El Duque triumphs in return
Beltran's homer leads Mets By Jason Grey / Special to MLB.com
Orlando Hernandez allowed one run on just three hits and a walk in his first complete game since September 2000 as the Mets opened the four-game series with a win. Every position player had at least one hit, Carlos Beltran hit his 15th home run, and Endy Chavez delivered three RBIs.
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Mets 7, Diamondbacks 1
Orlando Hernandez threw eight shutout innings on Thursday night in Arizona. (Will Powers/AP)
Vargas stumbles early By Scott Gilbert / MLB.com
Claudio Vargas gave up five runs in the first three innings, then settled down to pitch through the seventh, but the Diamondbacks could not play their way back into it. Chad Tracy drove in the only run with a sacrifice fly in the ninth after Craig Counsell led off the inning with a double.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: June 08, 2006
NY Mets
(36-23)
Won 2
NY Mets 7, Arizona 1
Today's Boxes 6/8/06
OAK 4, CLE 1
MIL 4, SD 3
MIN 7, SEA 3
BOS 9, NYY 3
WSH 5, PHI 2
BAL 7, TOR 5
CIN 7, CHC 1
HOU 7, ATL 4
DET 6, CWS 2
KC 16, TEX 12
SF 5, PIT 4
Arizona
(34-26)
Lost 4
June 8, 2006
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Standings thru 6/8/06  | Gameday  | Mets Stats  | Diamondbacks Stats
NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Reyes , SS5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .246
Lo Duca , C5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .286
Beltran , CF4 2 2 2 1 0 0 .280
Delgado , 1B4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .248
Wright , 3B3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .335
Valentin , 2B4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .299
Chavez , RF4 0 2 3 0 0 0 .279
Milledge , LF4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .300
Hernandez, O , P4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .158
Totals 37 7 11 7 2 3 13
BATTING 2B : Milledge (3, Vargas), Reyes (10, Vargas), Valentin (6, Vargas).HR : Beltran (15, 3rd inning off Vargas, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Reyes 2; Lo Duca; Beltran 5; Delgado; Wright; Valentin 3; Chavez 2; Milledge 2.RBI : Delgado (38), Beltran 2 (41), Chavez 3 (12), Valentin (20).2-out RBI : Chavez 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Wright; Hernandez, O; Reyes 2.SF : Delgado.Team LOB : 6. BASERUNNING SB : Beltran (10, 2nd base off Vargas/Estrada).
Arizona AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Counsell , SS3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .280
DaVanon , CF4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .289
Tracy , 3B3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .280
Gonzalez, L , LF3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .272
Clark , 1B3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .195
Green , RF3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .324
Estrada , C3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .317
Hudson , 2B3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246
Vargas , P2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .158
Aquino , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Easley , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Vizcaino , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 28 1 3 1 2 3 9
a-Grounded out for Aquino in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Vargas (2, Hernandez, O), Counsell (9, Hernandez, O).TB : Counsell 2; Gonzalez, L; Vargas 2.RBI : Tracy (34).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Tracy.SF : Tracy.Team LOB : 3. BASERUNNING CS : Gonzalez, L (1, 2nd base by Hernandez, O/Lo Duca). FIELDING E : Vargas (1, pickoff).
Pitches-strikes : Hernandez, O 114-73, Vargas 107-71, Aquino 32-19, Vizcaino 11-9.Ground outs-fly outs : Hernandez, O 12-11, Vargas 12-7, Aquino 1-1, Vizcaino 0-3.Batters faced : Hernandez, O 31, Vargas 29, Aquino 8, Vizcaino 3.Umpires : HP: Kerwin Danley. 1B: Gary Cederstrom. 2B: Jim Reynolds. 3B: Tim Welke.Weather : 81 degrees, roof closed.Wind : 0 mph, None.T : 2:33.Att : 20,851.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner