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TODAY'S WRAPS: June 09, 2007
Tigers outlast Mets
Mets' rally falls short
Oliver Perez had one of his worst outings of the year, and Guillermo Mota had a tough day as well, but the Mets, down by five in the sixth, refused to go down without a fight, as they rallied to within a single run in the eighth before succumbing to the Tigers.
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 Wright's solo shot
Tigers 8, Mets 7
Ivan Rodriguez's two-run single broke a 3-3 tie in the fifth inning on Saturday afternoon. (Duane Burleson/AP)
Series at a glance:
Tigers hold on for win
Jeremy Bonderman is still undefeated on the season, but his most recent victory didn't come easily. By the sixth inning on Saturday afternoon, the Tigers had built a five-run lead, but the Mets fought back to make Bonderman and his teammates squirm a little.
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 Ordonez's double
NYM
NY Mets (36-24)
Lost 1
Detroit 8, NY Mets 7   DET
Detroit (35-26)
Won 1
June 9, 2007
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
NY Mets
1 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 0   7 12 1
Detroit
3 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 X   8 12 1
Standings thru 6/9/07  |  Gameday  |  Mets Stats  |  Tigers Stats
NY MetsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Reyes, SS5012021.308
Valentin, 2B5010010.272
Beltran, CF4120110.286
Delgado, 1B5010004.231
Wright, 3B4221001.279
Lo Duca, DH4220010.314
Ledee, LF4221010.286
Castro, C2001112.222
Gomez, RF2000002.220
  a-Gotay, PH1011000.302
  Johnson, RF1000011.182
Totals3771262811 

a-Singled for Gomez in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Delgado (13, Bonderman), Ledee 2 (2, Bonderman, Bonderman), Valentin (6, Ledezma).
HR: Wright (11, 8th inning off Rodney, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Reyes; Valentin 2; Beltran 2; Delgado 2; Wright 5; Lo Duca 2; Ledee 4; Gotay.
RBI: Reyes 2 (28), Ledee (1), Castro (11), Gotay (10), Wright (31).
2-out RBI: Reyes 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Wright; Delgado 2.
SF: Castro.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Beltran (8, 2nd base off Bonderman/Rodriguez).
PO: Reyes (1st base by Bonderman).

FIELDING
E: Wright (7, throw).

 
DetroitABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Infante, CF3000012.312
  Granderson, CF2110010.291
Polanco, 2B5240011.345
Sheffield, DH4111114.270
Ordonez, RF2212310.367
Guillen, SS5223003.301
Rodriguez, C4022112.291
Casey, 1B4000006.278
Monroe, LF4000013.234
Inge, 3B3010101.231
Totals3681286722 

BATTING
2B: Rodriguez (15, Perez), Guillen (15, Perez), Granderson (19, Mota), Ordonez (30, Mota).
HR: Guillen (8, 1st inning off Perez, 2 on, 2 out).
TB: Granderson 2; Polanco 4; Sheffield; Ordonez 2; Guillen 6; Rodriguez 3; Inge.
RBI: Guillen 3 (41), Rodriguez 2 (32), Sheffield (41), Ordonez 2 (56).
2-out RBI: Guillen 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Casey 2; Sheffield; Monroe.
Team LOB: 10.

FIELDING
E: Rodriguez (3, throw).
Pickoffs: Bonderman (Reyes at 1st base).

 
NY MetsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Perez (L, 6-5)5.07555413.21
Mota 0.14331008.10
Sele 0.20000104.87
Heilman 2.01000203.99
 
DetroitIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Bonderman (W, 6-0)6.08650403.63
Bazardo (H, 1)0.11000003.86
Ledezma (H, 2)0.21001004.45
Rodney (H, 4)1.01111215.09
Jones (S, 16)1.01000205.55

Bonderman pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.

Pitches-strikes: Perez 105-64, Mota 23-14, Sele 8-5, Heilman 42-27, Bonderman 92-62, Bazardo 10-4, Ledezma 15-6, Rodney 29-17, Jones 13-9.
Ground outs-fly outs: Perez 4-7, Mota 0-1, Sele 0-1, Heilman 2-2, Bonderman 7-6, Bazardo 0-1, Ledezma 1-1, Rodney 0-1, Jones 1-0.
Batters faced: Perez 27, Mota 6, Sele 2, Heilman 7, Bonderman 25, Bazardo 2, Ledezma 4, Rodney 5, Jones 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Sele 2-0, Bazardo 2-2, Ledezma 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Paul Schrieber. 1B: Tim McClelland. 2B: Fieldin Culbreth. 3B: Marty Foster.
Weather: 77 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 10 mph, In from LF.
T: 3:29.
Att: 42,364.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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