NY Mets (52-61) at Arizona (52-62)

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Mets try to end trip on winning note

Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com
The Mets have one more shot on this seven-game roadie on Wednesday against the D-backs at Chase Field and they would like to end the trip on a high note.
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Mets probable pitcher

Oliver Perez

  • #46 LHP
  • (2-3) 6.38 ERA 51 SO
Perez was Good Ollie against the Padres on Friday night. He gave his best and longest performance of the season, allowing two hits, two walks and a run in 6 1/3 innings. And he threw merely 93 pitches, a virtual day off for his arm. He didn't win, but he reminded colleagues of the pitcher they rarely have seen since last August. Now he faces the D-backs, the team he faced Aug. 1 at Citi Field. The Mets won that game, he didn't. He was removed after only five innings, having walked five batters and thrown 112 pitches. He allowed two earned runs in that start and now has a 2.50 ERA in 18 innings (three starts) against the D-backs in the last four seasons. But he is winless. He has pitched merely six innings -- they were scoreless -- in Chase Field in the same timeframe.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 57-63 4.49 1054.1 577 1078 .242
Season 2-3 6.38 55.0 49 51 .263
August 0-0 2.38 11.1 7 14 .200
Vs. Arizona 0-0 3.60 5.0 5 7 .300

Series at a Glance

Standings - 08/12/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
New York Mets (NL East) 52 61 .460 11.5 30-25 22-36
Arizona Diamondbacks (NL West) 52 62 .456 17.0 26-33 26-29
Stats - 08/12/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
NYM .268 484 69 455 94 623 4.32 998.2 1013 447 729
ARI .255 519 127 492 87 878 4.26 1029.1 1039 366 816
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Schlereth feels prepared in return to bigs

Steve Gilbert / MLB.com
Reliever Daniel Schlereth, promoted from Double-A on Tuesday, hopes to apply lessons he learned from his early stint with the D-backs during his return to the big club.
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Diamondbacks probable pitcher

Jon Garland

  • #52 RHP
  • (6-10) 4.33 ERA 64 SO
Garland took a no-decision Friday in six innings against the Nationals, but probably deserved better. Handed a 5-0 lead in the second inning, Garland could not hold it, but his problems stemmed from a pair of defensive miscues by center fielder Gerardo Parra. First, Parra misplayed a single into three bases, leading to an unearned run. Two innings later he started forward on a line drive over which sailed over his head. That play was ruled a double, and led to a three-run inning off Garland.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 112-99 4.46 1768.2 578 915 .275
Season 6-10 4.33 143.1 46 64 .281
August 1-0 3.60 15.0 1 7 .273
Vs. NY Mets 1-0 2.00 9.0 0 2 .219

Mets hitters vs Jon Garland

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Beltran, Carlos - - - - .600 5 1 2
Bowman, Shawn - - - - - - - -
Carter, Chris - - - - - - - -
Castillo, Luis .500 4 0 0 .438 16 0 2
Evans, Nick - - - - - - - -
Francoeur, Jeff .600 5 1 2 .500 10 1 2
Green, Andy - - - - - - - -
Hernandez, Anderson - - - - .000 3 0 0
Martinez, Fernando - - - - - - - -
Murphy, Daniel .250 4 0 0 .250 4 0 0
Pagan, Angel .000 3 0 0 .000 3 0 0
Reed, Jeremy .000 1 0 0 .167 18 0 1
Reyes, Jose - - - - .667 3 0 0
Santos, Omir - - - - .000 3 0 0
Sullivan, Cory .250 4 0 0 .286 7 0 0
Thole, Josh - - - - - - - -
Wright, David .000 4 0 0 .100 10 0 1

Diamondbacks hitters vs Oliver Perez

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Abreu, Tony - - - - - - - -
Allen, Brandon - - - - - - - -
Byrnes, Eric - - - - .250 4 0 0
Carlin, Luke - - - - - - - -
Ciriaco, Pedro - - - - - - - -
Drew, Stephen - - - - - - - -
Gillespie, Cole - - - - - - - -
Hester, John - - - - - - - -
Jackson, Conor - - - - .250 4 0 0
Montero, Miguel - - - - - - - -
Ojeda, Augie 1.000 1 0 1 1.000 2 0 1
Parra, Gerardo .667 3 0 0 .500 6 0 0
Reynolds, Mark .000 2 0 0 .000 6 0 0
Roberts, Ryan .333 3 0 0 .333 6 0 1
Ryal, Rusty - - - - .667 3 0 0
Snyder, Chris .000 2 0 0 .091 11 0 0
Upton, Justin .667 3 1 1 .667 3 1 1
Whitesell, Josh - - - - .000 2 0 0
Young, Chris .000 1 0 0 .000 1 0 0

Born to be wild: Mets take finale (53-61) (52-63)

Mets 6, Diamondbacks 4

Mets answer rally

Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com
Oliver Perez walked six and gave up six hits in 5 1/3 innings vs. the D-backs, but he kept his team in the game, allowing just one run. The Mets rallied with three in the sixth, and Cory Sullivan's second triple of the game in the eighth iced a much-needed win in the finale of their road trip. Frankie Rodriguez earned his 25th save.

