Brian McCann hits 3-run homer as Braves beat reeling Mets 7-3 for seventh straight winSeptember 17th, 2009 McCann powers Braves to seventh straight winATLANTA — Brian McCann hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the fifth inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the reeling New York Mets 7-3 on Thursday night for their first seven-game winning streak since 2006. McCann's fifth four-RBI game of the season helped the Braves move 10 games over .500 for the first time since May 16, 2007.
Figueroa strikes out career-high 10 as Mets beat Cubs 4-1August 30th, 2009 Figueroa strikes out 10 as Mets beat Cubs 4-1CHICAGO — Nelson Figueroa struck out a career-high 10 and had an RBI single to lead the New York Mets to a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. Figueroa (2-3) allowed one run on six hits in seven-plus strong innings and won his first start since April 27, 2008.
Jake Fox hits grand slam, drives in 5 to lead Cubs over Mets 11-4August 30th, 2009 Jake Fox's grand slam lifts Cubs over Mets 11-4CHICAGO — Jake Fox hit his first career grand slam, Milton Bradley extended his hitting tear and the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 11-4 on Saturday. Fox finished with a career-high five RBIs.
Phillies 6, Mets 2August 24th, 2009 Phillies 6, Mets 2
Philadelphia New Yorkab r h biab r h biVictorn cf 3 1 1 0 Pagan cf4 1 1 0Werth rf 2 1 0 0 LCastill 2b4 0 0 0Utley 2b 4 2 1 0 Sheffild lf4 1 2 0Howard 1b 5 2 2 5 Tatis 3b3 0 0 1Ibanez lf 5 0 2 1 DnMrp 1b4 0 1 0P.Feliz 3b 4 0 0 0 Santos c3 0 0 0Brntltt ss 4 0 1 0 Sullivn rf3 0 1 0Rollins ph-ss 1 0 0 0 AHrndz ss3 0 1 0Bako c 4 0 0 0 Parnell p1 0 0 0Cl.Lee p 3 0 0 0 WValdz ph1 0 0 0BFrncs ph 1 0 0 0 Takhsh p0 0 0 0Park p 0 0 0 0 Dessns p0 0 0 0Lidge p 0 0 0 0 Wagner p0 0 0 0Reed ph1 0 0 0Felicin p0 0 0 0Stokes p0 0 0 0Totals 36 6 7 6 Totals31 2 6 1
Philadelphia 302 000 001—6New York 200 000 000—2E_Utley 2 (10), Sheffield (2), Tatis (2), Santos (3). DP_Philadelphia 1.
Giants 10, Mets 1August 18th, 2009 Giants 10, Mets 1
San Francisco New Yorkab r h biab r h biVelez lf 5 1 2 1 Sullivn cf4 1 2 0FSnchz 2b 4 1 2 1 LCastill 2b3 0 0 0Sandovl 3b 5 0 1 1 Sheffild lf3 0 1 1BMolin c 5 0 1 0 DnMrp 1b4 0 2 0Whitsd pr-c 0 0 0 0 Francr rf4 0 1 0Garko 1b 4 1 1 0 Tatis 3b4 0 0 0Ishikaw 1b 1 1 0 0 Schndr c4 0 0 0Winn rf 5 2 3 0 AHrndz ss4 0 1 0Rownd cf 5 2 4 2 LHrndz p1 0 0 0Renteri ss 4 2 2 1 Dessns p0 0 0 0JMrtnz p 2 0 0 0 Reed ph1 0 1 0Schrhlt ph 1 0 1 2 Reddng p0 0 0 0Meddrs p 0 0 0 0 Figuero p0 0 0 0Howry p 0 0 0 0 AGreen ph0 0 0 0FLewis ph 1 0 1 1JMiller p 0 0 0 0MValdz p 0 0 0 0Totals 42 10 18 9 Totals32 1 8 1
San Francisco 001 113 031—10New York 001 000 000— 1E_Sandoval 2 (12). DP_San Francisco 3, New York 2.
