NY Mets (86-68) at Atlanta (68-87)

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Murphy a 'natural' in Mets' lineup

Anthony DiComo / MLB.com
In a short few months, Daniel Murphy has risen from a middling prospect to a promising young outfielder whom manager Jerry Manuel is comparing to some of the game's great all-time "natural" talents.
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Mets probable pitcher

Mike Pelfrey

  • #34 RHP
  • (13-10) 3.67 ERA 105 SO
A double that might have been caught and a four-pitch walk that followed an extended interruption in play were Pelfrey's undoing Tuesday night against the Nationals. Cristian Guzman followed the walk with a booming double to drive in the run in a 1-0 loss. Pelfrey wasn't sharp -- seven hits and four walks in seven innings, but aside from Guzman's hit, he limited the damage. Now he faces the team that has knocked him around a few times this season. He has a 1-2 record and 6.87 ERA in three starts against the Braves. But the losses occurred in April, and he pitched a three-hitter, the first complete game of his career, against them Aug. 20 at Shea Stadium.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 18-19 4.30 282.2 112 163 .283
Season 13-10 3.67 188.2 61 105 .275
September 0-2 3.79 19.0 8 8 .264
Vs. Atlanta 1-2 6.87 18.1 10 6 .290

Series at a Glance

Standings - 09/21/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
New York Mets (NL East) 86 68 .558 0.5 45-29 41-39
Atlanta Braves (NL East) 68 87 .439 19.0 42-38 26-49
Stats - 09/21/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
NYM .267 764 167 718 130 957 4.00 1392.1 1333 554 1116
ATL .269 715 125 686 53 980 4.49 1380.1 1381 565 1033
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Final home game has Braves nostalgic

Mark Bowman / MLB.com
Playing at Turner Field hasn't always been a pleasant experience for the Braves this season, but it's been an even worse experience for the Mets, who have lost all but one game at the Ted this year. In their final 2008 home game, the Braves hope they can continue the Mets' woes in Atlanta for one more day.
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Braves probable pitcher

James Parr

  • #61 RHP
  • (1-0) 2.20 ERA 12 SO
Despite allowing four earned runs and 10 hits in 4 1/3 innings against the Phillies on Tuesday, James Parr still drew some postgame praise from manager Bobby Cox, who has been impressed by the rookie hurler's makeup and ability to mix his pitches. The 22-year-old right-hander had tossed six scoreless innings in both of his two previous career starts this month. While enjoying a successful August with Triple-A Richmond and finding some early success at the Major League level, Parr has at least made himself a candidate for Atlanta's 2009 starting rotation.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 1-0 2.20 16.1 3 12 .274
Season 1-0 2.20 16.1 3 12 .274
September 1-0 2.20 16.1 3 12 .274

Mets hitters vs James Parr

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Beltran, Carlos - - - - 1.000 1 0 0
Bowman, Shawn - - - - - - - -
Carter, Chris - - - - - - - -
Castillo, Luis - - - - - 0 0 1
Evans, Nick - - - - - - - -
Francoeur, Jeff - - - - - - - -
Green, Andy - - - - - - - -
Hernandez, Anderson .000 2 0 0 .000 2 0 0
Martinez, Fernando - - - - - - - -
Murphy, Daniel - - - - .000 2 0 0
Pagan, Angel - - - - - - - -
Reed, Jeremy - - - - - - - -
Reyes, Jose - - - - .000 2 0 0
Santos, Omir - - - - - - - -
Sullivan, Cory - - - - - - - -
Thole, Josh - - - - - - - -
Wright, David - - - - 1.000 1 1 2

Braves hitters vs Mike Pelfrey

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Blanco, Gregor .444 9 0 1 .364 11 0 1
Canizares, Barbaro - - - - - - - -
Church, Ryan - - - - .500 4 0 0
Conrad, Brooks - - - - .333 6 0 0
Diaz, Matt .000 2 0 0 .000 2 0 0
Escobar, Yunel .000 3 0 0 .250 4 0 0
Hernandez, Diory - - - - - - - -
Infante, Omar .250 4 0 0 .167 6 0 1
Johnson, Kelly .286 7 1 3 .267 15 1 3
Jones, Brandon - - - - - - - -
Jones, Chipper .333 6 1 1 .300 10 2 3
McCann, Brian .375 8 0 2 .353 17 0 3
McLouth, Nate .333 3 0 0 .333 3 0 0
Prado, Martin .000 3 0 0 .333 6 0 0
Ross, David - - - - .000 1 0 0
Sammons, Clint - - - - - - - -
Schafer, Jordan - - - - - - - -

Big eighth a boon for Braves (86-69) (69-87)

Braves 7, Mets 6

Tough day for 'pen

Anthony DiComo / MLB.com
For most of the day, the Mets led the Braves thanks to Carlos Delgado's 2,000th career hit, David Wright's 32nd homer of the year and six-plus solid innings from Mike Pelfrey. But the bullpen couldn't hold off the Braves, who rallied to hand the Mets a loss and cut New York's lead in the NL Wild Card race to 1 1/2 games.

