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First win with Friars
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Padres 8, Mets 3
Clayton Richard allowed all three of his runs in the sixth inning. (Lenny Ignelzi/AP)
Backed by an early outburst that included a four-run third inning, Clayton Richard pitched 5 2/3 innings to earn his first win with the Padres. The lefty also collected his first big league RBI in the third. Adrian Gonzalez clocked his 29th homer in the same frame.
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Series at a glance:
NYM
NY Mets (51-57)
Lost 1
San Diego 8, NY Mets 3   SD
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
Standings thru 8/6/09  |  Recap: NYM | SD  |  Gameday  |  Mets stats  |  Padres stats
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).

 
NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hernandez, L (L, 7-6) 5.0 8 7 7 4 2 1 5.08
Dessens 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.38
Redding 1.0 3 1 1 1 0 0 6.61
Green, S 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.96
 
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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