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KCR  4
BAL  0

MIN  9
BOS  8

SEA  6
CHW  3

TBR  8
LAA  5

OAK 12
@TEX  6

CHC  6
ARI  4

HOU  8
@LAD  5

MIL  5
STL  3

NYM  8
CIN  3

SDP  6
COL  1

SFG  4
PHI  3

FLA  5
@WSN  4

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 49,264

Sunday, May 11, 2008, 1:10pm
Time of Game: 3:11
Reds
3
15-23
Lost 1
6th, 7½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  0   0  0  3   0  0  0    3  7  0
Mets            3  0  0   0  3  2   0  0  X    8 14  0
W: O Perez (3-3), L: J Cueto (2-4)
Mets
8
19-16
Won 1
2nd, 3 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Freel CF-LF                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .313  .742   26    3   0   CS,HBP
J Votto 1B                    5   0   0   0    0   3  .286  .900   20    5   0   
K Griffey RF                  2   1   0   0    2   1  .254  .722   22    2   0   
B Phillips 2B                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .284  .840   12    2   2   SB
E Encarnacion 3B              4   1   2   0    0   0  .261  .853   11    1   1   2B
A Dunn LF                     3   0   0   1    0   3  .214  .773   17    0   0   SF
  D Weathers P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Keppinger SS                3   1   2   1    1   1  .324  .800   21    1   1   3B
P Bako C                      3   0   0   0    0   2  .309  .907   15    7   1   
  J Burton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Affeldt P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  C Patterson CF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .196  .654    1    0   0   
J Cueto P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .071    4    0   0   SH
  B Bray P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Ross C                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .541    4    3   0   
Totals                       31   3   7   2    4  12              153   24   6
BATTING
2B: E Encarnacion (8, off O Perez).
3B: J Keppinger (1, off O Perez).
SF: A Dunn (2, off O Perez).
SH: J Cueto (3, off O Perez).
HBP: R Freel (1, by O Perez).
TB: J Keppinger 4; E Encarnacion 3; R Freel; D Ross; B Phillips.
RBI: A Dunn (17); J Keppinger (18).
2-out RBI: J Keppinger.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
FIELDING
DP: 1. P Bako-J Keppinger.
BASERUNNING
SB: B Phillips (6, 2nd base off O Perez/B Schneider).
CS: R Freel (4, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by S Schoeneweis).
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Reyes SS                    5   2   3   0    0   1  .259  .759   15    1   1   2B,2·SB
L Castillo 2B                 3   2   2   1    0   1  .245  .647   25    2   1   3B
  D Easley 2B                 2   1   1   1    0   1  .245  .555    7    0   2   
D Wright 3B                   4   0   1   1    1   2  .271  .902   38    0   0   CS
C Beltran CF                  5   2   2   3    0   1  .240  .822   26    2   0   HR,2B
R Church RF                   4   1   1   1    0   2  .321  .926   14    3   0   HR
M Alou LF                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .292  .653   13    0   0   2B
C Delgado 1B                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .236  .726   12    5   3   
B Schneider C                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .301  .723   12   13   1   
O Perez P                     1   0   1   0    1   0  .273  .658    8    1   0   SB
  A Pagan PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .278  .728    3    0   0   
  S Schoeneweis P             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Anderson PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .219  .617    1    0   0   2B
  P Feliciano P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       37   8  14   8    3  10              174   27   9
BATTING
2B: C Beltran (12, off J Cueto); M Alou (1, off J Cueto); J Reyes (8, off B Bray); M Anderson (2, off D Weathers).
3B: L Castillo (1, off J Cueto).
HR: C Beltran (3, off J Cueto; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF); R Church (7, off J Cueto; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).
TB: C Beltran 6; J Reyes 4; L Castillo 4; R Church 4; M Anderson 2; M Alou 2; O Perez; C Delgado; D Easley; D Wright.
RBI: C Beltran 3 (21); D Wright (31); D Easley (5); R Church (26); M Alou (4); L Castillo (8).
2-out RBI: D Easley; D Wright; M Alou.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 6 for 14.
BASERUNNING
SB: O Perez (1, 2nd base off J Cueto/P Bako); J Reyes 2 (12, 2nd base off J Cueto/P Bako, 2nd base off D Weathers/D Ross).
CS: D Wright (4, 2nd base by J Cueto/P Bako).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Cueto, L (2-4)               4.2   8   6   6    3   5   2   5.91   24   98-57   32· 8·17    3· 6· 7· 0     26    -     0.62  -0.25
B Bray                         1     1   1   1    0   2   0   5.40    4   15-13    6· 3· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
J Burton                       0.1   2   1   1    0   0   0   4.50    3   14-9     7· 0· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          1-1    0.26  -0.06
J Affeldt                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.70    4   10-7     4· 2· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
D Weathers                     1     2   0   0    0   2   0   3.48    5   22-14    9· 2· 3    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         8    14   8   8    3  10   2          40  159-100  58·15·27   11· 8· 8· 0          1-1 
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
O Perez, W (3-3)               6     3   3   3    4   8   0   4.61   26  102-59   23·15·21    3· 4· 6· 0     58    -     0.76   0.16
