Rude awakening for Mets By Owen Perkins / Special to MLB.com
Called up from Triple-A New Orleans to make the start, Jason Vargas was tossed around by the Rockies for nine runs and 10 hits in 3 1/3 innings. The Mets offense, which started off well in the first, could not find an answer for Colorado starter Aaron Cook thereafter.
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Rockies 11, Mets 3
Yorvit Torrealba points up after the Rockies catcher led off the second with a homer. (David Zalubowski/AP)
Rockies deliver a pounding By Thomas Harding / MLB.com
From the first inning on, the Rockies lineup battered Mets pitchers to the tune of 11 runs and 18 hits. A pair of four-run innings and three home runs were more than enough offense for Aaron Cook, who picked up his first win at Coors Field since May.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: July 03, 2007
Colorado 11, NY Mets 3
Today's Boxes 7/3/07
PIT 6, MIL 2
CHC 3, WSH 1
CLE 5, DET 4
NYY 8, MIN 0
BOS 4, TB 1
CIN 7, SF 3
HOU 5, PHI 4
ARI 7, STL 1
KC 17, SEA 3
CWS 5, BAL 1
TEX 8, LAA 3
FLA 6, SD 4
OAK 3, TOR 1
LAD 7, ATL 6
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Standings thru 7/3/07 | Gameday | Mets Stats | Rockies Stats
NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Reyes , SS4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .315
Schoeneweis , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gotay , 2B-SS4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .306
Beltran , CF4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267
Wright , 3B4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .290
Delgado , 1B4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .232
Green , RF4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .271
Castro , C3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .271
Gomez , LF3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .248
Vargas , P1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Smith , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Ledee , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192
Sele , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Valentin , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
Mota , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Easley , 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
Totals 33 3 7 2 0 3 8
BATTING 2B : Gotay (3, Cook).HR : Castro (5, 4th inning off Cook, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Reyes; Gotay 2; Wright; Delgado 2; Castro 5.RBI : Wright (45), Castro (15).2-out RBI : Castro.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Reyes; Beltran.GIDP : Green 2.Team LOB : 3.BASERUNNING SB : Reyes (41, 2nd base off Cook/Torrealba).FIELDING E : Gomez (3, fielding), Easley (5, throw).DP : (Reyes-Gotay-Delgado).
Colorado AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Taveras , CF4 3 3 0 0 0 1 .320
a-Sullivan , PH-CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .357
Matsui , 2B5 2 5 0 0 0 0 .316
Holliday , LF4 2 2 2 1 0 3 .349
Helton , 1B3 0 1 1 2 0 3 .308
Fuentes , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Atkins , 3B4 2 2 3 0 1 5 .251
Spilborghs , RF5 1 1 4 0 2 5 .301
Tulowitzki , SS5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .280
Torrealba , C4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .243
Cook , P4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .226
b-Baker , PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .229
Totals 41 11 18 11 4 6 24
BATTING HR : Atkins (12, 1st inning off Vargas, 1 on, 1 out), Torrealba (4, 2nd inning off Vargas, 0 on, 0 out), Spilborghs (4, 4th inning off Smith, 3 on, 1 out).TB : Taveras 3; Matsui 5; Holliday 2; Helton; Atkins 5; Spilborghs 4; Tulowitzki 2; Torrealba 5.RBI : Holliday 2 (67), Atkins 3 (48), Torrealba (22), Helton (41), Spilborghs 4 (23).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Spilborghs 3; Taveras; Atkins; Sullivan 2.SF : Atkins.GIDP : Cook.Team LOB : 11.BASERUNNING SB : Holliday (4, 2nd base off Vargas/Castro).FIELDING E : Atkins (9, missed catch).DP : 2 (Matsui-Tulowitzki-Helton, Tulowitzki-Matsui-Helton).
Colorado IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Cook (W, 5-5)8.0 7 3 2 0 1 1 4.54
Fuentes 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.06
WP : Vargas.Balk : Vargas.IBB : Holliday (by Vargas).Pitches-strikes : Vargas 87-54, Smith 18-8, Sele 39-25, Mota 20-13, Schoeneweis 25-19, Cook 106-68, Fuentes 14-11.Ground outs-fly outs : Vargas 2-6, Smith 2-0, Sele 3-2, Mota 0-2, Schoeneweis 1-0, Cook 20-3, Fuentes 1-0.Batters faced : Vargas 23, Smith 4, Sele 9, Mota 5, Schoeneweis 5, Cook 30, Fuentes 3.Inherited runners-scored : Smith 3-3.Umpires : HP: Fieldin Culbreth. 1B: Travis Reininger. 2B: Tim McClelland. 3B: Marty Foster.Weather : 83 degrees, overcast.Wind : 16 mph, In from CF.T : 2:51.Att : 48,040.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
