Florida (83-77) at NY Mets (89-72)

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Olsen goes for innings plateau in finale

Joe Frisaro / MLB.com
With 195 2/3 innings already logged, Scott Olsen is 4 1/3 innings shy of reaching the 200 mark for the first time in his career. For every starting pitcher, topping 200 innings is a preseason objective, and Olsen can go for it in the final game of the season.
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Marlins probable pitcher

Scott Olsen

  • #34 LHP
  • (8-11) 4.23 ERA 109 SO
Marlins: Olsen's hopes of ending the season with a .500 record were shattered when he suffered a loss against the Nationals on Tuesday, giving up four runs (three earned) on eight hits while walking one and striking out two in five innings. Still, 2008 has already seen the 24-year-old reach his career high in innings -- going into his last start with 195 2/3, up from 180 2/3 in 2006 -- and, on Sunday, he'll tie his career high in starts with 33. Over his last five starts, he's 2-3 with a 4.46 ERA (15 earned runs in 30 1/3 innings).
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 31-37 4.65 573.1 238 429 .270
Season 8-11 4.23 195.2 68 109 .256
September 2-2 3.38 24.0 9 14 .242
Vs. NY Mets 0-3 6.95 22.0 6 14 .315

Series at a Glance

Standings - 09/28/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Florida Marlins (NL East) 83 77 .519 7.5 45-36 38-41
New York Mets (NL East) 89 72 .553 2.0 48-32 41-40
Stats - 09/28/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
FLA .254 766 206 737 75 1362 4.45 1426.1 1417 583 1120
NYM .267 797 171 749 138 1017 4.07 1455.1 1407 586 1172
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Legends in house as Mets go for broke

Jon Blau / MLB.com
In Shea's final regular-season game, Willie Mays will be in the building, along with Mike Piazza, Tom Seaver, Darryl Strawberry and Rusty Staub. All of the Mets legends will gather at what they hope is a chance for the current team to clinch the National League Wild Card with Oliver Perez on the mound.
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Mets probable pitcher

Oliver Perez

  • #46 LHP
  • (10-7) 4.25 ERA 174 SO
Mets: With Johan Santana pitching Saturday, Oliver Perez will also be asked to pitch on three days' rest as the Mets try to make a push for the playoffs. Perez lasted only 4 1/3 innings in his last start Wednesday, allowing five earned runs to the Cubs on six hits and five walks. Against the Marlins, Perez is 3-0 with a 2.03 ERA in 31 innings this season.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 55-60 4.39 994.0 525 1021 .241
Season 10-7 4.25 188.2 102 174 .235
September 1-0 6.26 27.1 18 28 .271
Vs. Florida 3-0 2.03 31.0 16 32 .176

Marlins hitters vs Oliver Perez

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Amezaga, Alfredo .000 3 0 0 .000 14 0 0
Baker, John .000 3 0 0 .167 6 0 1
Bonifacio, Emilio .250 4 0 1 .250 4 0 1
Cantu, Jorge .077 13 0 1 .150 20 0 2
Carroll, Brett .000 2 0 0 .143 7 0 0
Coghlan, Chris - - - - - - - -
Cousins, Scott - - - - - - - -
Hayes, Brett - - - - - - - -
Helms, Wes .200 10 0 0 .273 22 0 4
Maybin, Cameron - - - - .500 2 0 0
Miller, Jai - - - - - - - -
Paulino, Ronny - - - - .000 3 0 0
Ramirez, Hanley .364 11 0 0 .267 30 1 1
Ross, Cody .385 13 2 4 .346 26 3 10
Sanchez, Gaby - - - - - - - -
Uggla, Dan .077 13 0 0 .250 28 0 0

Mets hitters vs Scott Olsen

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Beltran, Carlos .500 10 1 4 .433 30 4 11
Bowman, Shawn - - - - - - - -
Carter, Chris - - - - - - - -
Castillo, Luis .667 3 1 2 .300 10 1 3
Evans, Nick .600 10 1 1 .500 12 1 1
Francoeur, Jeff .125 8 1 2 .231 26 2 7
Green, Andy - - - - - - - -
Hernandez, Anderson .400 5 0 1 .429 7 1 2
Martinez, Fernando - - - - - - - -
Murphy, Daniel - 0 0 0 - 0 0 0
Pagan, Angel - - - - - - - -
Reed, Jeremy - - - - - - - -
Reyes, Jose .385 13 1 2 .400 35 1 5
Santos, Omir - - - - - - - -
Sullivan, Cory - - - - - - - -
Thole, Josh - - - - - - - -
Wright, David .364 11 1 2 .281 32 3 6

Shea no more (84-77) (89-73)

Marlins 4, Mets 2

Dingers do it

Joe Frisaro / MLB.com
Wes Helms' pinch-hit solo shot in the eighth inning would put Florida ahead for good after the game stayed tied, and Dan Uggla followed that with an insurance homer as the Marlins ended the Mets' season for the second successive year.

