LA Dodgers (53-31) at NY Mets (40-43)

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Wolf hopes to continue mastery of Mets

Tim Britton / MLB.com
On Thursday night, Dodgers starter Randy Wolf, who is 11-5 in his career vs. the Mets, will try to extend his mastery of them in their new digs at Citi Field.
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Dodgers probable pitcher

Randy Wolf

  • #43 LHP
  • (3-3) 3.49 ERA 82 SO
In his last start, Wolf delivered another quality start for the Dodgers against the Padres and, naturally, came away with his 12th no-decision of the year when Ronald Belisario let a 2-1 lead get away. Wolf allowed one run on four hits in six innings, striking out eight without issuing a walk. He's a Mets killer from his days in Philadelphia, with an 11-5 lifetime mark against New York (6-1 at Shea Stadium), including 2-0 last year.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 93-81 4.21 1576.1 578 1309 .255
Season 3-3 3.49 108.1 31 82 .235
July 0-0 1.50 6.0 0 8 .182
Vs. NY Mets 0-0 2.35 7.2 2 2 .214

Series at a Glance

Standings - 07/09/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Los Angeles Dodgers (NL West) 53 31 .631 - 28-13 25-18
New York Mets (NL East) 40 43 .482 4.5 23-18 17-25
Stats - 07/09/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
LAD .273 410 66 387 74 554 3.54 763.2 642 320 646
NYM .269 360 50 338 79 464 4.29 738.2 739 327 531
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Mets look to ride momentum into finale

Tim Britton / MLB.com
The Mets will gun for a few more rarities on Thursday night, looking for a second consecutive win, a series victory and a win over longtime nemesis Randy Wolf.
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Mets probable pitcher

Livan Hernandez

  • #61 RHP
  • (5-4) 4.56 ERA 51 SO
Hernandez lost his third successive start and the Mets lost for the fifth time in his last five starts, against the Phillies on Friday night. He surrendered 10 hits, four walks and, for the second time this season, seven runs. One of the hits was a home run by Jayson Werth, but Citizens Bank Park's dimensions had little else to do with his performance. He faced the Dodgers in L.A. on May 20, allowed one run in seven innings and wasn't involved in the decision in a 2-1 Mets loss. Now he has 3-2 record and 3.53 ERA in eight starts against them since the beginning of the 2006 season.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 152-143 4.38 2647.2 907 1664 .284
Season 5-4 4.56 96.2 34 51 .299
July 0-1 21.00 3.0 4 2 .556
Vs. LA Dodgers 0-0 1.29 7.0 1 2 .269

Dodgers hitters vs Livan Hernandez

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Blake, Casey .500 2 0 0 .400 15 0 1
De Jesus, Ivan - - - - - - - -
DeWitt, Blake - - - - - - - -
Ellis, A.J. - - - - - - - -
Ethier, Andre .000 2 0 1 .350 20 1 4
Furcal, Rafael .333 3 0 0 .434 53 3 9
Hu, Chin-lung - - - - - - - -
Kemp, Matt 1.000 1 0 0 .571 7 0 1
Loney, James .333 3 0 0 .357 14 0 1
Martin, Russell .000 3 0 0 .136 22 0 2
May, Lucas - - - - - - - -
Paul, Xavier .000 3 0 0 .000 3 0 0
Pierre, Juan .500 4 0 0 .267 45 0 0
Ramirez, Manny - - - - .667 12 1 8
Repko, Jason - - - - - - - -
Robinson, Trayvon - - - - - - - -

Mets hitters vs Randy Wolf

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Beltran, Carlos .000 3 0 0 .344 32 3 9
Bowman, Shawn - - - - - - - -
Carter, Chris - - - - - - - -
Castillo, Luis .000 4 0 0 .278 18 0 0
Evans, Nick - - - - .143 7 0 0
Francoeur, Jeff - - - - .250 12 0 1
Green, Andy - - - - - - - -
Hernandez, Anderson .000 1 0 0 .000 1 0 0
Martinez, Fernando - - - - - - - -
Murphy, Daniel .000 1 0 0 .000 2 0 0
Pagan, Angel .750 4 0 0 .667 6 0 0
Reed, Jeremy - - - - - - - -
Reyes, Jose - - - - .345 29 2 3
Santos, Omir - - - - .000 3 0 0
Sullivan, Cory - - - - - - - -
Thole, Josh - - - - - - - -
Wright, David .667 3 0 0 .308 26 0 2

Mark of the Wolf at Citi Field (54-31) (40-44)

Dodgers 11, Mets 2

LA leaves no doubt

Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
After a close loss on Wednesday night, the Dodgers took no chances in the rubber game, jumping on Livan Hernandez for four runs in the first inning and two more in the second. Manny Ramirez drove in two and Orlando Hudson hit a three-run double to back Randy Wolf, who is now 6-1 in his past 10 starts vs. the Mets.

