tim timmons at first base to tell him you're out because he ball hit your hand not the bat. melvin is saying and dave trembley no doubt, it hit both of them. let's see. let's see with our x-mo. can't tell. >> gary: nope. >> gary: fans want the game to get going. jeff kellogg is the crew chief and the home plate umpire. dave trembley is going pretty good with him what that call was. melvin is insistent that the ball hit the bat and he's trying to show them where it hit the bat. >> jim: it's been a tough couple of weeks. endy chavez tipped for one of the balls he hit. called it interferencement didn't get home run even though it was interference. >> gary: melvin is really upset about this and so is dave trembley because he is going to be called out, has been called

out. i think he's upset now that you didn't see it. because the initial call was not that he was out. it was only after the conference with the umpires which is fine. the umpires should do that to make sure they get it right. melvin is very close to getting heaved out of the ballgame here. he's going to be out of there and not happily so. watch what happens after. the ball hits. >> jim: watch brian schneider. he's look where the ball is because the ball is live. they called it the way they have. you see him drop under it. i think that got a little bit of bat too. >> gary: the ball is not going to go that far if it doesn't hit some of the bat. >> jim: yeah, exactly. the only thing you can obviously if you're the mets, you love this call f you're for the orioles, you're going to say at least the umpires came

down line and conferred. >> gary: pelfrey is going to take warmups while he waits as dave trembley is still out there. rather than being a foul ball, it's just a swung on strikeout. mora is retired for the second out and pelfrey will get his first strikeout of the ballgame. >> jim: i doubt if you can foul one off your finger -- finger almost into the wells by the dugout and still be playing. >> gary: iewf you'd have to have brass knuckles under your glove. so, mora is out of there as a strikeout victim. there are two down and that will bring up luke scott. luke back in the dh role. luke's got a four-game hit streak coming into the ballgame. three home runs in the month of june in which he's hitting .286. pelfrey's delivery to him in there for a strike. a substantial delay there while the argument went on. he's questioning the called strike. jeff kellogg behind home plate is going to have one of those nights. only in the second inning. nobody's happy.

here is the 0-1 delivery. big cut. 0-2. >> jim: it's about execution. luke's got about as good a fastball hitter as there is in this lineup. pelfrey is 2-2 on the inside corner. >> gary: that's what luke is upset about now. he swung at that even though he didn't want to because after the first call, he figured that pitch is a strike even though i don't think it is baws so i have to go after it. here is the 0-2 delivery by pelfrey and that's up high. 1-2. >> jim: you know that a lot of times umpires will dictate what hitters have to swing at and what they can't. obviously, what pitchers control -- can throw for balls and what they have to throw for strikes. >> gary: always. is that ever not the case? >> jim: you're right. what i'm saying is you'd like to have it established early even if it's -- some umpires are pitchers pitches and some are umm hitters. everybody establish it early. >> gary: luke scott was look back at the last one because it

was ez -- it was close to the first one. 2-2. pelfrey misses with it and goes full. three ball, two strike count, no score bottom of the second inning as the mets coming in after being just wun run over by the yankees in their final game on sunday. they have won 4-10 last. that one in the air left center field going back near the wall. there's room. martinez is there. he's got it. so, six in a row retired by pelfrey and no score after two here at camden yards. melvin is going to stay in the ballgame.

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m&t bank. understanding what's important. >> gary: want tree mind the cal ripken strearls all-stars will be hosting the mid- atlantic valley classics. if you can't be there, it will be broadcast live on masn hd. the game is at 7:05. the home run derby is at 5:30. that's july 15. all the info you need is available at ripkensrcollegebaseball.org. guthrie goes back to work. daniel murphy is at the plate. murphy, 5-34, no home runs and two rbi's since may 28. those are not good numbers and they are-run one of the reasons why the discussion continues on what the mets are going to do at first base. if you put all their first

baseman together -- first basemen together other than delgado, they're 22-137 with one home run. so, it's been a real tough time at first offensively. >> jim: well, new citi field is a difficult park to pitch in and hit in -- actually, it's a good pitching park. that's a lot to do with it. this kid they bring up last year. he goes 10-20 first. he gets 30 hits in his first 81 at-bats. delgado is their home run guy last year with 39 home runs. >> gary: yep. >> jim: he's actually off to a real good start before the hip problem. they hoped to get him back by late july. >> gary: that ball will be popped up to shallow leftcenter. reimold, and he's got it. murphy retired. the issue of delgado getting back at the end of july is an iffy proposition at best. one down here until the third inning -- here in the third inning. brian schneider will be coming to the plate. schneider getting a chance to

