TODAY'S WRAPS: August 21, 2007
Padres drop heartbreaker By Corey Brock / MLB.com
After falling behind in the early going, the Padres rallied twice to take the lead and headed into the bottom of the ninth with a one-run advantage, courtesy of Kevin Kouzmanoff's sac fly. However, Padres closer Trevor Hoffman was unable to seal the deal and blew just his fourth save of the season.
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Mets 7, Padres 6
Marlon Anderson, who produced the game-tying hit, scored the winning run in the ninth. (Seth Wenig/AP)
Castillo delivers walk-off hit By Marty Noble / MLB.com
In a see-saw battle, the Mets beat the Padres in walk-off fashion behind Luis Castillo's RBI single in the ninth inning. However, without Carlos Beltran's five RBIs, the Mets would not have been in position to win the opener at Shea.
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San Diego
(66-58)
Lost 1
NY Mets 7, San Diego 6
Today's Boxes 8/21/07
DET 2, CLE 1
PHI 5, LAD 4
BAL 6, TEX 2
OAK 6, TOR 4
CIN 8, ATL 7
BOS 8, TB 6
WSH 11, HOU 6
STL 5, FLA 2
SEA 7, MIN 2
CWS 5, KC 2
COL 9, PIT 2
MIL 7, ARI 4
LAA 18, NYY 9
CHC 5, SF 1
NY Mets
(71-53)
Won 4
August 21, 2007
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Standings thru 8/21/07  | Gameday  | Padres Stats  | Mets Stats
San Diego AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Giles, B , RF4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .302
Blum , 2B5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .258
Bradley , LF3 1 2 1 2 0 0 .333
Gonzalez , 1B5 1 1 0 0 2 5 .269
Cameron, M , CF3 2 2 2 2 0 0 .252
Greene , SS4 0 2 1 0 1 3 .239
Kouzmanoff , 3B4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .233
Bard , C5 1 2 0 0 2 3 .261
Young , P2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .086
a-Giles, M , PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .224
Hampson , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Meredith , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Sledge , PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .213
Bell , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hoffman , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 37 6 12 6 5 8 19
a-Tripled for Young in the 6th. b-Singled for Meredith in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Bard 2 (19, Maine, Heilman), Cameron, M (28, Sosa).3B : Giles, M (2, Maine).HR : Cameron, M (16, 6th inning off Maine, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Bradley 2; Gonzalez; Cameron, M 6; Greene 2; Bard 4; Young; Giles, M 3; Sledge.RBI : Bradley (23), Cameron, M 2 (64), Giles, M (36), Greene (67), Kouzmanoff (52).2-out RBI : Giles, M; Cameron, M; Greene.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Greene 2; Giles, B; Blum; Bard.SF : Kouzmanoff.Team LOB : 11. BASERUNNING CS : Sledge (2, 2nd base by Heilman/DiFelice). FIELDING DP : 2 (Blum-Greene-Gonzalez, Greene-Blum-Gonzalez).
NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Reyes , SS5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .302
Castillo , 2B3 2 1 1 2 0 1 .307
Wright , 3B3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .310
Beltran , CF3 1 3 5 1 0 0 .271
Delgado , 1B4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .252
Alou , LF4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .319
Milledge , RF4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .304
DiFelice , C3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .231
Maine , P2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .116
Schoeneweis , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Sosa , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208
a-Gotay , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338
Heilman , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Wagner , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Anderson , PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .282
Totals 33 7 11 7 4 6 16
a-Grounded out for Sosa in the 7th. b-Singled for Wagner in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Beltran (25, Young).HR : Beltran (25, 1st inning off Young, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Reyes 2; Castillo; Beltran 7; Alou 2; Milledge; Maine; Anderson.RBI : Beltran 5 (80), Anderson (15), Castillo (28).2-out RBI : Beltran 4.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Delgado; Alou.S : DiFelice.GIDP : Milledge; Alou.Team LOB : 6. BASERUNNING SB : Reyes (64, 2nd base off Bell/Bard). FIELDING E : Milledge (2, fielding).
WP : Young.Balk : Young.HBP : Greene (by Wagner).Pitches-strikes : Young 64-42, Hampson 6-2, Meredith 12-7, Bell 27-19, Hoffman 11-10, Maine 118-72, Schoeneweis 13-10, Sosa 10-8, Heilman 12-7, Wagner 21-11.Ground outs-fly outs : Young 2-8, Hampson 1-0, Meredith 4-1, Bell 2-0, Hoffman 1-0, Maine 6-7, Schoeneweis 2-0, Sosa 0-0, Heilman 1-1, Wagner 0-1.Batters faced : Young 21, Hampson 2, Meredith 4, Bell 6, Hoffman 5, Maine 27, Schoeneweis 4, Sosa 3, Heilman 4, Wagner 6.Inherited runners-scored : Meredith 1-0, Schoeneweis 1-0, Sosa 1-1.Umpires : HP: Angel Hernandez. 1B: Ted Barrett. 2B: Derryl Cousins. 3B: Mark Carlson.Weather : 61 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 11 mph, In from CF.T : 2:55.Att : 48,592.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner