TODAY'S WRAPS: August 24, 2007
Mets just Shea no to Penny
Penny solid in losing effort By Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
Even in a year when he is in the NL Cy Young Award discussions, Brad Penny remains unable to solve Shea Stadium. Penny logged a quality start, but the Dodgers couldn't get to Oliver Perez in a series-opening loss. Before the game, the Dodgers signed veteran left-hander David Wells.
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Mets 5, Dodgers 2
Oliver Perez walked five, but allowed just three hits and zero runs on Friday. (Bill Kostroun/AP)
Perez, Wright thrive for Mets By Anthony DiComo / MLB.com
Oliver Perez picked a great time to throw one of his best games of the season. Perez tossed seven scoreless innings while matched against elite righty Brad Penny, and David Wright provided both a homer and a pair of defensive gems as the Mets took Game 1 of the three-game set.
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LA Dodgers
(66-62)
Lost 1
NY Mets 5, LA Dodgers 2
Today's Boxes 8/24/07
BOS 11, CWS 3
MIN 7, BAL 4
DET 9, NYY 6
SD 14, PHI 3
CIN 5, FLA 3
TB 12, OAK 2
PIT 8, HOU 3
ATL 7, STL 2
KC 2, CLE 1
BOS 10, CWS 1
SEA 4, TEX 2
COL 6, WSH 5
CHC 6, ARI 2
LAA 3, TOR 0
SF 11, MIL 6
NY Mets
(72-55)
Won 1
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Standings thru 8/24/07  | Gameday  | Dodgers Stats  | Mets Stats
LA Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Furcal , SS4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .277
Pierre , CF5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .289
Kemp , RF5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .335
Kent , 2B2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .288
Ethier , LF5 0 1 0 0 2 7 .296
Martin , C2 0 1 0 2 0 3 .291
Loney , 1B3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .307
b-Martinez , PH-3B 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .190
Hillenbrand , 3B-1B4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .251
Penny , P2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .250
a-Saenz , PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .186
Beimel , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Proctor , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Gonzalez , PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277
Totals 34 2 8 2 6 7 25
a-Walked for Penny in the 7th. b-Grounded out for Loney in the 8th. c-Singled for Proctor in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Kemp (5, Perez), Ethier (28, Sosa).TB : Furcal; Pierre; Kemp 3; Kent; Ethier 2; Martin; Gonzalez.RBI : Martinez (23), Kent (68).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Martin 2; Hillenbrand 2; Ethier.SF : Kent.GIDP : Ethier.Team LOB : 12. FIELDING DP : (Furcal-Kent-Loney).
NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Reyes , SS4 2 1 0 1 1 4 .301
Gotay , 2B3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .340
Wright , 3B3 1 2 2 1 0 1 .314
Beltran , CF3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .271
Alou , LF4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .310
Delgado , 1B3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .245
Milledge , RF3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .290
DiFelice , C3 0 3 0 0 0 0 .281
Perez , P3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .174
Sosa , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208
Feliciano , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Anderson , PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .301
Wagner , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 29 5 10 5 5 4 16
a-Hit a sacrifice fly for Feliciano in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Gotay (10, Penny), Reyes (28, Penny).HR : Wright (23, 5th inning off Penny, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Reyes 2; Gotay 3; Wright 5; Alou; Milledge; DiFelice 3.RBI : Gotay (21), Wright 2 (83), Milledge (20), Anderson (19).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Alou 2; Reyes 4.S : Gotay; DiFelice.SF : Anderson.GIDP : Wright.Team LOB : 8. BASERUNNING SB : Reyes (69, 2nd base off Penny/Martin).CS : Gotay (2, 3rd base by Penny/Martin). FIELDING PB : DiFelice 2 (2).DP : (Delgado-Reyes-Delgado).
LA Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Penny (L, 14-4)6.0 6 3 3 4 2 1 2.65
Beimel 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.07
Proctor 1.0 3 2 2 1 2 0 4.13
NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Perez (W, 12-8)7.0 3 0 0 5 6 0 3.34
Sosa (H, 5)0.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 4.27
Feliciano (H, 14)0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.64
Wagner 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 2.05
Balk : Proctor.Pitches-strikes : Penny 99-59, Beimel 11-7, Proctor 27-17, Perez 119-71, Sosa 18-8, Feliciano 9-6, Wagner 16-11.Ground outs-fly outs : Penny 10-5, Beimel 2-1, Proctor 0-1, Perez 8-8, Sosa 1-0, Feliciano 1-1, Wagner 1-1.Batters faced : Penny 27, Beimel 3, Proctor 7, Perez 29, Sosa 4, Feliciano 2, Wagner 6.Inherited runners-scored : Feliciano 3-1.Umpires : HP: Tim McClelland. 1B: Paul Schrieber. 2B: Fieldin Culbreth. 3B: Marty Foster.Weather : 79 degrees, clear.Wind : 12 mph, R to L.T : 2:56.Att : 53,250.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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