NY Mets (37-38) at Milwaukee (41-35)

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Struggling Mets mulling whether to deal

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The Mets fell below .500 for the first time since early May on Monday, leading some to ponder whether they should deal for reinforcements to bolster a lineup depleted by injuries.
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Mets probable pitcher

Johan Santana

  • #57 LHP
  • (9-5) 3.08 ERA 100 SO
Santana settled in after a rocky start last Thursday against the Cardinals, allowing just two runs -- one earned -- on seven hits in seven innings. Santana outdueled St. Louis ace Chris Carpenter to earn his ninth win of the season but just his second in five June decisions. Santana put together one of only two scoreless outings this season against the Brewers in April, shutting them out over seven innings on five hits, recording seven strikeouts. Santana is 4-2 lifetime against the Brewers with a 3.13 ERA in 12 games, including eight starts. He is 1-1 with a 4.29 ERA in five appearances at Miller Park.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 118-56 3.11 1639.1 457 1687 .223
Season 9-5 3.08 96.1 30 100 .234
June 2-3 5.93 30.1 10 14 .288
Vs. Milwaukee 1-0 0.00 7.0 0 7 .192

Series at a Glance

Standings - 06/30/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
New York Mets (NL East) 37 38 .493 3.0 22-17 15-21
Milwaukee Brewers (NL Central) 41 35 .539 - 21-17 20-18
Stats - 06/30/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
NYM .273 339 47 318 73 416 4.25 669.2 665 287 487
MIL .254 362 89 356 24 600 4.49 670.0 657 275 537
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Burns gets a shot with Parra scuffling

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With Manny Parra likely staying in the Minors at least through the All-Star break, Mike Burns hopes to make the most of his opportunity to spend some time in the Brewers' rotation.
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Brewers probable pitcher

Mike Burns

  • #47 RHP
  • (0-1) 3.72 ERA 7 SO
Burns took the loss in his first career Major League start, last Thursday, giving up four runs on six hits in 5 2/3 innings. After walking the first batter he faced, Burns held the Twins hitless through the first three innings but then gave up two runs on three hits in the fourth. Burns finished with three walks and three strikeouts on 90 pitches, including a 31-pitch fourth inning. Burns has pitched against the Mets once in his career, tossing two scoreless innings in relief while with the Reds in 2006.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 0-1 5.55 61.2 17 43 .311
Season 0-1 3.72 9.2 5 7 .270
June 0-1 3.72 9.2 5 7 .270

Mets hitters vs Mike Burns

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

Brewers hitters vs Johan Santana

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Braun, Ryan .333 3 0 0 .538 13 0 5
Cain, Lorenzo - - - - - - - -
Escobar, Alcides - - - - - - - -
Fielder, Prince .333 3 0 0 .385 13 1 1
Gamel, Mat - - - - - - - -
Gerut, Jody - - - - .125 8 0 0
Gomez, Carlos - - - - .333 3 0 0
Hart, Corey .333 3 0 0 .462 13 0 0
Heether, Adam - - - - - - - -
Iribarren, Hernan - - - - - - - -
Kottaras, George - - - - - - - -
McGehee, Casey - - - - .143 7 0 0
Rivera, Mike - - - - - - - -
Salome, Angel - - - - - - - -
Weeks, Rickie .000 3 0 0 .400 10 2 2

Braun Burns Johan, Mets (37-39) (42-35)

Brewers 6, Mets 3

Fifth straight loss

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David Wright got the Mets off to a fast start by clubbing his fifth homer in the first inning, but Johan Santana came unglued in the fourth, when he allowed four runs and made a throwing error, and the Mets went on to drop their fifth straight game.

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Series at a Glance

 

First win for righty

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In a wacky play in the fourth inning, Ryan Braun laced a three-run double, then scored on a throwing error to put the Brewers ahead for good, and Mike Burns, who outpitched Mets ace Johan Santana, notched his first Major League victory.
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Brewers 6, Mets 3

NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Cora, SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .254
Tatis, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .248
Wright, D, 3B 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .345
Sheffield, LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .289
Church, RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .285
Evans, N, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .333
Martinez, F, CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .186
Santos, O, C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263
Santana, J, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .083
  Stokes, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Castillo, L, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
  Green, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 3 9 3 1 2 12  

a-Popped out for Stokes in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Church (15, Burns), Evans, N (2, Burns), Cora (8, DiFelice).
HR: Wright, D (5, 1st inning off Burns, 1 on, 1 out), Martinez, F (1, 9th inning off Coffey, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Cora 2; Wright, D 6; Sheffield; Church 3; Evans, N 2; Martinez, F 4.
RBI: Wright, D 2 (42), Martinez, F (8).
2-out RBI: Martinez, F.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Evans, N; Martinez, F; Santos, O; Sheffield.
GIDP: Sheffield; Evans, N.
Team RISP: 1-for-8.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
E: Santana, J (2, throw), Wright, D (11, throw).
 
Milwaukee AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Hart, C, RF 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 .255
Hardy, SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .233
Braun, LF 4 1 3 4 0 1 1 .327
Fielder, 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .307
McGehee, C, 2B-3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .325
Cameron, M, CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .240
Kendall, C 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .234
Hall, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .203
  Coffey, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Burns, P 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .000
  DiFelice, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Counsell, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
Totals 34 6 10 5 4 4 14  

BATTING
2B: Hart, C (16, Santana, J), Braun (18, Santana, J).
HR: Fielder (20, 7th inning off Santana, J, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Hart, C 4; Hardy; Braun 4; Fielder 5; Kendall.
RBI: Braun 4 (57), Fielder (74).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: McGehee, C; Kendall 2; Braun.
Team RISP: 2-for-8.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
DP: 2 (McGehee, C-Hardy-Fielder, Hardy-Fielder).
 
NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Santana, J (L, 9-6) 6.0 9 6 5 4 4 1 3.34
Stokes 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.02
Green, S 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.24
 
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Burns (W, 1-1) 6.2 5 2 2 1 2 1 3.31
DiFelice (H, 8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.78
Coffey 1.1 3 1 1 0 0 1 2.77

Santana, J pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

Pitches-strikes: Santana, J 110-75, Stokes 16-9, Green, S 11-8, Burns 95-65, DiFelice 13-11, Coffey 25-15.
Groundouts-flyouts: Santana, J 7-7, Stokes 1-2, Green, S 3-0, Burns 7-11, DiFelice 0-3, Coffey 3-1.
Batters faced: Santana, J 31, Stokes 4, Green, S 3, Burns 25, DiFelice 4, Coffey 6.
Inherited runners-scored: DiFelice 1-0, Coffey 1-0.
EjectionsNew York Mets Pitching Coach Dan Warthen ejected by HP umpire Jim Wolf. (4th).
Umpires: HP: Jim Wolf. 1B: Brian O'Nora. 2B: Fieldin Culbreth. 3B: Gary Cederstrom.
Weather: 72 degrees, roof closed.
Wind: 0 mph, None.
T: 2:42.
Att: 35,369.
June 30, 2009

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