S Schoeneweis                  1.2   3   0   0    0   3   0   1.50    7   28-18   10· 3· 5    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.35   0.02
J Smith                        0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.00    1    7-4     1· 1· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.41   0.01
P Feliciano                    1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.13    4    8-6     4· 2· 0    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.12   0.01
Totals                         9     7   3   3    4  12   0          38  145-87   38·21·28    8· 5· 8· 0          2-0 
Balks: None.
WP: J Burton (2); O Perez (3).
IBB: None.
PO: S Schoeneweis (1; R Freel, 2nd base (CS)).
HBP: O Perez (4; R Freel).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dale Scott, 1B - Dan Iassogna, 2B - Ron Kulpa, 3B - Rob Drake.
Time of Game: 3:11.
Attendance: 49,264.
Weather: 61° F, Wind 16mph in from Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               New York Mets                        
1. R Freel              CF    1. J Reyes              SS 
2. J Votto              1B    2. L Castillo           2B 
3. K Griffey            RF    3. D Wright             3B 
4. B Phillips           2B    4. C Beltran            CF 
5. E Encarnacion        3B    5. R Church             RF 
6. A Dunn               LF    6. M Alou               LF 
7. J Keppinger          SS    7. C Delgado            1B 
8. P Bako               C     8. B Schneider          C  
9. J Cueto              P     9. O Perez              P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-0  -2-  5   12%  73% L Castillo      J Cueto         Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Reyes Scores
   b 1   2  0-2  -2-  2    8%  80% M Alou          J Cueto         Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Beltran Scores
   b 5   1  0-3  1--  4    7%  96% C Beltran       J Cueto         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Castillo Scores
   b 1   1  0-1  --3  8    6%  75% C Beltran       J Cueto         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Castillo Scores
   t 5   2  3-0  12-  6    4%  89% J Votto         O Perez         Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Oliver Perez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  R Freel         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   54%  J Votto         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  6   53%  K Griffey       Walk
   O      1--  5   55%  B Phillips      Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Johnny Cueto facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   58%  J Reyes         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          1--      61%  L Castillo      Reyes Steals 2B
   R      -2-  5   73%  " "             Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Reyes Scores
   O      --3  4   69%  D Wright        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   R      --3  8   75%  C Beltran       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Castillo Scores
   O      -2-  1   73%  R Church        Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
   R      -2-  2   80%  M Alou          Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Beltran Scores
   O      -2-  2   79%  C Delgado       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 3.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Oliver Perez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   81%  E Encarnacion   Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   82%  A Dunn          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   81%  J Keppinger     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   83%  P Bako          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Johnny Cueto facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   82%  B Schneider     Lineout: RF
          ---  7   83%  O Perez         Walk
   O      1--  1   81%  J Reyes         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
          1--      82%  L Castillo      Perez Steals 2B
   O      -2-  8   80%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 3.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Oliver Perez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   82%  J Cueto         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  7   84%  R Freel         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   85%  J Votto         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Johnny Cueto facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   86%  D Wright        Walk
   OO     1--  7   83%  C Beltran       Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Wright Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  5   82%  R Church        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 3.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Oliver Perez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   84%  K Griffey       Foul Popfly: C (1B Foul)
          ---  4   82%  B Phillips      Walk
   O      1--  4   85%  E Encarnacion   Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
          1--      84%  A Dunn          Phillips Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   87%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Johnny Cueto facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   86%  M Alou          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  4   87%  C Delgado       Walk
   O      1--  4   85%  B Schneider     Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          1--  1   86%  O Perez         Single to P (Bunt to Front of Home); Delgado to 2B
   O      12-  3   84%  J Reyes         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 3.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Oliver Perez facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   80%  J Keppinger     Walk
