May 6, 2008 New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 7
MIN 1 BOS 5
@DET 0 LAA 5
@KCR 3 CLE 5
@NYY 3 OAK 4
BAL 2 TEX 10
@SEA 1 TBR 5
@TOR 4 ARI 6
PHI 4 ATL 5
SDP 3 CHC 3
@CIN 0 STL 6
@COL 5 FLA 3
MIL 0 HOU 6
WSN 5 LAD 5
NYM 4 PIT 12
SFG 6

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 43,927

Tuesday, May 6, 2008, 10:10pm
Time of Game: 3:21

Mets

16-15

Lost 2

3rd, 1½ GB

Jerry Manuel

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            1  2  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    4 11  1
Dodgers         0  1  2   0  2  0   0  0  X    5 10  2

W: H Kuo (2-1), L: N Figueroa (2-2), S: T Saito (5)

Dodgers

19-14

Won 2

2nd, 3 GB

Joe Torre

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Reyes SS                    5   0   1   1    0   1  .260  .760   20    1   1   
R Church RF                   5   1   2   1    0   1  .314  .887   23    3   0   HR,2B,GDP
D Wright 3B                   4   0   0   0    1   3  .265  .917   26    2   3   
M Alou LF                     5   1   2   0    0   0  .250  .544    7    0   0   SB
C Delgado 1B                  5   0   1   0    0   2  .216  .670   17    2   2   
A Pagan CF                    5   1   2   0    0   1  .276  .729   14    4   0   SB
B Schneider C                 4   1   2   0    1   2  .308  .703   21    6   1   
L Castillo 2B                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .232  .595   19    5   0   SB,HBP
N Figueroa P                  1   0   0   0    2   0  .100  .350   17    0   0   
  A Heilman P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Beltran PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .219  .759    6    0   0   
  P Feliciano P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  J Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       39   4  11   3    4  12              170   24   7

BATTING

2B: R Church (6, off J Broxton).

HR: R Church (5, off H Kuroda; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF).

HBP: L Castillo (1, by H Kuo).

TB: R Church 6; B Schneider 2; A Pagan 2; M Alou 2; J Reyes; C Delgado; L Castillo.

GIDP: R Church (2).

RBI: R Church (23); L Castillo (5); J Reyes (13).

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 2 for 14.

FIELDING

E: D Wright (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Castillo (7, 2nd base off H Kuroda/R Martin); M Alou (1, Home off H Kuroda/R Martin); A Pagan (3, 2nd base off H Kuroda/R Martin).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Pierre LF                   5   0   1   1    0   0  .316  .756   20    0   0   SB
A Jones CF                    4   0   1   0    1   2  .162  .521   30    3   0   
M Kemp RF                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .330  .876   13    2   0   2·SB
J Kent 2B                     3   1   0   0    1   1  .277  .773   24    1   2   
J Loney 1B                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .278  .746    9    4   0   
R Martin C                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .297  .859   13   14   1   
B DeWitt 3B                   4   2   3   4    0   1  .317  .886   19    0   1   HR
C Hu SS                       4   0   1   0    0   1  .229  .554   13    3   0   
H Kuroda P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .445    1    0   1   SH
  H Kuo P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .833    6    0   0   
  J Broxton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  D Young PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .375  .787    2    0   0   SH
  T Saito P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       32   5  10   5    4   6              150   27   6

BATTING

HR: B DeWitt (2, off N Figueroa; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).

SH: D Young (1, off P Feliciano); H Kuroda (2, off N Figueroa).

TB: B DeWitt 6; J Loney 2; M Kemp; C Hu; R Martin; A Jones; J Pierre.

RBI: B DeWitt 4 (18); J Pierre (12).

2-out RBI: B DeWitt 4; J Pierre.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. H Kuroda-R Martin-J Loney.

