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Not a good start
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Braves 5, Mets 3
Oliver Perez allowed three runs and struck out six in six innings, but picked up no decision. (AP)
By Marty Noble / MLB.com
The Mets' second half started off inauspiciously. A three-run fourth inning, thanks to Gary Sheffield's RBI single, ex-Brave Jeff Francoeur's RBI groundout and Daniel Murphy's RBI double, gave them a one-run lead, but starter Oliver Perez gave it up, and the bullpen allowed the winning run to score in the seventh.
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Series at a glance:
NYM
NY Mets (42-46)
Lost 1 		Atlanta 5, NY Mets 3   ATL
Atlanta (44-45)
Won 1
July 16, 2009
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
NY Mets
 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0   3 6 0
Atlanta
 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 X   5 10 1
Standings thru 7/16/09  |  Recap: NYM | ATL  |  Gameday  |  Mets stats  |  Braves stats
NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pagan, CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .305
Castillo, L, 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .289
Wright, D, 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .323
Sheffield, LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .284
Francoeur, RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .252
Murphy, Dn, 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .248
Cora, SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241
Schneider, C 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .224
Perez, O, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .300
  a-Tatis, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
  Feliciano, P, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Parnell, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Misch, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Stokes, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Reed, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .289
Totals 32 3 6 3 3 5 10  

a-Popped out for Perez, O in the 7th. b-Struck out for Stokes in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Murphy, Dn (12, Lowe, D).
TB: Pagan; Castillo, L 2; Wright, D; Sheffield; Murphy, Dn 2.
RBI: Sheffield (36), Francoeur (38), Murphy, Dn (29).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Pagan; Perez, O; Castillo, L; Reed.
S: Perez, O.
Team RISP: 2-for-8.
Team LOB: 6.
 
Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
McLouth, CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .266
Prado, 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .328
Jones, C, 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .289
McCann, C 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .298
Escobar, Y, SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 3 .294
Anderson, G, LF 4 1 3 1 0 1 1 .280
  1-Church, PR-RF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .274
Diaz, M, RF-LF 3 0 1 1 0 2 2 .302
Kotchman, 1B 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 .276
Lowe, D, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .167
  Acosta, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Conrad, PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .355
  Moylan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Norton, PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .116
  Soriano, R, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 32 5 10 5 5 7 19  

a-Walked for Acosta in the 7th. b-Singled for Moylan in the 8th.
1-Ran for Anderson, G in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Diaz, M (10, Perez, O).
HR: Escobar, Y (8, 2nd inning off Perez, O, 0 on, 1 out), Anderson, G (6, 2nd inning off Perez, O, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Prado; Jones, C; McCann; Escobar, Y 4; Anderson, G 6; Diaz, M 2; Kotchman; Norton.
RBI: Escobar, Y (45), Anderson, G (33), Diaz, M (23), Jones, C (42), Norton (4).
2-out RBI: Diaz, M.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lowe, D; Kotchman; Escobar, Y; Prado.
S: Diaz, M.
Team RISP: 3-for-10.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
CS: Prado (2, 2nd base by Perez, O/Schneider).

FIELDING
E: Jones, C (14, fielding).
DP: (Prado-Kotchman).
 
NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Perez, O 6.0 5 3 3 4 6 2 7.99
Feliciano, P (L, 2-3) 0.1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2.75
Parnell 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.37
Misch 1.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 3.68
Stokes 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.89
 
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lowe, D 6.0 5 3 3 3 2 0 4.40
Acosta (W, 1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.15
Moylan (H, 15) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.50
Soriano, R (S, 13) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.44

Parnell pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

WP: Acosta.
IBB: Kotchman (by Perez, O), Schneider (by Lowe, D).
Pitches-strikes: Perez, O 101-58, Feliciano, P 11-7, Parnell 7-3, Misch 21-15, Stokes 2-2, Lowe, D 112-62, Acosta 10-6, Moylan 15-10, Soriano, R 17-13.
Groundouts-flyouts: Perez, O 3-8, Feliciano, P 0-1, Parnell 0-0, Misch 2-1, Stokes 1-0, Lowe, D 9-6, Acosta 1-2, Moylan 1-1, Soriano, R 0-1.
Batters faced: Perez, O 26, Feliciano, P 2, Parnell 2, Misch 7, Stokes 1, Lowe, D 25, Acosta 4, Moylan 3, Soriano, R 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Parnell 1-1, Misch 2-0, Stokes 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Lance Barksdale. 1B: Randy Marsh. 2B: Dan Iassogna. 3B: Marvin Hudson.
Weather: 84 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, L to R.
T: 2:57.
Att: 32,736.
July 16, 2009

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