Mets 3, Giants 2August 16th, 2009 Mets 3, Giants 2
San Francisco New Yorkab r h biab r h biVelez cf 3 1 2 1 Pagan cf4 1 1 0Winn rf-lf 4 0 1 1 LCastill 2b4 1 1 2FSnchz 2b 4 0 0 0 Sheffild lf3 0 1 0Sandovl 3b 3 0 0 0 FrRdrg p0 0 0 0FLewis lf 3 0 1 0 Francr rf4 1 2 0Garko ph 1 0 0 0 Tatis 3b2 0 0 0Romo p 0 0 0 0 DnMrp 1b4 0 1 1Affeldt p 0 0 0 0 Santos c3 0 0 0Ishikaw 1b 4 0 0 0 AHrndz ss1 0 0 0Uribe ss 4 0 0 0 Pelfrey p3 0 0 0Whitsd c 4 1 1 0 Stokes p0 0 0 0JSnchz p 1 0 0 0 Felicin p0 0 0 0Schrhlt ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Sullivn lf0 0 0 0Totals 32 2 5 2 Totals28 3 6 3
San Francisco 000 010 010—2New York 000 020 001—3One out when winning run scored. E_A.Hernandez (8).
Giants 5, Mets 4, 10 inningsAugust 16th, 2009 Giants 5, Mets 4, 10 innings
San Francisco New Yorkab r h biab r h biVelez lf 5 0 0 0 Sullivn cf5 1 1 1FSnchz 2b 5 1 1 0 LCastill 2b4 2 3 0Sandovl 3b 4 2 3 1 DWrght 3b1 0 0 0BMolin c 4 2 3 2 Tatis pr-3b3 0 1 1Garko 1b 4 0 1 1 Sheffild lf3 0 0 1Ishikaw 1b 1 0 0 0 FrRdrg p0 0 0 0Rownd cf 5 0 0 1 DnMrp 1b2 0 1 1Schrhlt rf 5 0 2 0 Francr rf4 0 0 0Renteri ss 4 0 1 0 Schndr c4 0 0 0Cain p 4 0 0 0 AHrndz ss4 1 1 0Affeldt p 0 0 0 0 JSantn p2 0 0 0BrWlsn p 0 0 0 0 SGreen p0 0 0 0Reed ph-lf2 0 0 0Totals 41 5 11 5 Totals34 4 7 4
San Francisco 000 003 100 1—5New York 000 100 030 0—4E_L.Castillo (9). DP_San Francisco 1.
Mets 3, Giants 0August 15th, 2009 Mets 3, Giants 0
San Francisco New Yorkab r h biab r h biVelez lf 4 0 0 0 Pagan cf3 1 1 1FSnchz 2b 4 0 1 0 LCastill 2b3 2 1 0Sandovl 3b 4 0 1 0 DWrght 3b4 0 1 0BMolin c 4 0 0 0 Sheffild lf2 0 0 1Garko 1b 4 0 0 0 Sullivn lf0 0 0 0Schrhlt rf 3 0 0 0 Francr rf3 0 1 1Rownd cf 3 0 0 0 Tatis 1b3 0 0 0Renteri ss 3 0 2 0 Stokes p0 0 0 0Zito p 2 0 0 0 Felicin p0 0 0 0JMiller p 0 0 0 0 FrRdrg p0 0 0 0FLewis ph 0 0 0 0 Santos c3 0 1 0MValdz p 0 0 0 0 AHrndz ss3 0 0 0Parnell p1 0 0 0DnMrp 1b1 0 0 0Totals 31 0 4 0 Totals26 3 5 3
San Francisco 000 000 000—0New York 100 101 00x—3LOB_San Francisco 5, New York 3. 2B_D.Wright (31), Francoeur (16).
