May 2, 2008 New York Mets at Arizona Diamondbacks Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 4
@LAA 3 BOS 7
TBR 3 MIN 11
DET 1 NYY 5
SEA 1 TEX 4
@OAK 3 TOR 2
CHW 0 NYM 7
@ARI 2 ATL 2
CIN 0 LAD 11
@COL 6 FLA 6
SDP 4 HOU 7
MIL 4 PHI 6
SFG 5
(10) STL 5
CHC 3
(11) PIT 11
@WSN 4

Standings at end of play this day

Chase Field, Attendance: 35,682

Friday, May 2, 2008, 9:40pm
Time of Game: 2:46

Mets

15-12

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

Jerry Manuel

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            3  1  0   1  0  2   0  0  0    7 11  1
Diamondbacks    0  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  7  1

W: J Maine (3-2), L: M Owings (4-1)

Diamondbacks

20-9

Lost 1

1st

Bob Melvin

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Reyes SS                    5   3   4   0    0   0  .275  .805   15    1   6   2·3B,2B,SB
R Church RF                   4   1   2   3    0   0  .324  .896   14    0   0   HR,2B,SF
D Wright 3B                   5   2   3   2    0   1  .297  .998   18    1   2   HR,2B
C Beltran CF                  3   1   0   0    2   1  .204  .744   25    2   0   SB
M Alou LF                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250   19    4   0   
  E Chavez LF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .556    2    1   0   
C Delgado 1B                  4   0   2   1    1   0  .210  .640   15    9   0   
R Casanova C                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .263  .685   15    8   0   
L Castillo 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .618   12    1   0   GDP
J Maine P                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .083   13    0   0   
  D Easley PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .609    4    0   0   
  J Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  P Feliciano P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Sanchez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       36   7  11   6    5   4              152   27   9

BATTING

2B: R Church (5, off M Owings); D Wright (11, off M Owings); J Reyes (6, off M Owings).

3B: J Reyes 2 (5, off J Cruz, off M Owings).

HR: R Church (4, off M Owings; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); D Wright (5, off M Owings; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SF: R Church (1, off M Owings).

TB: J Reyes 9; D Wright 7; R Church 6; C Delgado 2.

GIDP: L Castillo (3).

RBI: R Church 3 (22); D Wright 2 (25); C Delgado (13).

2-out RBI: D Wright 2; R Church.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

E: D Wright (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Beltran (3, 2nd base off B Medders/M Montero); J Reyes (7, 2nd base off M Owings/M Montero).

Arizona Diamondbacks         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Young CF                    5   0   2   1    0   1  .235  .790   20    5   1   
E Byrnes LF                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .255  .778   14    2   0   
O Hudson 2B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .272  .793    6    2   1   2B
  A Ojeda PR-2B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .649    4    0   2   
C Jackson 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .344 1.038   14    9   0   
M Reynolds 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .235  .799   20    1   2   
S Drew SS                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .791   17    3   4   
J Upton RF                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .333  .938   15    0   0   2B
M Montero C                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .400  .979   14    5   1   2B
M Owings P                    0   0   0   0    2   0  .421 1.132   19    0   1   
  B Medders P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Hammock PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .554    1    0   0   
  D Slaten P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Cruz P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Pena P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Salazar PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .321 1.085    4    0   0   
Totals                       35   2   7   2    3   8              148   27  12

BATTING

2B: M Montero (3, off J Maine); J Upton (7, off J Maine); O Hudson (7, off J Maine).

TB: J Upton 3; M Montero 2; C Young 2; O Hudson 2; C Jackson.

RBI: C Young (15); M Montero (2).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Ojeda-S Drew-C Jackson.

E: O Hudson (4).

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Maine, W (3-2)               6     6   2   2    2   6   0   3.48   27  108-69   39·14·16    6· 8· 5· 0     56    -     1.05   0.14
J Smith                        1.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   2.70    7   26-14    9· 0· 5    5· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.26   0.02
P Feliciano                    0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.93    1    2-2     2· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.59   0.02
D Sanchez                      1     0   0   0    0   2   0   1.04    3    8-7     1· 3· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.12   0.01
Totals                         9     7   2   2    3   8   0          38  144-92   51·17·24   13· 9· 5· 0          2-0

Arizona Diamondbacks          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Owings, L (4-1)              5.2  10   7   6    3   2   2   4.42   31  108-67   42· 7·18   10·11· 5· 0     22    -     0.70  -0.34
B Medders                      0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   2.40    2    6-2     2· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.26   0.00
D Slaten                       1     0   0   0    1   0   0   2.89    3   12-6     2· 1· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
J Cruz                         1     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.54    3    9-5     3· 1· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
T Pena                         1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.73    3   10-6     3· 2· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    11   7   6    5   4   2          42  145-86   52·11·23   12·16· 5· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: J Maine 2 (4); M Owings (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Charlie Reliford, 1B - Greg Gibson, 2B - Angel Campos, 3B - Brian Runge.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 35,682.

