Game 63 PostGame: Diamondbacks 9 vs. Mets 5
The New York Mets (30-32) are playing Game 63 of the 2008 Regular Season against the Arizona Diamondbacks (34-30) at Shea Stadium. It’s the first game of the three-game series. The game began at 7:10 p.m., and it was aired on SNY.
Diamondbacks Lineup: Young, Drew, Hudson, Jackson, Reynolds, Snyder, Upton, Salazar, Micah Owings (6-4).
Mets Lineup: Reyes, Castillo, Wright, Beltran, Delgado, Alou, Schneider, Chavez, John Maine (6-4).
In the Top of the 1st, Drew lined a one-out single up the middle. Hudson drew a one-out walk. Conor Jackson grounded a one-out RBI single threw the hole on the right side scoring Stephen Drew, and Hudson went from first to third. With runners on the corners, Maine struck out Reynolds and Snyder to get out of the inning limiting the damage to a run. In the Bottom of the 1st, Reyes chopped an infield single over the head of the pitcher which redirected towards second giving the Mets a leadoff runner. With Castillo at the plate, Snyder threw out Reyes as he attempted to steal second. Castillo drew a one-out walk. Wright grounded to first, and Jackson tagged first for the second out as Castillo advanced to second. Beltran grounded very slowly to short and beat it out for a two-out single, and Castillo went to third. Carlos Delgado grounded a two-out RBI single up the middle scoring Luis Castillo, Beltran went from first to third, and Delgado slid into second base because Young bobbled the ball in center. In his first at bat back from the DL, Moises Alou lined a two-out 2-run single into left scoring Carlos Beltran and Carlos Delgado. Schneider drew a two-out walk so Price came out to visit Owings. Chavez popped up to short to end the inning after the Mets took a 3-1 lead. In the Top of the 2nd, Salazar drew a one-out walk. With Owings in the batters box, Schneider threw out Salazar as he attempted to steal second. Maine struck out Owings looking to end the inning. In the Bottom of the 2nd, Castillo slapped a two-out single through the hole on the left side. David Wright smoked a two-out two run shot to left scoring Luis Castillo, and there was no doubt about it. Beltran flied out to right to end the inning after the Mets took a 5-1 lead. In the Top of the 3rd, Hudson grounded a two-out single up the middle and Reyes stopped it from going into center but made no throw. Jackson drew a two-out walk. Maine fanned Reynolds to end the inning stranding runners on first and second. In the Bottom of the 3rd, Schneider drew a two-out walk. Chavez lined out to right to end the inning stranding Schneider on first.
In the Top of the 4th, Maine pitched his first 1-2-3 inning of the game. In the Bottom of the 4th, Castillo grounded a two-out single up the middle. Wright flied out to the warning track in right center to end the inning stranding Castillo on first. In the Top of the 5th, Owings grounded a leadoff single through the hole on the right side. Maine struck out Young looking. Drew flied out to left. Orlando Hudson hit a two-out 2-run bomb to right field scoring Micah Owings. Jackson flied out to center to end the inning after the Diamondbacks made it a 5-3 game. In the Bottom of the 5th, Beltran grounded to the grass at second and Hudson dove to stop it and threw it to first as Beltran dove in for a leadoff single. Delgado flied out to right. Owings hit Alou in the back with the rear. Melvin replaced Owings with Cruz. Schneider popped up to second on the first pitch. Chavez flied out to center to end the inning leaving runners stranded on first and second. In the Top of the 6th, Randolph replaced Maine with Vargas. Reynolds drew a leadoff walk. Snyder lined out to left. Vargas hit Upton near the knob of the bat, and Randolph came out to argue the call. Salazar grounded to the pitcher, but the ball redirected to second so Castillo made the out at first as both runners advanced a base. Ojeda is pinch hitting for Owings, and Augie Ojeda lined a two-out 2-run double through the hole on the right side scoring Mark Reynolds and Justin Upton. Young flied out to right to end the inning stranding Ojeda on second, but the Diamondbacks tied up the game at 5-5. In the Bottom of the 6th, Melvin replaced Cruz with Slaten. Tatis is pinch hitting for Vargas, and Tatis lined a leadoff single into right center. Reyes flied out to left. Castillo grounded to second, and the Diamondbacks turned the inning ending double play.
In the Top of the 7th, Randolph replaced Vargas with Feliciano. The game has gone into a rain delay because the thunder and the lightning has begun, but not the rain. The grounds crew just covered the infield with the tarp because the wind is blowing paper around. After an hour rain delay, Feliciano retired the first two batters. Randolph replaced Feliciano with Smith. Smith got the final out to retired the side. In the Bottom of the 7th, Melvin replaced Slaten with Qualls. Qualls retired the side in order. In the Top of the 8th, Chris Snyder hit a one-out solo shot to left. Smith struck out Upton looking. Salazar grounded out to second to end the inning after the Diamondbacks took a 6-5 lead. In the Bottom of the 8th, Melvin replaced Qualls with Peña. Easley lined a leadoff single through the hole on the left side. Schneider dropped down a sacrifice bunt, and Snyder made the out at first as Easley advanced to second. Chavez lined out to short. Anderson is pinch hitting for Smith, and Anderson flied out to left to end the inning leaving Chavez stranded on second. In the Top of the 9th, Randolph replaced Smith with Sanchez. Romero replaced Salazar, and Romero lined a leadoff double down the left field line. Young grounded back to the pitcher, and Sanchez looked Romero back and made the out at first. Stephen Drew smoked a one-out 2-run homer to right center which scored Alex Romero. Sanchez fanned Hudson. Conor Jackson smoked a solo shot to left field which just cleared the foul pole. Reynolds lined a two-out single into left. Snyder lined a two-out single into left, and Reynolds went from first to third. Randolph replaced Sanchez with Heilman. Upton popped up to first to end the inning with runners stranded on the corners. In the Bottom of the 9th, Melvin replaced Peña with Lyon. Reyes grounded a leadoff double down the right field line. Castillo grounded back to the pitcher, and Lyon made the out at first. Wright flied out to the wall in right field, and Reyes tagged up and went to third. Beltran grounded out to first to end the game with Castillo stranded on third.
Final Score: Arizona Diamondbacks 9 - New York Mets 5. The MLB.com Box Score is attached. Joe Smith (0-1) took the loss and Chad Qualls (1-5) got the win.
Game Notes:
- Johm Maine was decent at best tonight. He only pitched 5.0 Innings allowing 5 Hits, 3 Runs, 3 ERs, 3 BBs, and he had 7 SOs.
- Claudio Vargas gave up a 2-run double Ojeda that allowed the D-Backs to get tie up the game.
- David Wright crushed a 2-run homer in the 2nd inning which seemed like it broke the game open at the time.
- Duaner Sanchez gave up 3 runs on 2 dingers in the 9th.
Series Notes:
- The Diamondbacks are leading the series with the Mets 1-0.
Other Notes:
- Since June 1st, this is the Mets trend: w-l-w-w-l-l-l-l-l.
- The Mets are currently 0-1 on this home stand.
- The Mets are three games under .500 with a 30-33 record.
It really bothers me this season when the Mets actually score a few runs early that they cannot tack on more runs or have the bullpen shut down the opposition. It seems like when they get rolling early that they still end up losing the games. Nothing is going right for them.
