Marlins 4, Mets 2
Scott Schoeneweis reacts after giving up a homer in the eighth on Sunday. (Getty Images)
By Anthony DiComo / MLB.com
After Oliver Perez lasted 5 1/3 innings, Carlos Beltran gave a jolt to the Mets' postseason hopes with a two-run shot that tied the game. But it all came down to the bullpen, and back-to-back homers in the eighth dimmed hopes for the NL Wild Card.
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Florida
(84-77)
Won 1
Florida 4, NY Mets 2
Today's Boxes 9/28/08
TB 8, DET 7
NYY 6, BOS 2
TOR 10, BAL 1
PHI 8, WSH 3
HOU 3, ATL 1
MIL 3, CHC 1
CWS 5, CLE 1
MIN 6, KC 0
STL 11, CIN 4
LAA 7, TEX 0
SF 3, LAD 1
PIT 6, SD 1
ARI 2, COL 1
SEA 4, OAK 3
BOS 4, NYY 3
NY Mets
(89-73)
Lost 1
Standings thru 9/28/08  | Recap: FLA | NYM  | Gameday  | Marlins stats  | Mets stats
Florida AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Maybin , CF4 1 2 0 1 2 1 .500
Baker , C5 1 1 1 0 3 3 .297
Cantu , 3B-1B5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .276
Jacobs , 1B3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .246
b-Helms , PH-3B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .246
Uggla , 2B3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .262
Willingham , LF3 0 0 1 1 0 1 .251
Ross , RF3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .259
Amezaga , SS4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .260
Olsen , P2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .125
a-Gonzalez , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
Nelson , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gregg , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rhodes , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Hermida , PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Lindstrom , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 35 4 8 4 4 9 18
a-Grounded out for Olsen in the 7th. b-Homered for Jacobs in the 8th. c-Singled for Rhodes in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Maybin (3, Perez).HR : Helms (6, 8th inning off Schoeneweis, 0 on, 0 out), Uggla (33, 8th inning off Ayala, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Maybin 3; Baker; Cantu; Helms 4; Uggla 5; Hermida.RBI : Baker (33), Willingham (52), Helms (32), Uggla (93).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Amezaga 3; Cantu.Team LOB : 8. BASERUNNING SB : Maybin (5, 2nd base off Stokes/Castro, R).
NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Reyes, J , SS4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .296
Beltran , CF3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .284
Delgado , 1B4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .271
Wright , 3B4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300
Evans , LF2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
Chavez , LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
Martinez, R , 2B3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .211
Ayala , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Feliciano, P , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Parnell , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
d-Easley , PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .269
Church , RF4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .272
Castro, R , C2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .248
b-Murphy , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .311
Schneider , C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
Perez , P1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .105
Smith , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Cancel, R , PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .245
Stokes , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667
Schoeneweis , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Reyes, Ar , 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218
c-Anderson , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209
Castillo , 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
Totals 31 2 4 2 3 7 8
a-Walked for Smith in the 6th. b-Struck out for Castro, R in the 8th. c-Grounded out for Reyes, Ar in the 8th. d-Walked for Parnell in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Reyes, J (38, Gregg).HR : Beltran (28, 6th inning off Olsen, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Reyes, J 2; Beltran 4; Delgado; Castro, R.RBI : Beltran 2 (114).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Delgado.Team LOB : 5.
Florida IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Olsen 6.0 3 2 2 1 4 1 4.16
Nelson (W, 4-1)1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.96
Gregg (H, 4)0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.38
Rhodes (H, 25)0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.02
Lindstrom (S, 6)1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.09
Schoeneweis pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. IBB : Uggla (by Perez).Pitches-strikes : Olsen 88-59, Nelson 15-10, Gregg 18-10, Rhodes 2-2, Lindstrom 19-10, Perez 85-50, Smith 13-6, Stokes 17-10, Schoeneweis 3-2, Ayala 23-13, Feliciano, P 6-3, Parnell 5-3.Groundouts-flyouts : Olsen 6-8, Nelson 0-1, Gregg 1-0, Rhodes 0-1, Lindstrom 1-2, Perez 3-7, Smith 1-1, Stokes 1-1, Schoeneweis 0-0, Ayala 0-3, Feliciano, P 0-0, Parnell 0-1.Batters faced : Olsen 22, Nelson 3, Gregg 4, Rhodes 1, Lindstrom 4, Perez 23, Smith 3, Stokes 4, Schoeneweis 1, Ayala 6, Feliciano, P 1, Parnell 1.Inherited runners-scored : Rhodes 2-0, Smith 3-1, Feliciano, P 1-0, Parnell 1-0.Umpires : HP: Gerry Davis. 1B: Brian Gorman. 2B: Bruce Dreckman. 3B: Sam Holbrook.Weather : 71 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 4 mph, R to L.T : 3:04 (:51 delay).Att : 56,059.September 28, 2008
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner