Philadelphia (33-23) at NY Mets (31-25)

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Madson prepared to step in for Lidge

Todd Zolecki / MLB.com
Along with Phillies manager Charlie Manuel and general manager Ruben Amaro Jr., Ryan Madson is confident he can fill the void left by closer Brad Lidge, who is on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained right knee.
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Phillies probable pitcher

Cole Hamels

  • #35 LHP
  • (4-2) 4.40 ERA 55 SO
Hamels looked like the pitcher who earned World Series MVP honors on Thursday at Dodger Stadium. He threw his first shutout of the season and third of his career in a 3-0 victory over the Dodgers. Hamels allowed just five hits. He struck out five. And perhaps just as impressive as his line, he threw just 97 pitches. The key? Hamels kept the ball down in the strike zone, which meant any time a Dodgers player made contact he seemed to be grounding out or popping up -- instead of fouling back a pitch and keeping the at-bat going.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 42-25 3.52 600.1 154 573 .238
Season 4-2 4.40 57.1 10 55 .284
June 1-0 0.00 9.0 0 5 .172

Series at a Glance

Standings - 06/10/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Philadelphia Phillies (NL East) 33 23 .589 - 12-14 21-9
New York Mets (NL East) 31 25 .554 2.0 18-9 13-16
Stats - 06/10/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
PHI .264 307 82 295 44 368 4.66 503.2 514 188 402
NYM .277 263 37 246 56 302 3.94 499.2 487 208 385
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Mets get chance to pay back Hamels

Marty Noble and Tim Britton / MLB.com
Watching their division rivals celebrate a World Series was difficult enough for the Mets last year. Hearing Cole Hamels label them as "choke artists" during the offseason only added insult to injury. The Mets get their first chance at retribution against Hamels on Wednesday night at Citi Field.
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Mets probable pitcher

Mike Pelfrey

  • #34 RHP
  • (4-2) 4.85 ERA 26 SO
Pelfrey allowed eight earned runs -- a career high -- and nine hits in 3 2/3 inning to the Pirates on Thursday, and the Mets lost for the second time in his eight most recent starts. His pitches were up throughout that appearance. Now he faces Pennlsyvania's other team. Pelfrey has beaten the Phillies twice thdis season -- May 1 and May 7, allowing six runs and 15 hits in 12 1/3 inning. He had no strikeouts in either start. Ryan Howard, Jason Werth, Greg Dobbs and Pedro Feliz have 17 hits in 42 career at-bats against Pelfrey. Chase Utley and Jimmy Rollins have six huts in 27 career at-bats
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 22-22 4.40 354.0 138 194 .284
Season 4-2 4.85 59.1 23 26 .288
June 0-1 19.64 3.2 4 3 .474
Vs. Philadelphia 2-0 4.38 12.1 5 0 .306

Phillies hitters vs Mike Pelfrey

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Berry, Quintin - - - - - - - -
Dobbs, Greg .500 2 0 0 .538 13 1 3
Francisco, Ben - - - - .250 4 0 0
Howard, Ryan .600 5 1 2 .435 23 1 3
Ibanez, Raul .333 6 0 3 .267 15 1 5
Mayberry, John - - - - - - - -
Rollins, Jimmy .167 6 0 0 .261 23 1 4
Ruiz, Carlos .000 3 0 0 .231 13 0 2
Utley, Chase .000 4 0 0 .304 23 4 8
Victorino, Shane .167 6 0 0 .174 23 0 0
Werth, Jayson .600 5 0 0 .263 19 0 0

Mets hitters vs Cole Hamels

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Beltran, Carlos - - - - .286 21 2 3
Bowman, Shawn - - - - - - - -
Carter, Chris - - - - - - - -
Castillo, Luis - - - - .455 11 0 2
Evans, Nick - - - - .333 3 0 0
Francoeur, Jeff .000 2 0 0 .293 41 1 3
Green, Andy - - - - - 0 0 0
Hernandez, Anderson .250 4 0 1 .200 10 0 1
Martinez, Fernando - - - - - - - -
Murphy, Daniel - - - - .333 3 0 1
Pagan, Angel - - - - .235 17 1 4
Reed, Jeremy - - - - - - - -
Reyes, Jose - - - - .167 18 0 0
Santos, Omir - - - - .429 7 0 1
Sullivan, Cory - - - - 1.000 1 0 0
Thole, Josh - - - - - - - -
Wright, David - - - - .348 23 1 3

Utlimately, it's Utley who wins it (34-23) (31-26)

Phillies 5, Mets 4 (11)

Werth sets stage

Todd Zolecki / MLB.com
Following a late rally and Jayson Werth's game-saving diving grab in the 10th, Chase Utley's second dinger of the night in the 11th sent the Phils over the Mets, evening the series and giving the visitors a three-game cushion in the NL East.

