Game Wrapup


	Mets let one slip away

Phillies 5, Mets 2

Oliver Perez tossed 5 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing just three hits. (Jeff Zelevansky/MLB.com)

By Marty Noble / MLB.com

In the last Opening Day at Shea Stadium, the Mets held a late two-run lead, but the relief corps allowed three runs in the seventh, and the hosts could not rally. Carlos Delgado belted his first homer of '08, but also committed a costly error.

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Series at a glance:

Tue. 04/08: PHI 5, NYM 2
Wed. 04/09: NYM 8, PHI 2
Thu. 04/10: NYM 4, PHI 3

Philadelphia (4-4)
Won 2

Philadelphia 5, NY Mets 2

NY Mets (2-4)
Lost 3

April 8, 2008

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	5	8	0
NY Mets	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	1

Philadelphia	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Rollins, SS	5	2	2	1	0	0	2	.314
Bruntlett, SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500
Victorino, CF	4	1	2	0	1	0	2	.188
Utley, 2B	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	.357
Howard, 1B	4	0	0	1	1	1	3	.179
Burrell, LF	3	0	0	0	1	1	5	.385
Durbin, C, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
c-Jenkins, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.250
Romero, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Gordon, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Werth, RF	4	0	2	1	1	0	4	.333
Feliz, 3B	4	0	0	0	1	0	3	.222
Ruiz, C	4	1	1	0	1	0	3	.174
Moyer, P	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000
a-Dobbs, PH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111
b-Taguchi, PH-LF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
Totals	34	5	8	4	7	2	25
a-Batted for Moyer in the 7th. b-Grounded out for Dobbs in the 7th. c-Popped out for Durbin, C in the 8th.
BATTING 2B: Utley (3, Heilman). TB: Rollins 2; Victorino 2; Utley 2; Werth 2; Ruiz. RBI: Howard (3), Werth (2), Rollins (6), Utley (7). 2-out RBI: Werth. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Burrell; Victorino; Ruiz 2; Feliz; Werth 2. S: Taguchi. GIDP: Feliz. Team LOB: 13. FIELDING DP: 2 (Utley-Howard, Rollins-Howard).

NY Mets	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Reyes, SS	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	.231
Castillo, 2B	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.182
Easley, 2B	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Wright, 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.304
Beltran, CF	3	1	1	0	1	0	2	.364
Delgado, 1B	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	.375
Pagan, LF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.316
Sosa, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Heilman, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-Clark, PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000
Muniz, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Church, RF	3	0	0	1	0	0	4	.333
Schneider, C	3	0	1	0	1	1	1	.333
Perez, P	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000
Smith, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Schoeneweis, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Chavez, LF	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200
Totals	32	2	7	2	4	3	14
a-Walked for Heilman in the 8th.
BATTING 2B: Wright (4, Moyer), Beltran (7, Romero). HR: Delgado (1, 2nd inning off Moyer, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Reyes; Wright 2; Beltran 2; Delgado 5; Pagan; Schneider. RBI: Delgado (3), Church (6). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Perez 2; Beltran; Church. GIDP: Schneider; Chavez. Team LOB: 8. FIELDING E: Delgado (1, throw). PB: Schneider 2 (2). DP: (Delgado).

Philadelphia	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Moyer (W, 1-0)	6.0	4	2	2	3	1	1	4.66
Durbin, C (H, 1)	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.08
Romero (H, 1)	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0.00
Gordon (S, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12.27

NY Mets	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Perez	5.2	3	0	0	3	2	0	0.00
Smith (H, 1)	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.86
Schoeneweis (BS, 1)(L, 0-1)	0.1	2	3	1	0	0	0	5.40
Sosa	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	7.71
Heilman	1.0	2	2	2	3	0	0	7.20
Muniz	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Balk: Perez.
IBB: Schneider (by Moyer), Howard (by Heilman).
HBP: Church (by Moyer), Utley (by Perez), Utley (by Perez), Utley (by Schoeneweis).
Pitches-strikes: Moyer 93-56, Durbin, C 6-5, Romero 25-15, Gordon 11-9, Perez 94-51, Smith 7-3, Schoeneweis 21-13, Sosa 14-10, Heilman 29-12, Muniz 7-4.
Ground outs-fly outs: Moyer 11-6, Durbin, C 2-1, Romero 2-0, Gordon 1-1, Perez 8-7, Smith 1-0, Schoeneweis 1-0, Sosa 0-2, Heilman 1-2, Muniz 1-2.
Batters faced: Moyer 25, Durbin, C 4, Romero 5, Gordon 3, Perez 24, Smith 2, Schoeneweis 5, Sosa 3, Heilman 8, Muniz 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Smith 2-0, Sosa 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Doug Eddings. 1B: Lance Barksdale. 2B: Ted Barrett. 3B: James Hoye.
Weather: 50 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 12 mph, In from LF.
T: 3:18.
Att: 56,350.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

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