Fat But Good: Mets 4, Braves 3
The Mets' defense was terrible but the team hung on to beat the Braves, 4-3.
| Final - 5.5.2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Mets | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 2 |
| Atlanta Braves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
Stories
Game 26 Recap: Mets 4, Braves 3
The Atlanta Braves were once again unable to pick up a win against the New York Mets.
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY Mets | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 2 |
| Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
| New York Mets | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Reyes, SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .257 |
| Daniel Murphy, LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .313 |
| Francisco Rodriguez, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Carlos Beltran, CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .404 |
| Carlos Delgado, 1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .260 |
| David Wright, 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .299 |
| Ryan Church, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .272 |
| Ramon Castro, C | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| Luis Castillo, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .328 |
| Livan Hernandez, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Bobby Parnell, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Gary Sheffield, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .171 |
| J.J. Putz, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jeremy Reed, LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| Totals | 37 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 8 | |
Batting
Doubles - Wright, Castro 2
Grounded into DP - Castro
Sacrifices - Hernandez
Stolen Bases - Beltran
Caught Stealing - Wright
Team LOB - 12
Fielding
Errors - Delgado, Castillo
Doubles - Wright, Castro 2
Grounded into DP - Castro
Sacrifices - Hernandez
Stolen Bases - Beltran
Caught Stealing - Wright
Team LOB - 12
Fielding
Errors - Delgado, Castillo
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livan Hernandez (W, 2-1) | 6.1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.53 | 0 | 74-46 |
| Bobby Parnell (, 0-0) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.38 | 0 | 12-7 |
| J.J. Putz (, 1-2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 0 | 19-12 |
| Francisco Rodriguez (S, 0-0; S,7) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.54 | 0 | 28-16 |
| Atlanta Braves | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omar Infante, 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .345 |
| Yunel Escobar, SS | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| Chipper Jones, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .280 |
| Garret Anderson, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .172 |
| Casey Kotchman, 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .297 |
| Jeff Francoeur, RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 |
| Jordan Schafer, CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .238 |
| David Ross, C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 |
| Greg Norton, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .118 |
| Rafael Soriano, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mike Gonzalez, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Buddy Carlyle, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Kelly Johnson, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .218 |
| Kenshin Kawakami, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| Matt Diaz, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .230 |
| Eric O`Flaherty, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Martin Prado, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Clint Sammons, C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| Totals | 36 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
Batting
Doubles - Kotchman, Ross, Prado
Grounded into DP - Anderson, Francoeur
Team LOB - 9
Fielding
Errors - Infante, Jones
Passed Balls - Ross
Doubles - Kotchman, Ross, Prado
Grounded into DP - Anderson, Francoeur
Team LOB - 9
Fielding
Errors - Infante, Jones
Passed Balls - Ross
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenshin Kawakami (L, 1-4) | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6.41 | 1 | 113-67 |
| Eric O`Flaherty | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 0 | 13-9 |
| Rafael Soriano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.50 | 0 | 14-10 |
| Mike Gonzalez | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.66 | 0 | 9-4 |
| Buddy Carlyle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.56 | 1 | 17-10 |
Pitching
IBB - Beltran by Gonzalez
Church by Carlyle
Castillo by Kawakami
IBB - Beltran by Gonzalez
Church by Carlyle
Castillo by Kawakami
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: Gonzalez pitched to 4 batters in the 9th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - John Hirschbeck, First Base Umpire - Wally Bell, Second Base Umpire - Damien Beal, Third Base Umpire - Marvin Hudson
Duration: 3:13
Pitching notes: Gonzalez pitched to 4 batters in the 9th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - John Hirschbeck, First Base Umpire - Wally Bell, Second Base Umpire - Damien Beal, Third Base Umpire - Marvin Hudson
Duration: 3:13
