New York rallies past rivals
Mets 5, Phillies 4
Alay Soler fanned five and walked four in his first big-league outing. (Kathy Willens/AP)
By Chris Girandola / MLB.com
Making his Major League debut, Alay Soler settled down after allowing three runs -- two earned -- in the first, tossing five shutout innings as his teammates rallied past the Phillies. Carlos Beltran and David Wright homered, with Wright adding a tiebreaking single in the seventh. Chris Woodward and Jose Valentin each drove in a run.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: May 24, 2006
Philadelphia
(23-22)
Lost 2
NY Mets 5, Philadelphia 4
Today's Boxes 5/24/06
FLA 9, CHC 3
CLE 11, MIN 0
LAA 8, TEX 5
STL 10, SF 4
ARI 8, PIT 7
WSH 5, HOU 1
NYY 8, BOS 6
TB 10, TOR 8
MIL 6, CIN 2
CWS 3, OAK 2
DET 6, KC 3
ATL 10, SD 6
SEA 7, BAL 4
LAD 7, COL 1
NY Mets
(28-17)
Won 3
May 24, 2006
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Standings thru 5/24/06  | Gameday  | Phillies Stats  | Mets Stats
Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Rollins , SS4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .242
Utley , 2B4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .314
Abreu , RF4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .275
Burrell , LF4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .287
Howard , 1B4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .290
Victorino , CF4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .354
Bell , 3B3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .270
Fasano , C3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .242
a-Nunez , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .170
Ruiz , C0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138
Lieber , P1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000
Cormier , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Franklin , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Dellucci , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237
Fultz , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 33 4 7 3 4 7 17
a-Popped out for Fasano in the 8th. b-Grounded out for Franklin in the 8th.
BATTING HR : Burrell (12, 7th inning off Feliciano, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Rollins; Utley; Burrell 5; Howard; Victorino; Fasano.RBI : Burrell 2 (34), Howard (36).2-out RBI : Burrell.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Fasano; Abreu; Rollins; Dellucci.S : Lieber; Bell.Team LOB : 8. FIELDING Outfield assists : Victorino (Castro at 3rd base).
NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Reyes , SS5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .245
Valentin , RF4 0 0 1 0 1 1 .235
Wagner , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Beltran , CF4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .269
Delgado , 1B3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .274
Wright , 3B4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .322
Floyd , LF3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .212
Castro , C2 0 1 0 1 0 3 .269
Woodward , 2B2 0 1 1 1 1 1 .289
Feliciano , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Franco , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .280
Heilman , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Chavez , RF0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
Soler , P2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
a-Matsui , PH-2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .227
Totals 32 5 10 5 4 6 14
a-Grounded out for Soler in the 6th. b-Struck out for Feliciano in the 7th.
BATTING 3B : Reyes (6, Lieber).HR : Beltran (13, 1st inning off Lieber, 0 on, 2 out), Wright (8, 3rd inning off Lieber, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Reyes 3; Beltran 5; Delgado; Wright 6; Floyd; Castro; Woodward.RBI : Beltran (32), Wright 2 (31), Woodward (8), Valentin (10).2-out RBI : Beltran; Wright; Woodward.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Castro 2; Reyes; Franco 2.SF : Valentin.Team LOB : 9. FIELDING E : Woodward (3, fielding).
NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Soler 6.0 5 3 2 4 5 0 3.00
Feliciano (BS, 2)(W, 1-0)1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 1.23
Heilman (H, 9)1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.98
Wagner (S, 10)1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.09
HBP : Castro (by Franklin).Pitches-strikes : Lieber 113-70, Cormier 18-12, Franklin 8-5, Fultz 17-11, Soler 102-61, Feliciano 18-10, Heilman 14-9, Wagner 13-7.Ground outs-fly outs : Lieber 7-7, Cormier 0-2, Franklin 0-0, Fultz 1-0, Soler 7-6, Feliciano 0-1, Heilman 2-1, Wagner 1-2.Batters faced : Lieber 28, Cormier 5, Franklin 2, Fultz 3, Soler 28, Feliciano 4, Heilman 4, Wagner 3.Inherited runners-scored : Franklin 2-0.Umpires : HP: Jerry Meals. 1B: Andy Fletcher. 2B: Mike Reilly. 3B: Jeff Kellogg.Weather : 73 degrees, clear.Wind : 6 mph, Out to RF.T : 2:50.Att : 32,094.
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