May 25, 2008 New York Mets at Colorado Rockies Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 3
LAA 2 TEX 2
@CLE 1
(10) MIN 6
@DET 1 NYY 6
SEA 5 OAK 6
BOS 3 TBR 5
BAL 4 TOR 3
KCR 1 ARI 9
@ATL 3 COL 4
NYM 1 FLA 8
SFG 6 FLA 5
SFG 4 PHI 15
@HOU 6 LAD 4
STL 3
(10) PIT 6
CHC 5
(11) SDP 12
CIN 9
(18) WSN 7
MIL 6

Standings at end of play this day

Coors Field, Attendance: 42,123

Sunday, May 25, 2008, 3:05pm
Time of Game: 2:28

Mets

23-25

Lost 1

4th, 5½ GB

Jerry Manuel

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  4  2
Rockies         0  0  0   3  0  1   0  0  X    4  3  1

W: A Cook (7-3), L: J Maine (5-4)

Rockies

20-30

Won 1

3rd, 10 GB

Clint Hurdle

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Reyes SS                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .272  .765   13    2   4   
L Castillo 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .675   18    2   2   GDP
D Wright 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .277  .882   17    0   0   
C Beltran CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .256  .800   15    2   0   
C Delgado 1B                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .219  .693   11    8   0   
B Schneider C                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .266  .661    8    8   1   
N Evans LF                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.500   11    1   0   
  R Church PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .311  .908    4    0   0   
  S Schoeneweis P             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Wise P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
E Chavez RF                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .188  .454   12    1   0   
J Maine P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .105  .255    8    0   2   SH
  F Tatis LF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .364 1.053    1    0   0   
Totals                       29   1   4   1    1   3              118   24   9

BATTING

SH: J Maine (4, off A Cook).

TB: C Beltran; E Chavez; J Reyes; B Schneider.

GIDP: L Castillo (6).

RBI: J Reyes (21).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Reyes-L Castillo-C Delgado.

E: C Delgado (6); J Reyes (6).

BASERUNNING

PO: J Reyes (1st base by A Cook).

Colorado Rockies             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Podsednik CF-LF             3   0   0   0    1   1  .265  .705   20    3   0   CS,GDP
J Herrera 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .606   25    4   4   
T Helton 1B                   3   2   1   0    1   0  .272  .785   22   14   0   2B
R Spilborghs LF-RF            4   1   0   0    0   1  .291  .813   13    0   0   
S Smith RF                    2   1   1   3    1   1  .167  .953   16    1   0   HR
  C Sullivan CF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   0   
I Stewart 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .167  .453   12    0   3   
Y Torrealba C                 2   0   0   1    0   0  .216  .594   12    3   0   SF
O Quintanilla SS              2   0   0   0    1   2  .250  .624   16    2   7   
A Cook P                      1   0   0   0    1   1  .227  .519   11    0   3   SH
Totals                       25   4   3   4    5   8              152   27  17

BATTING

2B: T Helton (10, off J Maine).

HR: S Smith (1, off J Maine; 4th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

SF: Y Torrealba (1, off J Maine).

SH: A Cook (5, off J Maine).

TB: S Smith 4; T Helton 2; I Stewart.

GIDP: S Podsednik (3).

RBI: S Smith 3 (3); Y Torrealba (12).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Cook-O Quintanilla-T Helton.

E: I Stewart (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: S Podsednik (1, 2nd base by J Maine/B Schneider).

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Maine, L (5-4)               6     3   4   3    4   8   1   3.41   26  121-73   35·20·18    6· 5· 3· 0     56    -     0.92  -0.16
S Schoeneweis                  1.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   1.42    4   21-11    5· 0· 6    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.22   0.02
M Wise                         0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   6.00    2    7-4     2· 1· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.09   0.00
Totals                         8     3   4   3    5   8   1          32  149-88   42·21·25    9· 7· 3· 0           -

Colorado Rockies              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Cook, W (7-3)                9     4   1   1    1   3   0   2.82   31  118-72   48· 6·18   17· 5· 5· 0     77    -     0.94   0.37
Totals                         9     4   1   1    1   3   0          31  118-72   48· 6·18   17· 5· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: A Cook (3; J Reyes, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rick Reed, 1B - Jeff Kellogg, 2B - Mark Wegner, 3B - Chad Fairchild.

