May 7, 2008 New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers Play by Play and Box Score

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MIN 13
@CHW 1 DET 10
BOS 9 KCR 9
LAA 4 CLE 3
@NYY 0 OAK 6
BAL 5
(10) TEX 2
@SEA 0 TOR 6
TBR 2 PHI 5
@ARI 4 ATL 5
SDP 2 CIN 9
CHC 0 COL 4
STL 3 FLA 6
MIL 2 HOU 4
WSN 3 NYM 12
@LAD 1 PIT 3
SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 40,696

Wednesday, May 7, 2008, 3:10pm
Time of Game: 2:45

Mets

17-15

Won 1

3rd, 1½ GB

Jerry Manuel

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  4  1   0  6  1   0  0  0   12 13  0
Dodgers         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  4  0

W: J Maine (4-2), L: B Penny (5-3)

Dodgers

19-15

Lost 1

2nd, 3 GB

Joe Torre

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Reyes SS                    3   1   0   0    2   0  .254  .753   23    2   3   
L Castillo 2B                 4   1   2   2    1   0  .242  .626   24    3   5   2B
D Wright 3B                   5   0   1   2    0   1  .262  .906   15    2   1   2B
C Beltran CF                  5   1   1   0    0   0  .218  .745   30    1   0   
R Church RF                   4   3   3   1    0   1  .328  .935   22    0   0   HR,HBP
A Pagan LF                    2   1   1   1    0   0  .281  .735    3    1   0   SB
  E Chavez LF                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .179  .461    7    3   0   
M Anderson 1B                 5   2   2   1    0   1  .214  .598   17    9   2   2B
R Casanova C                  4   2   2   2    1   1  .283  .731   21    5   0   2B
J Maine P                     4   1   1   2    0   2  .067  .192   14    1   0   SH
  D Sanchez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       39  12  13  11    4   7              176   27  11

BATTING

2B: L Castillo (3, off B Penny); R Casanova (2, off S Proctor); D Wright (12, off S Proctor); M Anderson (1, off B Penny).

HR: R Church (6, off S Proctor; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).

SH: J Maine (2, off B Penny).

HBP: R Church (2, by B Penny).

TB: R Church 6; R Casanova 3; M Anderson 3; L Castillo 3; D Wright 2; C Beltran; A Pagan; J Maine.

RBI: D Wright 2 (28); L Castillo 2 (7); J Maine 2 (2); R Casanova 2 (6); A Pagan (13); R Church (24); M Anderson (3).

2-out RBI: J Maine 2; D Wright 2; L Castillo 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Castillo-M Anderson-J Reyes.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Pagan (4, 2nd base off B Penny/R Martin).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Pierre LF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .304  .736   13    1   0   
A Ethier RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .291  .823   16    2   0   
M Kemp CF                     4   0   1   1    0   1  .328  .864   17    1   0   
J Kent 2B                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .272  .758    8    1   5   
  D Young 2B                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .701    5    0   2   
J Loney 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .277  .746   20   12   2   2B
R Martin C                    1   0   0   0    1   1  .295  .857   10    4   0   
  G Bennett C                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .321    4    3   0   
B DeWitt 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .306  .856    9    0   2   
C Hu SS                       3   0   1   0    0   0  .237  .589    8    1   2   2B,GDP
B Penny P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .534    1    2   1   
  S Proctor P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Sweeney PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .130  .460    4    0   0   
  C Park P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Jones PH                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .170  .543    9    0   0   2B
Totals                       30   1   4   1    2   5              124   27  14

BATTING

2B: C Hu (1, off J Maine); A Jones (5, off J Maine); J Loney (7, off J Maine).

TB: C Hu 2; J Loney 2; A Jones 2; M Kemp.

GIDP: C Hu (2).

RBI: M Kemp (25).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

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 (4-2)               8.1   4   1   1    2   4   0   3.00   30  117-76   44·10·22   10· 8· 6· 0     73    -     0.26   0.15
D Sanchez                      0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   5.59    2    7-6     1· 2· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     4   1   1    2   5   0          32  124-82   45·12·25   11· 8· 6· 0          2-0

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Penny, L (5-3)               4.2  10  10  10    3   2   0   4.79   28  112-71   45· 8·18   14· 3· 5· 0      3    -     0.60  -0.33
S Proctor                      1.1   3   2   2    1   2   1   5.94    8   23-14    6· 5· 3    1· 4· 0· 0          3-3    0.06  -0.02
C Park                         3     0   0   0    0   3   0   2.45    9   36-22   10· 4· 8    5· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    13  12  12    4   7   1          45  171-107  61·17·29   20· 8· 5· 0          3-3

Balks: None.

WP: S Proctor (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: B Penny (1; R Church).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Joyce, 1B - Jeff Nelson, 2B - Adrian Johnson, 3B - Tim Tschida.

Time of Game: 2:45.

Attendance: 40,696.

