Dodgers 5, Mets 1
Oliver Perez allowed at least five runs in his third straight outing. (AP)
By Anthony DiComo / MLB.com
Oliver Perez's rough spell continued against the Dodgers, allowing three homers in the series opener. The Mets have now lost five of Perez's seven starts. Moises Alou drove in New York's lone run with an RBI single off winner Chad Billingsley.
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NY Mets
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LA Dodgers 5, NY Mets 1
Today's Boxes 5/5/08
BOS 6, DET 3
TOR 1, CWS 0
CIN 5, CHC 3
LAA 4, KC 0
STL 6, COL 5
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OAK 2, BAL 1
SEA 7, TEX 3
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NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Reyes , SS3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .263
Church , RF3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .310
Wright , 3B4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .274
Beltran , CF4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .221
Alou , LF4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .182
Delgado , 1B3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .216
Schneider , C4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .295
Castillo , 2B3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .231
Perez , P2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
a-Pagan , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268
Schoeneweis , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Sosa , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 1 5 1 4 8 14
a-Flied out for Perez in the 7th.
BATTING 2B : Delgado (5, Billingsley).3B : Beltran (1, Billingsley).TB : Beltran 4; Alou; Delgado 2; Schneider.RBI : Alou (1).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Castillo 3; Wright.GIDP : Delgado.Team LOB : 7. BASERUNNING SB : Reyes (10, 2nd base off Billingsley/Martin). FIELDING E : Schneider (1, throw).DP : (Wright-Castillo-Delgado).
LA Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Furcal , SS4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .366
Pierre , LF3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .324
Kemp , RF4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .330
Kent , 2B4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286
Hu , 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
Martin , C3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .296
Loney , 1B2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .270
Jones , CF3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .158
DeWitt , 3B3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .295
Billingsley , P2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .100
Beimel , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Young , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375
Broxton , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Saito , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 29 5 7 5 2 3 7
a-Grounded out for Beimel in the 7th.
BATTING HR : Furcal (5, 1st inning off Perez, 0 on, 0 out), DeWitt (1, 5th inning off Perez, 0 on, 0 out), Kemp (3, 5th inning off Perez, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Furcal 4; Pierre; Kemp 5; Martin 2; DeWitt 4.RBI : Furcal (16), Martin (14), DeWitt (14), Kemp 2 (24).2-out RBI : Martin; Kemp 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Jones.GIDP : Jones.Team LOB : 2. BASERUNNING SB : Pierre (10, 2nd base off Perez/Schneider), Martin (3, 2nd base off Perez/Schneider).CS : Kemp (2, 2nd base by Sosa/Schneider). FIELDING DP : (Furcal-Loney).
Billingsley pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. Pitches-strikes : Perez 95-56, Schoeneweis 16-11, Sosa 14-9, Billingsley 96-56, Beimel 9-7, Broxton 12-7, Saito 12-8.Ground outs-fly outs : Perez 8-7, Schoeneweis 2-1, Sosa 0-2, Billingsley 12-2, Beimel 0-2, Broxton 0-1, Saito 2-0.Batters faced : Perez 25, Schoeneweis 3, Sosa 3, Billingsley 26, Beimel 3, Broxton 3, Saito 3.Inherited runners-scored : Beimel 1-0.Umpires : HP: Adrian Johnson. 1B: Tim Tschida. 2B: Jim Joyce. 3B: Jeff Nelson.Weather : 60 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 7 mph, Out to CF.T : 2:38.Att : 44,181.
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