Florida (23-27) at NY Mets (27-21)

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Volstad aims to avoid the homer vs. Mets

Joe Frisaro / MLB.com
Keeping the ball in the park had never really been an issue for Chris Volstad. That is, until now. Volstad has surrendered 11 home runs, tied for the fifth most in the NL.
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Marlins probable pitcher

Chris Volstad

  • #41 RHP
  • (4-3) 3.69 ERA 51 SO
The 22-year-old started off Florida's six-game road trip with a victory against the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. In that outing, he worked 6 2/3 innings, giving up three runs on six hits. Now he's won two straight decisions, and key in both games has been an improved curveball, to go along with his fastball and changeup. Volstad is a sinkerball pitcher, and his curveball is throw with pretty good velocity. This will be the first time Volstad has faced the Mets since Sept. 26, 2008, when he tossed six scoreless innings in a victory at Shea Stadium. One thing to watch with the Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., native is home runs allowed. He's been taken deep six times in his last four starts.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 10-7 3.22 145.1 55 103 .232
Season 4-3 3.69 61.0 19 51 .222
May 2-3 4.70 30.2 7 24 .271

Series at a Glance

Standings - 05/31/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Florida Marlins (NL East) 23 27 .460 5.5 9-14 14-13
New York Mets (NL East) 27 21 .563 0.5 16-9 11-12
Stats - 05/31/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
FLA .245 229 49 219 30 424 4.68 455.1 461 209 398
NYM .281 231 33 217 50 278 3.85 430.2 416 182 339
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Well-rested Mets look to take finale

Tim Britton / MLB.com
The Mets hope a well-rested lineup will pay dividends in the rubber game of their series with the Marlins on Sunday when John Maine takes the hill.
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Mets probable pitcher

John Maine

  • #33 RHP
  • (4-3) 4.18 ERA 36 SO
John Maine had one of his best outings of the season Monday against the Nationals, allowing one run and four hits in six innings while striking out four. Maine is scheduled to next take the mound Sunday against the Marlins, against whom he is 1-0 in two starts thus far this season. Maine has allowed just two earned runs and three hits in 11 innings against Florida this season and owns a 4-1 mark with a 2.49 ERA versus the Marlins in his career. That includes the best start of his career, when Maine struck out 14 Marlins while yielding a single hit in 7 2/3 innings Sept. 29, 2007.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 37-30 4.18 516.1 232 434 .232
Season 4-3 4.18 51.2 30 36 .221
May 3-1 3.30 30.0 18 21 .223
Vs. Florida 1-0 1.64 11.0 4 9 .083

Marlins hitters vs John Maine

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Amezaga, Alfredo .000 1 0 0 .273 11 0 1
Baker, John .000 2 0 0 .143 7 1 1
Bonifacio, Emilio .000 5 0 0 .000 8 0 0
Cantu, Jorge .200 5 0 1 .400 15 0 3
Carroll, Brett - - - - .000 2 0 1
Coghlan, Chris - - - - .167 6 0 0
Cousins, Scott - - - - - - - -
Hayes, Brett - - - - - - - -
Helms, Wes - - - - - - - -
Maybin, Cameron .000 2 0 0 .333 3 1 3
Miller, Jai - - - - - - - -
Paulino, Ronny - - - - .167 6 0 0
Ramirez, Hanley .500 2 1 1 .261 23 2 2
Ross, Cody .000 4 0 0 .000 9 0 0
Sanchez, Gaby - - - - - - - -
Uggla, Dan .200 5 1 1 .280 25 1 2

Mets hitters vs Chris Volstad

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Beltran, Carlos - - - - .500 4 0 1
Bowman, Shawn - - - - - - - -
Carter, Chris - - - - - - - -
Castillo, Luis - - - - .400 5 0 0
Evans, Nick - - - - .750 4 1 2
Francoeur, Jeff .333 3 0 0 .556 9 1 3
Green, Andy - - - - - - - -
Hernandez, Anderson .000 3 0 0 .000 4 0 0
Martinez, Fernando - - - - .333 6 0 1
Murphy, Daniel - - - - .231 13 0 0
Pagan, Angel - - - - .200 5 0 1
Reed, Jeremy - - - - .000 1 0 0
Reyes, Jose - - - - .167 6 0 0
Santos, Omir - - - - .333 3 0 1
Sullivan, Cory - - - - .000 2 0 0
Thole, Josh - - - - .000 2 0 1
Wright, David - - - - .250 8 0 0