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Series at a Glance

 
Oliver Perez allowed 12 baserunners but gave up just one run. (AP)

Feisty D-backs fall

Steve Gilbert / MLB.com
Until the sixth, Jon Garland was headed for a repeat of his most recent start vs. the Mets, a two-run complete game. However, two wild pitches and a passed ball led to three runs, and though the D-backs tied it, Jon Rauch allowed two in the eighth. Rauch and manager A.J. Hinch were ejected for arguing balls and strikes.
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Mets 6, Diamondbacks 4

NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Sullivan, CF 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 .269
Cora, 2B-SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .251
Wright, D, 3B 5 2 3 0 0 1 0 .325
Sheffield, LF 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .288
  Reed, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
Francoeur, RF 3 1 0 0 2 0 6 .263
Tatis, 1B 4 1 3 1 1 1 1 .252
Santos, O, C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .258
Hernandez, A, SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .258
  a-Murphy, Dn, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .249
  Stokes, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Rodriguez, F, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Perez, O, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .250
  Green, S, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
  Feliciano, P, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Castillo, L, PH-2B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .299
Totals 36 6 11 3 4 9 16  

a-Popped out for Hernandez, A in the 8th. b-Singled for Feliciano, P in the 8th.

BATTING
3B: Sullivan 2 (4, Garland, Rauch).
TB: Sullivan 6; Wright, D 3; Sheffield 2; Tatis 3; Castillo, L.
RBI: Tatis (29), Castillo, L (28), Sullivan (5).
2-out RBI: Castillo, L; Sullivan.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Francoeur 3; Santos, O 2; Cora 2.
S: Santos, O; Reed.
GIDP: Santos, O.
Team RISP: 3-for-11.
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING
SB: Castillo, L (13, 2nd base off Rauch/Montero).

FIELDING
DP: (Cora-Castillo, L-Tatis).
 
Arizona AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Oeltjen, T, RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .414
Ojeda, A, SS-2B 3 1 1 0 2 2 0 .242
Roberts, R, LF 4 0 1 1 1 3 3 .279
Reynolds, M, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .284
Parra, G, CF 5 2 3 0 0 1 3 .298
Snyder, C 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 .205
  Rauch, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Schlereth, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  c-Romero, A, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .301
Ryal, 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 .600
  a-Drew, S, PH-SS 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 .265
Whitesell, J, 1B 4 0 2 2 1 1 2 .204
Garland, P 3 0 1 0 0 2 5 .098
  Zavada, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Boyer, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Montero, PH-C 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 .291
Totals 37 4 11 4 7 13 30  

a-Grounded into a fielder's choice for Ryal in the 7th. b-Singled for Boyer in the 7th. c-Struck out for Schlereth in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Ryal 2 (2, Perez, O, Perez, O), Roberts, R (13, Perez, O), Parra, G (12, Green, S).
3B: Ojeda, A (2, Perez, O).
TB: Ojeda, A 3; Roberts, R 2; Parra, G 4; Ryal 4; Whitesell, J 2; Garland; Montero.
RBI: Roberts, R (14), Whitesell, J 2 (14), Montero (39).
2-out RBI: Whitesell, J 2; Montero.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Parra, G; Oeltjen, T 3; Ryal; Roberts, R; Garland 2.
GIDP: Reynolds, M.
Team RISP: 3-for-16.
Team LOB: 14.

FIELDING
E: Reynolds, M (19, fielding), Drew, S (8, throw).
PB: Snyder (3).
Outfield assists: Oeltjen, T (Tatis at 2nd base).
DP: (Reynolds, M-Ryal-Whitesell, J).
 
NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Perez, O 5.1 6 1 1 6 7 0 5.97
Green, S (H, 12) 1.0 1 2 2 0 3 0 5.19
Feliciano, P (BS, 2)(W, 5-4) 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.93
Stokes (H, 5) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.12
Rodriguez, F (S, 25) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 3.35
 
Arizona IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Garland 6.0 6 3 2 2 7 0 4.28
Zavada 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.06
Boyer 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.31
Rauch (L, 2-1) 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 3.93
Schlereth 1.0 1 1 0 1 1 0 7.94

WP: Perez, O, Garland 2, Schlereth.
IBB: Whitesell, J (by Perez, O), Francoeur (by Schlereth).
HBP: Reynolds, M (by Green, S), Sheffield (by Boyer).
Pitches-strikes: Perez, O 111-59, Green, S 19-10, Feliciano, P 17-13, Stokes 13-6, Rodriguez, F 19-14, Garland 107-69, Zavada 12-6, Boyer 4-2, Rauch 25-16, Schlereth 19-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Perez, O 4-5, Green, S 0-0, Feliciano, P 1-1, Stokes 2-0, Rodriguez, F 0-1, Garland 7-4, Zavada 1-0, Boyer 0-1, Rauch 1-2, Schlereth 1-1.
Batters faced: Perez, O 28, Green, S 5, Feliciano, P 4, Stokes 3, Rodriguez, F 5, Garland 26, Zavada 3, Boyer 3, Rauch 6, Schlereth 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Feliciano, P 2-2, Boyer 1-0.
Ejections: Arizona D-backs pitcher Jon Rauch ejected by HP umpire Mike Everitt (8th); Arizona D-backs Manager A. J. Hinch ejected by HP umpire Mike Everitt (8th).
Umpires: HP: Mike Everitt. 1B: Brian Gorman. 2B: Gerry Davis. 3B: CB Bucknor.
Weather: 79 degrees, roof closed.
Wind: 0 mph, None.
T: 3:33.
Att: 22,311.
August 12, 2009

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