"It's important to have everyone contribute," manager Willie Randolph said.
Valentin has been getting time following the benching of the ineffective Kaz Matsui. He made a run-saving, diving catch to end the second inning Wednesday, and he doubled to lead off the 13th inning, alertly took third on a grounder to short and scored on Chavez's single.
Valentin went 6-for-13 with two homers and four RBIs in the three-game series against Arizona, and with Randolph saying he'd ride the hot hand, Valentin figures to start Friday against the Giants.
Chavez is hitting .313 with a homer and seven RBIs in limited playing time, but he could start Friday depending on the status of Carlos Beltran's right knee.
Beltran sustained a knee bruise when he fouled a ball off it Wednesday, and he is considered day-to-day.
NOTES, QUOTES
CF Carlos Beltran is day-to-day with a bruised right knee sustained after he fouled a ball off it in the 11th inning Wednesday night.
In anticipation of Barry Bonds' three-game visit to Shea Stadium, the Mets will have additional security stationed in left field during their series against San Francisco. The Mets would not detail the numbers, but said they would have a "no tolerance" policy for fans throwing items on the field or entering the playing field.
LHP Tom Glavine will be seeking his seventh straight victory Friday night against San Francisco. Glavine was 5-0 with a 2.94 ERA in May.
1B Carlos Delgado is in a miserable slump, his average dropping from .299 to .208 during the month of May.
2B Jose Valentin went 6-for-13 during the Arizona series in place of the slumping Kaz Matsui. Valentin figures to remain in the lineup.
BY THE NUMBERS: 69 -- Percentage of times that Mets relievers have retired the first batter they faced upon entering a game.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "I saw my realtor." -- Mets 1B Carlos Delgado on if he saw any friends in his first visit to Florida, where he played last season.
MEDICAL WATCH:
RHP Juan Padilla, who needed elbow surgery in spring training, is lost for the year.
RHP Victor Zambrano went on the 60-day disabled list May 7 with a torn flexor tendon in his right elbow. Surgery was performed May 15, but was much more extensive then expected, as Mets medical director Dr. David Altchek removed bone spurs from the elbow, repaired a torn tendon and performed "Tommy John" surgery to repair a torn ligament. The surgery was successful, and Zambrano is out for the season. He might not be ready in time for spring training.
RHP Brian Bannister went on the 15-day disabled list April 27 with a strained right hamstring. He pitched in a minor league game on May 18 but had to leave after throwing only five pitches. An MRI the next day showed that he aggravated the strain. He returned to the team's spring training facility in Port St. Lucie, Fla., to continue his rehab. He later was transferred to the 60-day DL, and there is no timetable for his return.
RHP John Maine went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to May 3 with inflammation in his right middle finger.
RF Xavier Nady underwent an emergency appendectomy May 30, and he went on the disabled list. He is expected to miss about three weeks.
RHP Steve Trachsel has a sore back, and his next start was pushed back a day to May 29.
RHP Pedro Martinez has a sore right hip but doesn't think he'll miss a start.
CF Carlos Beltran fouled a ball off his knee May 31 and is day-to-day.
Player Stats
LINEUP
1. Jose Reyes, SS
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game .000 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last 7 Games .281 32 4 9 1 0 1 5 2
Season .250 232 39 58 9 6 5 27 20
2. Paul Lo Duca, C
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game .200 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Last 7 Games .314 35 2 11 2 0 0 1 1
Season .301 163 23 49 13 0 3 14 2
3. Carlos Beltran, CF
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game .000 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last 7 Games .276 29 3 8 4 0 1 5 0
Season .270 159 34 43 11 0 14 37 7
4. Carlos Delgado, 1B
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game .000 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last 7 Games .107 28 1 3 1 0 0 1 0
Season .250 200 31 50 6 0 15 34 0
5. David Wright, 3B
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game .200 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Last 7 Games .379 29 4 11 3 0 1 6 0
Season .322 199 30 64 15 2 8 35 8
6. Cliff Floyd, LF
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game .200 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Last 7 Games .375 24 5 9 3 0 1 2 2
Season .234 167 23 39 9 1 6 18 4
7. Jose Valentin, 2B
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game .400 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
Last 7 Games .333 21 4 7 1 0 2 6 0
Season .264 72 8 19 2 0 4 16 1
8. Lastings Milledge, RF
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game .000 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last 2 Games .125 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Season .125 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
9. Pedro Martinez, P
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last 7 Games .077 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Season .091 22 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
OTHER ROSTER PLAYERS
Heath Bell,
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last 4 Games .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Season .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ramon Castro, C
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last 7 Games .150 20 1 3 0 0 1 1 0
