Game 45: New York Mets 2 vs. Atlanta Braves 4
The New York Mets (22-22) are playing Game 45 of the 2008 Regular Season against the Atlanta Braves (25-21) at Turner Field. It’s the final game of the four-game series. The game began at 7:00 p.m., and it was aired on SNY.
Mets Lineup: Reyes, Castillo, Wright, Beltran, Delgado, Anderson, Schneider, Chavez, Santana.
Braves Lineup: Infante, Kotsay, Jones, Teixeira, Francoeur, McCann, Diaz, Johnson, Hudson.
At the Plate
Tim Hudson (6-3) was the starting pitcher for the Braves. In the Top of the 1st, Hudson pitched a 1-2-3 inning. Hudson gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 1 SO in the 1st Inning. In the Top of the 2nd, Carlos Beltran belted a solo shot to deep right field. Carlos Delgado hit an opposite field homer to deep left on the very next pitch by Hudson (The Carlos’ were in the lineup back-to-back, and they hit back-to-back homers). Anderson dropped a bunt down towards third, and McCann made the out at first. Hudson caught Schneider looking at strike three. Chavez hit a two-out opposite field bloop double to left. Santana grounded to short, and Infante made the out at first to end the inning. Hudson gave up 3 Hits, 2 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 1 SO in the 2nd Inning. In the Top of the 3rd, Hudson retired the side with three ground balls. Hudson gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 3rd Inning. In the Top of the 4th, Hudson retired the side for the second inning in a row. Hudson gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 1 SO in the 4th Inning. In the Top of the 5th, Hudson now retired the side for the third straight inning. Hudson gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 1 SO in the 5th Inning. Hudson gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 5th Inning. In the Top of the 6th, Castillo lined a one-out single into left field. Wright grounded to second, and the Braves turned the inning ending double play. Hudson gave up 1 Hit, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 6th Inning. In the Top of the 7th, Beltran grounded a leadoff single up the middle. With Delgado at the plate, Beltran beat the throw as he stole second. Delgado popped up to center, and Kotsay made the catch so Beltran stayed put. Anderson grounded to short, and Beltran got caught in a rundown but bought enough time to allow Anderson to get to second. Schneider grounded out to second leaving Anderson stranded on second. Hudson gave up 1 Hit, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 7th Inning. In the Top of the 8th, Church lined a pinch hit leadoff single into right. Reyes grounded the ball down the third base line, and McCann misfielded it so Reyes beat it out and Church advanced to second. Castillo grounded to the pitcher, and the Braves turned the inning ending double play. Hudson gave up 1 Hit, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 8th Inning. Hudson left the game after pitching 8.0 Innings allowing 7 Hits, 2 Runs, 2 ER, 0 BBs, and he had 4 SOs.
Cox replaced Hudson with Manny Acosta to begin the Top of the 9th. Wright lined a leadoff single into left. Beltran lined to second, and Wright got doubled up diving back to first. Acosta gave up 1 Hit, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 9th Inning.
Cox replaced Acosta with Will Ohman with two outs in the Top of the 9th. Delgado lined out to center to end the game. gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 9th Inning.
On the Mound
Johan Santana (5-2) was the starting pitcher for the Mets. In the Bottom of the 1st, Kotsay grounded a one-out single up the middle. Jones grounded to short, and the Mets turned the inning ending double play. Santana gave up 1 Hit, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 1st Inning. In the Bottom of the 2nd, Teixeira hit a high chopper in front of the plate which caused Schneider (Error on Brian Schneider) to misfield it so the Braves have a leadoff runner. Francoeur lined out to the left, and Anderson hit the wall as he made the catch. McCann flied out to right. Diaz grounded a two-out single through the hole on the right side, and Teixeira advanced to second. Kelly Johnson grounded to second, and Castillo dove to make the stop and threw the ball offline to Schneider as Mark Teixeira came home and Diaz went to third. Santana got Hudson looking at strike three to end the inning leaving two runners on the corners. Santana gave up 2 Hits, 1 Run, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 2nd Inning. In the Bottom of the 3rd, Jones grounded a two-out single through the hole on the right side. Teixeira grounded a two-out single through the hole on the left side, and Jones went to second. Francoeur lined out to left to end the inning. Santana gave up 2 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 3rd Inning. In the Bottom of the 4th, Johnson dropped a two-out single into shallow center. Hudson grounded back to the pitcher, and Santana made the out at first to end the inning. Santana gave up 1 Hit, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 4th Inning. In the Bottom of the 5th, Santana pitched a 1-2-3 inning. Santana gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 5th Inning. In the Bottom of the 6th, McCann grounded a two-out single up the middle. Diaz grounded to third, and Wright got the force out at second to end the inning. Santana gave up 1 Hit, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, an he had 0 SOs in the 6th Inning. In the Bottom of the 7th, Johnson lined a leadoff double into center. Hudson dropped down a bunt towards third, and Santana made the out at first as Johnson advanced to third. Omar Infante hit a one-out RBI single into center which scored Kelly Johnson. With Kotsay in the batters box, Santana threw a wild pitch so Infante went to second. Kotsay grounded a one-out single through the hole on the right side, and Infante advanced to third. Chipper Jones lined a RBI single into right so Omar Infante scored and Kotsay went first to third. Mark Teixeira lined an RBI single into left which scored Mark Kotsay and Jones advanced to second. Francoeur grounded to the pitcher, and the Mets turned the inning ending double play. Santana gave up 5 Hits, 3 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 7th Inning. Santana left the game after pitching 7.0 Innings allowing 12 Hits, 4 Runs, 3 ER, 0 BBs, and he had 1 SO.
Randolph replaced Santana with Pedro Feliciano to begin the Bottom of the 8th. Feliciano pitched a 1-2-3 inning to give the Mets one more shot down two runs. Feliciano gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 2 SOs in the 8th Inning.
Final Score: New York Mets 2 - Atlanta Braves 4. The MLB.com Box Score is attached. Johan Santana (5-3) got the loss and Tim Hudson (7-3) got the win.
Game Notes:
- The Carlos‘ hit back-to-back solo shots in the 2nd Inning.
- Santana gave up 12 Hits which is the most in his MLB career.
- The Mets were unable to manufacture runs in the 7th, 8th, and 9th Innings when runners were in scoring position.
- The Braves were able to manufacture 3 runs in the 7th Inning which was enough for them.
Series Notes:
- The Braves swept the Mets in this 4-game series.
- The Braves have outscored the Mets 27-9 in this series, which is pathetic.
Other Notes:
- Since May 1st, this is the Mets trend: w-l-w-l-l-w-w-l-w-l-w-l-l-w-w-l-l-l-l.
- It is the first time this month that the Mets lost 4 straight games.
- The Mets are now under .500 with a 22-23 record.