E: B DeWitt (5); H Kuroda (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Kemp 2 (9, 2nd base off N Figueroa/B Schneider, 2nd base off A Heilman/B Schneider); J Pierre (11, 2nd base off N Figueroa/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
N Figueroa, L (2-2)            5     8   5   5    4   3   1   4.81   27   97-64   36· 7·21   11· 6· 3· 0     30    -     1.19  -0.30
A Heilman                      2     1   0   0    0   2   0   4.66    7   23-16    8· 4· 4    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.74   0.09
P Feliciano                    0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.84    3   10-6     5· 0· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.74   0.01
J Smith                        0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.07    1    5-3     1· 1· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.02   0.03
Totals                         8    10   5   5    4   6   1          38  135-89   50·12·27   16· 8· 4· 0          1-0

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
H Kuroda                       3.1   8   4   2    3   1   1   3.95   22   80-46   34· 4· 8   13· 3· 2· 0     30    -     1.04  -0.28
H Kuo, W (2-1)                 3.2   0   0   0    1   8   0   2.59   13   51-37   12·10·15    0· 3· 0· 0          2-0    1.34   0.32
J Broxton, H (5)               1     1   0   0    0   2   0   1.80    4   14-11    6· 2· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.92   0.12
T Saito, S (5)                 1     2   0   0    0   1   0   1.76    5   16-11    6· 0· 5    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    3.01   0.17
Totals                         9    11   4   2    4  12   1          44  161-105  58·16·31   15· 8· 4· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: H Kuo (2; L Castillo).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Tschida, 1B - Jim Joyce, 2B - Jeff Nelson, 3B - Adrian Johnson.

Time of Game: 3:21.

Attendance: 43,927.

