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James' return a mixed bag
Mets 5, Braves 1
Chuck James allowed three runs in five innings, including two homers. (Gregory Smith/AP)
By Mark Bowman / MLB.com
Chuck James gave up just one run in his first four innings, but he was burned by two long balls in the fifth. Meanwhile, the Braves just couldn't get anything going against Mike Pelfrey, loading the bases in the fifth but getting just one run, as they fell to the Mets for the second straight game.
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Series at a glance:
NYM
NY Mets (75-60)
Won 2 		NY Mets 5, Atlanta 1   ATL
Atlanta (69-67)
Lost 2
September 1, 2007
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
NY Mets
 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1   5 9 0
Atlanta
 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0   1 2 0
Standings thru 9/1/07  |  Recap: NYM|ATL  |  Gameday  |  Mets Stats  |  Braves Stats
NY MetsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Reyes, SS3010000.296
Castillo, 2B3000111.296
Wright, 3B4000022.316
Beltran, CF4331000.279
Alou, LF4010011.311
  Chavez, LF0000000.280
Delgado, 1B3112001.252
Lo Duca, C4010000.267
Milledge, RF3111010.290
Pelfrey, P2000000.067
  Mota, P0000000.000
  a-Gotay, PH1010000.317
  Feliciano, P0000000.000
Totals31594155 

a-Singled for Mota in the 8th.

BATTING
3B: Beltran (3, Yates).
HR: Delgado (21, 5th inning off James, 0 on, 1 out), Milledge (4, 5th inning off James, 0 on, 2 out), Beltran (26, 7th inning off Acosta, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Reyes; Beltran 8; Alou; Delgado 4; Lo Duca; Milledge 4; Gotay.
RBI: Delgado 2 (79), Milledge (22), Beltran (86).
2-out RBI: Milledge.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Wright.
SF: Delgado.
GIDP: Delgado.
Team LOB: 2.

BASERUNNING
SB: Reyes (74, 2nd base off Acosta/McCann).
PO: Reyes (2nd base by Acosta), Gotay (2nd base by Moylan).

FIELDING
DP: (Wright-Castillo-Delgado).
 
AtlantaABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Harris, LF2001010.291
  c-Diaz, PH-LF1000010.349
Johnson, 2B4000032.287
Jones, C, 3B3000120.327
Teixeira, 1B4010020.302
McCann, C4000022.271
Francoeur, RF2110000.295
Jones, A, CF2000111.224
Woodward, SS3000003.192
James, P1000010.136
  a-Thorman, PH0000100.215
  Acosta, P0000000.000
  Moylan, P0000000.000
  b-Franco, J, PH1000000.218
  Yates, P0000000.000
  Ring, P0000000.000
Totals271213138 

a-Walked for James in the 5th. b-Flied out for Moylan in the 8th. c-Struck out for Harris in the 8th.

BATTING
TB: Teixeira; Francoeur.
RBI: Harris (26).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: McCann; Johnson.
SF: Harris.
GIDP: Woodward.
Team LOB: 4.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Harris (Lo Duca at 2nd base).
DP: (Johnson-Woodward-Teixeira).
Pickoffs: Acosta (Reyes at 2nd base), Moylan (Gotay at 2nd base).
 
NY MetsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Pelfrey (W, 1-7)6.01113705.43
Mota (H, 5)1.01000106.13
Feliciano (S, 2)2.00000502.87
 
AtlantaIPHRERBBSOHRERA
James (L, 9-10)5.05330124.27
Acosta 2.02110110.84
Moylan 1.01001201.90
Yates 0.11110104.94
Ring 0.20000003.45

HBP: Francoeur (by Pelfrey), Reyes (by Moylan).
Pitches-strikes: Pelfrey 99-51, Mota 12-8, Feliciano 23-18, James 66-41, Acosta 28-16, Moylan 22-12, Yates 7-5, Ring 5-4.
Ground outs-fly outs: Pelfrey 7-4, Mota 2-0, Feliciano 0-1, James 4-9, Acosta 3-1, Moylan 0-0, Yates 0-0, Ring 0-2.
Batters faced: Pelfrey 23, Mota 3, Feliciano 6, James 18, Acosta 7, Moylan 5, Yates 2, Ring 2.
Inherited runners-scored: Ring 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Jeff Kellogg. 1B: Eric Cooper. 2B: Andy Fletcher. 3B: Mike Reilly.
Weather: 86 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 11 mph, L to R.
T: 2:29.
Att: 45,611.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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