Season .263 57 6 15 4 0 2 4 0
Endy Chavez, RF
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game 1.000 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
Last 7 Games .571 7 1 4 1 0 0 1 0
Season .313 80 12 25 6 0 1 7 3
Julio Franco, 1B
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game 1.000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Last 7 Games .500 10 0 5 2 0 0 2 0
Season .323 31 3 10 2 0 1 7 1
Tom Glavine, P
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last 7 Games .250 12 3 3 1 0 0 2 0
Season .353 17 3 6 1 0 0 2 0
Jeremi Gonzalez, P
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last 4 Games .000 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Season .000 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Orlando Hernandez, P
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last 7 Games .222 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Season .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jose Lima, P
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last 3 Games .000 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Season .000 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kazuo Matsui, 2B
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last 7 Games .067 15 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Season .211 123 10 26 6 0 1 7 2
Xavier Nady, RF
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game .000 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last 7 Games .143 21 2 3 0 0 0 0 1
Season .267 161 23 43 8 0 9 22 2
Darren Oliver,
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last 7 Games .200 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Season .286 7 1 2 1 0 0 2 0
Alay Soler, P
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last 2 Games .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Season .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Steve Trachsel, P
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last 7 Games .182 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Season .176 17 1 3 1 0 0 1 0
Chris Woodward, SS
BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
Last Game .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last 7 Games .364 11 4 4 3 0 0 2 0
Season .286 42 6 12 4 0 1 8 1
PITCHERS
Heath Bell, P
ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K
Last Game 0.00 0 0 0 1 2.2 4 0 0 1 2
Last 3 Games 2.84 0 0 0 3 6.1 9 2 0 4 5
Season 3.68 0 0 0 4 7.1 12 3 0 4 7
Chad Bradford, P
ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K
Last Game 0.00 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Last 3 Games 0.00 0 0 0 3 2.1 0 0 0 0 0
Season 4.15 2 2 0 22 17.1 18 8 1 4 16
Pedro Feliciano, P
ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K
Last Game 0.00 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Last 3 Games 16.17 1 1 0 3 1.2 2 3 1 1 3
Season 2.35 1 1 0 18 15.1 11 4 1 4 15
Bartolome Fortunato, P
ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K
Last Game 54.14 0 0 0 1 1.1 6 8 1 2 0
Last 2 Games 27.00 1 0 0 2 3 7 9 2 2 0
Season 27.00 1 0 0 2 3 7 9 2 2 0
Tom Glavine, P
ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K
Last Game 3.52 1 0 0 1 7.2 6 3 1 0 9
Last 3 Games 3.66 3 0 0 3 19.2 20 8 1 5 15
Season 2.59 8 2 0 11 73 58 21 5 22 60
Jeremi Gonzalez, P
ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K
Last Game 4.50 0 0 0 1 6 7 3 2 3 1
Last 3 Games 8.25 0 0 0 3 12 19 11 3 8 7
Season 7.71 0 0 0 3 14 21 12 4 6 8
Aaron Heilman, P
ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K
Last Game 13.50 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 1 1 1
Last 3 Games 10.81 0 0 0 3 3.1 4 4 1 2 1
Season 3.03 0 1 0 23 29.2 24 10 1 12 27
Orlando Hernandez, P
ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K
Last Game 5.40 1 0 0 1 5 5 3 1 3 7
Last 3 Games 2.57 1 0 0 3 14 12 4 2 7 18
Season 5.40 1 0 0 1 5 5 3 1 3 7
Jorge Julio, P
ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K
Last Game 0.00 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
Season 5.06 1 2 1 18 21.1 21 12 4 10 33
Jose Lima, P
ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K
Last Game 7.71 0 1 0 1 4.2 7 4 0 1 3
Last 3 Games 8.79 0 3 0 3 14.1 18 14 2 8 10
Season 8.79 0 3 0 3 14.1 18 14 2 8 10
Pedro Martinez, P
ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K
Last Game 0.00 0 0 0 1 8 5 0 0 0 8
Last 3 Games 0.82 0 1 0 3 22 14 2 1 1 26
Season 2.50 5 1 0 11 75.2 44 21 9 17 88
Darren Oliver, P
ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K
Last Game 0.00 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 2 3
Last 3 Games 0.00 1 0 0 3 10 5 0 0 3 8
Season 2.60 2 0 0 15 27.2 20 8 5 7 25
Duaner Sanchez, P
ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K
Last Game 0.00 1 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 2
Last 3 Games 3.60 2 0 0 3 5 6 2 0 1 3
Season 2.10 3 0 0 26 34.1 25 8 2 12 24
Alay Soler, P
ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K
Last Game 12.60 0 1 0 1 5 8 7 2 3 1
Last 2 Games 7.36 0 1 0 2 11 13 9 2 7 6
Season 7.36 0 1 0 2 11 13 9 2 7 6
Steve Trachsel, P
ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K
Last Game 6.00 0 0 0 1 6 7 4 2 1 4
Last 3 Games 5.50 0 1 0 3 18 18 11 3 8 8
Season 5.10 2 4 0 10 54.2 62 31 6 22 31
Billy Wagner, P
ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K
Last Game 0.00 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 2
Last 3 Games 0.00 0 0 2 3 3.2 2 0 0 1 3
Season 2.77 3 0 11 24 26 19 8 3 12 35
Victor Zambrano, P
ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K
Last Game 0.00 0 0 0 1 1.1 0 0 0 0 3
Last 3 Games 4.77 0 1 0 3 11.1 12 6 2 5 8
Season 6.75 1 2 0 5 21.1 25 16 5 11 15