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Braves rally late

Mark Bowman / MLB.com
Jeff Francoeur's one-out triple highlighted a four-run eighth inning that allowed the Braves to celebrate their home finale with a win. The win seemed unlikely after rookie starter James Parr struggled through 1 2/3 innings, but the bullpen held the Mets in check and gave the Braves the chance to stage their rally.
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Braves 7, Mets 6

NY MetsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Reyes, J, SS5000014.298
Murphy, LF5000033.343
Wright, 3B3322200.297
Delgado, 1B5243000.271
Beltran, CF4010113.281
Church, RF3000113.278
  b-Easley, PH1000010.272
Castillo, 2B2001210.252
Schneider, C3000113.261
Pelfrey, P2100122.086
  Stokes, P0000000.667
  Rincon, P0000000.000
  a-Anderson, PH1010000.216
  Schoeneweis, P0000000.000
  Smith, P0000000.000
  Feliciano, P, P0000000.000
  Heilman, P0000000.000
Totals3468681118 

a-Singled for Rincon in the 8th. b-Struck out for Church in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Delgado (30, Parr).
HR: Wright (32, 2nd inning off Parr, 1 on, 2 out), Delgado (37, 9th inning off Gonzalez, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Wright 5; Delgado 8; Beltran; Anderson.
RBI: Delgado 3 (110), Castillo (28), Wright 2 (118).
2-out RBI: Delgado; Castillo; Wright 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Schneider 2; Murphy.
GIDP: Church.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Castillo-Reyes, J-Delgado, Delgado-Reyes, J).
 
AtlantaABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Anderson, CF3000003.270
  Morton, P0000000.059
  Acosta, P0000000.000
  c-Jones, B, PH0000000.252
  Julio, P0000000.000
  d-Escobar, PH0000000.288
  e-Jones, C, PH0000100.362
  Gonzalez, P0000000.000
Prado, 3B-1B4133000.327
Johnson, 2B5010004.283
McCann, C3000101.296
Infante, SS-3B3111001.299
Kotchman, 1B4011013.271
  1-Lillibridge, PR-SS0100000.169
Francoeur, RF4231000.239
Blanco, G, LF-CF3100113.252
Parr, P0000000.200
  Carlyle, P0000000.250
  a-Gotay, PH1011000.222
  Nunez, V, P0000000.000
  b-Norton, PH-LF1110200.269
Totals3171175215 

a-Singled for Carlyle in the 2nd. b-Walked for Nunez, V in the 4th. c-Hit a sacrifice bunt for Acosta in the 7th. d-Batted for Julio in the 8th. e-Intentionally walked for Escobar in the 8th.
1-Ran for Kotchman in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Francoeur 2 (31, Pelfrey, Pelfrey), Prado 2 (17, Pelfrey, Heilman), Infante (23, Schoeneweis).
3B: Francoeur (3, Smith).
TB: Prado 5; Johnson; Infante 2; Kotchman; Francoeur 7; Gotay; Norton.
RBI: Infante (40), Gotay (8), Prado 3 (31), Kotchman (69), Francoeur (68).
2-out RBI: Prado 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Infante; Anderson; Johnson 3.
S: Jones, B.
SF: Prado.
GIDP: Kotchman; Anderson.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Lillibridge (2, 2nd base off Smith/Schneider).

FIELDING
DP: (Johnson-Infante-Kotchman).
 
NY MetsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Pelfrey 6.06333203.70
Stokes (H, 4)0.21000003.30
Rincon (H, 1)0.10000003.00
Schoeneweis (BS, 4)(L, 2-5)0.12220003.25
Smith 0.01110003.71
Feliciano, P 0.10111004.10
Heilman 0.11001005.33
 
AtlantaIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Parr 1.24444214.00
Carlyle 0.10000003.81
Nunez, V 2.00000304.34
Morton 2.00003106.15
Acosta 1.02000003.71
Julio (W, 3-0)1.01000203.86
Gonzalez (S, 13)1.01221314.55

Pelfrey pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
Smith pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

IBB: Norton (by Feliciano, P), Jones, C (by Heilman).
HBP: Infante (by Pelfrey).
Pitches-strikes: Pelfrey 106-60, Stokes 6-4, Rincon 2-1, Schoeneweis 10-7, Smith 4-3, Feliciano, P 8-2, Heilman 16-7, Parr 63-30, Carlyle 2-1, Nunez, V 28-20, Morton 36-17, Acosta 13-7, Julio 22-13, Gonzalez 28-17.
Groundouts-flyouts: Pelfrey 8-8, Stokes 1-1, Rincon 0-1, Schoeneweis 0-1, Smith 0-0, Feliciano, P 0-1, Heilman 0-1, Parr 0-3, Carlyle 0-1, Nunez, V 3-0, Morton 4-1, Acosta 2-1, Julio 0-1, Gonzalez 0-0.
Batters faced: Pelfrey 26, Stokes 3, Rincon 1, Schoeneweis 3, Smith 1, Feliciano, P 2, Heilman 3, Parr 13, Carlyle 1, Nunez, V 6, Morton 9, Acosta 4, Julio 4, Gonzalez 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Stokes 1-1, Rincon 1-0, Smith 1-1, Feliciano, P 1-0, Heilman 2-2, Carlyle 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Gary Darling. 1B: Bill Hohn. 2B: Dan Iassogna. 3B: Ron Kulpa.
Weather: 72 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 9 mph, R to L.
T: 3:20.
Att: 49,222.
September 21, 2008

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