Weather: 84° F, Wind 8mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Arizona Diamondbacks                 
1. J Reyes              SS    1. C Young              CF 
2. R Church             RF    2. E Byrnes             LF 
3. D Wright             3B    3. O Hudson             2B 
4. C Beltran            CF    4. C Jackson            1B 
5. M Alou               LF    5. M Reynolds           3B 
6. C Delgado            1B    6. S Drew               SS 
7. R Casanova           C     7. J Upton              RF 
8. L Castillo           2B    8. M Montero            C  
9. J Maine              P     9. M Owings             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-1  12-  3   10%  73% M Alou          M Owings        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to Deep CF); Wright Scores/No RBI; Beltran to 3B
   t 4   2  2-4  ---  3    9%  78% R Church        M Owings        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   t 6   2  2-5  -2-  3    9%  94% D Wright        M Owings        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Reyes Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  ---  1    9%  59% J Reyes         M Owings        Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   b 5   1  5-2  1-3  7    7%  80% M Reynolds      J Maine         Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Micah Owings facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  1   59%  J Reyes         Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   RO     --3  6   57%  R Church        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Reyes Scores
          ---  6   60%  D Wright        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
          1--      61%  C Beltran       Wild Pitch; Wright to 2B
          -2-  5   63%  " "             Walk
   R      12-  3   73%  M Alou          Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to Deep CF); Wright Scores/No RBI; Beltran to 3B
   R      1-3  2   78%  C Delgado       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Beltran Scores/unER; Alou to 2B
   O      12-  1   75%  R Casanova      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      12-  4   73%  L Castillo      Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Diamondbacks 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 0-3, John Maine facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   69%  C Young         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   73%  E Byrnes        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      1--  3   75%  O Hudson        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          1--  1   73%  C Jackson       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Young to 2B
   O      12-  6   77%  M Reynolds      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Diamondbacks 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Micah Owings facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   76%  J Maine         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   78%  J Reyes         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   R      -2-  1   85%  R Church        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Reyes Scores
   O      -2-  2   83%  D Wright        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      -2-  4   81%  C Beltran       Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Diamondbacks 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 0-4, John Maine facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   83%  S Drew          Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  4   80%  J Upton         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
          -2-      78%  M Montero       Wild Pitch; Upton to 3B
   R      --3  4   73%  " "             Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Upton Scores
          -2-      70%  M Owings        Wild Pitch; Montero to 3B
          --3  5   68%  " "             Walk
   R      1-3  5   61%  C Young         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Montero Scores; Owings to 2B
   O      12-  6   66%  E Byrnes        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   71%  O Hudson        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Diamondbacks 2.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Micah Owings facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   69%  M Alou          Lineout: LF
          ---  6   71%  C Delgado       Walk
   O      1--  7   69%  R Casanova      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  1   67%  L Castillo      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Diamondbacks 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 2-4, John Maine facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   69%  C Jackson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   71%  M Reynolds      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   72%  S Drew          Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Diamondbacks 2.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Micah Owings facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   71%  J Maine         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   69%  J Reyes         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   R      ---  3   78%  R Church        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          ---  1   80%  D Wright        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  4   78%  C Beltran       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Diamondbacks 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 2-5, John Maine facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   80%  J Upton         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   82%  M Montero       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          --- 12   81%  M Owings        Walk
   O      1--  7   83%  C Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Diamondbacks 2.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-2, Micah Owings facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   82%  M Alou          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  2   83%  C Delgado       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   82%  R Casanova      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  4   80%  L Castillo      Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Diamondbacks 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 2-5, John Maine facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   83%  E Byrnes        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  1   78%  O Hudson        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
                  Augie Ojeda pinch runs for Orlando Hudson batting 3rd
          -2-  2   73%  C Jackson       Single to 1B (Line Drive); Ojeda to 3B
   O      1-3  7   80%  M Reynolds      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  1   86%  S Drew          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 5, Diamondbacks 2.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-2, Micah Owings facing 9-1-2
                  Augie Ojeda moves to 2B
   O      ---  1   85%  J Maine         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  6   86%  J Reyes         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      1--  1   84%  R Church        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          1--      85%  D Wright        Reyes Steals 2B
   RR     -2-  3   94%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Reyes Scores
          ---  6   94%  C Beltran       Walk
                  Brandon Medders replaces Micah Owings pitching and batting 9th
          1--      95%  M Alou          Beltran Steals 2B
          -2-  5   95%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  1   94%  C Delgado       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 7, Diamondbacks 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 2-7, John Maine facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   95%  J Upton         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   96%  M Montero       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  Robby Hammock pinch hits for Brandon Medders batting 9th
   O      ---  1   97%  R Hammock       Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Diamondbacks 2.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-2, Doug Slaten facing 7-8-9
                  Doug Slaten replaces Robby Hammock pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   97%  R Casanova      Walk
   OO     1--  3   96%  L Castillo      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  Damion Easley pinch hits for John Maine batting 9th
   O      ---  4   96%  D Easley        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Diamondbacks 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 2-7, Joe Smith facing 1-2-3
                  Joe Smith replaces Damion Easley pitching and batting 9th; Endy Chavez replaces Moises Alou playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---  2   97%  C Young         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   98%  E Byrnes        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   98%  A Ojeda         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Diamondbacks 2.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-2, Juan Cruz facing 1-2-3
                  Juan Cruz replaces Doug Slaten pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   98%  J Reyes         Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Reyes out at Hm/CF-2B-C
   O      ---  3   98%  R Church        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   98%  D Wright        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Diamondbacks 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 2-7, Joe Smith facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   99%  C Jackson       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   99%  M Reynolds      Groundout: P-1B
          ---  5   99%  S Drew          Walk
          1--  3   98%  J Upton         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Drew to 3B; Upton to 2B/Adv on throw
                  Pedro Feliciano replaces Joe Smith pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23  2   99%  M Montero       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 7, Diamondbacks 2.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-2, Tony Pena facing 4-5-6
                  Tony Pena replaces Juan Cruz pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   99%  C Beltran       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   99%  E Chavez        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   99%  C Delgado       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Diamondbacks 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 2-7, Duaner Sanchez facing 9-1-2
                  Duaner Sanchez replaces Pedro Feliciano pitching and batting 9th; Jeff Salazar pinch hits for Tony Pena batting 9th
   O      ---  4  100%  J Salazar       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1  100%  C Young         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3  100%  E Byrnes        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Diamondbacks 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation