October 11, 2007 Mets 5, Braves 4 (Mets lead series, 1-0)

The New York Mets take game 1 of the NLCS as pitcher John Maine helps his own cause with a 2-run single in the 2nd inning, and the Mets jump out in front 4-0 after three. The Braves try to comeback, getting two in the 5th and one more in the 7th to close within a run. The Mets get an insurance run in the 8th, and it proves to be a very important insurance run. Billy Wagner, with saves in all three first round games against the Giants, runs into a little trouble in the 9th. Kelly Johnson scores on a grounout after his leadoff triple, Chipper Jones hits a single his third hit of the day, Mark Teixeira walks and Brian McCann gets hit by a pitch to load the bases full of Braves with two outs. Andruw Jones can't deliver though, as he grounds out with the bases loaded for the final out as the Mets take game 1. Maine gets the win as Wagner holds on for a hard-earned save. For Game 2, two seasoned veterans will get the call - Pedro Martinez will take the hill for the Mets against John Smoltz for the Braves.

Strat-O-Matic Report

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BOXSCORE: 2007 New York (NL) Mets At 2007 Atlanta Braves           10/11/2007
 
  Mets               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Reyes SS          5  0  1  0 .176     K.Johnson 2B        5  1  1  0 .240  
  L.Castillo 2B       5  1  2  0 .412     E.Renteria SS       5  1  2  1 .391  
  C.Beltran CF        5  0  0  0 .250     C.Jones 3B          4  1  3  2 .500  
  D.Wright 3B         2  1  1  0 .154     M.Teixeira 1B       2  0  1  1 .300  
  C.Delgado 1B        4  0  1  1 .118     J.Francoeur RF      5  0  0  0 .143  
  S.Green RF          4  1  1  1 .250     B.McCann C          4  0  3  0 .550  
E-C.Gomez RF          0  0  0  0 ----     A.Jones CF          4  0  0  0 .222  
  P.Lo Duca C         3  1  1  0 .429     W.Harris LF         4  0  1  0 .389  
  S.Schoeneweis P     0  0  0  0 ----     T.Hudson P          1  0  0  0 .750  
  A.Heilman P         0  0  0  0 .000   A-M.Prado PH          1  1  1  0 .333  
D-R.Gotay PH          1  0  0  0 .000     O.Villarreal P      0  0  0  0 ----  
  A.Sele P            0  0  0  0 ----   C-M.Diaz PH           1  0  0  0 .250  
  B.Wagner P          0  0  0  0 .000     P.Moylan P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  E.Chavez LF         3  1  1  1 .333   F-Y.Escobar PH        1  0  0  0 .600  
  J.Maine P           2  0  1  2 .600     C.Paronto P         0  0  0  0 ----  
B-R.Castro C          2  0  0  0 .000                                          
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         Totals      36  5  9  5                 Totals      37  4 12  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Hudson In 5th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Maine In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Villarreal In 6th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Heilman In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Green In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Moylan In 8th Inning
 
Mets............ 0 3 1  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  5  9  1
Braves.......... 0 0 0  0 2 0  1 0 1  -  4 12  0
 
Mets (4-0)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Maine WIN(2-0)          5 1/3   8   2   2   3   4   0 104   3.00
S.Schoenewei HOLD(1st)    1       2   1   1   0   3   1  20   9.00
A.Heilman HOLD(2nd)       0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   3.86
A.Sele HOLD(1st)          1       0   0   0   0   0   0   9   0.00
B.Wagner SAVE(3rd)        1       2   1   1   1   0   0  31   2.45
Totals                    9      12   4   4   4   7   1
 
Braves (3-2)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Hudson LOSS(0-1)        5       7   4   4   1   3   0  95   7.20
O.Villarreal              1       0   0   0   0   1   0  15   0.00
P.Moylan                  2       1   1   1   2   2   0  37   4.50
C.Paronto                 1       1   0   0   1   0   0  14   0.00
Totals                    9       9   5   5   4   6   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 49,570 DATE- Thursday, October 11th 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 3:13
LEFT ON BASE- Mets: 9  Braves:12
DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 2  Braves: 0
ERRORS- C.Beltran
DOUBLES- S.Green(2nd), B.McCann(5th)
TRIPLES- K.Johnson(2nd)
HOME RUNS- C.Jones(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- J.Reyes(2nd), C.Beltran(1st), W.Harris(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Teixeira
WALKS- D.Wright-3, E.Chavez, C.Jones, M.Teixeira-2, A.Jones
HIT BY PITCH- C.Delgado, B.McCann
STRIKE OUTS- C.Beltran-2, C.Delgado, E.Chavez, J.Maine, R.Castro, K.Johnson-3,
             E.Renteria, J.Francoeur, T.Hudson, M.Diaz
GIDP- C.Jones, J.Francoeur
WILD PITCHES- A.Heilman-2
WEB GEMS- Bot 5th: Carlos Beltran robbed Mark Teixeira of an extra base hit.
          Top 7th: Kelly Johnson robbed Luis Castillo of a base hit.
 
Second baseman Luis Castillo had 2 base hits at Turner Field where the New
York (NL) Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 5 to 4.
 
In the top of the 2nd inning New York (NL) scored 3 runs when they had 3 base
hits.  The critical plate appearance was by John Maine who disappointed the
partisan crowd when he lined a base-hit which was good for two runs.  Atlanta
had a chance in the 9th but they came up short.  
 
The win went to Maine(2-0) who allowed 2 runs in 5 and 1/3 innings. Billy
Wagner recorded his 3rd save.  Tim Hudson(0-1) ended up with the loss.  
 
'I always am most impressed when a pitcher finds a way to win even without his
best stuff,' Willie Randolph said after the game.  'Maine did not have
command of his pitches most of the night, but he proved he really knew how to
pitch!'

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