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Perez stuck in slump
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Dodgers 5, Mets 1
Oliver Perez allowed at least five runs in his third straight outing. (AP)
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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Series at a glance:
NYM
NY Mets (16-14)
Lost 1
LA Dodgers 5, NY Mets 1   LAD
LA Dodgers (18-14)
Won 1
May 5, 2008
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
NY Mets
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0   1 5 1
LA Dodgers
2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 X   5 7 0
Standings thru 5/5/08  |  Recap: NYM | LAD  |  Gameday  |  Mets stats  |  Dodgers stats
NY MetsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Reyes, SS3000101.263
Church, RF3000122.310
Wright, 3B4000022.274
Beltran, CF4120010.221
Alou, LF4011011.182
Delgado, 1B3010101.216
Schneider, C4010022.295
Castillo, 2B3000104.231
Perez, P2000000.200
  a-Pagan, PH1000001.268
  Schoeneweis, P0000000.000
  Sosa, P0000000.000
Totals311514814 

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 DodgersABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Furcal, SS4111000.366
Pierre, LF3210100.324
Kemp, RF4122001.330
Kent, 2B4000002.286
  Hu, 2B0000000.226
Martin, C3021000.296
Loney, 1B2000112.270
Jones, CF3000002.158
DeWitt, 3B3111000.295
Billingsley, P2000020.100
  Beimel, P0000000.000
  a-Young, PH1000000.375
  Broxton, P0000000.000
  Saito, P0000000.000
Totals29575237 

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).

 
NY MetsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Perez (L, 2-3)6.06552334.63
Schoeneweis 1.00000001.74
Sosa 1.01000006.05
 
LA DodgersIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Billingsley (W, 2-4)6.05114404.54
Beimel 1.00000100.75
Broxton 1.00000201.93
Saito 1.00000101.88

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.

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