Weather: 61° F, Wind 7mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. J Reyes              SS    1. J Pierre             LF 
2. R Church             RF    2. A Jones              CF 
3. D Wright             3B    3. M Kemp               RF 
4. M Alou               LF    4. J Kent               2B 
5. C Delgado            1B    5. J Loney              1B 
6. A Pagan              CF    6. R Martin             C  
7. B Schneider          C     7. B DeWitt             3B 
8. L Castillo           2B    8. C Hu                 SS 
9. N Figueroa           P     9. H Kuroda             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  4-3  1--  6   29%  67% B DeWitt        N Figueroa      Inside-the-park Home Run to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Martin Scores
   b 3   2  4-1  123  5   16%  43% B DeWitt        N Figueroa      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Kent Scores; Loney Scores; Martin to 2B
   t 9   2  5-4  12-  4   14% 100% L Castillo      T Saito         Strikeout Looking
   t 1   1  0-0  ---  4  -10%  43% R Church        H Kuroda        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   t 2   0  0-3  123  5    9%  22% R Church        H Kuroda        Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B (Front of Home); Figueroa to 3B; Reyes to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Hiroki Kuroda facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  J Reyes         Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  4   43%  R Church        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      ---  6   44%  D Wright        Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
          ---  2   43%  M Alou          Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
   O      1--  4   45%  C Delgado       Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Nelson Figueroa facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   43%  J Pierre        Flyball: RF
          ---  7   45%  A Jones         Walk
   O      1--  2   42%  M Kemp          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
          1--      43%  J Kent          Kemp Steals 2B
          -2-  6   44%  " "             Walk
          12-  2   47%  J Loney         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Kemp to 3B; Kent to 2B
   O      123  2   40%  R Martin        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Hiroki Kuroda facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   37%  A Pagan         Single to P (Bunt to Front of Home)
          1--  2   28%  B Schneider     Single to RF (Ground Ball); Pagan to 3B
   R      1-3  4   24%  L Castillo      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Pagan Scores; Schneider to 2B
          12-  3   18%  N Figueroa      Reached on E1 (throw)/attempted forceout (Bunt to Front of Home); Schneider to 3B; Castillo to 2B
   R      123  1   13%  J Reyes         Single to CF (Line Drive); Schneider Scores/unER; Castillo to 3B; Figueroa to 2B
   OO     123  5   22%  R Church        Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B (Front of Home); Figueroa to 3B; Reyes to 2B
   O      -23  8   26%  D Wright        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Nelson Figueroa facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   29%  B DeWitt        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   26%  C Hu            Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   24%  H Kuroda        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B (Weak 2B-1B); DeWitt to 2B
   R      -2-  4   31%  J Pierre        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); DeWitt Scores
   O      1--  7   29%  A Jones         Pierre Steals 2B; Pierre out at 3B/2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-1, Hiroki Kuroda facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   26%  M Alou          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--  3   19%  C Delgado       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Alou to 3B
   O      1-3  2   24%  A Pagan         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
   R      1-3      20%  B Schneider     Alou Steals Hm (uk-PR); Pagan Steals 2B
          -2-  7   19%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  4   21%  L Castillo      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Pagan to 3B
          1-3      20%  N Figueroa      Castillo Steals 2B
          -23  5   20%  " "             Walk
   O      123  5   24%  J Reyes         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Mets 4, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-4, Nelson Figueroa facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   22%  A Jones         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  8   24%  M Kemp          Walk
   O      1--  3   21%  J Kent          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
          1--  3   24%  J Loney         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Kent to 3B
          1-3  4   27%  R Martin        Walk; Loney to 2B
   RR     123  5   43%  B DeWitt        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Kent Scores; Loney Scores; Martin to 2B
   O      12-  1   38%  C Hu            Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-3, Hiroki Kuroda facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   40%  R Church        Lineout: RF
          ---  5   38%  D Wright        Walk
          1--  1   34%  M Alou          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Wright to 2B
                  Hong-Chih Kuo replaces Hiroki Kuroda pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  3   39%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3   43%  A Pagan         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-4, Nelson Figueroa facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   40%  H Kuo           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   38%  J Pierre        Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
          ---  4   39%  A Jones         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   36%  M Kemp          Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-3, Hong-Chih Kuo facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   39%  B Schneider     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   36%  L Castillo      Hit By Pitch
          1--  5   33%  N Figueroa      Walk; Castillo to 2B
   O      12-  9   37%  J Reyes         Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  7   42%  R Church        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-4, Nelson Figueroa facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   38%  J Kent          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   36%  J Loney         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  3   38%  R Martin        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  6   67%  B DeWitt        Inside-the-park Home Run to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Martin Scores
          ---  5   69%  C Hu            Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Hu to 2B
   O      -2-  3   66%  H Kuo           Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted; Hu out at 3B/3B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Dodgers 5.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-5, Hong-Chih Kuo facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   70%  D Wright        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   72%  M Alou          Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  3   74%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Dodgers 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Aaron Heilman facing 1-2-3
                  Aaron Heilman replaces Nelson Figueroa pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   72%  J Pierre        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   70%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   71%  M Kemp          Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      72%  J Kent          Kemp Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   69%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Dodgers 5.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-5, Hong-Chih Kuo facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   73%  A Pagan         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   77%  B Schneider     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   79%  L Castillo      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Dodgers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Aaron Heilman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   77%  J Loney         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   75%  R Martin        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   74%  B DeWitt        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Dodgers 5.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-5, Jonathan Broxton facing 9-1-2
                  Jonathan Broxton replaces Hong-Chih Kuo pitching and batting 9th; Carlos Beltran pinch hits for Aaron Heilman batting 9th
   O      ---  6   80%  C Beltran       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   84%  J Reyes         Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B)
          ---  4   78%  R Church        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  3   87%  D Wright        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Dodgers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Pedro Feliciano facing 8-9-1
                  Pedro Feliciano replaces Carlos Beltran pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   89%  C Hu            Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Delwyn Young pinch hits for Jonathan Broxton batting 9th
   O      1--  2   88%  D Young         Bunt Groundout: C-2B (Front of Home); Hu to 2B
   O      -2-  5   86%  J Pierre        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); Hu to 3B
                  Joe Smith replaces Pedro Feliciano pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3  5   83%  A Jones         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Dodgers 5.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-5, Takashi Saito facing 4-5-6
                  Takashi Saito replaces Delwyn Young pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   91%  M Alou          Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   96%  C Delgado       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  5   92%  A Pagan         Single to CF (Fly Ball)
          1--  1   86%  B Schneider     Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Pagan to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  L Castillo      Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Dodgers 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation