Mets 5, Dodgers 4
Hiroki Kuroda allowed four earned runs in 4 1/3 innings. (Jon SooHoo/Dodgers)
By Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
Starter Hiroki Kuroda suffered his shortest outing of the season, allowing four earned runs on eight hits in 4 1/3 innings. Manny Ramirez's home run in the ninth was the 535th of his career, moving him into sole possession of 16th place on the all-time list, breaking a tie with Jimmie Foxx.
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Series at a glance:
Tue. 07/07:
LAD 8, NYM 0
Wed. 07/08:
NYM 5, LAD 4
Thu. 07/09:
LAD 11, NYM 2
LA Dodgers
(53-31)
Lost 1
NY Mets 5, LA Dodgers 4
Today's Boxes 7/8/09
HOU 5, PIT 0
ATL 4, CHC 1
COL 10, WSH 4
ARI 6, SD 2
FLA 7, SF 0
BAL 5, SEA 3
PHI 3, CIN 2
DET 3, KC 1
TB 10, TOR 9
BOS 5, OAK 4
MIL 5, STL 4
NYY 4, MIN 3
CWS 5, CLE 1
TEX 8, LAA 1
NY Mets
(40-43)
Won 1
July 8, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
LA Dodgers
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
4
9
1
NY Mets
0
1
3
0
1
0
0
0
X
5
9
0
Standings thru 7/8/09  | Recap: LAD | NYM  | Gameday  | Dodgers stats  | Mets stats
LA Dodgers
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Furcal , SS
4
0
2
2
1
0
1
.254
Hudson, O , 2B
5
1
0
0
0
2
4
.285
Ramirez, M , LF
5
1
1
1
0
0
3
.333
Blake , 3B
1
0
0
0
4
1
0
.288
Loretta , 1B
4
0
1
1
1
1
2
.243
Martin , C
3
0
2
0
2
0
2
.257
Ethier , RF
5
0
0
0
0
1
8
.247
Kemp , CF
3
2
3
0
1
0
0
.314
Kuroda , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Wade , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
a-DeWitt , PH
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
.190
Mota , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Leach , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
b-Pierre , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
.328
Troncoso , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Totals
32
4
9
4
9
6
22
a-Struck out for Wade in the 6th. b-Flied out for Leach in the 8th.
BATTING 3B : Kemp (6, Green, S).HR : Ramirez, M (8, 9th inning off Rodriguez,
Fr, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Loretta; Furcal 2; Ramirez, M 4; Kemp 5; Martin 2.RBI :
Loretta (15), Furcal 2 (19), Ramirez, M (25).2-out RBI : Loretta.Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out : Martin; Furcal; Ethier 3; Ramirez, M.SAC : Kuroda 2.GIDP :
Hudson, O, Ethier.Team RISP : 2-for-11.Team LOB : 12.FIELDING E :
Blake (7, fielding).
NY Mets
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Cora , SS
5
0
0
0
0
0
1
.251
Murphy, Dn , 1B
4
1
2
0
0
0
0
.246
Wright, D , 3B
4
2
2
1
0
0
1
.325
Sheffield , LF
3
1
0
0
1
1
2
.277
Church , RF
4
0
1
0
0
0
1
.285
Reed , CF
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
.294
Schneider , C
4
0
1
1
0
0
3
.234
Castillo, L , 2B
3
0
1
1
1
0
5
.276
Perez, O , P
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
.333
a-Evans , PH
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
.282
Parnell , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Feliciano , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Green, S , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
b-Tatis , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
.247
Rodriguez, Fr , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Totals
34
5
9
4
3
3
18
a-Struck out for Perez, O in the 5th. b-Grounded out for Green, S in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Murphy, Dn 2 (10, Kuroda, Kuroda), Reed (4, Kuroda).TB : Wright,
D 2; Church; Castillo, L; Schneider; Murphy, Dn 4; Reed 3.RBI : Castillo, L (17), Wright, D (43),
Reed (5), Schneider (19).2-out RBI : Castillo, L.Runners left in scoring position,
2 out : Sheffield; Castillo, L; Evans 2; Cora.Team RISP : 4-for-13.Team LOB : 8.FIELDING DP :
2 (Wright, D-Castillo, L-Murphy, Dn, Cora-Murphy, Dn).
LA Dodgers
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Kuroda (L, 3-5)
4.1
8
5
4
2
1
0
4.27
Wade
0.2
1
0
0
0
1
0
5.74
Mota
1.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3.66
Leach
0.2
0
0
0
0
1
0
2.95
Troncoso
1.0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1.83
NY Mets
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Perez, O (W, 2-2)
5.0
4
2
2
7
2
0
8.78
Parnell (H, 13)
1.2
2
0
0
1
3
0
4.64
Feliciano (H, 16)
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2.67
Green, S (H, 9)
1.0
1
1
1
0
0
0
4.97
Rodriguez, Fr (S, 22)
1.0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1.77
Pitches-strikes : Kuroda 91-55, Wade 17-12, Mota 18-12, Leach 7-4, Troncoso 17-9, Perez, O 108-55, Parnell 31-20,
Feliciano 3-2, Green, S 12-7, Rodriguez, Fr 16-9.Groundouts-flyouts : Kuroda 6-2, Wade 1-0, Mota 1-0,
Leach 1-0, Troncoso 2-1, Perez, O 4-5, Parnell 2-0, Feliciano 0-1, Green, S 2-1, Rodriguez, Fr 1-0.Batters
faced : Kuroda 24, Wade 3, Mota 4, Leach 2, Troncoso 4, Perez, O 25, Parnell 8, Feliciano 1, Green, S 4, Rodriguez, Fr
5.Inherited runners-scored : Wade 3-1, Feliciano 1-0.Umpires : HP: Wally Bell. 1B:
Marty Foster. 2B: Chad Fairchild. 3B: John Hirschbeck. Weather : 76 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 12
mph, L to R.T : 3:30.Att : 40,027.
July 8, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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