Lo Duca tallies seven RBIs
Mets 11, Reds 7
Carlos Beltran is greeted by Ruben Gotay after his two-run homer in the sixth. (Al Behrman/AP)
By Mark Schmetzer / Special to MLB.com
Paul Lo Duca enjoyed a career night, belting a pair of three-run homers and tacking on an RBI single for a total of seven RBIs. Carlos Beltran and Shawn Green each added a pair of RBIs, carrying Oliver Perez to his 13th victory and extending the Mets' winning streak to a season-long five games.
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NY Mets
(78-60)
Won 5
NY Mets 11, Cincinnati 7
Today's Boxes 9/4/07
CWS 3, DET 1
WSH 4, FLA 3
NYY 12, SEA 3
BOS 5, TOR 3
BAL 8, TB 4
PHI 5, ATL 2
MIL 5, HOU 3
TEX 9, KC 8
LAD 6, CHC 2
CLE 7, MIN 5
STL 6, PIT 2
COL 6, SF 5
ARI 9, SD 1
LAA 4, OAK 3
Cincinnati
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Lost 5
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Standings thru 9/4/07  | Gameday  | Mets Stats  | Reds Stats
NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Reyes , SS5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .292
Gotay , 2B2 1 1 0 3 0 0 .323
Wright , 3B5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .317
Beltran , CF4 1 1 2 1 0 2 .280
Delgado , 1B5 2 3 0 0 1 4 .255
Heilman , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Schoeneweis , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Alou , LF4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .328
1-Chavez , PR-RF 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .271
Green , RF-1B5 3 3 2 0 0 1 .277
Lo Duca , C5 2 3 7 0 0 0 .269
Perez , P2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160
a-Milledge , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288
Mota , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Feliciano , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Anderson , PH-LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .309
Totals 39 11 13 11 5 2 17
a-Grounded into a fielder's choice for Perez in the 6th. b-Walked for Feliciano in the 8th. 1-Ran for Alou in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Green (28, Bray).HR : Lo Duca 2 (7, 2nd inning off Belisle, 2 on, 1 out; 8th inning off Coffey, 2 on, 0 out), Beltran (27, 6th inning off Belisle, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Gotay; Beltran 4; Delgado 3; Alou 2; Green 4; Lo Duca 9.RBI : Lo Duca 7 (41), Beltran 2 (89), Green 2 (42).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Reyes; Delgado 2.GIDP : Green.Team LOB : 6. BASERUNNING SB : Green (10, 2nd base off Coffey/Valentin).CS : Reyes (18, 2nd base by Belisle/Ross). FIELDING E : Lo Duca (7, throw).DP : (Wright-Delgado).
Cincinnati AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Hopper , CF5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .326
Keppinger , 3B5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .356
Griffey , RF3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .286
Phillips , 2B4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .290
Dunn , LF4 0 2 2 1 1 0 .266
Cantu , 1B3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .256
Gonzalez , SS2 1 0 0 2 0 4 .273
Ross , C3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .201
b-Valentin , PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .279
Belisle , P1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .073
Bray , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Majewski , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Votto, J , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Guardado , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Coffey , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Salmon , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Coats , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Burton , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 33 7 9 7 6 5 12
a-Struck out for Majewski in the 6th. b-Grounded out for Ross in the 7th. c-Struck out for Salmon in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Hopper (11, Perez), Keppinger (14, Perez).HR : Phillips (27, 9th inning off Schoeneweis, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Hopper 3; Keppinger 2; Griffey; Phillips 6; Dunn 2.RBI : Hopper (9), Dunn 2 (95), Cantu (10), Keppinger (25), Griffey (88), Phillips (82).2-out RBI : Hopper.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Keppinger 2; Gonzalez 2; Valentin.S : Belisle.SF : Cantu; Griffey.GIDP : Cantu.Team LOB : 8. BASERUNNING SB : Hopper (9, 2nd base off Mota/Lo Duca), Phillips (27, 2nd base off Perez/Lo Duca). FIELDING E : Keppinger (3, fielding).PB : Valentin (6).DP : (Phillips-Gonzalez-Cantu).
Bray pitched to 3 batters in the 6th. Coffey pitched to 4 batters in the 8th.WP : Belisle.Pitches-strikes : Perez 90-52, Mota 14-9, Feliciano 25-15, Heilman 14-11, Schoeneweis 10-6, Belisle 97-59, Bray 10-7, Majewski 14-10, Guardado 12-7, Coffey 19-11, Salmon 24-13, Burton 15-11.Ground outs-fly outs : Perez 4-10, Mota 1-1, Feliciano 3-0, Heilman 0-1, Schoeneweis 3-0, Belisle 6-9, Bray 0-0, Majewski 1-1, Guardado 1-2, Coffey 0-0, Salmon 0-2, Burton 1-1.Batters faced : Perez 25, Mota 4, Feliciano 6, Heilman 3, Schoeneweis 4, Belisle 22, Bray 3, Majewski 3, Guardado 4, Coffey 4, Salmon 5, Burton 3.Inherited runners-scored : Majewski 1-1, Salmon 1-0.Umpires : HP: Randy Marsh. 1B: Bob Davidson. 2B: Hunter Wendelstedt. 3B: Sam Holbrook.Weather : 93 degrees, clear.Wind : 6 mph, L to R.T : 3:25.Att : 20,655.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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