Florida (82-76) at NY Mets (88-71)

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Marlins relishing role of spoilers

Joe Frisaro / MLB.com
Being a spoil sport is perfectly fine with the Marlins. It's not the role the club ideally wanted to play, but now that they've been eliminated from playoff contention, the Marlins' intention this weekend is to foil the postseason hopes of the Mets.
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Marlins probable pitcher

Chris Volstad

  • #41 RHP
  • (5-4) 3.10 ERA 48 SO
Marlins: Volstad gave up three runs (two earned) in five innings during a loss against the Phillies on Sunday. The outing saw the 21-year-old reach a professional high in innings pitched with 169 1/3. Volstad gave up six hits while striking out three and walking two. Two of the runs came on a rare home run. This season, Volstad has only given up three dingers, and in 91 innings for Double-A Carolina, he didn't allow a single long ball. In his only start against the Mets this season, Volstad gave up only one run in 6 1/3 innings.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 5-4 3.10 78.1 33 48 .241
Season 5-4 3.10 78.1 33 48 .241
September 1-1 2.86 22.0 7 11 .220
Vs. NY Mets 0-0 1.42 6.1 3 5 .217

Series at a Glance

Standings - 09/26/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Florida Marlins (NL East) 82 76 .519 6.5 45-36 37-40
New York Mets (NL East) 88 71 .553 1.0 47-31 41-40
Stats - 09/26/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
FLA .255 760 205 732 73 1347 4.49 1409.1 1404 577 1105
NYM .267 794 171 746 137 1002 4.08 1437.1 1393 579 1157
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Martinez stepping up in key spots

Jon Blau / MLB.com
Playing the hot hand, Ramon Martinez might get another chance to play on Friday, when the Mets start their final series of the season against the Marlins.
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Mets probable pitcher

Mike Pelfrey

  • #34 RHP
  • (13-10) 3.70 ERA 107 SO
Mets: The fact that Mike Pelfrey extended his streak on Sunday to five straight starts without a victory was no fault of his own. Pelfrey allowed only three runs to the Braves over six innings, departing after walking the leadoff man in the seventh. He pitched plenty well enough to win, but another bullpen implosion ensured that Pelfrey would leave with a no-decision. In four starts against the Marlins this season, Pelfrey is 0-3 with a 7.91 ERA -- though his best start against them came earlier this month, when he allowed two runs over 6 2/3 innings.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 18-19 4.30 288.2 115 165 .283
Season 13-10 3.70 194.2 64 107 .275
September 0-2 3.96 25.0 11 10 .266
Vs. Florida 0-3 7.91 19.1 8 14 .333

Marlins hitters vs Mike Pelfrey

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Amezaga, Alfredo - - - - .182 11 0 0
Baker, John .400 5 0 1 .455 11 0 2
Bonifacio, Emilio .000 3 0 0 .000 3 0 0
Cantu, Jorge .400 10 0 1 .385 13 0 1
Carroll, Brett - - - - .000 4 0 0
Coghlan, Chris - - - - - - - -
Hayes, Brett - - - - - - - -
Helms, Wes - - - - - - - -
Maybin, Cameron - - - - - - - -
Miller, Jai - - - - - - - -
Paulino, Ronny - - - - - - - -
Ramirez, Hanley .000 11 0 0 .174 23 1 2
Ross, Cody .333 6 0 2 .417 12 0 3
Sanchez, Gaby - - - - - - - -
Uggla, Dan .556 9 0 6 .368 19 0 7

Mets hitters vs Chris Volstad

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Beltran, Carlos .500 2 0 1 .500 4 0 1
Bowman, Shawn - - - - - - - -
Carter, Chris - - - - - - - -
Castillo, Luis .333 3 0 0 .333 3 0 0
Evans, Nick - - - - .750 4 1 2
Francoeur, Jeff .500 4 0 1 .500 4 0 1
Green, Andy - - - - - - - -
Hernandez, Anderson - - - - - - - -
Martinez, Fernando - - - - .333 3 0 0
Murphy, Daniel .000 3 0 0 .333 9 0 0
Pagan, Angel - - - - - - - -
Reed, Jeremy - - - - - - - -
Reyes, Jose .333 3 0 0 .167 6 0 0
Santos, Omir - - - - - - - -
Sullivan, Cory - - - - - - - -
Thole, Josh - - - - .000 1 0 0
Wright, David .333 3 0 0 .400 5 0 0

Perfect storm as rain holds off (83-76) (88-72)

Marlins 6, Mets 1

Leave 'em high, dry

Joe Frisaro / MLB.com
From the get-go, the Marlins paced the game vs. the Mets as the weather cooperated for the night. Hanley Ramirez led off and scored in the two-run first, and Chris Volstad was in command on the mound. Meanwhile, Josh Willingham homered for the fourth straight game.

