MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
09/07/2108
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
GAME ID: 2642 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH , 2108 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets (64-74) 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 9 0
Philadelphia Phillies (80-58) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 X 5 11 0
Phillies Rally Late to Nip Mets
The first-place Philadelphia Phillies picked up another win.

The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the New York Mets, 5-4, at Citizens Bank Park. Alex Espinoza was a standout performer for Philadelphia. His 3 hits included 1 single and 2 doubles -- this in addition to the 2 runs he scored and 1 he knocked in. The 4th-place Mets have lost 4 consecutive games.

Placentia, California-born Chris Gosdin came through in the clutch. In the bottom of the eighth, with runners on 2nd and 3rd and the Phillies trailing 4-3, he hit a 2-run single to right to put Philadelphia on top.

"Both teams played hard," said Philadelphia manager John Lucidi.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hardie CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 14 47
   a-J. Battle PH, CF 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .500 0 1
J. Anderson DH 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .244 26 66
G. Goff 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .294 28 92
S. Hatcher 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .280 22 83
J. Cortes C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .264 11 31
M. Stone RF 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 .269 12 50
M. Vasquez 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .307 8 26
M. Williams LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .265 12 39
J. Bottger SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .272 13 50
Totals 33 4 9 4 5 8 16      
a - J. Battle pinch hit for J. Hardie in the 2nd

BATTING
Doubles: M. Stone (25, 4th Inning off D. Trahan, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Hatcher (22, 5th Inning off D. Trahan, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Battle 2 , S. Hatcher 3 , M. Stone 3 , M. Vasquez 2 , M. Williams
2-out RBI: J. Battle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Anderson
GIDP: J. Anderson , M. Vasquez
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hatcher-Bottger-Vasquez)
OF assists: 2 (Hardie(Baize at 3rd base), Battle(Myrick at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Sands CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .256 12 39
C. Dolan 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .263 27 78
   b-H. Quiroz PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257 12 40
Z. Baize LF, RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .311 13 52
M. Menendez 2B, 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .319 24 90
A. Espinoza DH 4 2 3 1 0 0 2 .265 4 17
M. Lewis RF, 3B 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .265 11 41
   c-J. McLaughlin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .195 2 14
   e-R. Torres RF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 2 13
D. Cruz 3B 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .246 8 42
   a-K. Myrick PR, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 6 38
   d-C. Gosdin PH, 2B 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .250 11 41
D. Martin SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .209 3 12
M. Wade C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .213 7 36
Totals 32 5 11 5 3 6 14      
a - K. Myrick pinch ran for D. Cruz in the 6th
b - H. Quiroz pinch hit for C. Dolan in the 7th
c - J. McLaughlin pinch hit for M. Lewis in the 8th
d - C. Gosdin pinch hit for K. Myrick in the 8th
e - R. Torres substituted for J. McLaughlin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Lewis (22, 2nd Inning off S. McNees, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Espinoza 2 (6, 6th Inning off S. McNees, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off G. Hormann, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Cruz (8, 4th Inning off S. McNees, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Sands , Z. Baize , M. Menendez , A. Espinoza 5 , M. Lewis 2 , D. Cruz 5 , C. Gosdin , M. Wade
2-out RBI: A. Espinoza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Espinoza , M. Wade
GIDP: H. Quiroz
Hit by Pitch: M. Menendez
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Martin-Menendez-Dolan, Martin-Menendez-Dolan)
OF assists: 1 (Lewis(Vasquez at home))
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. McNees 5.1 5 3 3 2 5 1 87 3.74   
G. Brown H (3) 0.2 3 0 0 1 0 0 23 7.23   
G. Hormann L (3-7) 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 0 12 7.15   
J. Boles BS (3) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 6.00   
C. Tresidder 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. McNees 49
Batters Faced: S. McNees 23, G. Brown 5, G. Hormann 4, J. Boles 3, C. Tresidder 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. McNees 3-7, G. Brown 1-0, G. Hormann 2-0, J. Boles 0-1, C. Tresidder 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. McNees 87-55, G. Brown 23-15, G. Hormann 12-8, J. Boles 14-9, C. Tresidder 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Brown 1-1 , G. Hormann 1-0 , J. Boles 2-2 , C. Tresidder 1-0
WP: G. Brown
Hit Batsmen: S. McNees
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Trahan 4.1 8 4 4 4 4 0 83 3.38   
J. Higashi 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 27 3.48   
D. Piedrahita W (4-5) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 25 5.22   
K. O'Brien SV (42) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Trahan 31
Batters Faced: D. Trahan 24, J. Higashi 6, D. Piedrahita 5, K. O'Brien 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Trahan 1-7, J. Higashi 3-0, D. Piedrahita 0-3, K. O'Brien 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Trahan 83-47, J. Higashi 27-13, D. Piedrahita 25-13, K. O'Brien 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Higashi 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex Espinoza
Ballpark: Citizens Bank Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 43459
Special Notes: RP Geoff Brown was injured while pitching.
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