Padres 8, Mets 3
Jeff Francoeur is unable to come up with a diving catch in the first inning. (Lenny Ignelzi/AP)
By Marty Noble / MLB.com
Starter Livan Hernandez allowed six runs in the first three innings, putting the Mets in a hole out of which they couldn't climb. Their sixth loss in the past eight contests left the Mets 11 games out of first place in the National League East -- a season-high deficit.
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NY Mets
(51-57)
Lost 1
San Diego 8, NY Mets 3
Today's Boxes 8/6/09
CLE 2, MIN 1
WSH 12, FLA 8
DET 7, BAL 3
PHI 3, COL 1
LAA 9, CWS 5
TEX 6, OAK 4
ARI 11, PIT 6
NYY 13, BOS 6
KC 8, SEA 2
LAD 5, ATL 4
San Diego
(45-65)
Won 1
August 6, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
NY Mets
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
3
8
1
San Diego
2
0
4
0
1
0
1
0
X
8
12
2
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NY Mets
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Pagan , CF
5
0
1
0
0
2
1
.305
Cora , 2B
4
1
1
0
1
1
3
.256
Wright, D , 3B
3
1
0
0
1
2
1
.326
Francoeur , RF
4
1
1
0
0
1
0
.257
Tatis , LF
4
0
2
1
0
1
0
.250
Murphy, Dn , 1B
4
0
2
0
0
0
2
.253
Santos , C
3
0
0
0
1
0
4
.269
Berroa , SS
4
0
0
0
0
2
1
.143
Hernandez, L , P
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
.132
Dessens , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
a-Reed , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.257
Redding , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.071
Green, S , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
b-Sullivan , PH
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
.265
Totals
34
3
8
1
4
9
12
a-Grounded out for Dessens in the 7th. b-Singled for Green, S in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Tatis (13, Richard).TB : Pagan; Cora; Francoeur; Tatis 3; Murphy, Dn 2; Sullivan.RBI :
Tatis (26).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Santos 2; Cora.GIDP : Murphy, Dn.Team RISP :
2-for-9.Team LOB : 8. FIELDING E : Cora (7, fielding).DP : (Redding-Santos-Murphy,
Dn).
San Diego
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Gwynn , CF
4
1
1
1
1
1
4
.288
Eckstein , 2B
4
2
1
0
1
0
6
.266
Gonzalez, Ad , 1B
4
1
1
3
0
0
0
.251
Kouzmanoff , 3B
5
0
2
1
0
0
0
.247
Venable , RF
4
1
0
0
1
0
2
.258
Headley , LF
2
2
1
0
2
0
0
.249
Blanco, H , C
4
1
3
1
0
0
2
.211
Cabrera, E , SS
4
0
1
1
0
0
3
.269
Richard , P
3
0
1
1
0
1
1
.250
Gregerson , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
a-Salazar, O , PH
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
.367
Adams, M , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Mujica , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
Totals
35
8
12
8
5
2
18
a-Singled for Gregerson in the 7th.
BATTING 2B : Eckstein (19, Hernandez, L), Blanco, H (6, Hernandez, L).HR : Gonzalez, Ad (29, 3rd
inning off Hernandez, L, 1 on, 0 out).TB : Gwynn; Eckstein 2; Gonzalez, Ad 4; Kouzmanoff 2; Headley; Blanco, H
4; Cabrera, E; Richard; Salazar, O.RBI : Gonzalez, Ad 3 (64), Kouzmanoff (60), Cabrera, E (15), Richard (1), Blanco,
H (11), Gwynn (11).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Blanco, H; Eckstein 2; Gwynn.SF : Gonzalez,
Ad.GIDP : Eckstein.Team RISP : 4-for-12.Team LOB : 9. FIELDING E :
Cabrera, E (7, fielding), Gwynn (7, fielding).DP : 2 (Cabrera, E-Eckstein, Eckstein-Cabrera, E-Gonzalez, Ad).
San Diego
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Richard (W, 5-3)
5.2
5
3
3
4
5
0
4.49
Gregerson
1.1
1
0
0
0
1
0
2.98
Adams, M
1.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0.82
Mujica
1.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
3.59
Pitches-strikes : Hernandez, L 109-62, Dessens 15-8, Redding 23-13, Green, S 8-5, Richard 99-60, Gregerson 20-13, Adams,
M 15-9, Mujica 13-11.Groundouts-flyouts : Hernandez, L 7-2, Dessens 1-2, Redding 2-0, Green, S 3-0, Richard 8-1,
Gregerson 1-1, Adams, M 1-0, Mujica 0-1.Batters faced : Hernandez, L 28, Dessens 4, Redding 6, Green, S 3, Richard
25, Gregerson 5, Adams, M 4, Mujica 4.Inherited runners-scored : Gregerson 1-0.Umpires : HP: Angel Hernandez.
1B: Marvin Hudson. 2B: Lance Barksdale. 3B: Randy Marsh.Weather : 69 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 11
mph, L to R.T : 2:33.Att : 18,880.August 6, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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