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Mets
@ Padres
Jack Murphy Stadium
May 18, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Diego Padres and the New York Mets, played on May 18, 1988 at Jack Murphy Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 18, 1988 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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Home Team |
San Diego Padres
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 18, 1988 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Mets |
Home Team | San Diego Padres |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Ojeda |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jimmy Jones |
Ballpark | Jack Murphy Stadium |
City | San Diego |
State | CA |
Attendance | 17,163 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Fred Brocklander 1B: Lee Weyer 2B: Ed Montague 3B: John McSherry |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lenny Dykstra | Center Fielder |
Wally Backman | Second Baseman |
Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
Darryl Strawberry | Right Fielder |
Kevin McReynolds | Left Fielder |
Gary Carter | Catcher |
Howard Johnson | Third Baseman |
Kevin Elster | Shortstop |
Bob Ojeda | Pitcher |
Davey Johnson | Manager |
San Diego Padres Lineup
Name | Position |
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Roberto Alomar | Second Baseman |
Dickie Thon | Shortstop |
John Kruk | First Baseman |
Benito Santiago | Catcher |
Randy Ready | Third Baseman |
Keith Moreland | Left Fielder |
Shawn Abner | Right Fielder |
Shane Mack | Center Fielder |
Jimmy Jones | Pitcher |
Larry Bowa | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Mets
@ Padres
Jack Murphy Stadium
May 18, 1988
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Jones
Dykstra hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Alomar reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Jones
Backman hits a fly ball into left field. Moreland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Jones
Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Strawberry vs. Jones
Strawberry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
McReynolds vs. Jones
McReynolds hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alomar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Ojeda
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ojeda fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Ojeda
Thon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kruk vs. Ojeda
Kruk strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Jones
Carter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alomar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Jones
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ready settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Jones
Elster hits a fly ball into left field. Moreland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Ojeda
Santiago strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ready vs. Ojeda
Ready hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moreland vs. Ojeda
Moreland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ojeda vs. Jones
Ojeda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Jones
Dykstra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Jones
Backman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon misplays the ball. That's an error on Thon. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Jones
Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Moreland. Hernandez reaches second base with a double. Backman goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strawberry vs. Jones
Strawberry hits a fly ball into center field. Mack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Abner vs. Ojeda
Abner hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Ojeda
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Ojeda
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ojeda fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McReynolds vs. Jones
McReynolds hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Ready, and into shallow left field. McReynolds reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Carter vs. Jones
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Jones
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Mack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Elster vs. Jones
Elster hits a popup towards first. Kruk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Ojeda
Alomar hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Ojeda
Thon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Kruk vs. Ojeda
Kruk hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Santiago vs. Ojeda
Santiago strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ojeda vs. Jones
Ojeda hits a fly ball into left field. Moreland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Jones
Dykstra hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Backman vs. Jones
Backman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ready fields it and throws to first for the out. Dykstra moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Jones
Hernandez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ready vs. Ojeda
Ready hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moreland vs. Ojeda
Moreland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Abner vs. Ojeda
Abner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson throws to second for one, and Backman throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Abner moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Mack vs. Ojeda
Mack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Ojeda
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Jones
Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
McReynolds vs. Jones
McReynolds hits a fly ball into left field. Moreland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Jones
Carter hits a fly ball into center field. Mack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Jones
There goes Strawberry. The throw from Santiago and he is safe. Strawberry steals second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Jones
Johnson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Elster vs. Jones
Elster hits a fly ball into center field. Mack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Ojeda
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Ojeda
Thon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Kruk vs. Ojeda
There goes Thon. The throw from Carter and he is safe. Thon steals second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Kruk vs. Ojeda
Kruk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman misplays the ball. That's an error on Backman. Thon scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santiago vs. Ojeda
Santiago hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ready vs. Ojeda
There goes Kruk. The throw from Carter and he is out, Elster applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ojeda vs. Jones
Ojeda hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dykstra vs. Jones
Dykstra hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Santiago fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Santiago. Ojeda moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Backman vs. Jones
Jones spins and fires to second, and Ojeda is picked off. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Backman vs. Jones
Backman strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Jones
Hernandez hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Jones
Strawberry hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Abner. Strawberry reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
McReynolds vs. Jones
McReynolds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Carter vs. Sierra
Candy Sierra now pitching.
Carter takes first base on ball four. Strawberry moves to third. McReynolds moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Sierra
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Mack. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Strawberry scores. McReynolds scores. There goes Carter trying to get to home. Mack throws the ball in to Alomar who relays the ball to Santiago who tags Carter, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 5 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ready vs. Ojeda
Ready hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moreland vs. Ojeda
Moreland strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Abner vs. Ojeda
Abner hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 5 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Sierra
Elster hits a fly ball into center field. Mack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ojeda vs. Sierra
Ojeda hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Dykstra vs. Sierra
Dykstra hits a fly ball towards center. Mack catches it and throws to Alomar who relays to Kruk to double up Ojeda. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 5 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Ojeda
Mack hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Ojeda
Chris Brown pinch hits for Candy Sierra.
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Ojeda
Alomar strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 5 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Comstock
Keith Comstock now pitching.
Backman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kruk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Comstock
Hernandez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Alomar reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Comstock
Strawberry hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
McReynolds vs. Comstock
There goes Strawberry. The throw from Santiago and he is safe. Strawberry steals second. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
McReynolds vs. Comstock
McReynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Mack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 5 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Ojeda
Thon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Strawberry who is chasing the ball. Thon reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Kruk vs. Ojeda
Kruk hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thon tags and scores. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Padres, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. McDowell
Roger McDowell now pitching.
Santiago hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Padres, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ready vs. McDowell
Ready hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/18/1988 -- New York at San Diego (N) New York AB R H RBI San Diego AB R H RBI Dykstra L, cf 5 1 1 0 Alomar R, 2b 4 0 0 0 Backman W, 2b 5 1 0 0 Thon D, ss 2 2 1 0 Hernandez K, 1b 5 1 3 3 Kruk J, 1b 3 0 0 1 Strawberry D, rf 5 1 4 0 Santiago B, c 4 0 0 0 McReynolds K, lf 4 1 1 0 Ready R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Carter G, c 3 0 0 0 Moreland K, lf 3 0 1 0 Johnson H, 3b 3 0 1 2 Abner S, rf 3 0 0 0 Elster K, ss 4 0 0 0 Mack S, cf 2 0 0 0 Ojeda B, p 4 0 2 0 Jones J, p 2 0 0 0 McDowell R, p 0 0 0 0 Sierra C, p 0 0 0 0 Brown C, ph 1 0 0 0 Comstock K, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 5 12 5 28 2 2 1 New York 001 000 400 -- 5 San Diego 000 001 001 -- 2 New York IP H R ER BB SO Ojeda B (W) 8.1 2 2 1 3 5 McDowell R 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 San Diego IP H R ER BB SO Jones J (L) 6.2 9 5 4 2 2 Sierra C 1.1 2 0 0 1 0 Comstock K 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 E -- Thon D, Backman W 2, Santiago B DP -- San Diego 1 LOB -- New York 9, San Diego 3 2B -- Hernandez K, McReynolds K, Strawberry D, Johnson H 3B -- Thon D HR -- Hernandez K SB -- Strawberry D 2, Thon D CS -- Kruk J SF -- Kruk J T -- 2:55 A -- 17163
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