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No luck for Livan

Marty Noble / MLB.com
The Mets found themselves in a sizable hole before they even took their first cuts, as the Dodgers scored four off Livan Hernandez in the first inning and kept the heat on. Though the Mets got good cuts against team nemesis Randy Wolf, they couldn't avoid losing their fifth game out of their past six contests.
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Dodgers 11, Mets 2

LA Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Furcal, SS 5 3 3 0 1 1 4 .260
Ethier, RF 5 2 2 0 1 2 4 .249
Ramirez, M, LF 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 .345
  Pierre, LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .329
Blake, 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 6 .290
  DeWitt, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .182
Loney, 1B 3 2 1 0 3 0 4 .279
Martin, C 5 1 1 2 1 1 8 .255
Hudson, O, 2B 3 0 1 3 0 0 0 .285
  1-Castro, J, PR-2B 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .343
Kemp, CF 4 0 3 1 1 0 0 .319
Wolf, P 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .086
  McDonald, J, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
  Vargas, C, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 40 11 17 11 9 8 33  


1-Ran for Hudson, O in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Furcal 2 (16, Hernandez, L, Hernandez, L), Hudson, O (24, Hernandez, L), Loney (17, Redding).
TB: Furcal 5; Ethier 2; Ramirez, M 2; Pierre; Blake 2; Loney 2; Martin; Hudson, O 2; Castro, J; Kemp 3.
RBI: Ramirez, M 2 (27), Hudson, O 3 (46), Blake (53), Martin 2 (25), Castro, J 2 (9), Kemp (46).
2-out RBI: Hudson, O 3; Ramirez, M; Blake; Martin 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Loney; Martin 3; Ethier; Furcal.
S: Wolf.
Team RISP: 8-for-23.
Team LOB: 13.

BASERUNNING
PO: Kemp (2nd base by Hernandez, L).

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Castro, J-Furcal-Loney 2).
 
NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Castillo, L, 2B 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 .277
Evans, N, LF 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 .256
Wright, D, 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .328
  Reed, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
Sheffield, RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 .282
  Redding, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083
Tatis, 1B-RF-3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .249
Church, CF-RF 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 .280
Santos, O, C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255
Cora, SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .251
Hernandez, L, P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .138
  a-Reyes, A, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071
  Misch, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Stokes, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Murphy, Dn, PH-1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .243
Totals 33 2 8 2 5 5 17  

a-Grounded out for Hernandez, L in the 4th. b-Struck out for Stokes in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Tatis (9, Wolf), Sheffield (8, Wolf), Castillo, L (9, Wolf).
TB: Castillo, L 2; Wright, D 2; Sheffield 3; Tatis 2; Cora; Hernandez, L.
RBI: Sheffield (32), Church (22).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Church; Evans, N; Santos, O; Tatis; Sheffield.
GIDP: Church; Evans, N.
Team RISP: 1-for-10.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Evans, N (Hudson, O at 3rd base), Sheffield (Loney at 3rd base).
Pickoffs: Hernandez, L (Kemp at 2nd base).
 
LA Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wolf (W, 4-3) 6.1 7 2 2 2 3 0 3.45
McDonald, J 1.2 0 0 0 2 2 0 5.00
Vargas, C 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
 
NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hernandez, L (L, 5-5) 4.0 11 8 8 4 2 0 5.10
Misch 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.38
Stokes 1.2 0 0 0 3 3 0 3.93
Redding 2.0 6 3 3 1 2 0 7.14

IBB: Martin (by Redding).
HBP: Hudson, O (by Stokes).
Pitches-strikes: Wolf 118-79, McDonald, J 27-13, Vargas, C 17-8, Hernandez, L 77-42, Misch 23-14, Stokes 43-22, Redding 50-32.
Groundouts-flyouts: Wolf 10-6, McDonald, J 2-1, Vargas, C 3-0, Hernandez, L 3-4, Misch 2-1, Stokes 2-0, Redding 2-2.
Batters faced: Wolf 28, McDonald, J 6, Vargas, C 4, Hernandez, L 24, Misch 5, Stokes 9, Redding 13.
Inherited runners-scored: McDonald, J 1-0, Stokes 1-0.
EjectionsNew York Mets left fielder Gary Sheffield ejected by HP umpire Marty Foster. (8th).
Umpires: HP: Marty Foster. 1B: Chad Fairchild. 2B: John Hirschbeck. 3B: Wally Bell.
Weather: 68 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 13 mph, In from CF.
T: 3:20.
Att: 39,865.
July 9, 2009

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