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Cloud hangs over NY

Anthony DiComo / MLB.com
The heavy rain that was forecast in New York held off as the final series at Shea Stadium began, but it was by no means a sunny situation for the Mets. The lineup scratched out one run against Marlins starter Chris Volstad, not nearly enough in its quest to snare a playoff spot.
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Marlins 6, Mets 1

FloridaABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Ramirez, H, SS5340000.302
Baker, C3121101.309
Cantu, 3B-1B5021004.278
Jacobs, 1B3000113.249
  Nelson, P0000000.000
  Rhodes, P0000000.000
  b-Hermida, PH0000000.248
  c-Lo Duca, PH1000012.244
  Gregg, P0000000.000
  Lindstrom, P0000000.000
Uggla, 2B5001014.260
Willingham, LF4112111.255
Ross, RF5020013.262
Amezaga, CF4000002.267
Volstad, P2000000.115
  a-Gonzalez, PH0000100.262
  1-Carroll, PR0100000.059
  Helms, 3B1000010.243
Totals3861154620 

a-Walked for Volstad in the 7th. b-Batted for Rhodes in the 8th. c-Struck out for Hermida in the 8th.
1-Ran for Gonzalez in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Cantu (41, Pelfrey).
HR: Willingham (15, 6th inning off Pelfrey, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Ramirez, H 4; Baker 2; Cantu 3; Willingham 4; Ross 2.
RBI: Baker (31), Uggla (91), Willingham 2 (50), Cantu (95).
2-out RBI: Willingham 2; Cantu.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Willingham; Ross 2; Lo Duca.
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING
SB: Ramirez, H 2 (35, 2nd base off Pelfrey/Schneider, 2nd base off Stokes/Schneider).

FIELDING
E: Baker (4, fielding).
DP: 3 (Uggla-Ramirez, H-Jacobs, Ramirez, H-Uggla-Cantu, Cantu-Ramirez, H).
 
NY MetsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Reyes, J, SS5000003.297
Murphy, LF4010012.323
Wright, 3B3020000.302
Delgado, 1B4010014.272
Beltran, CF3010100.282
Church, RF2100205.282
Martinez, R, 2B3010101.300
Schneider, C4011002.257
Pelfrey, P1000010.085
  a-Anderson, PH1000011.212
  Parnell, P0000000.000
  Feliciano, P, P0000000.000
  Heilman, P0000000.000
  Smith, P0000000.000
  Stokes, P0000000.667
  Schoeneweis, P0000000.000
  Figueroa, N, P0000000.083
  b-Easley, PH1000011.269
Totals311714519 

a-Struck out for Pelfrey in the 6th. b-Struck out for Figueroa, N in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Martinez, R (2, Volstad).
TB: Murphy; Wright 2; Delgado; Beltran; Martinez, R 2; Schneider.
RBI: Schneider (38).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Church 2; Murphy.
GIDP: Church; Martinez, R; Reyes, J.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
E: Murphy (2, fielding).
 
FloridaIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Volstad (W, 6-4)6.05103402.88
Nelson 0.21000002.04
Rhodes 0.10000002.06
Gregg 1.00001003.44
Lindstrom 1.01000103.20
 
NY MetsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Pelfrey (L, 13-11)6.08330313.72
Parnell 0.01221005.79
Feliciano, P 0.00000004.08
Heilman 0.20002005.21
Smith 0.10000003.59
Stokes 0.22111103.62
Schoeneweis 0.10000103.18
Figueroa, N 1.00000104.57

Parnell pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.
Feliciano, P pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

WP: Parnell.
HBP: Pelfrey (by Volstad), Wright (by Volstad), Baker (by Feliciano, P).
Pitches-strikes: Volstad 102-60, Nelson 13-8, Rhodes 2-1, Gregg 16-9, Lindstrom 12-10, Pelfrey 112-65, Parnell 15-8, Feliciano, P 1-0, Heilman 19-10, Smith 4-3, Stokes 28-18, Schoeneweis 10-8, Figueroa, N 15-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Volstad 8-6, Nelson 1-1, Rhodes 1-0, Gregg 3-0, Lindstrom 2-0, Pelfrey 6-9, Parnell 0-0, Feliciano, P 0-0, Heilman 0-2, Smith 1-0, Stokes 0-1, Schoeneweis 0-0, Figueroa, N 1-1.
Batters faced: Volstad 27, Nelson 3, Rhodes 1, Gregg 3, Lindstrom 3, Pelfrey 26, Parnell 2, Feliciano, P 1, Heilman 4, Smith 1, Stokes 5, Schoeneweis 1, Figueroa, N 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Rhodes 1-0, Feliciano, P 1-0, Heilman 2-1, Smith 3-0, Schoeneweis 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Bruce Dreckman. 1B: Sam Holbrook. 2B: Gerry Davis. 3B: Brian Gorman.
Weather: 66 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 17 mph, Out to CF.
T: 3:32.
Att: 49,545.
September 26, 2008

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