Weather: 63° F, Wind 2mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. J Reyes              SS    1. J Pierre             LF 
2. L Castillo           2B    2. A Ethier             RF 
3. D Wright             3B    3. M Kemp               CF 
4. C Beltran            CF    4. J Kent               2B 
5. R Church             RF    5. J Loney              1B 
6. A Pagan              LF    6. R Martin             C  
7. M Anderson           1B    7. B DeWitt             3B 
8. R Casanova           C     8. C Hu                 SS 
9. J Maine              P     9. B Penny              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   1  0-0  12-  7   14%  68% M Anderson      B Penny         Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Church Scores; Pagan to 3B
   t 2   1  0-1  -23  5   10%  78% R Casanova      B Penny         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Pagan Scores; Anderson Scores
   t 2   2  0-3  12-  1    6%  84% L Castillo      B Penny         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Casanova Scores; Reyes to 2B
   t 3   0  0-4  1--  5    4%  91% R Church        B Penny         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Beltran to 3B
   t 5   2  0-5  123  3    4%  98% J Maine         B Penny         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Church Scores; Anderson Scores; Casanova to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Brad Penny facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  J Reyes         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  9   46%  L Castillo      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   45%  D Wright        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, John Maine facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  J Pierre        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  4   49%  A Ethier        Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
   O      ---  2   50%  M Kemp          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Brad Penny facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   48%  C Beltran       Lineout: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
          ---  7   50%  R Church        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   54%  A Pagan         Single to LF (Line Drive); Church to 2B
   R      12-  7   68%  M Anderson      Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Church Scores; Pagan to 3B
   RR     -23  5   78%  R Casanova      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Pagan Scores; Anderson Scores
   O      1--  1   77%  J Maine         Bunt Groundout: P-2B (Front of Home); Casanova to 2B
          -2-  5   77%  J Reyes         Walk
   R      12-  1   84%  L Castillo      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Casanova Scores; Reyes to 2B
   O      12-  3   82%  D Wright        Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, John Maine facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   84%  J Kent          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   85%  J Loney         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   86%  R Martin        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Brad Penny facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   87%  C Beltran       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--  5   91%  R Church        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Beltran to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   90%  A Pagan         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Beltran Scores
   O      1--  1   89%  M Anderson      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          1--      90%  R Casanova      Pagan Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   89%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-5, John Maine facing 7-8-9
                  Endy Chavez replaces Angel Pagan playing LF batting 6th
   O      ---  3   90%  B DeWitt        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  5   88%  C Hu            Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  1   90%  B Penny         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      -2-  4   92%  J Pierre        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-0, Brad Penny facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   91%  J Maine         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   91%  J Reyes         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   91%  L Castillo      Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  4   90%  D Wright        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-5, John Maine facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   92%  A Ethier        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   93%  M Kemp          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   93%  J Kent          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-0, Brad Penny facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   93%  C Beltran       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  4   93%  R Church        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   93%  E Chavez        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   93%  M Anderson      Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Church to 2B
          12-  7   94%  R Casanova      Walk; Church to 3B; Anderson to 2B
   RR     123  3   98%  J Maine         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Church Scores; Anderson Scores; Casanova to 2B
          12-  5   98%  J Reyes         Walk; Casanova to 3B; Maine to 2B
                  Scott Proctor replaces Brad Penny pitching and batting 9th
   R      123  5   99%  L Castillo      Walk; Casanova Scores; Maine to 3B; Reyes to 2B
   RR     123  2  100%  D Wright        Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Maine Scores; Reyes Scores; Castillo to 3B
   R      -23     100%  C Beltran       Wild Pitch; Castillo Scores; Wright to 3B
   O      --3  5  100%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  6 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 11, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-11, John Maine facing 5-6-7
          --- 10  100%  J Loney         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  6   99%  R Martin        Walk
   O      12-  4  100%  B DeWitt        Strikeout Swinging
   OO     12-  2  100%  C Hu            Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B-SS (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 11, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 11-0, Scott Proctor facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  1  100%  R Church        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2  100%  E Chavez        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4  100%  M Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1  100%  R Casanova      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  3  100%  J Maine         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 12, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-12, John Maine facing 9-1-2
                  Mark Sweeney pinch hits for Scott Proctor batting 9th
   O      ---  4  100%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  J Pierre        Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4  100%  A Ethier        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 12, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 12-0, Chan Ho Park facing 1-2-3
                  Chan Ho Park replaces Mark Sweeney pitching and batting 9th; Gary Bennett replaces Russell Martin playing C batting 6th; Delwyn Young replaces Jeff Kent playing 2B batting 4th
   O      ---  4  100%  J Reyes         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  L Castillo      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5  100%  D Wright        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 12, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-12, John Maine facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4  100%  M Kemp          Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  2  100%  D Young         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  3  100%  J Loney         Lineout: LF (LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 12, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 12-0, Chan Ho Park facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6  100%  C Beltran       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  R Church        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  100%  E Chavez        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 12, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-12, John Maine facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4  100%  G Bennett       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2  100%  B DeWitt        Lineout: 2B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1  100%  C Hu            Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 12, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 12-0, Chan Ho Park facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2  100%  M Anderson      Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  4  100%  R Casanova      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3  100%  J Maine         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 12, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-12, John Maine facing 9-1-2
                  Andruw Jones pinch hits for Chan Ho Park batting 9th
          ---  9  100%  A Jones         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line)
          -2-  4  100%  J Pierre        Walk
   O      12-  7  100%  A Ethier        Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   R      12-  5  100%  M Kemp          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Jones Scores; Pierre to 2B
                  Duaner Sanchez replaces John Maine pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  3  100%  D Young         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B (Weak 3B); Kemp to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  J Loney         Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 12, Dodgers 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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