Tag: Philadelphia Phillies

Game Preview: Mets at Phillies [Game 80] July 4, 2009

phillies logoNew York Mets (39-40 Road: 17-23) at Philadelphia Phillies (40-37 Home: 14-22) 4:10 pm

Fernando Nieve (3-1 2.25) vs. Jamie Moyer (6-6 6.05)

TV: FOX  Radio:  WFAN

What to watch: Nieve gets another chance in the rotation because of injuries. But he got lit up by the Brewers for 11 hits and 3 runs in 3.1 innings in his last start. He may not get another start if he gets bombed like that again today on national TV. Moyer has been pitching a little better lately after an awful start to the season. The Phillies have won three of the last four games that Moyer started.

Don’t forget to visit The Mets Report Live Game Chat during the game to chat with other Mets fans!

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Phillies 7 – Mets 2 July 3, 2009

The story of this game is that Livan Hernandez got lit up by the Phillies for 7 runs in 3 innings. When that happens, the game is usually over. And it was in this case. The bullpen came in and threw five shutout innings, only giving up one hit.

On offense, Ryan Church was 3 for 4 and raised his season average to . 300. He’s looked so good lately going the other way. His swing has always  been the classic lefty pull hitter swing, but he’s really driving the ball to left field now and he played a pretty decent center field tonight.

There were two defensive bloopers by the Mets tonight that looked awful. It had absolutely no impact on the game because the Mets were out of the game so early. But Fernando Tatis didn’t cover second on a single up the middle and allowed Jimmy Rollins to walk into second base. And Daniel Murphy missed an easy throw at his chest from David Wright. The ball got by him and he and Brian Schneider both stood around while Shane Victorino walked to second base. Both plays were really ugly. Tatis isn’t normally a second baseman and Murphy doesn’t seem to be able to play anywhere capably in the field.

The Mets drop the first of three to the Phillies.

7.3.09

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Game Preview: Mets at Phillies [Game 79] July 3, 2009

phillies logoNew York Mets (39-39 Road: 17-22) at Philadelphia Phillies (39-37 Home: 13-22) 7:05 pm

Livan Hernandez (5-3 4.04) vs. Rodrigo Lopez (0-0 0.00)

TV: SNY  Radio:  WFAN

What to watch: The Mets take their two game winning streak into Philly tonight. The Phils just got swept in Atlanta and have lost six of their last eight games. Hernandez hasn’t pitched badly but the Mets have lost the last four games that he started. Lopez is making his season debut for the Phils tonight. He made 14 starts for Colorado last year and was 5-4 with a 4.42 ERA.

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Phillies 6 – Mets 3 June 11, 2009

For the second straight game the Mets lost in extra innings to the Phillies. The Mets have to lead the league in debilitating losses this season, and this is another one. Raul Ibanez hit a 3-run homer off Ken Takahashi in the 10th inning for the win.

The Mets had a 3-1 lead in the fifth inning and Tim Redding was pitching pretty well. Redding ended up going 7 innings and giving up 3 runs. That’s a solid performance that’ll give Jerry Manuel the confidence to run him out there again in five days.

The offense came from Luis Castillo with 3 hits and Carlos Beltran kept driving him in. David Wright also continued his hot hitting going 3 for 4.

Overall, it’s an incredibly disappointing series to lose two extra inning games at home to the Phillies.

6.11.09

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Game Preview: Phillies at Mets [Game 58] June 11, 2009

phillies logoPhiladelphia Phillies (34-23 Road: 22-9) at New York Mets (31-26 Home: 18-10)  7:10 pm

Jamie Moyer (4-5 6.27) vs. Tim Redding (0-2 6.97)

TV: SNY  Radio:  WFAN

What to watch: The rubber game of the series is an important one for the Mets to win at home. The Phillies have lost 5 of the last 6 games that Moyer has started, although he’s recovered a bit from his early seasons struggles. The Mets have lost 3 of the 4 games that Redding started this season. But his last start in Washington was good (6 IP, 1 ER).

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