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Vargas veers south
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Braves 6, Mets 2
Claudio Vargas allowed four runs over five frames on Tuesday. (John Bazemore/AP)
Claudio Vargas got off to a sluggish start after a lengthy rain delay in Game 2 of a doubleheader, but the Mets couldn't do much to help out the right-hander, as they collected just three hits off Braves starter Jorge Campillo in the nightcap.
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Series at a glance:
NYM
NY Mets (22-21)
Lost 2
Atlanta 6, NY Mets 2   ATL
Atlanta (24-21)
Won 3
May 20, 2008
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
NY Mets
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0   2 8 0
Atlanta
1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 X   6 9 0
Standings thru 5/20/08  |  Recap: NYM | ATL  |  Gameday  |  Mets stats  |  Braves stats
NY MetsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Reyes, SS4021010.272
Anderson, LF4000012.196
Wright, 3B4010000.281
Beltran, CF4010001.253
Church, RF4020020.311
Easley, 2B4000013.209
Delgado, 1B2100120.222
Castro, C3111000.125
Vargas, P1000010.000
  a-Chavez, PH1000010.170
  Feliciano, P0000000.000
  Sanchez, P0000000.000
  b-Alou, PH1010000.348
  Wise, P0000000.000
Totals32282196 

a-Struck out for Vargas in the 6th. b-Singled for Sanchez in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Castro (1, Boyer).
TB: Reyes 2; Wright; Beltran; Church 2; Castro 2; Alou.
RBI: Castro (1), Reyes (19).
2-out RBI: Castro; Reyes.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Anderson.
GIDP: Easley 2.
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING
CS: Reyes (5, 2nd base by Campillo/Miller).

 
AtlantaABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Escobar, SS5120000.315
Infante, CF-LF4110101.308
Jones, C, 3B4121002.409
Teixeira, 1B2111200.264
Johnson, 2B3012015.281
Diaz, LF4000017.259
  Acosta, P0000000.000
Blanco, RF3000001.289
Miller, C4110002.105
Campillo, P2000000.000
  a-Norton, PH1000002.303
  Bennett, P0000000.000
  Boyer, P0000000.000
  Kotsay, CF1112000.303
Totals336963220 

a-Grounded out for Campillo in the 6th.

BATTING
2B: Jones, C (10, Vargas), Infante (2, Sanchez).
3B: Johnson (2, Vargas).
HR: Kotsay (4, 8th inning off Wise, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Escobar 2; Infante 2; Jones, C 3; Teixeira; Johnson 3; Miller; Kotsay 4.
RBI: Jones, C (33), Teixeira (23), Johnson 2 (20), Kotsay 2 (21).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Diaz 3; Blanco; Norton.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Escobar-Teixeira, Acosta-Escobar-Teixeira).

 
NY MetsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Vargas (L, 0-2)5.05442104.76
Feliciano 1.00000101.84
Sanchez 1.02001005.27
Wise 1.02220016.75
 
AtlantaIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Campillo (W, 1-0)6.03000700.99
Bennett 1.00000103.25
Boyer 0.22221104.50
Acosta (S, 3)1.13000003.13

IBB: Teixeira (by Sanchez).
HBP: Johnson (by Feliciano), Blanco (by Feliciano).
Pitches-strikes: Vargas 66-43, Feliciano 13-7, Sanchez 16-9, Wise 18-14, Campillo 78-54, Bennett 14-10, Boyer 23-14, Acosta 16-11.
Ground outs-fly outs: Vargas 6-8, Feliciano 1-1, Sanchez 2-1, Wise 1-2, Campillo 5-5, Bennett 2-0, Boyer 0-1, Acosta 4-0.
Batters faced: Vargas 22, Feliciano 5, Sanchez 6, Wise 5, Campillo 19, Bennett 3, Boyer 5, Acosta 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Acosta 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Paul Emmel. 1B: James Hoye. 2B: Jerry Meals. 3B: Kevin Causey.
Weather: 65 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 12 mph, L to R.
T: 2:30 (1:39 delay).
Att: 25,590.

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