next two batters. Nine of his first 13 pitches were balls.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 0-0 15.00 3.0 4 2 .467
Season 0-0 15.00 3.0 4 2 .467
September 0-0 15.00 3.0 4 2 .467

Braves hitters vs Jonathon Niese

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Blanco, Gregor - - - - .250 4 0 0
Canizares, Barbaro - - - - - - - -
Church, Ryan - - - - - - - -
Conrad, Brooks - - - - - - - -
Diaz, Matt - - - - - - - -
Escobar, Yunel - - - - - - - -
Hernandez, Diory - - - - - - - -
Infante, Omar - - - - .000 4 0 0
Johnson, Kelly - - - - .500 4 0 0
Jones, Brandon - - - - .000 1 0 0
Jones, Chipper - - - - - - - -
McCann, Brian - - - - - - - -
McLouth, Nate - - - - - - - -
Prado, Martin - - - - .000 4 0 0
Ross, David - - - - - - - -
Sammons, Clint - - - - .000 2 0 0
Schafer, Jordan - - - - - - - -

Mets hitters vs Jo-Jo Reyes

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Beltran, Carlos .333 3 0 0 .500 6 0 1
Bowman, Shawn - - - - - - - -
Carter, Chris - - - - - - - -
Castillo, Luis - - - - .000 3 0 0
Evans, Nick .667 3 0 0 .750 4 1 1
Francoeur, Jeff - - - - - - - -
Green, Andy - - - - - - - -
Hernandez, Anderson .400 5 0 2 .400 5 0 2
Martinez, Fernando - - - - - - - -
Murphy, Daniel - - - - - - - -
Pagan, Angel - - - - - - - -
Reed, Jeremy - - - - - - - -
Reyes, Jose .000 1 0 0 .600 5 2 2
Santos, Omir .000 3 0 0 .000 3 0 0
Sullivan, Cory - - - - - - - -
Thole, Josh - - - - - - - -
Wright, David .000 2 0 1 .400 5 1 4

Niese and easy: Mets roll in Game 2 (65-83) (83-63)

Mets 5, Braves 0

Reyes exits early

Jon Blau / MLB.com
Starter Jo-Jo Reyes gave up a two-run homer in the first and a solo shot in the second, then left for a pinch-hitter. The Braves' bullpen validated Bobby Cox's move with a string of solid performances, but their offense never got anything going against rookie Jonathon Niese.

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Wright lifts Niese

Anthony DiComo / MLB.com
Jonathon Niese's second big league start went much smoother than his first. The rookie relaxed after David Wright and Jose Reyes homered to give him a four-run lead early, cruising through eight innings against the Braves to earn his first win in his first start at Shea Stadium.
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Mets 5, Braves 0

AtlantaABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Blanco, G, CF4010001.255
Prado, 3B4000012.326
Johnson, 2B4020011.283
Infante, LF4000003.303
Kotchman, 1B4020001.273
Francoeur, RF3020101.234
Lillibridge, SS3000024.183
  d-Anderson, PH1010000.286
Sammons, C3000113.163
Reyes, P0000000.111
  a-Gotay, PH1000010.221
  Carlyle, P0000000.250
  b-Jones, B, PH1000011.265
  Nunez, V, P0000000.000
  c-Norton, PH1000011.257
  Ridgway, P0000000.000
  Dessens, P0000000.000
Totals330802818 

a-Struck out for Reyes in the 3rd. b-Struck out for Carlyle in the 5th. c-Struck out for Nunez, V in the 7th. d-Singled for Lillibridge in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Johnson (37, Niese), Francoeur (29, Niese).
TB: Blanco, G; Johnson 3; Kotchman 2; Francoeur 3; Anderson.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Infante 2; Sammons; Lillibridge 2; Norton.
GIDP: Kotchman; Francoeur.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
DP: (Lillibridge-Johnson-Kotchman).
 
NY MetsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Reyes, J, SS5131001.300
Church, RF4110103.293
Wright, 3B3112110.296
Beltran, CF4231013.285
Delgado, 1B4000012.264
Tatis, LF4031010.301
  Chavez, LF0000000.272
Castillo, 2B4000004.252
Cancel, R, C4000020.205
Niese, P3010020.200
  a-Murphy, PH1010000.365
  Ayala, P0000000.000
Totals3651352813 

a-Singled for Niese in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Beltran (38, Carlyle).
HR: Wright (29, 1st inning off Reyes, 1 on, 1 out), Reyes, J (14, 2nd inning off Reyes, 0 on, 2 out), Beltran (24, 7th inning off Ridgway, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Reyes, J 6; Church; Wright 4; Beltran 7; Tatis 3; Niese; Murphy.
RBI: Wright 2 (111), Tatis (47), Reyes, J (57), Beltran (103).
2-out RBI: Tatis; Reyes, J.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Castillo; Beltran 2; Church.
GIDP: Castillo.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Beltran (21, 3rd base off Reyes/Sammons).

FIELDING
PB: Cancel, R (1).
DP: 2 (Castillo-Reyes, J-Delgado, Reyes, J-Castillo-Delgado).
 
AtlantaIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Reyes (L, 3-11)2.05440125.50
Carlyle 2.03002404.07
Nunez, V 2.02000104.81
Ridgway 1.01110113.72
Dessens 1.020001022.50
 
NY MetsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Niese (W, 1-0)8.06002704.09
Ayala 1.02000105.09

WP: Carlyle.
Pitches-strikes: Reyes 37-23, Carlyle 49-29, Nunez, V 22-17, Ridgway 20-14, Dessens 16-12, Niese 116-75, Ayala 14-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Reyes 2-3, Carlyle 2-0, Nunez, V 3-2, Ridgway 1-1, Dessens 0-2, Niese 10-7, Ayala 2-0.
Batters faced: Reyes 11, Carlyle 11, Nunez, V 7, Ridgway 4, Dessens 5, Niese 31, Ayala 4.
Umpires: HP: Jim Reynolds. 1B: Gary Cederstrom. 2B: Fieldin Culbreth. 3B: Damien Beal.
Weather: 73 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 11 mph, R to L.
T: 2:24.
Att: 54,705.
September 13, 2008

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