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 42,123.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 10mph in from Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Colorado Rockies                     
1. J Reyes              SS    1. S Podsednik          CF 
2. L Castillo           2B    2. J Herrera            2B 
3. D Wright             3B    3. T Helton             1B 
4. C Beltran            CF    4. R Spilborghs         LF 
5. C Delgado            1B    5. S Smith              RF 
6. B Schneider          C     6. I Stewart            3B 
7. N Evans              LF    7. Y Torrealba          C  
8. E Chavez             RF    8. O Quintanilla        SS 
9. J Maine              P     9. A Cook               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  1-0  12-  6   28%  76% S Smith         J Maine         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Helton Scores; Spilborghs Scores/unER
   t 3   1  0-0  -2-  3   -9%  39% J Reyes         A Cook          Single to CF (Line Drive); Chavez Scores
   t 6   1  3-1  1--  6    7%  84% L Castillo      A Cook          Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  3   -6%  53% J Herrera       J Maine         Podsednik Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   t 7   1  4-1  12-  4    5%  89% B Schneider     A Cook          Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Aaron Cook facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  J Reyes         Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  5   54%  L Castillo      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   55%  D Wright        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Rockies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, John Maine facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   58%  S Podsednik     Walk
   O      1--      53%  J Herrera       Podsednik Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  8   57%  " "             Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B); Herrera to 2B
   O      -2-  7   54%  T Helton        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Herrera to 3B
   O      --3  7   50%  R Spilborghs    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Rockies 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Aaron Cook facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   52%  C Beltran       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   54%  C Delgado       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  2   53%  B Schneider     Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      1--  7   55%  N Evans         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Rockies 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, John Maine facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   53%  S Smith         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   51%  I Stewart       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   50%  Y Torrealba     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Rockies 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Aaron Cook facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   46%  E Chavez        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   48%  J Maine         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B (Weak 3B); Chavez to 2B
   R      -2-  3   39%  J Reyes         Single to CF (Line Drive); Chavez Scores
   O      1--      43%  L Castillo      Reyes Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---  1   44%  " "             Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (P's Right)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Rockies 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-1, John Maine facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   41%  O Quintanilla   Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   40%  A Cook          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   38%  S Podsednik     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Rockies 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Aaron Cook facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   41%  D Wright        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   42%  C Beltran       Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  1   43%  C Delgado       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Rockies 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-1, John Maine facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   40%  J Herrera       Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
          ---  6   44%  T Helton        Walk
          1--  1   48%  R Spilborghs    Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Helton to 2B
   RRR    12-  6   76%  S Smith         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Helton Scores; Spilborghs Scores/unER
   O      ---  3   75%  I Stewart       Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   74%  Y Torrealba     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Rockies 3.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Aaron Cook facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   77%  B Schneider     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   79%  N Evans         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   81%  E Chavez        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Rockies 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 3-1, John Maine facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   83%  O Quintanilla   Walk
   O      1--  1   82%  A Cook          Bunt Groundout: P-2B (Front of Home); Quintanilla to 2B
   O      -2-  5   80%  S Podsednik     Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  6   77%  J Herrera       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Rockies 3.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Aaron Cook facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   72%  J Maine         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  2   77%  J Reyes         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
   OO     1--  6   84%  L Castillo      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Rockies 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 3-1, John Maine facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   88%  T Helton        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  3   85%  R Spilborghs    Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
          -2-  6   86%  S Smith         Walk
          12-  3   89%  I Stewart       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Helton to 3B; Smith to 2B
   RO     123  3   90%  Y Torrealba     Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Helton Scores
   O      12-  6   89%  O Quintanilla   Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Rockies 4.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Aaron Cook facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   91%  D Wright        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  4   88%  C Beltran       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
          1--  7   84%  C Delgado       Walk; Beltran to 2B
   O      12-  4   89%  B Schneider     Strikeout Swinging
                  Ryan Church pinch hits for Nick Evans batting 7th
   O      12-  4   94%  R Church        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Rockies 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 4-1, Scott Schoeneweis facing 9-1-2
                  Scott Schoeneweis replaces Ryan Church pitching and batting 7th; Fernando Tatis replaces John Maine playing LF batting 9th
          ---  5   95%  A Cook          Walk
   OO     1--  6   93%  S Podsednik     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   92%  J Herrera       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Rockies 4.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Aaron Cook facing 8-9-1
                  Scott Podsednik moves to LF; Cory Sullivan replaces Seth Smith playing CF batting 5th; Ryan Spilborghs moves to RF
   O      ---  5   95%  E Chavez        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   96%  F Tatis         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  6   97%  J Reyes         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Rockies 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 4-1, Scott Schoeneweis facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   97%  T Helton        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  Matt Wise replaces Scott Schoeneweis pitching and batting 7th
   O      ---  2   96%  R Spilborghs    Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  5   96%  C Sullivan      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Rockies 4.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Aaron Cook facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   98%  L Castillo      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  7  100%  D Wright        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  C Beltran       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Rockies 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation