NY Mets (37-39) at Milwaukee (42-35)

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Manuel to give a slugger some rest

Cash Kruth / MLB.com
In the midst of a season-high five-game losing streak and a struggling offense, manager Jerry Manuel said adamantly Tuesday he expected to sit David Wright, and possibly Gary Sheffield. Sheffield is out of Wednesday's lineup, but Wright -- who has only sat one game this season -- is in.
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Mets probable pitcher

Mike Pelfrey

  • #34 RHP
  • (5-3) 4.67 ERA 37 SO
Pelfrey was once again the victim of one bad inning on Friday night against the Yankees. This time it was the second, in which he allowed four hits that, combined with three Mets errors, led to four runs. Pelfrey responded by retiring 11 of the last 12 batters he faced. Pelfrey is 0-1 with a 7.20 ERA in one career start against the Brewers, a 12-3 loss on May 12, 2007. Pelfrey finished this June with a 1-2 mark and a 6.31 ERA; he is 6-4 lifetime with a 3.79 ERA in July.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 23-23 4.38 375.2 144 205 .284
Season 5-3 4.67 81.0 29 37 .285

Series at a Glance

Standings - 07/01/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
New York Mets (NL East) 37 39 .487 3.0 22-17 15-22
Milwaukee Brewers (NL Central) 42 35 .545 - 22-17 20-18
Stats - 07/01/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
NYM .273 342 49 321 73 418 4.26 677.2 675 291 491
MIL .254 368 90 361 24 604 4.47 679.0 666 276 539
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Braun looks to make All-Star impression

Adam McCalvy / MLB.com
Hall of Famer Robin Yount is the only Brewers player to make consecutive All-Star starts. Ryan Braun would love to become the second.
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Brewers probable pitcher

Yovani Gallardo

  • #49 RHP
  • (8-4) 2.86 ERA 102 SO
Gallardo gave up a home run in the first inning in his last start, but allowed just three other hits the rest of the way to pick up his eighth win against the Giants on Friday. Gallardo allowed four hits in 7 2/3 innings, striking out nine and walking three in his ninth quality start of the season. Gallardo faced the Mets earlier this year when he threw six scoreless innings in a 1-0 Milwaukee loss on April 18. Gallardo took a no-decision in that game, finishing with seven strikeouts.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 17-9 3.14 232.0 89 223 .225
Season 8-4 2.86 97.2 44 102 .193
Vs. NY Mets 0-0 0.00 6.0 2 7 .227

Mets hitters vs Yovani Gallardo

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Beltran, Carlos .333 3 0 0 .333 3 0 0
Bowman, Shawn - - - - .333 6 0 1
Carter, Chris - - - - - - - -
Castillo, Luis .333 3 0 0 .333 6 0 0
Evans, Nick - - - - .500 2 0 0
Francoeur, Jeff .000 3 0 0 .000 6 0 0
Green, Andy - - - - - - - -
Hernandez, Anderson - - - - .286 7 0 0
Martinez, Fernando - - - - .000 3 0 0
Murphy, Daniel - - - - .000 3 0 0
Pagan, Angel - - - - .000 6 0 0
Reed, Jeremy - - - - - - - -
Reyes, Jose .667 3 0 0 .667 3 0 0
Santos, Omir - - - - - - - -
Sullivan, Cory - - - - .000 5 0 0
Thole, Josh - - - - - - - -
Wright, David .000 2 0 0 .000 5 0 0

Brewers hitters vs Mike Pelfrey

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Braun, Ryan - - - - .200 5 0 0
Cain, Lorenzo - - - - - - - -
Escobar, Alcides - - - - - - - -
Fielder, Prince - - - - .500 4 0 1
Gamel, Mat - - - - .333 3 0 0
Gerut, Jody 1.000 2 1 1 .500 12 1 1
Gomez, Carlos - - - - - - - -
Hart, Corey - - - - .000 3 0 0
Heether, Adam - - - - - - - -
Iribarren, Hernan - - - - .500 2 0 1
Kottaras, George - - - - - - - -
McGehee, Casey - - - - - - - -
Rivera, Mike - - - - - - - -
Salome, Angel - - - - - - - -
Weeks, Rickie - - - - - - - -

Pelfrey frees Mets from skid (38-39) (42-36)

Mets 1, Brewers 0

Mets end slide

Cash Kruth / MLB.com
Mike Pelfrey scattered six hits over a season-high 7 2/3 shutout innings, and Francisco Rodriguez pitched a scoreless ninth to preserve Pelfrey's gem and snap the Mets' five-game skid. New York had just five hits, as well, but one of those was Ryan Church's RBI single in the sixth.