Maine, bats double trouble for Marlins (23-28) (28-21)

Mets 3, Marlins 2

Volstad outpitched

Joe Frisaro / MLB.com
Chris Volstad allowed three runs over seven innings in a quality start, but he was outdueled by the Mets' John Maine as the Marlins dropped the finale. The Marlins pushed across two runs in the eighth, but their rally fell just short.

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Mets use the double

Anthony DiComo / MLB.com
John Maine struck out five over six shutout innings before leaving the game with a stomach bug, and the Mets got a trio of RBI doubles from Angel Pagan, Fernando Martinez and Omir Santos to notch the series victory over the Marlins.
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Mets 3, Marlins 2

Florida AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Coghlan, LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .212
Bonifacio, 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .250
Ramirez, H, SS 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .330
Cantu, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .266
Hermida, RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .264
Uggla, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .208
Baker, Jo, C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .262
Ross, C, CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .254
Volstad, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .045
  a-Gload, PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .270
  Calero, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Paulino, R, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .239
Totals 32 2 6 2 4 10 12  

a-Walked for Volstad in the 8th. b-Struck out for Calero in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Uggla (9, Maine), Ramirez, H (16, Maine).
TB: Coghlan; Bonifacio; Ramirez, H 4; Uggla 2.
RBI: Bonifacio (12), Ramirez, H (23).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Baker, Jo; Hermida 2.
Team RISP: 2-for-8.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Ramirez, H-Uggla-Cantu 2).
 
NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pagan, CF 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333
  Reed, CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
Castillo, L, 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .294
Wright, D, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .333
Sheffield, LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .292
Murphy, Dn, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Martinez, F, RF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .188
Santos, O, C 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .275
Valdez, W, SS 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .286
Maine, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .211
  Feliciano, P, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Tatis, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .258
  Putz, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Parnell, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Rodriguez, F, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 27 3 7 3 2 4 6  

a-Grounded into a double play for Feliciano, P in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Pagan (3, Volstad), Castillo, L (4, Volstad), Martinez, F (2, Volstad), Santos, O (5, Volstad).
TB: Pagan 2; Castillo, L 2; Wright, D; Sheffield; Martinez, F 2; Santos, O 2; Valdez, W.
RBI: Pagan (3), Martinez, F (3), Santos, O (18).
2-out RBI: Pagan.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Castillo, L; Wright, D; Sheffield.
S: Maine; Murphy, Dn.
GIDP: Wright, D; Tatis.
Team RISP: 4-for-8.
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING
SB: Wright, D (12, 2nd base off Calero/Baker, Jo).

FIELDING
DP: (Wright, D-Murphy, Dn).
 
Florida IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Volstad (L, 4-4) 7.0 6 3 3 2 3 0 3.71
Calero 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.16
 
NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Maine (W, 5-3) 6.0 3 0 0 2 5 0 3.75
Feliciano, P (H, 8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.25
Putz (H, 10) 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 0 3.81
Parnell (H, 10) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.11
Rodriguez, F (S, 14) 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.73

Pitches-strikes: Volstad 94-59, Calero 19-11, Maine 82-53, Feliciano, P 13-10, Putz 17-7, Parnell 7-5, Rodriguez, F 17-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Volstad 14-4, Calero 0-2, Maine 4-8, Feliciano, P 1-1, Putz 0-1, Parnell 0-1, Rodriguez, F 0-0.
Batters faced: Volstad 27, Calero 4, Maine 22, Feliciano, P 3, Putz 4, Parnell 3, Rodriguez, F 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Parnell 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Tim Welke. 1B: Jim Reynolds. 2B: Angel Hernandez. 3B: Bill Welke.
Weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 20 mph, Out to CF.
T: 2:33.
Att: 40,482.
May 31, 2009

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