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Series at a Glance

 

No relief

Anthony DiComo / MLB.com
After Oliver Perez lasted 5 1/3 innings, Carlos Beltran gave a jolt to the Mets' postseason hopes with a two-run shot that tied the game. But it all came down to the bullpen, and back-to-back homers in the eighth dimmed hopes for the NL Wild Card.
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Marlins 4, Mets 2

FloridaABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Maybin, CF4120121.500
Baker, C5111033.297
Cantu, 3B-1B5010003.276
Jacobs, 1B3000012.246
  b-Helms, PH-3B1111000.246
Uggla, 2B3121100.262
Willingham, LF3001101.251
Ross, RF3000103.259
Amezaga, SS4000015.260
Olsen, P2000020.125
  a-Gonzalez, PH1000000.260
  Nelson, P0000000.000
  Gregg, P0000000.000
  Rhodes, P0000000.000
  c-Hermida, PH1010000.250
  Lindstrom, P0000000.000
Totals354844918 

a-Grounded out for Olsen in the 7th. b-Homered for Jacobs in the 8th. c-Singled for Rhodes in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Maybin (3, Perez).
HR: Helms (6, 8th inning off Schoeneweis, 0 on, 0 out), Uggla (33, 8th inning off Ayala, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Maybin 3; Baker; Cantu; Helms 4; Uggla 5; Hermida.
RBI: Baker (33), Willingham (52), Helms (32), Uggla (93).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Amezaga 3; Cantu.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Maybin (5, 2nd base off Stokes/Castro, R).
 
NY MetsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Reyes, J, SS4010012.296
Beltran, CF3112101.284
Delgado, 1B4010012.271
Wright, 3B4000001.300
Evans, LF2000000.252
  Chavez, LF2000000.265
Martinez, R, 2B3000010.211
  Ayala, P0000000.000
  Feliciano, P, P0000000.000
  Parnell, P0000000.000
  d-Easley, PH0000100.269
Church, RF4000031.272
Castro, R, C2010000.248
  b-Murphy, PH1000010.311
  Schneider, C0000000.257
Perez, P1000001.105
  Smith, P0000000.000
  a-Cancel, R, PH0100100.245
  Stokes, P0000000.667
  Schoeneweis, P0000000.000
  Reyes, Ar, 2B0000000.218
  c-Anderson, PH1000000.209
  Castillo, 2B0000000.245
Totals31242378 

a-Walked for Smith in the 6th. b-Struck out for Castro, R in the 8th. c-Grounded out for Reyes, Ar in the 8th. d-Walked for Parnell in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Reyes, J (38, Gregg).
HR: Beltran (28, 6th inning off Olsen, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Reyes, J 2; Beltran 4; Delgado; Castro, R.
RBI: Beltran 2 (114).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Delgado.
Team LOB: 5.
 
FloridaIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Olsen 6.03221414.16
Nelson (W, 4-1)1.00000201.96
Gregg (H, 4)0.21001103.38
Rhodes (H, 25)0.10000002.02
Lindstrom (S, 6)1.00001003.09
 
NY MetsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Perez 5.14223604.20
Smith 0.20001003.52
Stokes 1.01000103.41
Schoeneweis (L, 2-7)0.01110013.49
Ayala 1.12110115.73
Feliciano, P 0.10000104.02
Parnell 0.10000005.06

Schoeneweis pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

IBB: Uggla (by Perez).
Pitches-strikes: Olsen 88-59, Nelson 15-10, Gregg 18-10, Rhodes 2-2, Lindstrom 19-10, Perez 85-50, Smith 13-6, Stokes 17-10, Schoeneweis 3-2, Ayala 23-13, Feliciano, P 6-3, Parnell 5-3.
Groundouts-flyouts: Olsen 6-8, Nelson 0-1, Gregg 1-0, Rhodes 0-1, Lindstrom 1-2, Perez 3-7, Smith 1-1, Stokes 1-1, Schoeneweis 0-0, Ayala 0-3, Feliciano, P 0-0, Parnell 0-1.
Batters faced: Olsen 22, Nelson 3, Gregg 4, Rhodes 1, Lindstrom 4, Perez 23, Smith 3, Stokes 4, Schoeneweis 1, Ayala 6, Feliciano, P 1, Parnell 1.
Inherited runners-scored: Rhodes 2-0, Smith 3-1, Feliciano, P 1-0, Parnell 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Gerry Davis. 1B: Brian Gorman. 2B: Bruce Dreckman. 3B: Sam Holbrook.
Weather: 71 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 4 mph, R to L.
T: 3:04 (:51 delay).
Att: 56,059.
September 28, 2008

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