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Series at a Glance

 
Mike Pelfrey struck out six and walked a pair en route to his sixth win. (AP)

Tough 'L' for Gallardo

Adam McCalvy / MLB.com
Yovani Gallardo struck out a career-high 12 batters while walking just a pair, but he took the loss after allowing one run in seven innings. The Brewers were unable to support their starter, amassing just five hits off Mike Pelfrey and the Mets, while falling short of a three-game sweep.
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Mets 1, Brewers 0

NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Cora, SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .253
Castillo, L, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .275
Wright, D, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .340
Church, RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .286
Evans, N, LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .333
  Rodriguez, F, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Murphy, Dn, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .242
Martinez, F, CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .180
Schneider, C 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .242
Pelfrey, P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .160
  Green, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Reed, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
Totals 31 1 5 1 2 12 9  

BATTING
2B: Evans, N (3, Gallardo), Castillo, L (8, Gallardo).
TB: Cora; Castillo, L 2; Church; Evans, N 2; Schneider.
RBI: Church (19).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Evans, N 2; Martinez, F.
Team RISP: 1-for-6.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Church (6, 2nd base off Gallardo/Kendall), Castillo, L 2 (10, 2nd base off Gallardo/Kendall, 3rd base off Gallardo/Kendall).
CS: Church (2, 2nd base by Gallardo/Kendall).

FIELDING
E: Wright, D (12, throw).
DP: 2 (Castillo, L-Cora-Murphy, Dn 2).
Pickoffs: Schneider (Fielder at 2nd base).
 
Milwaukee AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Counsell, 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .298
Hardy, SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .233
Braun, LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .330
Fielder, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .306
Hart, C, RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .251
Gamel, 3B 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .239
  b-McGehee, C, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .322
Kendall, C 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .232
Gerut, CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .193
Gallardo, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .129
  Villanueva, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
  a-Catalanotto, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267
  Smith, C, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 0 7 0 2 6 13  

a-Singled for Villanueva in the 8th. b-Grounded out for Gamel in the 9th.

BATTING
TB: Counsell; Hardy; Braun 2; Fielder; Gamel; Catalanotto.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kendall; Braun; Hardy; McGehee, C.
GIDP: Hart, C; Gerut.
Team RISP: 0-for-7.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Counsell (2, 2nd base off Pelfrey/Schneider).
CS: Fielder (2, 3rd base by Pelfrey/Schneider).
PO: Fielder (2nd base by Schneider).
 
NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Pelfrey (W, 6-3) 7.2 6 0 0 2 6 0 4.26
Green, S (H, 7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.19
Rodriguez, F (S, 21) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.19
 
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Gallardo (L, 8-5) 7.0 5 1 1 2 12 0 2.75
Villanueva 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.95
Smith, C 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.76

Balk: Pelfrey.
Pitches-strikes: Pelfrey 107-69, Green, S 3-2, Rodriguez, F 9-7, Gallardo 114-70, Villanueva 18-11, Smith, C 9-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Pelfrey 11-5, Green, S 1-0, Rodriguez, F 2-1, Gallardo 6-2, Villanueva 1-2, Smith, C 2-1.
Batters faced: Pelfrey 28, Green, S 1, Rodriguez, F 4, Gallardo 27, Villanueva 3, Smith, C 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Green, S 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Brian O'Nora. 1B: Fieldin Culbreth. 2B: Gary Cederstrom. 3B: Jim Wolf.
Weather: 70 degrees, roof closed.
Wind: 1 mph, Varies.
T: 2:44.
Att: 35,409.
July 1, 2009

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