   O      1--  3   84%  P Bako          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   86%  J Cueto         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B (Front of Home); Keppinger to 2B
          -2-  2   85%  R Freel         Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  6   89%  J Votto         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Johnny Cueto facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   90%  L Castillo      Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  4   89%  D Wright        Strikeout Swinging
   RR     1--  4   96%  C Beltran       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Castillo Scores
   R      ---  3   98%  R Church        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   98%  M Alou          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  Bill Bray replaces Johnny Cueto pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   98%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 6.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-6, Oliver Perez facing 3-4-5
                  Damion Easley replaces Luis Castillo playing 2B batting 2nd
          ---  7   96%  K Griffey       Walk
   O      1--  1   98%  B Phillips      Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
          1--  2   95%  E Encarnacion   Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Griffey to 3B
   RO     -23  2   96%  A Dunn          Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Griffey Scores; Encarnacion to 3B
   R      --3  6   94%  J Keppinger     Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Encarnacion Scores
   R      --3      91%  P Bako          Wild Pitch; Keppinger Scores/No RBI
   O      ---  5   92%  " "             Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Mets 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-3, Bill Bray facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   91%  B Schneider     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Angel Pagan pinch hits for Oliver Perez batting 9th
   O      ---  3   90%  A Pagan         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   91%  J Reyes         Double to LF (Ground Ball)
                  Jared Burton replaces Paul Bako pitching and batting 8th; Dave Ross replaces Bill Bray playing C batting 9th
   R      -2-  1   95%  D Easley        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Reyes Scores
          1--      95%  D Wright        Wild Pitch; Easley to 2B
   R      -2-  9   97%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Easley Scores
   O      1--  4   97%  C Beltran       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Mets 8.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-8, Scott Schoeneweis facing 9-1-2
                  Scott Schoeneweis replaces Angel Pagan pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   98%  D Ross          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  6   97%  R Freel         Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   O      1--      98%  J Votto         Freel Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---  4   99%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Mets 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 8-3, Jeremy Affeldt facing 5-6-7
                  Jeremy Affeldt replaces Jared Burton pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  5   99%  R Church        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   98%  M Alou          Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
          ---  2   99%  C Delgado       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   O      1--  1   98%  B Schneider     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Mets 8.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-8, Scott Schoeneweis facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   99%  K Griffey       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   98%  B Phillips      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  4   97%  E Encarnacion   Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Phillips to 3B
   O      1-3  4   99%  A Dunn          Strikeout Swinging
                  Joe Smith replaces Scott Schoeneweis pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3  7  100%  J Keppinger     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Mets 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 8-3, Dave Weathers facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Weathers replaces Adam Dunn pitching and batting 6th; Ryan Freel moves to LF; Corey Patterson replaces Jeremy Affeldt playing CF batting 8th; Marlon Anderson pinch hits for Joe Smith batting 9th
          ---  1  100%  M Anderson      Double to RF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  4  100%  J Reyes         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Anderson to 3B
   O      1-3  6  100%  D Easley        Strikeout Looking
          1-3     100%  D Wright        Reyes Steals 2B
   O      -23  8  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  3   99%  C Beltran       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Mets 8.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-8, Pedro Feliciano facing 8-9-1
                  Pedro Feliciano replaces Marlon Anderson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1  100%  C Patterson     Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  1   99%  D Ross          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5  100%  R Freel         Groundout: 2B-1B; Ross to 2B
   O      -2-  1  100%  J Votto         Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Mets 8.

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