Mets Game #132, Road #68 |
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New York Mets(65-66)@Atlanta Braves(76-55) |
| Turner Field |
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| Tue., Aug. 31st, 7:10 PM EDT |
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Weather Forecast
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Pitching Match-Up
| Mike Minor, LH |
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| 2-0, 4.00 Last appearance: 8/22 @ CHC 6.0 IP, 3 ER Dec = Won |
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| Jon Niese, LH |
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| 8-6, 3.63 Last appearance: 8/26 vs FLA 5.2 IP, 7 ER Dec = Lost |
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Mets Lineup
| # | Pos | Player | AVG | H | HR | R | RBI | SB |
| 1 | 2B | Luis Castillo | .238 | 54 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 7 |
| 2 | 3B | David Wright | .292 | 141 | 21 | 72 | 86 | 18 |
| 3 | CF | Carlos Beltran | .216 | 30 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 1 |
| 4 | RF | Jeff Francouer | .236 | 94 | 11 | 43 | 53 | 8 |
| 5 | 1B | Ike Davis | .249 | 104 | 15 | 56 | 57 | 2 |
| 6 | C | Henry Blanco | .248 | 28 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | LF | Chris Carter | .269 | 32 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 0 |
| 8 | SS | Ruben Tejada | .172 | 25 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 1 |
| 9 | LH | Jonathon Niese | .140 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
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Braves Lineup
| # | Pos | Player | AVG | H | HR | R | RBI | SB |
| 1 | 2B | Omar Infante | .343 | 117 | 7 | 53 | 38 | 6 |
| 2 | RF | Jason Heyward | .278 | 113 | 16 | 72 | 62 | 9 |
| 3 | 3B | Martin Prado | .316 | 156 | 15 | 88 | 58 | 5 |
| 4 | 1B | Derrek Lee | .246 | 111 | 16 | 65 | 62 | 1 |
| 5 | LF | Matt Diaz | .242 | 43 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 3 |
| 6 | SS | Alex Gonzalez | .261 | 40 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 0 |
| 7 | CF | Melky Cabrera | .256 | 100 | 4 | 42 | 37 | 7 |
| 8 | C | David Ross | .274 | 29 | 1 | 13 | 22 | 0 |
| 9 | RH | Mike Minor | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Leaders
| METS | BRAVES | |||
| A Pagan | .294 | AVG |
M Prado | .316 |
| D Wright | 141 | HITS |
M Prado | 156 |
| D Wright | 21 | HR |
B McCann | 19 |
| D Wright | 86 | RBI |
T Glaus/B McCann | 70 |
| J Reyes | 73 | RUN |
M Prado | 88 |
| A Pagan | 32 | SB |
J Hayward | 9 |
| D Wright | .363 | OBP |
J Hayward | .389 |
| D Wright | .499 | SLG |
M Prado | .487 |
| P Feliciano | 12 | HLD |
J Venters | 18 |
| F Rodriguez | 25 | SV |
B Wagner | 30 |
| M Pelfrey | 13 | WIN |
T Hudson | 15 |
| F Rodriguez | 2.20 | ERA |
B Wagner | 1.65 |
| j Santana | 141 | K |
T Hanson | 144 |
| F Rodriguez | 1.15 | WHIP |
B Wagner | 0.90 |
Mets Injury Report
| Name | Injury | Status |
| J Bay | Mild concussion | on 15-day DL |
| K Escobar | Right shoulder soreness | on 15-day DL |
| J Maine | Right shoulder arthroscopic surgery | on 15-day DL |
| A Pagan | Wrist Tendinitis | day-to-day |
| J Reyes | Right oblique strain | day-to-day |
| F Tatis | Right shoulder sprain | on 60-day DL |
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Braves Injury Report
| Name | Injury | Status |
| T Glaus | Sore left knee | on 15-day DL |
| C Jones | Torn ACL, left knee – out for season | on 15-day DL |
| D Lee | Mild right side strain | day-to-day |
| K Medlen | Right elbow tear – out for season | on 15-day DL |
This Date in Mets History
Tom Seaver shutouts San Francisco, 8-0, to tie Jerry Koosman’s franchise record of 19 wins on August 31, 1969…Felix Millian collects his 127th single of the year to set the club mark for singles in a season on August 31, 1973…New York trades Jerry Grote to Los Angeles for two minor leaguers-to-be-named later (pitcher Dan Smith and infielder Randy Rogers) on August 31, 1977.
It's Tracy Stallard birthday and he was born in 1937. It's also Claudell Washington birthday and he was born in 1954. Plus, it's Hideo Nomo and Pat Howell birthdays both were born in 1968.
New York Mets purchased Bill Graham from the Detroit Tigers on August 31, 1967….New York Mets traded Jerry Grote to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Dan Smith and Randy Rogers on August 31, 1977….New York Mets traded Pete Harnisch to the Milwaukee Brewers for Donny Moore on August 31, 1997….New York Mets sold Tim Spehr to the Kansas City Royals on August 31, 1998.
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