start tonight as the catcher for the mets. you see the numbers that he's put up on the season so far. he's done pretty well in the starts he's had behind the plate. it will be his 13th start of the season. santos, castro, schneider all worked behind the plate for the mets. breaking ball is up high. 2-0. >> jim: i was talk to go brian. he said santos has been so good. he's hitting 12-16. he really hasn't played that much. he's thrown home runs in there. we saw last year when he was called up by the orioles. brian is a guy i said are you pla took? he said, no, again taken my job. he had the back problems and pulled a calf muscle trying to rehab. there's a strike. >> gary: the injury list is long and important. delgado with a hip problem. john maine a starter right

shoulder problem. j.j. putz, former closer. jose reyes with a right calf. wagner woorks left elbow surgery. a lot of people jerry manuel and mets thought would be available for them are not and are out for extended periods of time. so, the leadoff -- the one- outwalk is the first surrender by guthrie. that will put schneider on. what we were talking about earlier, schneider is one of those batters you've got to get. >> jim: yeah, it really sets up this inning for the mets. castillo not a power hitter, but he's a high average guy and it opens up first base, the hole into right field. it's going to turn -- at least you're going to get to the top of the order more quickly. i you think the guy offensively other than delgado they miss is jose reyes. when you start looking how dynamic an offensive player he is as far as with the triples and stolen bases and the average and not to forget that he's a high quality shortstop. >> gary: he's the ignition on

the engine. 2-0 count to luis castillo. castillo batting ninth. switch hitter. runner at first base. shows bunt again. he's taking all the way. it's in there for a strike. on the season for castillo, right-handed .323, left-handed, .254. extra-base hit wise, a couple triples and six doubles. castillo uses his speed to try and get on, move runners around. lead at first, schneider who is not fast. that pitch is in there for a strike to him. the count will go to 2-2. >> jim: that's why when you get a -- get a 2-0 fastball which he took, let's take a look at jeremy's delivery. a little bit smoother. a lot of times that head will get going left is when he leavesballs up. >> gary: two ball, two strike count. runner not going. the pitch is way up high. the count will go to 3-2. 3-2

with one down. >> jim: it's never about velocity. in spring training, everybody said velocity is down and opening day it seemed to come back. that pitch at 96. this is the fourth -- >> gary: this is the fourth 3-2 count of the ballgame. here is the 3-2. runner not going. ground ball going to get one. that's all. it will be at first. they will get the out. castillo is retired. schneider will go down as mora makes the play w that bad hand he had hit in his last at-bat, throwing hand, see how he played this. >> jim: i think melvin is going to second base. he had a play. again, you're not playing that deep with castillo because of his ability to run, but they don't take the out. it would have been close atsecond. get the sure out at first which is the second out of this inning. again, the difference going 3-2 as you mentioned, gary. even though the runner wasn't going, it doesn't duds make a -- it does make a difference. >> gary: that one left field.

reimold over. that is a foul ball and fortunate one for the o's. with two down, schneider is going and would have scored easily. cora the leadoff batter popped out his first time up cora with one triple and six doubles for extra-base hits on the season. cora getting the leadoff spot to work in this ballgame with reyes out of there. he has faced guthrie before. in fact, more than anyone else in the lineup. there are only a couple who have. cora has gone 2-12 in his career off jeremy guthrie. two down, runner at second base. here's the 0-1. in the air to center. jones. mr. bobblehead's got it. no runs, no hits, no errors and one left on base. guthrie fine start through three innings.

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>> gary: for a limited time, the orioles rookie flex pack is available. you can save on tickets for four -- to four upcoming games. first 500 fans to purchase two seats get an autographed photo of nolan reimold celebrating the walkoff homerment you've gel four seats and the autographed pitcher of matt wieters getting his first major league hit. for details, 888-848-bird or orioles.com. right there down road, folks, you might be mighty happy to have. here is nolan reimold. six in a row retired by mike

pelfrey the 25-year-old right- hander. reimold will take it on the outside corner for a strike. we're in the bottom half of the third inning. nolan at .287 on the season played straightaway. the slider will myth miss outside. 1-1. reimold hitting .300 here at camden yards. .278 on the road. 4-7 of his home runs have been hit here at home. 1-1 delivery. that slider. that's the thing he doesn't do as a young player, chase that slider that's just off the plate. >> jim: he's seen a lot of them. the book on him, to me he's a really good highball hitter, but a fastball hitter. that's the one thing when guys would come to the big leagues, i wantedded to know can he hit the fastball. the guys that can't, don't have much of a chance of being successful up here because they'll always be trying to cheat on the fastball which means they're very susceptible to breaking balls of all kinds. >> gary: 3-1 delivery fouled back hard by reimold. he got a good cut on that one.

