Braves 11, Mets 5
John Maine allowed four runs on eight hits on Saturday. (Reuters)
By Marty Noble / MLB.com
New York fell into an early hole after John Maine allowed four runs over four frames. The Mets scored a pair on a strange sequence in the fifth after a reversal of a double-play call, but it was inconsequential as they dropped the series opener.
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Series at a glance:
Fri. 04/04:
PPD
Sat. 04/05:
ATL 11, NYM 5
Sun. 04/06:
ATL 3, NYM 1
NY Mets
(2-2)
Lost 1
Atlanta 11, NY Mets 5
Today's Boxes 4/5/08
CHC 9, HOU 7
MIL 5, SF 4
TB 6, NYY 3
TOR 10, BOS 2
CIN 4, PHI 3
STL 5, WSH 4
MIN 6, KC 4
CWS 5, DET 3
SD 4, LAD 1
OAK 6, CLE 1
BAL 6, SEA 4
FLA 7, PIT 3
ARI 7, COL 2
LAA 2, TEX 1
Atlanta
(2-3)
Won 1
April 5, 2008
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Standings thru 4/5/08  | Recap: NYM | ATL  | Gameday  | Mets stats  | Braves stats
NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Reyes , SS5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .294
Castillo , 2B5 0 0 1 0 1 4 .235
Wright , 3B4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .353
Beltran , CF4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .438
Delgado , 1B4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .313
Church , RF4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .412
Pagan , LF3 1 1 2 0 0 2 .385
Schneider , C4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .357
Maine , P1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
a-Clark , PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Smith , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Schoeneweis , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Chavez , PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Sosa , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Figueroa , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Anderson , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Totals 36 5 10 5 0 5 18
a-Hit by pitch for Maine in the 5th. b-Singled for Schoeneweis in the 7th. c-Lined out for Figueroa in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Beltran (6, Ring), Delgado (1, Ring).TB : Reyes; Beltran 3; Delgado 3; Church 2; Pagan; Schneider; Chavez.RBI : Pagan 2 (6), Reyes (5), Castillo (1), Delgado (2).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Wright 4; Pagan.SF : Pagan.Team LOB : 6. FIELDING Outfield assists : Church (Kotsay at 2nd base).
Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Escobar , SS3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .316
Kotsay , CF5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .286
Jones, C , 3B5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .478
Teixeira , 1B3 2 2 1 2 1 0 .182
McCann , C3 2 1 1 1 0 4 .294
Francoeur , RF5 1 3 3 0 1 2 .348
Diaz , LF5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .273
Prado , 2B3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .286
Hudson , P2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000
a-Gotay , PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Moylan , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Johnson , PH 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .429
Ring , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Soriano , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 36 11 15 11 5 8 14
a-Singled for Hudson in the 6th. b-Homered for Moylan in the 7th.
BATTING 2B : McCann (1, Sosa), Francoeur (1, Figueroa).HR : Johnson (1, 7th inning off Sosa, 3 on, 2 out).TB : Kotsay 2; Jones, C 3; Teixeira 2; McCann 2; Francoeur 4; Diaz; Prado; Gotay; Johnson 4.RBI : McCann (4), Francoeur 3 (4), Diaz (5), Teixeira (3), Kotsay (1), Johnson 4 (4).2-out RBI : Francoeur 3; Diaz; Teixeira; Johnson 4.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Francoeur; Escobar; Prado; McCann; Diaz.S : Escobar.SF : McCann.Team LOB : 8. BASERUNNING SB : Prado (1, 2nd base off Maine/Schneider).
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hudson (W, 1-0)6.0 6 3 3 0 4 0 3.46
Moylan (H, 2)1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.00
Ring 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 0 9.00
Soriano 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
HBP : Clark (by Hudson).Pitches-strikes : Maine 96-59, Smith 14-9, Schoeneweis 5-5, Sosa 30-15, Figueroa 20-12, Hudson 104-67, Moylan 15-10, Ring 20-13, Soriano 17-12.Ground outs-fly outs : Maine 1-6, Smith 2-1, Schoeneweis 0-1, Sosa 0-1, Figueroa 2-1, Hudson 13-1, Moylan 2-1, Ring 2-1, Soriano 0-2.Batters faced : Maine 23, Smith 5, Schoeneweis 2, Sosa 7, Figueroa 6, Hudson 25, Moylan 5, Ring 5, Soriano 3.Inherited runners-scored : Schoeneweis 1-1.Umpires : HP: Sam Holbrook. 1B: Gerry Davis. 2B: Brian Gorman. 3B: Bruce Dreckman.Weather : 62 degrees, rain.Wind : 2 mph, Varies.T : 3:27.Att : 36,130.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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