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Mets can't hold on

Marty Noble / MLB.com
The Mets got to Cole Hamels early, scoring four runs by the fourth inning, but a few defensive lapses allowed the Phils to tie it, before Chase Utley's homer won it in the 11th. The hosts also stranded 16 runners, including 10 in scoring position.
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Phillies 5, Mets 4

Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Rollins, SS 5 0 0 1 0 1 4 .226
Victorino, CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .289
Utley, 2B 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .303
Howard, 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .258
Ibanez, LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .325
Werth, RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .261
Feliz, 3B 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .303
Ruiz, C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
  Park, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091
  Madson, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hamels, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143
  a-Dobbs, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200
  Taschner, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Bako, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000
  Durbin, C, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
  Eyre, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Romero, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Coste, C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239
Totals 41 5 9 4 2 3 12  

a-Singled for Hamels in the 6th. b-Struck out for Taschner in the 7th.

BATTING
HR: Utley 2 (15, 4th inning off Pelfrey, 0 on, 1 out; 11th inning off Parnell, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Utley 9; Howard; Ibanez; Werth; Feliz; Dobbs; Coste.
RBI: Utley 2 (41), Feliz (30), Rollins (21).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Utley; Victorino.
GIDP: Rollins.
Team RISP: 2-for-7.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Victorino (10, 2nd base off Pelfrey/Santos, O).

FIELDING
DP: (Feliz-Utley-Howard).
 
NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Castillo, L, 2B 6 0 2 1 0 0 2 .271
Cora, SS 5 0 1 2 1 0 1 .297
Beltran, CF 6 0 2 0 0 1 4 .342
Sheffield, LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .258
  Rodriguez, F, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Martinez, F, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222
  Parnell, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Wright, D, 3B 5 1 3 0 1 0 3 .354
Tatis, 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .264
Church, RF 3 1 0 0 3 1 1 .272
Santos, O, C 5 1 3 0 0 1 4 .277
  1-Valdez, W, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
  Schneider, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212
Pelfrey, P 3 1 2 1 0 0 3 .150
  Green, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Murphy, Dn, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .244
  Feliciano, P, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Reed, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .323
Totals 47 4 16 4 5 5 28  

a-Struck out for Green, S in the 7th. b-Singled for Rodriguez, F in the 10th.
1-Ran for Santos, O in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Pelfrey (1, Hamels).
TB: Castillo, L 2; Cora; Beltran 2; Sheffield; Martinez, F; Wright, D 3; Santos, O 3; Pelfrey 3; Reed.
RBI: Cora 2 (8), Pelfrey (3), Castillo, L (14).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Santos, O; Sheffield; Pelfrey 2; Murphy, Dn 2; Wright, D; Castillo, L.
S: Tatis.
GIDP: Beltran.
Team RISP: 6-for-19.
Team LOB: 16.

BASERUNNING
SB: Cora (5, 2nd base off Hamels/Ruiz), Wright, D 2 (16, 2nd base off Hamels/Ruiz, 2nd base off Hamels/Ruiz).

FIELDING
E: Wright, D (8, fielding).
DP: 2 (Castillo, L-Cora-Tatis, Tatis).
 
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hamels 5.0 11 4 4 2 1 0 4.62
Taschner 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.74
Durbin, C 0.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 4.31
Eyre, S 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.63
Romero, J 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Park (W, 2-1) 2.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 6.50
Madson (S, 3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.15
 
NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Pelfrey 6.0 6 4 2 1 2 1 4.68
Green, S (BS, 2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.47
Feliciano, P 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.16
Rodriguez, F 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.61
Parnell (L, 2-1) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 2.25

Pelfrey pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.

IBB: Church (by Durbin, C).
Pitches-strikes: Hamels 100-66, Taschner 13-8, Durbin, C 20-9, Eyre, S 5-3, Romero, J 25-10, Park 37-22, Madson 12-8, Pelfrey 105-67, Green, S 18-11, Feliciano, P 9-6, Rodriguez, F 21-14, Parnell 17-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hamels 9-5, Taschner 2-1, Durbin, C 1-1, Eyre, S 0-0, Romero, J 1-1, Park 3-1, Madson 3-0, Pelfrey 13-3, Green, S 2-0, Feliciano, P 1-2, Rodriguez, F 2-3, Parnell 1-2.
Batters faced: Hamels 27, Taschner 3, Durbin, C 5, Eyre, S 1, Romero, J 5, Park 9, Madson 3, Pelfrey 24, Green, S 5, Feliciano, P 3, Rodriguez, F 6, Parnell 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Eyre, S 3-0, Green, S 3-3.
Umpires: HP: Randy Marsh. 1B: Dan Iassogna. 2B: Mike Winters. 3B: Lance Barksdale.
Weather: 63 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, In from CF.
T: 3:48.
Att: 38,723.
June 10, 2009

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