>> jim: that is what you like to see. young hitter, fastball count. it wasn't an out of control swing. it wasn't a pull swing. it was i'm going to hit this ball as hard as i can back up the middle with my strength it's going to get hard. >> gary: 3-2 delivery a little off that pitch also up there. that one will be fouled back. mike pelfrey is coming off a couple of losses. the team has had. he's had in the last five starts two losses and three no decisions. his last win you've got tot to go all the way back to fifth of may for pelfrey. 3-2 delivery on the way. that one towards the hole. picked up by cora. reimold retired. one away. matt wieters coming up the fans on hand to a young player grow. wieters still looking for that

long ball trying to get average up. he's had a chance to think about things. a chance to rest some games. as this season rolls along, he's going to be playing more and more and fewer and fewer days off. couldn't believe today i added it up. there are 99 games left in the season. they're trying to get under that 100 mark. that happened awful quick. >> jim: yeah, it did. >> gary: 1-0 delivery. that will be fouled away. 1-1. >> jim: we won't hear a lot of managers for their teams underachieving saying we have 100 games to go. it will be 98, -- >> gary: no, you don't have a lot of games left. you're in trouble. >> jim: if you do, we'll have to anticipate a playoff. >> gary: 1-1 delivery on the way. pelfrey gets a called strike on the inside corner. 1-2. that's why the mets are concerned k they afford to go with what they have at third base which has been nothing offensively for another -- till the end of july and hope

delgado comes back. inside. or do you make a deal? aubrey huff's name has again been thrown into the pile regarding that and so has luke scott. >> jim: yeah, i think huff will be a free agent. he's played very well at first base. we all know he's a terrific hitter. >> gary: that one towards center. it will stay up. beltran is there. he's got it. two down. >> jim: you pencil aubrey huff in your lineup every day, it's going to help your offense and not hurt your defense and that new ballpark is very pitcher friendly as we mentioned. >> gary: it will be interesting to seat decision they make. right now mets are going to ride it out. >> jim: the interesting thing is philadelphia going to come up with pitching, especially starting pitching. they've beaten the mets the lasttwo years. phillies won the championship last year. >> gary: andino up will take a strike. >> jim: you can see our pnc scouting report pelfrey just

got a very good sinker. 29 double plays. that's the all-time met record. the guy the record he both broke was .29 walt theriot. i guess the pitching instructor how did he get from being on the tigers in '84 to play with the -- playing with the mets. he was traded for walt. he's the hitting instructor. he had a couple of 30-30 years. >> gary: andino who has played exceedingly well at short both in the field and at the plate. hitting .257. anything from .267 from andino at short will be anything more than cenl acceptable. pelfrey, the proof of the sinker not only the ground balls but the no fly balls -- no fly balls. he's only allowed 24 home runs since 2006. it is the fewest in the majors

oan over that time afghanistan -- over that time span. that's when he came up. that ball lined to short. easily handled by cora. nine in a row retired by pelfrey. pitcher's duel under way -- pitchers' duel under way. 

goirts time to bring you up  speed with the at&t rapid rewind. >> jim: jeremy guthrie awfls awfully good struggling early on. 22-49 of his runs coming in the first two innings. not tonight.

in fact, we have two guys pitching no hitters tonight. you've seel seen all the -- you've seen all the pitches. the pitch that has really hurt him, the slider, has been good tonight. >> gary: at&t, the nation's fastest 3g network, your world delivered. guthrie at work here. pitch taken high. it will be martinez, beltran and wright for the mets. second time through the order. will take the pitch. the youngster who was called up from triple-a ball played 42 games there. he was hitting .291, eight homers, 28 rbi's in 42 games with buffalo -- buffalo in the international league and leading the international lee league with 25 extra-base hits as of may 26 now getting time in here at the major league level because of injuries and making a start in left field. >> jim: he's going to get a real good pitch to hit if jeremy can throw a strike.

you've got beltran and wright coming up. >> gary: did he and he fouls it back. this will be the fifth 3-2 count of the ballgame for jeremy guthrie. >> jim: again, he's going to get another pitch to hit. exactly what we talked about earlier as you look at your lineup. you have the fifth best average guy coming up next with the leading hitter in the national league behind him and he walked him. >> gary: as it leadoff walk. the second one, second walk surrender in the ballgame. martinez on with it. this lineup, you've got cora left-handed, beltran is a switch hitter, schneider is left-handed. castillo is a switch hitter. actually, it's the right- handers who have done more damage against guthrie hitting at .309. left-handers .259. we talked about how pelfrey has not given up home runs. it's exactly the opposite for jeremy, of course, as he is right now on top of the national league having surrender 16 home runs on the season. >> jim: yeah, guthrie has given up eight home runs to righties.