Padres 3, Mets 1August 9th, 2009 Padres 3, Mets 1
New York San Diegoab r h biab r h biPagan cf 3 0 0 0 Gwynn cf2 1 1 0Reddng p 0 0 0 0 Eckstn 2b5 0 2 1LCastill ph 1 0 0 0 AdGnzl 1b3 1 1 0SGreen p 0 0 0 0 Headly 3b4 0 2 0Felicin p 0 0 0 0 Grgrsn p0 0 0 0Dessns p 0 0 0 0 MAdms p0 0 0 0Cora ss 4 1 2 1 OSalazr ph1 0 0 0DWrght 3b 4 0 0 0 Bell p0 0 0 0DnMrp 1b 4 0 1 0 Venale rf4 0 1 1Francr rf 3 0 1 0 Blanks lf3 0 1 0Sullivn lf-cf 3 0 0 0 Alfonzo c4 0 0 0Tatis 2b 3 0 0 0 ECarer ss3 1 1 1Schndr c 2 0 0 0 Latos p2 0 1 0Parnell p 1 0 0 0 Kzmnff 3b0 0 0 0Figuero p 0 0 0 0Reed ph-lf 2 0 1 0Totals 30 1 5 1 Totals31 3 10 3
New York 100 000 000—1San Diego 101 000 01x—3E_Cora (8). DP_San Diego 2.
Sheffield, Murphy key Mets' rare offensive display in 9-7 win over RedsJuly 12th, 2009 Mets put on rare offensive show in 9-7 winNEW YORK — Gary Sheffield had three RBIs and Daniel Murphy drove in two runs to key a rare robust offense, Mike Pelfrey pitched seven sharp innings and the New York Mets beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-7 on Sunday. The Citi Field crowd of 40,014 took delight in the Mets' best offensive output at home since June 24, when they scored 11 against St.
Raul Ibanez hits 3-run homer in 10th inning to lead Phillies over Mets 6-3 and win seriesJune 12th, 2009 Ibanez lifts Phillies past Mets 6-3 in 10th inningNEW YORK — Raul Ibanez hit a three-run homer with two outs in the 10th inning and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 6-3 Thursday night, handing their NL East rivals another difficult loss. Shane Victorino got the winning rally started with a one-out single off Bobby Parnell (2-2).
Ibanez hits three-run homer in 10th as Philadelphia Phillies beat New York Mets 6-3June 12th, 2009 Ibanez lifts Phillies past Mets in 10NEW YORK — Raul Ibanez hit a three-run homer with two outs in the 10th inning and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 6-3 Thursday night, handing their NL East rivals another difficult loss. Shane Victorino got the winning rally started with a one-out single off Bobby Parnell (2-2).
Chase Utley's 2nd homer of game sends Phillies to 5-4 win over Mets in 11 inningsJune 11th, 2009 Utley's 2nd homer of game leads Phillies over MetsNEW YORK — Chase Utley got another chance to hit only because Jayson Werth made a dazzling play on defense. The right fielder took a big gamble and saved his team with a diving catch, moments before Utley's second homer of the game sent the Philadelphia Phillies to a 5-4 victory over the New York Mets in 11 innings Wednesday night.
Hernandez pitches 7 innings as New York Mets beat Washington Nationals 7-0June 7th, 2009 Hernandez holds Nats in check, Mets win 7-0WASHINGTON — Livan Hernandez allowed four singles in seven innings and the New York Mets scored five first-inning runs in a 7-0 victory over the Washington Nationals on Sunday. Hernandez (5-1) walked four and struck out four to win for the fifth time in seven starts.
Mets reliever Putz goes on DL; to have right elbow surgery to remove bone spurJune 6th, 2009 Putz to have surgery on elbow to remove bone spurWASHINGTON — New York Mets reliever J.J. Putz will have surgery to remove a bone spur and pieces of bone from the back of his right elbow and is expected to miss 10 to 12 weeks.