pelfrey hasn't given up any yet this season. >> gary: 1-0 delivery. that is going to miss. carlos beltran now ahead in the count 2-0. he ground out his first time up -- grounded out his first time up. there you seat one and two marks in the national league belong to mets, wright and beltran are one and two in batting average. guthrie looking over. beltran will foul it away. the count will go to 2-1. >> jim: he got the hit off jeremy 2-0 the first time. jeremy threw him a changeup and grounded to shortstop. again, he's been able to work the count. >> gary: beltran has been outstanding on the road. a .385 batting average on the road this year, second best. guess who is number one. big ground ball. bobbled. brian roberts, you rarely will see that one happen as roberts commits his fourth error on what would have been a double play. >> jim: pretty much all you have to do is catch it which

always seems pretty easy with brian, but that last little hop. it comes up. again, just comes into the heel of the glove. then it's too late. beltran running hard down the first-base line. boy, that did look like a tailor made 4-6-3. one pitch out you're out of a jam. >> gary: instead, you have to face david wright. the game's best average with runners at first and second and nobody out. he'll take the pitch down low. wright is hitting .347 with runners in scoring position this season in another one of the gawdy numbers that he is putting up. the mets have a shot at it here. there are still no hits on the board. this is a walk and an error inning. wright after that slider away fouls it off. 1-1. since june 4, he's been right there at the top of the pile average on base, number one.

slugging u-four. seven in runs. second in steals. >> jim: how about 4-14 on the road. that number has gone down a little bit. amazing road average. >> gary: big moment right here for guthrie with martinez on at a second, beltran on at first. infield will look for the ground ball to try and get the double play and wright will put it into left field, base hit. reimold. they'll brit runner home. here comes martinez. throw all the way in. backed up off the wall. they have a play at third. guthrie's throw will not be in time. it will be an rbi base hit for wright. martinez scores. a 1-0 lead and then probably an error on the throw allowing the runner to move to third. >> jim: great angle right here. a slider that has a little too much of the plate. probably a pitch that jeremy was hoping to get the double play ball on and then really

not back up the play. if you're back up home plate. he's back there, but he doesn't anticipate. if the ball gets by, there you go. you get an error on reimold that you talked about. the only good news is that wright doesn't get to second base so the double play still in order. a chance to maybe stay out of a big inning. >> gary: wright picks up his 37th rbi and that is the first hit of the ballgame. wright getting a single. beltran goes to third on the error on reimold's throw. two errors in the inning for the orioles. ryan church. the throw over to get wright back and wright is a base stealer. he has 17 stolen bases. he has been caught eight times this year. he is set to go. second in the national league in stolen bases. >> jim: mets lead in steals --

the national league in steals. reyes had 11 before he was hurt. >> gary: the mets will have to do that in their new ballpark. we've talked about it is a defense pitcher's yard. they'll have to run a little more than they have in the past. ryan church at the plate. big inning here as guthrie in the third. >> jim: they really anticipated that. i read an article in spring training they have a batting drill where you have to hit 80 consecutive breaking balls. they have a machine. you have to do it within 6:00, 6:30. you don't get a lot of rest. >> gary: that one to left field. reimold is going to play it on a hop. another run will score. church, who is hitting .132 with runners in scoring position gets one there. base hit rbi. his 13th of the year. it is a 2-0 lead. gary sheffield coming up. there will be a meeting at the mound first. >> jim: take a look right here. this is a guy with 506 lifetime

home runs. this is where jeremy guthrie throws him about as good a slider as he's thrown all year long. watch this one here right on the outside corner. second time around, in all hohn he see it, he walked the leadoff batter. they should have got two outs on the double play ball. brian roberts unable to handle it. he has a slider up and a fastball up to wright and church. they've taken advantage of it. again, if you look at the scoreboard right here, it's 2- 0. the game is not out of hand yet. >> gary: yet. >> jim: this guy, he's got hall of fame numbers, but he is 40. if you make a pitch, you talked about the right knee earlier even though he says it doesn't bother him, you've got a chance to maybe throw a double play ball and hope your infielder catches it. >> gary: so, guthrie has runners at first and second now. wright at second. church at first. church, the rbi base hit. two hits off guthrie. sheffield still nobody out. sheffield, he will take